New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-29
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
DISCUSSING THE MAYORALTY QUESTION.
TICKET-PERSoNAL POINTS

TICKET-PERSoNAL POINTS
The Tammany talk about expellng exMayor Grace
and other County Democracy members from the state
Commtteo has revived discussion upon question that
has OF late greatly peTplcxed the leaders OF both
parties Has party organization. state or county
committee power 10 expel Of IT'S own members?
Is IL, like Congress and the State legislatures, the
Judge OF the qualifications of It's members, or has
II power whatever In the mattcri These questions
were debated at length by the Republican leaders last
spring, when the proposition to eSpel exAssemblyman
Gibbs who represents the XIIth District in the County
Committee, under consideration 1t was finally
decided that the committee had no power 10 give erect
to such a proposition, and Mr.. Gbbs's course at
Albany was simply denounced, his continuance in the
committee being left TO his constituents About the
time that this conclusion was arrived at by the Rc
publcans. the County Democracy leaders who bad
becn celebrating upon the same question In the case
OF Police Commissioner Voorhs. decided In the opposite
way, and expelled the rebellous member. Now which
was right-the Republican committee or the County
Democracy leaders, Which precedent Will the Tam
many leaders followl
In all probability that set by the Republicans To
many people this will seem strange indeed since there
would be a certain poetic justice in dealing with Nj
Graco aud Mr.. Power as they dealt with Mr. N00rlis
that every follower Of the Wlgwam would relish eH
ceedingly. But nevertheless this is not likely to be
ment Of the Tammany leaders-the men whose word
is swand that paper has out fiat footed against
cxpeDng Messrs Grace, Power & Co. from the com
nttce It's argument against such course Is slIuiiar
TO that used By the Republican leaders IN discussing
the treatment Of Nr Gibbs. The main points OF II
aie: First. that the state Committee has nothing TO
do with any local differences It's powers being derived
wholly from the State Convention which creates IT,
state conventions not beiug empowered TO make or
interfere with municipal nominations, the creature OF
the conventional. e. the coInmitteecannot have such
power either. All that thc committee has to do with
is the State ticket and the State Legislature. Again.
the committee In cxpelling member would thereby
dsfTancbso district. State committeeman are chosen
by the votes OF the delegates IN convention from each
Of the Congress districts IN the State. They ire
movable Each committeeman represents one district
his own. As that district could not choose member
FOR another district, neither It's member vote to
dspacc q member 3lready chosen.
This reasoning sound and clear enough; but
II state committee has no power to decrease lis
number, has 1t the right to increase it one would
think not but tho Republican state Committee decided
a It's last meeting that II had, in selecting Mr.. Hays
10 take the place made vacant by the death OF Mr.
Cornell II IS evident that little free discussion on
these points might not be amisS Of course, no one
objects to Mr.. Hays. lie practically the choice
Of the district. But the point IS whether tho com
mlttec had or had not the right to choose HIM
NOT III years mas There been 80 ihu'H ue''SSoh VII
the Mayoralty question there Is at present IN Rcpub
lean circles IL heard all sides and at all times
Shall straight ticket b nominated, or should the
yaty enter into the anii-Tammany cOmbnatiOnl IN
every district this question is icing debated Tor WHO
Tie majority Of The organization Is favorable 10 -
coalition Of forces there is vigorous minority scat
tered all over the city holding the Republican Clubs
idoas this subject satisfactory feature OF the
discussion Is the soodnaturrd sensible manner IN which
Il, l. h. feel IL l.,
an honest difference Of opinion. and that can only
be- overcome, II at all by sound argument. Abuse
and denunclaon therefore. seldom if ever heard,
10 matter how excited the dsPutauts become. y
CHARACTERISTIC scene was Witnessed az tle he9Guif.
club house the other evening, when Fohce justice
Patterson. Chairman Of the County Committee. DE-
baicd the subject nr two or three hour Nh sNye;'.
., tie members. who tried 70 convince lin That he
was wrOGg IN advocating combination
The Judge. who. by the way, Is now enjoying few
works vacation I'm the country. Is giving much salts
faction by his course chairman OF the committee.
lie Is gaining the confidence Of the Organization mlre
and more and those who do not agree with hi, Views
ON the Mayoraty question admire his agreeable per
,onal qualities AND his sturdy commou-sen,c.
ono OF the subjects upon which the Judge holds .
decided opinion is thai OF restricting Immigration.
This. no thinks. Is one OF ;hc most Important ISSUES 81
he mentioned one phase u It that had com" under his
,ia .nlS. boins flied win tho children OF Polish
Je,r> These pc'pr bring thcn here IN drovcs. They
ind them bur,en~onc and the frs; thing they do is
get rid OF them in the way have mentioned. Why
have had ~ many n dozen cases before nc IA .
single day II Is growing wors" every month and
vii continue thus untIl some decided action Is taken
/, seems to be generally agreed that Mr. Van
Allen Will take AsScublyman Kings place IN the vim
District. His election IS Of course assured
STATE senator Richardson. who jumped into the
forward rnks Of political manager, by MS remarkable
victory oyer lg,sr Wool IN ths orangc D ~ f ~. H.:
visits The senator IS not disposed 10 e. TITO details
before election bnt he said enough - quitt any anNcy
state mis- an