New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-17
REEDS COURSE.
rom The Tribute orFsb. 10. 1890.

IDc members OF Ine hcpuDllcdi Dldc NVul-
mittee met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
and by an overwhelming vote passed resolutions
indorsng the action of the Republican Senators
and Assemblymen in refusing to vote for the
Worlds Fair bill, as originally presented to the
Legislature. There thrty-iivc members III
the committee All of these. except five. were
present or represented, Notwithstanding the fact
that the call for the meeting not issued until
Thursday night OF the thirty members, Mr..
White was excused from voting, because he
is in favor Of the Fair being held in Chicago.
OF the Twenty-Five votes cast on the question
only six were in opposition 10 the resolutions.
These six gentlemen are Colonel s. " r. Cruger,
John W Jacobus, Scion b Smith, Frank Ray
mond John Collins and George Cromwell There
was spirited debate on the resolutions, Dut they
were adopted as reported by the committee APP
pointed to draft them.
The meeting of the State Committee was pre-
coded by meeting at the Hotel brunswick OF
the County Executive Committee, the members
of which were called together by kilograms sent
out on Friday night by Colonel Crugcr. Inc
chief object of this meeting was to get the COM
mittee 10 indOrsc the action of Messrs. GibhS ana
| Fish and the other ASsemblymcn who favor
Tammany's bill. The effort proved failure
tboucb Flibu Root and Mr. Gibbs himself pleaded
Crurcr's resolution cmbodying their idea was
promptly tabled An amendment indorSInS the
Republican majority's action was offered and 1t
is believed that this could have been passed, but
Mr.. Lawson and other friends interposed in the
interests of harmony. and mild resolution was
mt through, urging the Republicans IN the Legs
lature 10 try TO come to some compromise on the
question.
Eleven o'clock was the hour fixed for the meet
ing. but il was nearly noon when the proceedings
began. General Knapp, chairman OF the State
Committee, presided. He made brief speech
explaininA the chief object Of the meeting, the
consideration of the Worlds Fair legislation. On
motion of Louis T. Payn, a special committee CON
sisting of Mr.. Payn. Sheridan Shook, b. T. Abel.
IT, the Rev DR.. Derrick, and John +. Milholland,
proxy for Timothy l.. Woodruff were appointed
by General Knapp TO draft resolutions on the
subjects spoken of by the chairman in his open
Ing address. James A. Blanchard. proxy for
John VI. Viewer. named as a member OF TINS
committee but he declined in favor Of Mr..
Shook when some Of the New-York members called
attention 10 the fact that Mr.. blanchard ana no'
represent a city district.
After an hours recess, tie meeting was re-
opcncd. The report of the Committee on Rcsolu-
tons was read by Mr.. Payn. II consisted Of
resolutions indorsing the SaXton Banot-Iciorm
bill. the action of Speaker Reed, the proposed
action of Secretary Window in placing the imini-
grafton business in the hands of Federal com
mission, and approving the course OF the Rcpub-
lean majority in the legislature on the World 5
Fair bill. This is the report:
peol,cd That TIL, committee heartily indor-os M"
Ballot Reform Eli Introduced by A~s"mbyman SaNton ana
urge, it. immediate enactment by The legislature
Resolved That the proposed action q the Secretary q
the Treasury In akS the Immigration business nom u"uF
the control State Board 81 Eud,raton ana pa Ing u
in charge Of FEDERAL Commission directly responsible t'
the Department. in the Interests Of good government ana
/ meets The app:o,ol Of this committee.
The Republican STATE Committee q Ne"-Yor" sends
greeting to the Hon. Thomas b. Reed Speaker Of tn"
House d Representatives,
We congratulate him on his dgnihcd. firm, ludciou-
and honorable stand taken against ID" revolutionary tactic,
Of obstruction adopted by the desperate minority and upo
the successful outcome Of the attendant parliamentary
struggle in the House.
And we further congratulate Inn uIon the splendid
support which has been rendered him by Ia" Republican
members Of Congress. Thi, exhibition o. intelligent
fearless and Aggressive RepubncalsIn has been new
inspiration Republican party throughout this STATE
and Leeve Throughout the entire country, and Is
heartily approved By all patriotic ct1cns, irrespective Of
uartv who believe thu Right ~ the majority % Iuc.
The poeon OF THIS committee regarding the PROPOSE
ton 70 hold Worlds Fair in NevYork City in 1892 ~
reci-ey the same bY the Republican party
Of the f., last convention, held In Safaoga sep
tombcr -. 1889, when IL declared:
That this convention recognizes CT importance Of the
great historical event which is proposed 10 commemorate
y the Worlds Fair Of 1892 Approaching the stD Hating
enco Of celebration upon the industrial and com
ucrcid Of the country and the National welfare
w. hereby cordially indofsc the enterprise and declare
IL should be conducted on scale and In manner
commensurate with the greatness 81 the Nation and the
pstiiosm Of the people. The selection Of the chief city
Of Empire stat, the commercial metropolis Of this
continent as place this Fair, is hereby coGiay
approved We that such action be- promptly taken
By Congress Legislature Of this state shall be
needed 70 make this great event success,
But while thus heartily favorng the grand enterprise,
the members OF this committee most cmphacay oppose
the plan Tor the management Of the Fair that has been
prepared under the auspices Of the Mayor Of NewYorh
and offered the Legislature for s sanction we be-
leve this plan to DE a carefully contrycd scheme
the part OF Tomuany Hall to make the Fair serve the
Interests aggressive, powerful and corrupt Dem.
ocratic organization The grounds for this belief arc
certain sclf-evidcnt facts.
Iirst-Thc composition committees makes IL ab@o-
utcy that the entire control Of he undortak
ing involving the expenditure millions Of dollars. would
be vested in the hands Of the Democratic part. Nearly
fournhs Of the General Committee Of ~ Democrats
OF the 104 corporaors, only twolfths Republicans,
while the twenty nine members Of the Executive
Committee, to whom belongs the Immediate direction Of
everything, there only nine Republicans Demo
membership Of this committee includes present
chairman Of the Democratic Committee Calvin s.
Brice; former chairman Of the Democratic National
uittoe s. Hewitt; the acknowledged autOcat Of
1aImany ai, Richard CroFor tie late Democratic Secro-
taiy II Navy, William G. whitney, asplrcs {, the
Presidency; the Tanmany I,cordcr sIuyth the
general counsel Of Tainmany, John ". BOwer, the late
Democratic State Engineer john BOgat; the Democratic
Controller Of York Theodore Myers; trcn..
the NewYork State Democratic Committee Edward
Cooper Tamnanys representative in the southern Stats
c. Calhoun; the proprietor Of one Of TamInany y
fayoritc hotels l.. J.. Mcrinod Tammanys representa-.
tive in the New-York Board Of Aldermen Walton
and late newspaper representative Of Tammany at Al
bany william McMurtrie Speer. secretary Of the commit
tees The chairman o this other important
is the Tamnany Mayor. Hugh J. Grant. The only
advisory member Of this committee that has appeared thus
far the Democratic Governor Of this state David b. mi
SecondWe dsrust the official head Of the enterprise
The chief IL In tho Fair
Is and has been from the beginning the Tammany Mayor
Of New-York City, a man whose Official since he
became Chief Executive Of The city compelled him "