New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30
K0EN|G AGAIN LEADS
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Referred to as Man Who Won
Greatest Primary Victory in
Present Generation.
ROOSEVELT FORCES FIGHT
Name Halpin for Chairman, Blu.
He Gets Only 81 Votes Out
of 958-Loud Cheers
for Taft.

VI UOO-1Ouu SuCcIS
for Taft.
Samuel s. Koenig was reelected pres.
ident Of the New York County Repub.
lican Committee, which met for organ.
ization in the Murray Hill Lyceum las.
night. In an attempt to create troabla
William Halpin, OF the 18th District the
only Roosevelt member Of the executive
committee, had his name placed I'm nom.
nation against Koenig. This gave III.
few Roosevelt men in the general COM
mittee an opportunity 10 vent their feel.
ings over their defeat in the Tuesday
primaries.
Out OF a total membership ~ 1925 in
the new committee. Halpin got Just
thirty-scven votes on a roiIcan kocnig
got s21 votes, and sixty-eight member,
wero either absent or did not vote
Other officers Of the committee we're
elected as follows. Thomas ". WhittlA.
leader OF the 35th District. first vice.
president. 10 succeed Collin n Wood
ward; Michael II Blake, leader OF nm,
9th District, second vice president. n
succeed Joseph Levenson. Ogden =.
Mile trca surer. reelected. John Bowie.
ir. secretary. reelected, and Ed-ari
Montgomerr, sergeant-st.arms, -.
elected
All references 70 the recent Taft We.
tory ar the primaries We're loudly cheered
as was ever reference TO his nomu,-
ton and reelection. SIR. Koenig Yas
greeted with long applause when n
took the chair again on his reelection
John Wanmaker, leader Of the 1lth
District, acted As temporary chairman.
and the long roll N tho new COMMITTEE,
was called on his election 10 that o'ir,
Tho old committee had only 653 mem.
bers.
Tanner Nominstes ko.riu.
Frederick e. Tanner, leader If TIA
25th. who was one Of those opposed
some weeks ago TO indorsing Fresidan,
Taft for denomination 80 soon, was The
man TO nominate Mr.. Koerig When n"
started b. saying, ! wish 10 place On
nomina ton the man under whose lead.
ership we have on the greatest rrimarr
fight within the memory Of the rresen.
genera ton" cheers broke ont all o~s,
the house.
Referring rointedly n the effort Of
Theodore Roosevelt 10 get ronomins
ton for third term. Mr.. Tanner ven
on 10 say:
30 far as the chslrmau'hip n the Re
publican County Committee IS concerned
! am not opposed n third term I ,sg
YOU Mr.. koenf 10 take another cup Of
coffee" In view Of the fact that YOU 'rs
victorious i'm every Congress district 40
the County Of New York. IN tho Language
of the great statesman who has recently
passed away. invite you to listen 70 N"
'Call Of the people M.nv are called hu'
few arc chosen. You viii be one Of ths
few.
In times past | have differed Win Ne
county chairman on questions NJ procedure
but on questions that are essential - 'Ie
Republican party itself. on lssUss who're
the existence OF representative go,"ruWer'
is at stake there is and there cau %. or"
am with the county chairman 20 the las'
ditch And because Mr.. koeng has boon
victorious in q night where an attack Va
made not only on the integrity ~ our or-
gauization, but on the principles 81 the
party and upon a republican form OF soE-
eminent itself We owe, and should give him.
a unanimous re-oloction. In appreciation
OF this great service and as 2 matter ~
party loyalty. when he has been attacked
and vilified, 7 ask Won 70 elect. and el'''
without 4 dissenting voice tho pTeseri
county chairman, Samuel s. koeniE .-.-
Albert Carmenilo, one Of William Ia.
pins me- in the T'h District, placed him
In nomination. and his name was sec
onded h. r. !. J.. Rsldris. NJ The Sith
District. Both complained that the
Roosevelt tickets had not receive falr
treatment At the primaries. They wore
frequently interrupted by cheers or
Taft.
on the rollcall only four districts cast
any votes for Halpin, IS follows: Fourth
-Koenig II; Halpir 3, not voting. !.
Seventh-Koenig. | Halpin, ~. Eighth
-Koenig,. .; Halpu, I; not voting. 8.
Thirty fourth-Koenie, ~; Halriu II;
not voting. II.
When it came 10 the 22d Assembly
District, which made an unsuccessful st-
fort on Thursday to get enough votes n
elect Collin II. Woodward president
most of the members refused to vote.
Mr.. Woodward, however. voted t)r
Koenig. as did nine others Ualpn dil
not get a vote
When Mr.. Koenis had been escorted -
the chair and the applause had diei
down he said, in part:
| thank YOU for your renewed expression
Of confidence I'm my leadership. II seems
10 me, Judging from the almost Uuanlmon,
vote Of this committee and the result o.
the primaries on T&cSday. tnat nu't
have met the expectations Of tho Repu'-
licanS Of New York County. In Tire RECEIPT
contest out of ffty-two thousand votes
cast thirty-four thousand Endorsed me
stand taken by the county. organization %
faNOring the denomination and reelection
of William Howard Taft. NO amount ~
soreness or disappointment over cNNecu'
tons not met will wipe ont fris trHmcn-
dous approval by organization Republicans
OF the denomination OF President Tat
Mr.. Koenis spoke Of the abuse that
had been heaped upon him. saying. !
know men in public office are subject -
the abuse of irresponsible notorieN
seekers and from the bottom OF my
heart | forgive the gentleman who ha'
cast reflections upon every member o.
this organization"
Later Mr.. koenig was reelected char.
man Of the executive committee. Nj 81
the various organization committees
were also organized, with the cNcefv"
Of the Congress district committees