The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-21
YES, WE MUST REORGANTzE.
tut WE NEEDN'T let kLB OUH
H1LLOWED CUSTOMS go.

with 1900 Eiecuou nistriet Captains r.
stead at Thirty Leaders MustlInr zee
Favor. VIII rhere re Peace t-Repubii.
can Machine Surrenders, with = Proviso.
Jake Patterson has surrendered to the de-
mhnd for the reorganization OF the local Res
publican machine So have johnny Simpson.
lrod Gibbs George Hiiarl, John Reisen1
weber. George u. Deane and the other disA
trict leaders OF the party as at present con<
gtituted.
The Executive Committee OF the Republican
County Committee met at 2Op Eighth avenue
last night Chairman Patterson presiding.
Almost all the district leaders we're present
notable absentee was Frank Raymond, whe
WAS defeated for reelection from the Twenty
seventh district at the recent primaries He
is I'll. There was little discussion Of
the plan OF reorganization drafted By
Mr. 1iihu Roots committee. The plan
did not meet with general favor but II was
tho opinion OF most Of the leaders that they
can stand It with some notifications. There
was. too. prevailing opinion that It would be
good thing for the party to try the new nos-
trum. reorganization" prescribed for II, and
II was decided to submit to tho administration
OF the unwolcome dose. always, however. hav-
Ing in mind son ethlng which will render the
dose less difficult to swallow.
Henry Grasse. the present Chairman OF the
Republican Committee on Appeals OF the
County Committee who stood at the back OF
Jacob NJ Patterson at the last meeting OF the
County Committee and urged the ponderous
boss to fight to the last tho proposition 10 res
organize the machine, expressed the opinion
OF the machine leaders Of the Foot plan Of re-
organization when he said
am in favor OF reorganiginR the party IN
the county. but think the plan OF the commit.
toe altogether too theoretical"
Jake Patterson was in favor OF reorganiSa.
tion SO were Fred Gibbs and George billiard
and John Reisenweber and Bob Greacen, Mar.
tin Healey. George Wsnmakor. and Peter II.
Mcdonald. All were In favor OF reorganizs,
ton and the new constitution proposed by Mn,
Roots committee. but with certain modifioa-
tions and amendments These amendments
seem TO the machine leaders to be vital and
they viii Insist on them with all the power
which they possess and 1t Is no secret THAI
mittee
The particular amendment which they advo-
Fifteenth District il, publican Association az
ooZ Ninth avenue last night. At that meeting
sSD but bS o
II proposes the absolute adjustment Of the
Assembly district, organization. The issue
VIII be made on the retention OF some SEM
blance OF the present bly, district organ.
iTation This is vital point Under the Root
The present district leaders are loath to give
NJ all their power and know that they can res
tain IT, in measure ut least, IL they can retain
the Assembly district organization.
The argument Will TO raised thes the Root
Republican clubs. at present organized and
comfortably housed. and would give nothing
made Tor the purpose Of IN" reta1 n somstRins
With such an amendment Patterson and hls
fellows feel that they can swallow the Root
plan and not make too fearful a Rrimace. 6MJ9
There ia no doubt that the machine men VIII
arc adamant in their refusal to have anything
less radical than tho Root plan. They do NOD
prve the district leaders of every semblanoe
Of power, and will insist on the adoption Of tho
let PATERSON and Ills friends defeat the
plan in the County Committee" they say, 1T
Viii ma6G Little d tEs %s have q; Re-:
the State Committee. and we will organize the
RepuLlsans OF the city who are in favor Of an
honest organization under the plan drafted by
Mr.. Root. ana leave Patterson and his gang to
make the best Of being political auerrillAs,n
oyustarS% Wifi 10 w ia? sarss a 4ad Ht !n sss
meeting last evening the Executive Com mittes
ing of the County Committee for an adjourn-
ment until Jan IL. 1894. when the Root Con-
sttutlon' as they propose to amend it may be
This arrangement will prevent the consider
tee recenIy Elected and II the plan sSali be
adopted tho new County Committee. which
would meet under the PROVISIONS OF the pres-
guniZed. member OF the Executive Conn
mittee said last night with reference to this:
II we prevent the new committee from Or
Gani2ation We put the kibosh on. the contests
which are threatened from the Ninth, Twentys
sixth, and other Assembly districts. thua end
ing tho iactionnl strife and bickerina which
have been going on to the injury OF the. party
Wore doing this thing in the interest Of party
harmony. We have as great interest," In the
success OF the party locally as any Of the re-
formers who drafted that PLAN"
One OF the funny things about tho situation
Ia the fact that the kickers in the districts
whore there are contests are quite as dissatis-
fed with the Root plan as the leaders, The
plan disposes Of the ambitions OF Would-bo
leaders quito as etrectually as 1t does OF the
reigning bosses. The men who want to run
the machine are therefore opposed TO It.
= William H. Huber, who would like to relieve
George billiard OF the responsibility OF leader
ship In the sixth district. ID one OF these. His
greatest objection is that the new plan does
not provide for a representative who will be
charged with the responsibility OF securing
patronage.
There will lie great fun when 200 little
leaders go hustling for places won't thersfS
Was his comment on the plan.