New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-17

REPUBLICAN, ORG ANIZfTION ONCE NUKE.
A correspondent of "The Yonkers States
man. urges upon the Republicans of West
chester the Importance of making thorough
organization of that county. He finds his OK
cuse for writing his letter in two salient facts
One of these facts is that "with the exception
of the city of Yonkers and one or two other
towns the twenty-five towns Of Westchester
County are without any organization whatever"
The other is that at the November election
of last wear at least thirteen hundred Repub-
licans in Westchester County did not vote"
No wonder that the correspondent who ap-
pears to be an earnest Republican, feels that
this state of things is inconsistent with the
party's local prosperity. or that he argues that
it would be an impossible state of things If tho
Republicans of Westchcster were organized as
thoroughly as they might be-
The incident has more than local interest,
because there is reason to believe that the
shortcoming in question is to be found in
good many other counties Certainly the re-
turns proved that Westchester was by no
means the only county in which there were
stay-at-home Republicans at the last election.
To be sure. in each of the counties there is a
Republican committee charged with the super
vision of the party's affairs These commit
tees are Of great service, but they are not
supplemented as they ought to be by town
committees. Organizations in the country
towns too often are wanting altogether or ex-
list in name only Were It otherwise the work
of the annual campaign would be greatly SIM
plified. As it Is. it takes altogether too long to
get ready for effective fighting all along the
line.
In order to work the necessary reform in
Westchestcr the correspondent comes forward
with plan:
Now. suggest that organize a body. to be known
"The Central Republican Committee Of Westchester
County, and to consist OF one member from each
election district In the county This committee should
meet once a month, every month in the year. 1t
should have secretary, who should be paid annual
salary TO attend 10 its Orrespondence and detail
work. This committee should have the gen.
era charge and management of every campaign, OK
cept town meetings and other local elections. Tho
moneys necessary for printing tickets, hiring carriages,
and other legitimate and proper expenses necessarily
incurred, should be provided by the commtee-lrst,
through general subscription fund, to which every
Republican In the county, rich or poor should be
asked annually contribute something; and secondly,
~ necessary by assessment upon the candidates. On
the eve of election the Central Committee should
know exactly the condition Of affairs at every poll
ing place In the county and after election the COM
mtee should receive report from the proper persons
in charge Of tho various election districts In the county
We reproduce this plan with Wow to
awaken discussion. Every Republican worthy
the name is anxious to see the party do its
best this fall when the great question OF
supremacy in the Nation during the next four
years is TO be decided But in order that
it may do its best then, every school district
between Lake Erie and Long Island Sound
must be thoroughly organized without delay.
The initiative of this preliminary work, which
il certain to be attended with gratifying re-