New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ENROLMENT is ABOLISHED.
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THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE MoDIs
FIEs THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THEIR
CONSTITUTION THE FUTURE
NOT MORTGAGED

CONSTITUTION THE FUTURE
NOT MoRTGAGED
The Republican County Committee decided two
important questions at their meeting held last
night to adopt the new constitution which was
reported by the Executive Committee. The first
of these the abolition of the yearly enrolment
system which has been in operation since 1888.
it is replaced by the old method Of admitting
members by vote after their claims for admission
have been passed upon by board of election in
spectors. Strong objection offered to this
change, as reported yesterday, but the modica-
tions that have been made in the provision re
garding the powers of the inspectors seem TO have
satisfied the opposition TO a large extent as the,
new law adopted by handsome majority.
The modification is important, since it makes 1t
possible for any candidate to appeal direct TO the
district organization and from there to the County
Committee Appeals.
There was little debate on this matter In conse-
auence of this modification, general desire
being manifested to try the new method.
lively discussion however, was caused Dy an at
tempt to amend the constitution III open meeting,
so as to prohibit any combinations IN future WIN
other political parties. The effort to bring this
about had its origin in the report submitted on
Monday night by the Republican Club committee
who had been investigating the subject. over
an hour and half spent in discussing this
point, but when vote was at last taken the
majority against the attempt to bind future con-
ventions in the manner proposed was overwhclm'
ing. the result of the balloting being 2l5 TO 81.
This was construed as vindcation of the action
of the party managers last lall III supporting
coalition ticket.
Colonel Cruger presided. There fair at
tendance filling the large room of Nilsson Hall.
The lively part of the proceedings began over
proposed addition to Article III of the new consti-
tuition contained in the report of the Executive
| Committee As proposed by the committee, the
article read as follows
"No person who shall have been expelled by
| any Assembly District organization, or removed
| from Office by the County Committee, shall be
eligible for readmssion in any Assembly District
organization except by an affirmative two-thirds
vote of the members thereof present at regular
meeting"
Mr. Engehardt of the XXIst District. moved
that the following addition be made "A combina-
| ton of any of the members of the County Com
mittee with any faction of the Democratic party,
its candidate or candidates, is strictly prohibited
| In offering his amendment Mr.. Englehardt said
that it was time for the Republican ticket to be
voted straight, if there was only one Republican
| in the city to vote it, He wanted to meet the
| situation at its front and head by having COM
| binatons prohibited in the constitution of the
committee. He wanted the constitution TO de-
clare that Republicans should not go into COM
binations with anybody at any time. This. he
said, would stop such deals at their source, as
they should be stopped.
The Speaker had scarcely finished when dozen
gentlemen were on their feet to oppose the amend
ment. Ex-Judge Ernest Hall was the first one
| recognized. He said that he agreed with Mr..
| Engelhardt that combinations were sometimes un.
holy, and to all opposition to such combinations
he would say amen. But this was not the time
| or place for such action. Mr.. Engelhardts speech
| should have been made at the last nominating
convention II was no part of their duty, he
said, to say what the nominating convention
should do Suppose, said he, lone of our men,
bers belonged to a board of five members. four OF
whom were Democrats, the latter representing
different factions of that party. 1t might be
necessary for the Republican member to ally
himself with of the two factions of the
Democratic members. According this amend
ment this alliance would be illicit and unhOly."
EX-Coroner Nugent hoped that commonsenS
would prevail and that the amendment would be
lost 1t not WISE he said. to tie the party
up in the manner proposed. Under such pro.
vision circumstances could not be taken advan.
tage of that would surely bring success TO the
Republican ticket.
Judge Patterson SAID he nOped tnat the
amendment would be lost This a matter
that should be left to the nominating conventions
There were advantages sometimes in combinations
It was through them that the Republican party
had been able to elect its candidates to two inn
portant udgeshps, and to the Office of District
Attorney three times Such advantages should
wisely be embraced To adopt this amendment
would be to make the supremacy OF fammany
permanent, as IL would assure that organization
tV "a
matter that belonged exclusively to the nominating
conventions.
Henry C. Botty thought the proposed amend.
ment was insult TO the Intelligent voters OF
the party. 1t told them what they should or
should not do, when they were able to Judge as
. | well as any what IL was wise or eXpedlent 10
do for the best interests of the party.
James Hand of the XlXth District favored the
amendment. Let's sweep away tne con cG3weoS aA,
from the question" he cried, and we Will lind
that all who favor this amendment are opposed 10
combinations with Democrats, as surely as those
who oppose the proposition are IN iavor OF deals
with our opponents. NO twenty-five or thirty
men, he said, should have power to make COM
binations for the voters of the party. III COM
binations we've to be made they should be made
, by the County Committee.
; Judge Patterson called attention TO the incou-
sstency of the previous speaker in both opposing
and favoring combinations in the same argument,
and there much laughter.
EX-Alderman John Carlin said he could see no
reason why the crisis should he forced at this
time but he would favor the amendment.
After some excitement and various unparia-
mentary suggestions and propositions, the amend
ment came TO a vote and was lost by the over
whelming majority already mentioned. 1t would
have taken two-thirdS vote 10 have adopted the
amendment. Another scene of eXcitment occurred
when n proposition made to restore TO Article
of the new constitution the provision for annual
enrolment contained in a similar article OF the
old constitution. An amendment TO this enecs,
was also lost by a large majority
After Article III had been further amenueu ny
, making it read that no expelled person should
be eligible for readmission in any asseipS us US
trct organization within one year ;sop vNep' haS
an Affirmative two-thirds vote, and proy,son naa
been inserted in Article IX that rhe nNecutlSe I'VE