New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-25
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ANTI-MACHINE REPUBLICANS
THEIR NEW ORGANIZATION
THE METHOD USED IN FORMING THE NEW
PARTY IN THIS CITY


MEN ENROLLED IN A 1ISTrIcT
WHERE ONLY TWO EErU3LI-
CAN VOTERS WIRE Re-
CORDED At THE
LIST ELECTION.
That strong party sentiment in favor OF an
entirely new Republican organization In this
county which has been crystallizng gradually
for the last two years among the reputable MEM
bers of the party. particularly the young men
in the various districts and which received such
a powerful impetus from the disgracefui snow
ing made by the old machine in the recent eiec-
ton. has developed into powerful body under
the name of Anti-Machinc Republicans They
have been carrying the work of cnrolment
under IA provisional organization. This they pro-
pose to complete as far as possible at n mass
meeting to be held at Cooper Union on January
Q. \ formal call for the meeting will be issued
within a day or two. signed by two reputable
members of the party from each of the l,l40
election districts in the county. The object Of
this is to show the widespread character Of the
movement. the thorough way in which the work
Is being carried forward and the representative
character of those engaged in 1t; that Is to say,
the who identified with it are not con-
fined to any one class OF citizenship, but embrace
a-bank presidents and nod carriers, merchants
and aborers manufacturers and mechanics. pro-
fessonal men and clerks, artists and artisans.
This antl-machne party is different in
spects from ali the other organizations
which have been started here Of late. Unlike
most Of them. 1t has had thus far little to say
about itself. All its meetings have been entirely
executive in character; not a word concerning
them has reached the public Even when the
enrolment reached a figure above that Of the
actual entire membership of the old organization
the leaders have persisted in keeping cut Of the
newspapers until they felt that the time had
come for a puolic demonstration in the form Of a
n1ass-meeng In other words, they did not pro-
pose to speak for and to the Republican party in
this county until they felt that they had the
character and numerical strength TO warrant
them in doing so properly. There are now on the
rolls nearly 900 voters. and at the present rate OF
progress this number will be more than doubled
within thirty days. The cid machine claims to
have the names of 10000 voters on its lists, but
every intelligent political worker knows how
these lists are padded and how the names of the
absentecs and the dead are pressed into service
4. every contested primary. AS an actual fact
,berc Is not an average attendance of fifty men,
bers at the regular monthly meetings in the dis
,ricts and more than two-thirds of the member
ship Is merely nominal
RADICAL MEASURES NECESSARY.
The anti-machne party represents no epheme.
raj effort. II is made up of men who nave oe-
come absolutely convinced that there IS no nope
Of Kidding this city OF the Tammany gang 'na'
now infests 1t long as the Repuphcan OF
ganzation is practically controlled by the Wig
wam Before anything can be done IN the way
Of heating Tammany the Tammany-Repuohcan
leadership must be abolished To erect thiS'
radical steps are necessary. No reorganization
will suffice The utter futility of all such hali-
way measures has been suflcentiy dehloh-
strated New methods are desirable put ne"
mon :, holds are imperative. The Philadelphia
plan il favors but not in the hands OF 'he oio
machine leaders Any plan the execution OF
which would be ir their hands would be rail-
ure and farce. For that reason II diners
From, the Committee of Thirty. That body was
onnointed to investigate the bad work. the IN
competence or treachery in the various dis-
tricts on Election Day and report plan OF re-
organization. The result Of It's inquiry al'er
fraud was a practical vindication OF all coh-
cerned: its plan Of reorganization was such as
TO commend it to every district boss in the city.
vot nrotest was raised against IT, Why? Be-
cause. after due reflection. they had decideo
that so long as the new order of things was
10 be undertaken by themselves and their hench-
mon they could thanks 10 their old allies OK
the Wigwam rest in perfect confidence that
they would be returned in n blaze Of glory.
Such n deplorabe result the Antl-Machine Re-
publicans do not propose TO toorate-at least
without n struggle Instead or trusting 'he
,,chira hv reforming itself to represent fttingly
the party they have cut loose entirely from IL
and carried out in a sensible, practical way all
the best features Of the Philadelphia or election
district plan. Instead of waiting for the OLD
machine and Tammany TO form election district
associations they have begun this work In way
that must commend itself TO all falr-inihoeo
members Of the party. Two or more repu'ao'e
men are selected first to take charge Oh an AS
sambly district These in turn select TWO others
for each election district. carefui house-'o-
house canvass is then begun and carried out
until everv man opposed 10 Tammany rule mas
been seen.
THE ENROLMENT BLANKS.
Tho orrolmen, is made on blanks bearing this
heading: ,., o.r,r,,,,ion
,.t ,ocb,re Republicars of the City and County
of New-lork'
Ueadouarters Executive Committee,
M llo2 Broadway. corner OF Twenty-ii'n-st.
We the undersigned voters OF the - hec'o"
D,s,ric, Assembly District believing that the
n, y pe,uhI,can organization in this county fails
% ,,,resent the party properly. and that the inter-
ests OF the city and state. as well as the cause
Of Republcansm in Tew-York, demand new
or,,aniza on do hereby agree to assist In the work
of reforming the party lines to the best OF our
ability.
Name. AuuieSS'
These blanks, when folded up, are sent to tho
Assembly district leaders or committee and Tor
warded to headquarters. where after examina-
ton and comparison with THE City RECORD
they are verified by inspectors from the central
Committee to that no fictitious names are
handed In How effective this work Is may De
Judged from a few illustrations taken at random
from the returns that have been sent In from
the lower parts OF the city.
THE I'D ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.