New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
NEW REPUBLICAN RULES.
THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION CHANGED.
The COUNTY COMMITTEE KNLARGEs ITS MEMBER
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sHIP-A PERMANENT ENROLMENT.
The Republican County Committee met last
night and without serious opposition amendments to
the constitution adopted which radically change
the system OF party management Chairman Edward
Mitchell called tho meeting 10 order. There was fat
attendance. Each member had received copy OF
amsndments to the constitution proposed at the last
meeting aud a copy Of the Executive Committees
amendments. Some opposition expected from men,
bers who objected to the substitution OF any other plan
in place OF the plan proposed by committee Of eighteen
prominent Republicans in 1883 and IN force for the last
three years.
The consideration Of the proposed amendments being
declared to be in Order Secretary McAfee read para
graph by paragraph each article OF the constitution pro-
posed ut the previous meeting and Thomas Allison
moved the adoption Of tn, substitution OF the amend
ments agreed by the Executive Committee Later, a.
II appeared that there serious opposition to the
adoption Of the Executive Committees amendments
they read and adopted rapidly The only lively
discussion when Article H. under considera-
ton The substitute proposed by the Executive Com
mltee omitted words referring to the annual reenro
ment and to the plan of the committee OF eighteen.
Mr.. Whitehouse, of the XXIst Assembly District,
In speaking against the proposed substitute said The
Republican party defeated the last National cleo
tion and In this State and county In spite OF strong
tickets the party also unsuccessful. 1t said
few years that the Republics party had become
ogarohy The question is how the support OF
management. Itis now proposed by these amendments
to continue the rolls the those who
the roll u 1855 and allow only day for enrolment
in each year. The articles proposed themselves
constitutional The XNlth articles OF the present
stuton provides that changes in the plan OF the
mee of eighteen shall be made without the action
OF the state Convention. The rules cannot he changed
The changes in the direction OF concatng those
who were opposed to Old machine rule. Let us not an
tagonze the great body of Republicans who do not al
ont to the primaries but who have an inter
eat in good government"
Thomas AllisOn-There is body more devoted 10 the
interests of the party than the Executive Committee.
II has just been objected that the proposed plan il not
Democratic. and that going back TO the old sys
TEN which the Committee OF Eighteen thought should be
abolished The difficulty under the old system was that
no person could become member OF the party organ
zaton without proposition vote in his favor. The
Committee Of Eighteen adopted the principle that any
might be able unier certain restrictions, to enroll
himself member OF the party. This pro
vision ia retained by the proposed amendments and
In addition may he put upon the roll at other
times IL the enrolled Republicans so decide. There is
siiIl day I'm each year when any and
roll II he fails that day he has the opportunity
Join at a monthly meeting.
Isaac Dayton said that he did not understand that
n person voted FOR the Democratic candidate for
President and for the Republican candidate for Gov
he would he disqualified He did not think 1t was
ing of the Republicans OF district
Mr. Mitchell said thar AS he understood
tho plan proposed It compromise
between that of the Committee OF Eighteen and
that o: the Old plan OF district OrganiZatons There IS
stn day for enrolment. The plan was, how
ever like the old system III respect in which that
system thought 10 be defective. 1t provided for
continuing the roll from year to year, while the Com
mtce Of Eighteen thought that there should be new
enrolment each year, so as to purge ont the dead
matter. He preferred the Flin of the Committee OF
Eighteen and hoped rhatl wo3d to tr.Ia few years
longer.
Charles " Ta.utor vi ,l.n q! offended The new plan
There the test !'r u"ur"r,up, no said, and
the same opportunity Of taking oil OF the roll persons
who had right there. time WAS provided at which |
any person the roll might be challenged under the
present system. and there the same right OF appeal
10 tho Committee or Appeals Ot the County Committees
Mr. Fitch the XXGld District. said tnat he must dis
pute the right OF MI NhthOuse 20 speak iOr h"se VINO
dissatisfied with machine politics lie had been
kept out of the party ORGANIZATION until the system OF
enrolment was introduced but lie approved the new |
plan as liberal aud drmocratic
The article adopted with only one negative vote
that OF Mr. Whltehonse The 9therArrrS were adopted
with slight discussion. Mr.. kaiioch said when |
Article was under discussion tha he was opposed TO
increasing the number OF the committee, those who
had been elected IN the past did not attend the meet
Mr. Tantor, when each article had been adopted,
moved that the constitution lie adopted a. whole and
moved of thanks TO the cyrcntivs committee for
its work IN the preparation Of HE amended cvnsutu-
call for an enrolment on Friday, April ., was read
and approved, and the nccting then ADJOURNED.
The constitution Hs adopted IL the wOrK principally OF
Messrs TaintOr and Belany, members OF suDcOm-
mittee appointed To consider the necessity OF
revision. II unanimously adopted by the ENecu-
tive Committee. The method OF party organization m
der the constitution Is that the enrolled Rcpubll-
cans OF each district shall be the basis Persons already
enrolled need not re-cnrOl each Any person may
offer himself for enrolment the last Friday
of anuary each year after SSG and others may be-
come members OF the party Organization 10y having
their names proposed for enrolment at meeting Of the
and approved by the enrolled Republicans at future
meeting. Names may DO taken from the roll on chal-
lenge week after the day OF enrolment aud on
charges at meetings OF the enrolled republicans
at other times. Tho fund amcntal test for
rOlnent Is the under the present
and the provisions relating to primary
elections practically UNCHANGED.
There be monthly meetings Of the enrolled Re
pubhcIns. The district committees inized nearly
present, to be elected at the primaries. The
strict Committee il made subordinate TO the body or
enrolled Republicans The basis frepresenatl0 IN the
County Committee Ia changed from delegate for each
800 to for each $50 votes, thus doubling the
number OF the committee.
Republican disorderly conduct at any
must be made In writing, and to bo tried by
District Committee ana then passed upon by the en-
rolled Republicans future meeting. The IiRld rule
providing for the exclusion of Oficeholders under
Democratic authority from activity in the party man
agement retained In most other respects the CON
,ttution is similar the force for the last two
years.