New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24

The lime has come when ali Of should show
our iadependenSe Of party nS1v 10 succeed
those principles OF administrative REFORM WHICH, ~
recently taken mp. tAppianse'j -, A.. -..o,r-
Henry Ware spraguo, OF Buffalo, supported INC leoV
ton He said that there large independent nop
iicap vote In Buffalo, This element hau repo''e"'' -
tt,.n felt Buffalo was the third city IN the country W
80, Civil service rules and apply to the municipal
eovernpnent He believed that In every city IN wnoh
Civ Service element existed large Independents kcpup
can element would also be found lie hao DO oouo' 'na
his course in secondug resolution would be approved
by that class Of Buffalo citizens
THE INDEPENDENT VOTE or NEW YORK STATE
Gecrre Walton Green, OF New -fogk, said;
Idsre 10 call the attention Of gentlemen 70 Jew sta
tstIcs sla wing the Importance OF the shtng OF tue
xery well Known that the Electoral College will coneist
mis- year Of against So9 N lsSo Inc NUN
can eonnt upon enough them l62 Electoral
votes or counting niana, whieA IL IL concede more
the Eepnbcans can with equal certainty count on III
votes, leaving just thirty short o. a m9onS' hhs
sISS Of yawYoTk a. pivotal state state has
SO votes, aud TIE party that carries c"gS
wear inc shifting vote New1ork has carried every
rent sscjOus and independent. IL has naturally allied
itself TO the Republican party feeg ~ as e 80
has rogged il the party Of progress buI VIM az
ls72 General Dix carried the ntate oy lntto.ity "
b3 O0O as Republican. Mr.. nden two years Later was
elected Governor as Democrat ~ u IpoIi'!
nj N 900 Two years later, owing TO Mr. TIdens sue
cess Governor Robinson enabled To repeat thh VIZ
tory hy handsome Democratic mU0rlty but III 1879
Mr. Cornell would nave been defeated by S2VVV Not' ii
Mr. EslIv mad not attracted 10 himself 1900 votes
Taa Wsriac of 1879 was of Denett TO the Repub
Dean party Their refusal To De bound ny 9e UNI rue az
Chicago made possible the nomination. oi %enei, anu
the Republicans OF the State regarung tnat Us
20 Their demand, caIIleu tno o,oCo HHsr ,i0Vs
ling called tTampS and jaybaw6ers, who Iought
gave them benefit Of his cTiueis voice ths nose
Who crticise this inde pendent vote are AWAY
IIaugnter Then came the election OF Cleveland Dy lbo
ssnor,go1s majority of $4,000 lss2. That was inc
seyeresl lessen the Republicans ever had ,,
Tnis shifting III I've state OF New ork stands iesuy
70 elect a Republican President in 1854 say stands
ready for mind you, that independent vote VIII ne st
win us emphatic disapproval any tendency 10
depart from the high standard demanded from tne
the shifting vote shall by honorable nominations
honesty made or whether they VIII alternate ii by the
shifts and devices by which they have driven " the
opponents in the past. lApplause'J
James W. Halves said:
do not oppose the resolution and there is really no
necessity advocate it, Tor it speaks for itself
But tnere Is one subject wnicn should IN, NC
or a sepaiate resolution. That is the subject OF
future representation la the National Convention Inc
conventions apportonnent OF representation should
De in accordance with the Republican vote III different
localities.
MI Halves being Informed at this point that separate
resolution would be introduced covering that subject
expressed his satisfaction and said he would not
his digestion further ut that time.
Albert Small, OF H0gerstoWD, Ma Wgeu Tue adoption
and enforcement Of Civil Service Reform principles.
When he had concluded his remarks the resolution Of
feted BY Mr.. Potts unanimously adopted
RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY Mr.. HOLLIS.
