New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
A POLITICAL FAIRY TALE.
STORY OF AN ALLEGED RIVAL TO THE RE
PUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
IT HAS no FOUNDATION OUTSIDE OF Az OVER.

HEATED IMAGINATION.
\ fairy tale about the formation OF bifind new
Republican County Committee, whose mission should
be TO rend destroy and oblterate the present County
Committee and the regular Republican organization
of the city been floating through the corridors
Of the uptown hotels and about the political clubs for
several evenings. some Of tile Mngwump afternoon
papers seized upon with avdty Yesterday and sought
10 assist IL upon It's travels. According 10 the tale
the discomfort Of the Of the party with It's
present management has been growing apace since
the election and the purpose to cut short the political
careers OF ex-senator Platt ex-Justce Patterson and
other leaders Of influence and standing have gone
several degrees aboqc fever heat. The outcry II is
alleged, for new order of things has. a. result
become vociferous that Police Commissioner John
McClavc is abon 10 place himself at the head Of new
Republican Committee of the City and County OF New
York and a fresh and aggressive organization is to
be started which will recall the times and politics Of
Chester A. Arthur. When It's foundations have been
laid ueep and strong. the committee is 10 march
boldly the doors Of the Republican state Convention
and demand 10 be recognized the genuine and only
Republican organization Of NewYork city.
The agile rumors which give this delightful story
life and being supply bCkerS for the scheme stephen
u. French, of The With District eX-Pocc Commissioner
Dc witt Clinton Wheeler. Robert g.. McCori. Of the
XIth Police Justice scion h. smith. Colonel Henry
G. Perley and Marshal Michael Goode Of the XXth ;
n
Dollar" smith and Barney" Rourk. Of the IIth
c1 AsscmbIvman Gibbs and Police anSticc Meade. Of
the NIIith: joel q. Mason. OF the NNlSt and pos
sbly subway Commissioner Jacob Hess Bnck of this
array collector Erharit and band Of citizens Of
the Union League and Republican clubs are supposed
10 stand while lending tho scheme councnance and.
where it is possible active assistance are the cohorts
of Warner Miller all over the state. This i the sub
stance of the Iary tale when the apparatus Of the
re.. IA
sons who are dolnS the work connected win H.
manuflcture the regulars" will find themselves
superseded. II is needles, to say that AN'cn"NInah
Hamilton Fish Jr. Is in the programme lifc'Ee
Il did not take much inquiry Yesterday 10 find that
the supposed project the creature Of somebody
oyercxccd IMAGINATION. The alleged poh''''ah''
said wcIl-iniormed New-york Republican. who are
responsible for this wonderful ideal are eNCongrc>'
man James : smart. Of Cambridge. and the excellent
Ama.a Thornton With the exception Of " Fred
Gibbs and Johnnie" Brod~ky. don't believe that one
Of the men allndcd 10 knows anything about IT. S"lon
Il. smith may be in it, but doubt it.
Commissioner McCiavc could not be fonnd ycStcr
day hut close personal and political friend OF his
said: feel perfectly safe In asserting that Nr
ycClavc la, never agreed "a undertake such job
A. is said 10 be- marked ont FOR him. doubt whether
he ha, even heard Of IT, His relations with ex-senator
Plat and the other leaders Of the party are ot inc
most pleasant and intimate kind and he IS entirely
satisfied with the present management when John
McClsvc starts out leader II will he IN something
that contain, the germs Of success"
bernard Bglin who i represented In the story To
have broken with cX-Ju~tcc Patterson and to have
said 10 certain Union League men that new leader
need Of the hour. said ~ far A. they relate
these reports wholly fal'c Judge patterson
and myself the best Of terms ana any stat
ment the effect that have disParagcd his manage.
mcnt that have expressed wish for new leader
l., 10 speak plainly. lie. | am pretty wen aware
where hi, alleged scheme originated. IL comes from
a philanthropi-t who does not live or vote IN New
York II i, beautiful mes OF goose food and NAV
have it, purpose. but II only shows what some people
would like If they cO.sd .ISc it
Collector Erhardt when he had read the story ye~ter
day said This + the first heard Of the story.
know nothing about it. have not seen Pcrley or
Smith, for example. for several months. saw
Brodsky the other night az the dinner of the Hotel
Association simply to nod TO him. but did moi speak
with him. There IL nothing In tho story"
Friends Of ex-senator Miller laughed last evening
at the idea that he engaged In getting mp rival
Republican County Committee In New York. or that he
had given his cOuntenance 20 such undertaking
Commission Jacob Hess said that the whole thing
news Ia him.