New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-28


vention. the State Convention, Of course. took
no action on the subject. The only authority that
the Democratic State Convention did confer upon
the State Committee was that of nominating
candidate for Chief Judge of the Court OF APP
peals, and this power the committee subsequently
exercised by nominating Charles Andrews.
The Republican party, of course Is free TO DO
whatever it pleases. 1t can hold its usua! state
Convention, or, by general consent, the Repuo-
ican State Committee nominate the candl-
dates for delegates at-large. There Is some
temptation for the Republican party to hold a
State Convention, in view OF the failure OF l's
county organizations in the counties of New-1orA
and Kings to get out the Republican vote at the
late election. three-quarters Of Clevelands piu-
rality over Harrison in New-York State being OBJ
tanned in those counties nevertheless, some nc
publican leaders have expressed the opinion that
perlsps it would be well to defer reorgahiza-
ton of the county organizations named untlI the
fall of 1898 when State officers will be clec'ed'
and have the Republican State COMMITTEES seiect
candidates for delegates-at-large 10 the Cohs /
tutional Convention. 1t may be addeu 'lal' III
view of the apparent design OF the Deiooi''i0
leaders TO use the Constitutional convention do
means Of strengthening their control OF ieelS'"-
ton by giving the Democratic counties uispio
portionate representation In the LEGISLATURE
Republican State Convention would rarely nave
more important work before 1t than that WIN"
would confront one which might DC heid III Jan
uary next namely, the work OF preparing 10 oiins
its voters to the polls for the purpose OF securing
nronar and sufficient represent aton in the Con-
stitutional Convention.
There must soon be some debate within "'e
ranks of the Republican party as to who snail rep
resent IL az the Constitutional Convention III
will certainly have sixteen delegates-at-large. anu
ift cantnres as many Assembly districts as IL won
On November s. it will have ffty-four delegates
from tbe Assembly districts. 1t thus apparently
will have seventy-two delegates out oil the Low
who will be members of the convention Inv
ntrase 100 delegates" is used because apparently
Governor Flower does not intend to exercise o,e
authority granted him OF appointing elshe a""i-
tional delegates three Prohibitonists ana I'VE rep
1esenativcs Of labor or aniz ltors II pelng deio'
that this provision i'll the bill Is uncohs'ltu'ion'
and might if acted on, expose al Vhe "oiN vi "'
convention TO attack "A :. .bo ,os+
Constitutional Convention. that OIL ioo r oS ,
able;t membeTS AmoNs !S GSee George William
shall b Champlan Charles j. Folger, Martin l.
Townsend Augustus Frank, Ira y pIntt Camenter
Erancis sylvester, John NJ Francis, Judson ; Ian
don, Matthew Hale, Edwin A. Merritt Leslie SlHeo w
w.
T5omas G.. Alvord, Frank HiscOck, Hobart krum,
Charles c. Dwight. Sterling &. lIadley, El c
G. Lapham Abraham Lawrence Freeman c Una' W
Thomas T. Flacler, .l0hA NJ llammona; ueorge w
clinton. Augustus f. Allen, Norman NJ Alien ana
George Barker. ou,;o Of 1867
also in mr. forward its strongest 1t elected
o. d.Ierates Samuel J. Tiden, Francis herman
Tenrv d Barto, Sanford Z. Church. Geor1e r.
Comstocl, Jacob Hardgn6urghi e0 Mai'S Murphy'
I 29mn Nelson Hugustus Schel Smith N Weed,
Erastus Brooks Walter L. Livingston, l1 Er,,i %
Bergen, Charles 2 DAILY. samuel GSn T. T T%rs'
Ntoonus Gross James Brooks. John +. Develln'
Richard L. Larremore, Claudins L. E Monen;
Abraham b Tappen William Cassidy, Erastus
cornDg Amasa J. Parker and Manly b. M9tcc
II is thus obvious that both OF the great poii III
parties perceived that they. must SEND 'heir
strongest mon TO the convention. - .., 40
VIA will the Constitutional Convention do'
Ono thing leading Democrats say IL VII doll
crease the number Of members OF me AsSeu ny
60 ne 70 hermit Of n full representation II .na'
hodv Of the voters who east their ballots IN cltes
There is whisper also that some OF Gii, Sh"i"a
counties like Putnam, Will be comp'IIel ~ Ero
rn ,bn Invury OF being represented by an Assem-
i IIc and have 70 share one with some other
county. as Fulton and Hamilton share ther AS
Senator Fassett suggested, in report he made
IN the legislature that the cities should, IN
measure. be made Independent OF that n9uN1 Nv
provision in the Constitution preventing thr i]
lature from modifying the charter OF an lhun 1u qua
civ II was Mr. Fassctt's idea that the charler11
Of the cities should be made uniform ana sno. ,b
he affected only by general laws passeu oE .hc
Jocislat,re In his judgment the power OF the
Legislaturc TO pass special acts relating 70 cities,
modifying their charters al will, has caused huch
mischief and loss n the cities and he wonlG PR
feet them from legislative interference Tfop'ny
this il a subject which will largely engage the
attention Of the members OF the convention. ;,,
II is probable also, that the convention VII
remodel the judiciary system by charging INC
Court of Appeals TO sufficient membership 70
keep mp with the cases thot come before II 'luS
avoiding the necessity of having every now and
then second division of the Court Of Appeals
created.