Frederick w. Hollis, OF NewYork, then offered the fol-
lowing:
Whereas The more thoroughly the entire body of Repub
ncan is represented III the primary assemblies ANA
SoIas Of tue R% S s iss s Gager Ti ni
fitness upheld by the majority OF the party; and
W0reas, Party management has. IN many localities,
been allowed fall into The hands OF men whose aim mas
been by what Is known as machine ineth0Gs 10 deprive
the great body OF the party Of the Hsut oi
Thercas The party is about engage in Presidential
campaign which II must bring Oui H. full vote TO wn
delegate 10 the National Convention by Congressional
districts should any where be tolerated; andi
KeS0rod interests OF the Repubhcan party i'm
peratyely demand that the management OF the state aud
National canraigG be conded 10 men whose character
and recnrd such as TO command the unhesatng sup
port aud conf !ence OF all members OF the party.
No "BAESEYs," "JAKEs." OR mikes" WANTED.
In advocating the adoption Of the resolution Mr. Hollis
said:
II MAJ he said that arc not representative body.
We are not Ia toe being by constituents
hut think we car say represent the iudepend mt
Republican sentiment of tne country. winch nolds the
balance power IN that country Desiring the success
OF the Republican party, We Odcr our opinion
here that unless our demands. which are only
just and right, are complied win, the republican
party viii be defeated. And We are OF tue
opinion, furthermore that in that case deserves 10 be
lApplasr.l We make no threats Inc resolutions state
reynces. II j. mater OF nOlonety tndt III many
oi the party has "eeh allowed To IAN INTO Tue haHds Oh
do represent the intelligence and culture OF
the country the Republican partywho do not rep,
resent rank file in any OF the term We Will
submit IL longer. The party of lincoln and Sumner
Oisren ana " Nike" Dady Applause SO long as mat
element represented by the Barneys and JaKes and
long VIII it deserve defeat lApiause.l -,
81 district representation IL is vil point. We do
not any bedroom conventions IN this state
In Pennsylvania We give due notice hat we demand that
as a right We loyal Republicans. The last
National Convention
very thing that ask for III ibis resolution Il undet-
stand the resolution correctly it that shall
have dsIeputabie politicians at the head OF our cam
paigns and that canpdgus shan not be carried on any
more by the use OF "soap' lApplause. me majority
here Is cOmpost largely OF young They have stud
led history of the Republican party They have boon
points co cred 10y these resolutions are the Very ones
which they have been complaining Of most when they
have turned from the party OF Their parents aud 10
which they have always looked UP with much rev
erence.
Thomas Leaning of Philadelphia said:
In Pennsylvania we only peCnlt the machine to
nominate. and then defeat the ticket Recently was in
Boston. and while there attended dinner. learned
that many those pressnt were members Massa-
chusetts state Committee. do not thuK should care
dive with the members OF the state Committee OF Penn
syyana, Laughter We desire IA Pennsylvania 10 have
csndicae who carry New York; that Is The only
condition Applause. We do not spcId our tine and
money primary elections We DO have them
held. Iaugnerl Bnt the day = at hand when politics
is likely afford Il gitimate field FOR decent people.
tAppduseI
Mr.. CoOMB>'s SUGGESTION.
W J. COOmbs, OF Brooklyn, suggested the following:
RcsOlred, That it the sentiment OF this meeting that
the members Of the state Committee Sha be elected by
the direct OF the people in their various districts
Mr. CoOIn5s advocated Their solution short speech
but interrupted by point OF order raised by sgis
mund Kaufman, who sad that the meeting for the
purpose Of discussing Nationd Affairs. gentleman
from Massachusetts, occupied tie chair, aud It was
wasting precious time TO 60 into details respecting the
methods OF district politics. The point sustained,
aud Mr. COOmbs proceeded When he nsd finished, +. b
(aplle NJ the fufio of 4
COOmbs who promptly Withdrew IT, III. HOlis's reSou
ton then passed with a few dissenting votes.
REPRESENTATIVE IN NATAONAL CONVENTIONS
Ex-Aidermau Halves then said that the purpOse OF his