New-York tribune., 1886-08-12
NO CONVENTION TO BE HELD.
ACTION OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
ARGUMENTS on BOTH sIDEs-REQuEsrs OF TEw
PERANCE REPUBLICANS.

~i'"o''"''S O.' DUH SiDES-REQUESrS OF TE~
PERANcE REPUBLICANS.
The Gilscy House was crowded Yesterday
morning with representatives OF Republican party
from all parts OF the State to attend meeting of the
State Committee. 1t evident that the maoritv
OF the committee thought 1t would he bad policy TO hold
State Convention There were many reasons ad-
vanced for hoding-a convention aud equally strong
once for not holding IT, Captain Cole the chairman OF
the committee Secretary vrooman, John J. O'Brien
Charles W. Hackett NJ. A. Knapp and John E. Pound
strongly against a convention. Samuel T. Maddox
General George II. Sharpe, who represente Theodore
Teale, OF the XVIIth District John a. Queckenb bush,
and A. NJ Holmes emphatic In their declar atons
that a convention should be held
General Sharpe said that folly say that there
no need OF holding a convention. Granted that
there only candidate to be named convention
desirable to place tha rarty squarcly record
the questions OF the day There reason why
question OF great public interest shDud be ignored ~
the party. In his district there almost uni
versal opinion u favor OF holding convention. The
consequences might disastrous there. any other
course was decided upon. There should be something
conceded to the sentiment OF a district like his
tx Minister John NJ. Francis, proprietor OF The Troy
Times was equally emphatic 10 his declaration that
convention should be held 1t would be accepted as a
confession Of weakness he said, If no convention was
called and this was something that the party could not
afford He strongly impressed on Mr.. Qlacken bush,
the member OF the State Committee from his district,
the necessity for voting to hold convention.
Captain Cole said that there need for holding
convention. The matter was discussed last year
the State Convention. 1t known at the time that
there woud be only Office o be filed. that OF Judge
of the Court OF Appeals and the sentiment or tho
convention that the state Committee could Just well
nominate the candidate to incur the trouble and
peDse OF State Convention. Nothing had occurred
since then to change this condition Of affairs The State
Committee, II 1t decided not to call convention,
not nsurping any powers II would simply bs perform
ns in its best udment the duties delegated by tho
state Cony cnton There other beside tho
question OF exIe en.e why State Convention need not
he called. Tie temperance question was one OF much
importance, but aside from a simple declaration OF
principles he did not see what the convention could
accomplish In this direction. Elect good tie
Assembly 1he Legislature was the body that would
eventually be called on in any to deal with tho
question OF high low license OF Submitting to ths
people an amendment to the Constitution
These and similar views were expressed by the men,
bers OF tue committee 1t was apparent that there was
a large majority opposed TO holding a convention.
Nevertheless. the advocates OF convention did noe
despair OF being able to convince enough of their opIo
nents 10 give them majority.
One OF tho strongest arguments used by those opposed
to convention was that IL convention were held
with only candid ate to be nominated, there would
DO ocean OF tax aud good share OF the delegates
might 20 home before the actual business OF the
ton was reached. Au extreme temperance plank might
be adopted which would commend itself to the gooi
sense OF the main boly OF voters OF the Republican,
party AMI would ALLEVIATE the German element In the
cities and towns. The effect o; this probably would be
to lose several Assemblymen, and with them the
chance OF electing United States Senator.
Tho terI erance element well represented Gen
eral Thomas ". Conway, Of Brooklyn representing the
movement 10 favor OF the National AntiSao Confer
ence be held in Chicago In September. had sent re-
quest to the committee to be heard. j. L. Mitchell
James Morton and W. NJ. Brownell, representing the
New.York state Temperance Assembly, also wished To
be heard subject OF having strong TEN peranco
rauk incorporated ia tho platform convention
was held.
The committee called together in one OF the largo
dining rooms OF tho Gilsey House at IL H. Chairman
Cole presided with Charles Chickerins secretary.
Tho roll called and the following answered to their
names.