New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-14
MISLEADING CLAsSIFICATIoNS.
THE vExED QUESTION OF THE POLITICAL
AFFILIATIONS OF TIE Committeeman


An attempt to prove the iasity Of the ad"ce' l's'
urcs cannot lie" is being made by pem''f''' "'"'
noncrs I'm their local reports Of happening ID come
ZION with lie Worlds Fair enterprise. Inc WORM
sbcd Yesterday what purp0rtcd to boz q Ncri
r., NJ the members If the General COMMITTEE pIc'il
AT Tuc,day's meeting At the Chamber "i '"''"'', ~
giying the political arnliations OF each Inc '"','
cation wtA arranged as to show tha' 'Ia'o"u WI
ic,n, in homeless, minority at the meeting, a. "a'
actually the case, the Republicans Almost " "''
slto-ether equallcd the Democrat, u nunbe.'' l''o
~ WAS this published classification, the hcure, u '
tanned in more respects than one sustained the 80
,,,hucan position They showed beyond DOUBT that
the Republicans were far outnumbcrcd by inc com
hnaton of Democrats and Mugwump', and that not
counting the MuCNumps ~ all, the oHtaN' "'' J" ''
Gratis had "A substantial maJor">.
Among those classcd Republicans We're H""'
who consistently vote with the democratic party
,le dyed.in.the.wool Democrats we're cla,-"i IS u"
d.nendnnts In This way 10 va, made e. appear thi'
IN. Repuhlicans came ont in strong number III i'N'F
Of the original bill. whereas the Democrats were "'
possessed Of fair proportonate repre- et''''H III
truth is that the few Republicans present N'''p VIII.
the overwhelming majority. IN some cases OUT I'll
shame for the snanc>s Of their representations ana H
other cases because Of conviction that 10 give sup
,r, oven 10 bad measure would be one way 81 "N-
pressing sympathy for great public enicri i'e' =.
tc,lary Il, there Was no struggling against ai'-
lutely hopeless odds.
The Executive Committee il composed OF twenty
nine members. Of whom only about one thi' -" h'
ulbllcans Originally, WHEN the cOmmli'e" was cor"
nosed 81 three member from each II the four principal
warning committee. those on Finance. Lc.'Iaii'n
Site and Buildings, and Permanent Organizations ''
representation was about equally divided between the
Democrats and Republicans. The Executive '"''
,oitt.e was created u exercise tho functions o. u"
,..ner,I Committee which too bulky BODY 10
be called tDscther for frequent meetings. Ihf'"-"
Democratic Influence AZ meeting Of the "'lci'l
Committee il was easily made possible 10 pa-- r'"IN
,,, dontIiuc tie size II the Executive Commtie" 10y
sddirg me nance of three additional member ~ 'fh
Of No four committee from when thc o1t'id' ~.
nd boon drawn. The newcomers were NANNY D'Ih"
cret. and the Executive Committee l'c!'dl.'I WI
n,cryr hclmiurlv Democratic An natural result
OF the twenty whine members OF INC ''hI",lt-. ''
arc recognized a9 well known Republic ans. icy al'
TdWaId y. Adams. Edward J. liW-r.lih' IIInu '",
CI,rlr- : smith William Waldorf A-ipr, Along" u
C.,r.u Chauucry ". Dcpcw, Charlie y. 'I'.I'.
Thomas C. Platt and Richard VI Hunt. VI nr-t Ait''
,.oricr- until iu fact, the committee became ID
strongly Democratic that he could 10 pared I" -i., %
hi, tIne wIrcpuling in ohio. DEM" iA'' POM
rian. such a. John VI. Bowers, cx Mayor III 1i'
Enrart ALram = Hewitt, ThOma, RYAN. ". J.. y.
stokes ". Mem. Specr aud W. I. NhtheSi an in'iI'
,nrlcrs 10 obtain and the control OF the pr'
liuinarv work With m" arrangements for an ALLEGED
r,onular demon traiion hy tie General ionnl'N' IN
tuch hands, IL wa only natural that the expression 'f
continent expressed ~ Inc-lhN 8 mcclHS 'HoN "hF'
been cut and dried On al lancs. go ~
AS the knowledge 81 the true bias o. the NofH s.
Fair committees becomes more general the "plrriU"n
10 the Democratic and Tammany Hall IHrpondcIan'r
a pctition for the addition Of more corporaors was
being circulated and nnmcronsly signed.