New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-15
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN NEW-lOhh.
REORGANIZATION NECESSARY TO Sc CURE HARMONY
Ann GUCCFsS
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WASHINGTON Jan. 14.-Apropos Of the discussion
in the Republican press of New-Yor& about the need
of reorganization of the party in New-York senator
Miller was asked to-day what Ire Thought cOuid NC
DONE He said {: 1t is little difficult TO see wnat
can be done now until thenext convention meets Inc
organization in New-York City have held their pr-
mares and elected their committees and officers ior
the year believe in the inherent power OF state
Committee to reOrganze the party III any locallly
where it believes party interests demand III Du' INC
exercise of that power has always been le1t 10 tc
State Convention and SO precedent is against action
by the State Committee If any action Is 10 oe
taken now. 1t can only be, apparently. through
movement by the men themselves who controi inc
New-York City organization. They must see as
clearly as anybody the dissatisfaction prevailing III
tbs party and they must know il is largely because
of the fact that the New-YOrk organization, While
il wields an immense power in state conventions
only small number of the voters III that
city.
.'If the machine managers want TO see
Republican success in the future, they
| must be prepared to concede something.
| They could bring about reorganization vol
unfairly bv proposing reenrollment OF the party
| in New-York. Let them call upon number OF dis
| tingushed and dsinterested Republicans TO take
/ charge OF enf0ilmeuJ Ol tHo P"iO'
| at the same time making the requisites
| for entrance into the associations more liberal
| than they now are--so liberal that ali Republicans
| can become members. No enrolment of the city
j which did not number much larger proportion OF
/ names than are on the rolls OF the associations at
present would be satisfactory TO the party at large
There ought to be the rolls from 10000 to Soooo
names of men who will take part IN the primaries
for there is the seat of power Fifteen thousand IS
the very number that ought TO be there, IN
stead of half that number, as IL Is now Ii the men
who control the organization should do this. and II
then all portions of the party should be recognized
and treated as if they were Republicans, there
| would be little doubt of Republican victory. Bui
if these men will not do this they must expect 10
see continued dissatisfaction among the Republicans
| of the INTERIOR and they must remember that when
the whole party suffers they suffer with 1t.
"The whole matter of reorganization rests Tor th'
present with them. II they fail to do something
10 aay discomfort the responsibility VIII be their
| alone If they refuse 10 HDeraIiZ1 tht
| or0aniZatiOn consent 10 reenrohneh.
the Independent Republicans, having the Hght
NAV find il necessary to organize Independent
ass9catons in all the Assembly districts. All polit
ical organizations are purely voluntary III thti
| character and IN these times when party ties ar
weakening il Is not wise for leaders to INSIST on rule
| or methods which any considerable portion oil
| Marty refuse TO be governed by"