New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-26
THE ALBANY CONVENTION
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE ATTENDANCE PROB
ABLE.
gALK OF NLw METHOD OF CHOOSING THE
STATE CoMMITTEE-PRELIMINAR Ar.

TALK OF NEW METHOD OF CHOOSING THE
STATE CoMMITTEE-PRELIMINARY Ar.
RANGEMENT~ FOR THE CONVENTION.
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Albany, April 25.-Every Of the ~ delegates
70 the Republican State Convention TO be held here
on Thursday evidently intends to be present for the
hotel proprctoS Of Albany are already almost IN
despair over the demand for Such enormous
attendance at convention whose sole business APP
parenty will BE- the election OF new Republican State
Committee and OF four delegates at large TO the Re
publican National Convention, shows what ardent
interest is taken by all Republicans Of New York State
IN the fortunes OF the Republican party this year.
But It is hoped by prominent Republicans here that
the State Convention will do something more than
what It has been stated above 1t will do-namey,
that 1t will also thoroughly reorganize its party
chinery and put the party organization in condition
to battle successfully at the polls for the Presidency
this fall There were 65033S Republicans who voted
for Harrison in 1888 and only 534,95G who voted for
Fasset In 1891. Was 1t any defect in the party ma
chinery which left at home last fall those 1922
absentee Republicans
Closely connected with this question of organization
is that OF the composition of the Republican State Com
mttee In the past this committee has had one mem
Der from each Congressional district. But Governor
Flowers Congressional Apporionment law just passed,
is Intentionally unjust TO Republicans. II makes up
eighteen Democratic districts out of thirty four.
In these eighteen districts there only about 100000
Republicans: whereas, in the other sixteen districts
there are 100000 Republicans. The anomaly would
thus be presented, if the Republican state Com
mittee is organized under the old system of minority
Of Republicans having a more influential voice In the
affairs OF the Republican party than It's majority.
There fewer Congressional districts in rural New
York under the Flower Congressional Reapportonment
law than before in the history of the State conse
quenty, there will be fewer Republican members Of the
State Committee from that part of the State. But
NnNr l. iust
as ever That is where the Republican party must get
It's votes to elect President. There Is just as much
need as there ever was for the Republican party TO
have active energetic that part of the State TO
get out the Republican vote. Republican leaders here
think the Republican party should not bllndly follow
the lead of the Democratic party in Its method of elect
ing State Committeeman, but should adopt some other
pan which will preserve to the Republican party It's
workers in rural New-York.
Some Republican members Of the Legislature favor
q State Committee consisting OF one member from
each county except New-York, Kings and Erie To
these counties they would give one member for each
Congress district. This would give NewYork ten
members OF the state Committee Kings five and Erie
two, while the other counties would have fty-Six
members. This would make state Committee OF
seventy three members. An executive committee, Of
course could conduct its business at the headquarters
in New York, at present, but the state Committee
wOuld know that it had member OF members In every
county of the State. Frequent meetings in New-York,
during canvass of the members Of the entire State
Committee would conduce greatly to the OF
the party at the polls in the fall 1t should be added
that, with Congress districts large the XXlst.
containing five counties; the XXIId, containing four
counties the XXIIId containing five; the XXVIth,
containing five; the XXVIIIth. containing five; the
XXIXth, containing four and the XXXth, containing
five. it is absurd to think Of one Republican State
Committeeman knowing anything Of especial value
concerning the political drift in his district II he
represents of these districts.
Many prominent Republicans have engaged quarters
at the leading hotels, among them Thomas c. Plat
Warner Miller Chauncey NJ. Depew, Frank IIlscock,
Louis +. Payn, H. G. Burleigh John Camp, J. 5.
Smart, Michael J. Dady, Bernard Blglin, J. Sloat
FaSsett, John c. Kenyon and Francis Hendricks The
convention will be called to order at Il O'Clock on
Thursday, at Harmanus Bleecker Hail. by the chair
man of the State Committee, William BrOokfeld,
of New York. The principal work Of the convention
will be the naming Of four deegatesat large
to the Minneapolis convention, and 1t Is
generally believed that that the Big Four Of the 1898
convention, Messrs Platt Miller fscOck and Depew,
will be chosen. There will undoubtedly be an even
ing session. and possibly the work may be carried
Into the next day. IL Is said that William a. buther
land OF Rochester, will be the temporary chairman
The preliminary arrangements for the convention
or, rather In the hands OF a committee Of MY ap
pointed from that well-knOwn and popular 0e1nza |
tion. Eugene Burngame is the chairman Of that com
mittee, and the secretary is Charles Z. IempctOn.
There also several subcommittee The committee
will act as a reception committee sub committee,
Of the arrangements at the hall. Admission to the
convention Will be by ticket only.
The State Committee Will arrive here on Wednesday,
and viii hold session at the Kenmore In the evening
The New-iork dele1uon viii reach here late On
delegates will first attend the ceremony Of laying tho
cornerstone Of the Grant Monument.