National Republican., 1883-06-23
rAR PLAY ron ALL FACTIONS.
TIRE New yosh "Tribuns's" Indorsemsut
90 the New Plan % Reorganization IN
New Nerk.

Ncu Tat Tfibuus
There has been some criticism on the plan
f5r recognising the republican party in this
city. due only 10 misinformation as we'll as
some, due largely 10 malice The honest OBJ
lection can BE- easily removed by a mere state
ment of the facts.
IL is not true that the dstes for re.enrol.
mcnt in the plan adopted we're fixed by the
committee aud have since been changed BY
the machine. BY unanimous vote Of the
committee. taken When other detail bad been
agreed up0a, the dates we're LETT blank, al.
thorgh a contrary impression was given 20
The poftera BY a member who was otherwise
oocupisi when this vote was had.
The result aimed a. 30 The plan adopted
uas fair count % tho free vote Of every ro.
unbiican who t,ok the trouble 10 cast 70, and
ths rule then Of the majority thus ascertained.
The practical nIeu thought an enrulmeht nee.
essafy. 70 prevent democrats from taking pos.
session Of the primaries. End this was agreed
to. But n wN represented that no iull c.i.
rollment could he made In midsummcr--the
men who are most dissatisfied with maehiue
rule being the very men then most likely 90
be absent at the ssashore or on the mount
ain-aud a new enrolment, made ~ a time
when they we're known 30 b. absent being
more likely 10 increase than 10 allay the dis.
content
Here then was the dilemma A reorgani1a-
tion In this city that should admit sll repuo.
licans was thought essential TO success this
fall Yet a reorganization Including re-enrOll
ment on the plan agreed upon would take
over three weeks, and. unless done ma August
could not be finished In time Tor q state con-
ventiOn Ia September. IL done In August,
whom - many Of the independent republicans
were sure 20 be absent, the cry would at once
be raised that this was trick Of the machine
men, aud the last state Of that effort would be
worse than the hrst.
TO meet this didiculty it was proposed that
for the primaries this fall the machinery Of
the old organization should be used, but with
these important changes Ia lie methods;
1. Every republican entitled TO enroll under
| the new plan-that Il, every Que who voted
the presidential ticket In ios0, or would say
that he expected TO act with the party In ioos
should be allowed 20 vote
| 2. A competent supervisor should be sent tt
every primary, representing the independent
republicans, and
3. No return Of the election at any primary
should be valid without his signature.
This threw the primaries open TO the whole
body Of republicans, aud gave 10 the inde'
pendent republicans an absolute veto on a re
turn from any one whore they thought th,
election unfair. In other words, u put tn,
proposed reorganization In effect immediately
excepting as 10 the safeguard Of enrolment
and In lieu Of this Il gave the independent 70
pubicans the safeguard Of final power owe
the return. IL a plan fairer TO the independ
ont republicans could be devised, ",
should like 20 SEQ II stated. To thi
plan Mr.. oBrien aud other representative
Of the machine gave their approval
aud pledged themselves that 10 woulI
be carried out in absolute good faith. Mr.
o'Brien added his belief that IL would give
delegation to tho state convention whom thu
republicans Of the state would recognize a
fairly and worthily representing the who'll
republican party of this city. Webelieye h
means il. We believe, too, that with unite
party in this city thus represented IN tn
next state convention the way Is open 10
clear and conclusive republican victory Il
this state this fall, as we'll as TO the fair choic
Of state central committee for the large
work of 1884,