New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-17
TO REORGANIZE THE PARTY.
CITY REPUBLICANS ACT.
4 Biz AND LIVELY MEETING OF THE
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
PROVISION MADE FOR A NUMBER OF WELL.
KNOWN MEN TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES OF
TREACHERY AND REPORT A PLAN
OF REORuANIzArION-SOME
STRONG SPEECHES.

OF REORuANIzATION-sOME
STRONG SPEECHES.
There has not been for many years livelier
meeting of the Republican County Committee
than was held last night. and the attendance
by far the largest that there has been IN
a long time The reports that the present
county leaders were to receive a severe over
hauling for the condition of the county organi-
2ation had served to bring out nearly every
member Of the committee who could get TO
the hail. and before the regular hour Tor the
meeting it packed
The precaution has been taken by the secre-
tary Of the County Committee 10 prevent 'he
presence of those who had no rght 10 De
there by issuing cards Of admission to the men,
bers so that only they could gain admission
In spite of this precaution many men WHO
were not members were admitted JACOB NJ
Patterson and the various district leaders were
on hand early, and they held a brief conference
before the meeting was called TO order Jonn
{ Smith the chairman Of the committee. did
not take his place on the platform until some
time after the usual hour. and when ne did
so there was buzz OF excitement Tor IL was
expected that the proceedings would be OF the
liyelcst kind. Antcipatons were realized. MT
Smith made "A speech compimehtihS '"c ~
puhllcans on the recent victory and then, turn
ing upon the subject rppermost in the mihd Oh
every one present. declared that If the party
must be purified it must be purified WITHIN the
ranks. but he hoped that 1t would be done
IA Lincoln said. with malice toward none ana
with charity for all"
HOW JACOB NJ PATTERSON WAS RECEIVED.
Mfr Smith then recognized Jacob NJ. Patter-
sop tho chairman Of the Republican County
Executive Committee TO allow him to make a
renort from his committee Some Kissed and
others cheered him. His report was in the form
of a resolution which the Executive Committee
had adonted at its meeting on Wednesday, and
which he had been directed to present Mr
Patterson prefaced the Introduction OF the reso-
luton by saying that since the last election
there had been charges Of corruption ana frand
against certain district leaders. The consttu-
,ion of the County Committee provided seVerai
ways In which such charges could be inVesu-
gated but the Executive Committee had decided
that the best way To- get at the charges was To
appoint n committee OF leading Republicans To
investigate the accusations. and see whether or
not they were true.
Then Mr Patterson presented the following
resolutions:
TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES RESOLUTIONS.
whereas II 1, charged poruon OF the public
pre-, Of this city that certain representative renDr' OF
the BODY and have been uma'hiu tr'acherou' ara
a.oval to Republican lar'y aud IT. cai'tiH'ie@ anu
wh,ra, The County Committee is aeslron> o. a'cer-
,anina thc uuih the fa-iy u rie~" ac'u,atohS 7"
the ma nat rronlt and decisive action mas BE- taken
by H. thci,vIon tc IL
Hraol,.a That Horasc Porter. Cornelius " Bliss
Fllhu Root, D.nlci g. l,oliua :. V. H. 'rugr. Iran
M.rrli, Charlie. \. rauncr. Mycr > isaA'' an" frl'-'
uau tr appointed a committee 10 nv"-tgat" th' "t
such chars ana L report n e"1 O'e' ~ ~
of their inNc.ticatlon-.
E..ol,.d That the splpers makins the charges Ie
fc,I to be- requested furnish said committee with such
t,ei. a. are I'm their pos-,-s!n rclnt ng thcrto.
Resolved That committee snail have lower t. MI
,acaacic. IN IT, numt'r
THE DEBATE BEGINS
The resolutions were read by Mr.. Bellamy the
s.cre,arv They were listened To with the
closest attention and at the close OF the read
ing Mr.. Patterson moved their adoption. Then
the debate. which was the warmest that there
bas been in the committee Tor a long time.
began.
Edwin Einstein was recognized by the chair
man. and he Immediately started to attack the
resolutions and the county organization as IL
now is managed. He declared that as FAR as
any investigation went II was utterly worthless
and unnecessary. What was wanted was Il
reorganization There was not man in the
room he said who did not believe that many
OF the returns which came In on Election night
were fraudulent. II was slur on the ih,eih-
gepce Of any man tn ask him To believe that
there were election districts in which only one
Republican vote was counted In my Judy-
m.nt there is no need for investigation what
over What we need Is reorganization. The
Republican party In this city for the last SIX or
seven years has not been what IL ought 10 Dc.
We ought TO have an organization III inns CITY
,r,tb 100 600 votes and we would have II If the
nconlc had any confidence In the county or
ga nization What do we want of investigation!
AN IMMEDIATE IEoEGANIzATIoN NEEDED
Mr.. Einstcn then proposed as an amendment
IA Mr. Patterson's resolution. that "A committee
no appointed to prepare Immediately plan for
q, reoreanizati,n OF the county organization.
This proposition was cheercd intensely. Mr.
r,nstein named the members Of the committee
whom he wished chosen. They were Cornelius
y bliss. Horace Porter j. Iiarsen Rhoades
George w. Lyon. Elihu Root. William Brook
eeId William Strauss william l.. Strong, LIS
nerard Stewart Joseph H. ChOate. Horace Rus
soil Edward Lauterbach. Colonel George Bliss
Edward Mitchell, Daniel Butterield, c. II. T.
coIis James $. Lehmaier. George j. Seabury
Charles Stewart Smith. Daniel G.. Rollins. Colonel
Z " r. Cruger, Isaac Schurman and jesse
Sellgman.
General Coils seconded the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Enstein. He said that he was In
full accord with 1t. and that he had come To
the meeting with resolution oi s'ini'aI
nature intending tc introduce II. He said ne
wanted to enter his protest against the poor or
ganization which the Republicans have In TINS
city, In Philadelphia, where he came from on
the night before the election. the Republicans
in each district know just about what voters
are coming out and how they are going To vote.
"'The voters there vote. and they do not nave
TO be paid for 1t either he declared with en-
phasis Il don't believe In investigating com
mttces. Let us have new organzation!
Ex-Judge Ernest Hall said he believed in the
amendment offered by Mr.. Einstein. owing
to the management I'm some OF the districts
the Republican vote In this city Is constantly
decreasing. instead of increasing.
job T. Hedges. the leader of the NIth AS
semby District, said that the Republican or
ganization I'm this city had not the confidence OF
Republicans III man In this organization IS
dishonest he must leave IT.. II man cannot
give reason for the vote of his district ne must
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