New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-17
REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION IN NEW
YORK CITY.
LETTER FROM JUDGE FuH1AN

70 the EdftOr Of The TTtbWHe.
SIR: in Yesterday mornings paper you pub
lish lettor from the Hon. Aonzo b. Cornell designating
yourself and another gentleman as heads OF Committee
70 reorgpI ~ the Republican party Of this city.
desire III you spare me the space), briefly Us
vossbIe 20 ca the attention of the Republicans of this
CITY 70 one or two assertions in Mr. COrnes letter.
which, if allowed TO pass unquesuoned ana become
precedou,. would in my opinion, result hJmlOusiy 10
The Republican party as well In TINS city as III the state
ct large Of the principal objections on the part OF
Republicans to the proceedings now being taken to re-
organize the party in this city under the direction
of the STATE Central Committee is the opinion held by
largo mum lers Of Republicans Of this City (of whom
am one) that thus interfering with lOcaloreanzatons
the State Committee usuIping an authority which
they do not rossess which, instead OF being acqm
esced n should be resisted and deed 1t Is not pre-
tended at any such authority expressly dele-
gated 10 le state Committee by the State Convention
And Is lined that no such power can exist by I'M
pcatiOu: for that would be subyersOn or the nrst
principle, upon which all correct political oTganiz-
atoms IL l-ed Our theory land believe yours also Mr.
EIor M always been that the source Of all power was
IN the constituent body, in the local organization ITSELF
and that al Committees and Conventions are but agents
possessing such power only was expressly or by neces
sary implication delegated to them by the constituent
body Now if these principles OF party organization are
sound ana accordance with Republican precedent 1t
remains only to see whether the authority claimed for
accord with them 1t is conceded by Mr. Cornell that
the action Of the state Committee is wholly without
precedent. But lie seeks to JUSTLY its action by
asserting first, that the existing state Of things
In the r1rty in this city is without precedent"
IN that "a. he says the Regular General Committee
Of the party in this city has become divided into two
utarg e,q parts each assuming TO act as the Regular
Commit" Here take issue with Mr. Cornell on the
facts no surprised that he should make SUCH an as
sertoD. knowing, he certainly ought to Know that
these c,cbcans who (yountary organzed) are urging
he stat. central Committee TO action have not ana 90
OF pretend be IN any wise "rogar or duy author
ed committee or organization Of the Republican party
all Lfr documents and papers submitted TO the state
l0mmfe most Of which have read, and III All their
oral pc IS and complaints, they concede that they are
seodcs aud boilers from the regular organization Anu
they seek 20 Justify their secession on the grounds
that they Oppressi7ey ana uiDosuy ue"Veu III
The regular organization that they could moi remain =,
they have aBy pretense OF regularity Whyn not stand
upOn IL and claim their rights tina regular orSahlza-
tonl WHY desire tOreOrgsnize is Just because tneS
ana do not claim TO be regular lIaG ne{ f {i
for rec1 Ueii0n Mr. CornelPs HISt stouu ~ h, i'm,
Gallon Of lhc proceedings OF the Statc ~ ts
ieerng With the party oGganll"o9 oi lie Is equally
urforunate In the only other ground upon WIoH IL
SEEKS 10 base the authority OF the ColmtSo; rersi
g. in ,pIstance that inasmucb rs me Df5n StiSt
Cnmmtfc. Of this city, have ana 90 eAeit tion.
xdnin 1Iriedlcton therefore tine state ttH"@t 20,
mlftee slYuld be held % have antE2ily ~ Mr. C5rfc
eithcr doc. not understand he ignores nc and
tiops * ing between these bodies ~ ~ lcnrrsI com
ef,fio1,I nd uuGestiOu Practice ihS 49, ,.ogt.
ntttee o he city has always eNcTcis'" M itself ia
isiIon the district 6i"etion Of power. But 81
addition ID ths, the General So a,.as he sane Iel
s ~ a pstrict Assoc atlour "Ilh I- ~ :,
Ion ~ r.e state Contet1o"S on W. of any
" M ne mart of state Convention, anG %h1n 5 t
ody is not ~ session, the &e,1 C3mIattecs in the
as az o1nties are the next highest a9Ih4i'E ~
Ia, questions OF oTRanildtlO. I'i!.D! 49,,
INC peiy ,i1iere h. an Executive commute thooi
ytbs General Committee Of this CIT c3i istIe As.oc
shers of one IcprcsentatlN rom 'i ~ , .r
heiS ~ noWtrs aud duties OF TINS comm, zee ~
saawhat analogous in tue city ~ those % Tue S"V