New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-09
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL
PARTY RIGHTS INVADED.
THE OLD CONTRACT BETWEEN THE RANK AND
FILE AND THE COUNTY COMMITTEE
BROKEN-POwERs UsURPED BY THE
COMMITTEE OF THIRTY.

BROKEN-POwERs UsURPED By THE
COMMITTEE OF THIRTY
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir / speak in behalf OF the thousands who have
declined sign the roll OF organization In the
Committee OF Thirty. so-caed We were enrolled
Republicans under the organization of 1883 ana
1884 authorized by the resolution Of the Republican
State Convention. Under that organization we had
an Assembly district association. with a president,
secretary and treasurer and district executive
COMMITTEES. We had a County Committee consist
ing OF G62 members to conduct the AFFAIRS OF our
party. We had constitution and bylaws under
which both our County Committee and our district
association directed in the discharge of their
duties. and and our fellow members could exer-
else our political privileges.
We regard our signatures to the enrolment lists
express contract that our party should be
conducted according to the terms OF the constitu-
ton submitted to for signature of enrolment.
TO continue until consented to its abrogation,
subject TO the Intervention Of our State Conven-
ton. by which contract authorized.
on December p. 1893. County Comuttee
adopted resolution declaring that 1t was ineffi-
Client. and that party could not be successfully
conducted under the contract it had made with MS.
on the day. and by the same resolution, 1t
appointed Committee OF Thirty. selected by it
from two three OF the thirty Assembly districts
In our county. many OF whom were not members OF
our County Committee and undertook to transfer
to that committee the right TO annul our contract
and to replace 1t with another one under another
plan and constitution and TO invite us TO make
new contract by attaching our names To "A new en-
rolment All OF this done without our con
sent concurrence. or the authority OF our state
Convention. under which our contract was MADE,
and was decided violation Of It's terms ana an IN
Vaslon OF our rights. This Committee OF Ihirty
then took to Itself the whole and exclusive man
agement OF the affairs Of our party which We had
placed in the hands Of our County Committee. ana
,h.r r T Took AVN from MS our district
nd al Of IS County
mittee and its constitution. and put another con-
stitutIon in its place ana ordered 500 of our
County Committee members ont OF office and set mp
a little narrow County Committee OF only 10 ana
upset all Of the constitution rules and bylaws. ana
substituted others under another and mpracticable
plan OF procedure. which Will weaken ana defeat
our party, and 1t coolly asks US 10 sign TINS 'o'
We refuse DO 1t, and stand upon our Inherent
which is reasonable and lawful: First that II shall
that W. shal. nave IN" pIiNHrSe ~ 1rii ms co.,
supreme source OF Republican Organizations 10 WIZ
enter Into new covenant OF organization This
Committee ~ thirty cannot cut our party lovss
lu, it says we are boilers. and that It's action
lucaly bound to enroll under Il. because william
~ our representation and carried away our party
organization. while we stand hNei ana unmoV,
ami exactly In the position ~ regularity un1"r The
authority II the state Convention. and demand the
egrn q our D@5y 2rsA@1 .mani fGf The bower and
privilege - apply 70 the proper tribunal for rs re
organization 80 viii not become party To- such
nonsense We are the regular Republicans whose
organization has been stolen.
This Committee Of Thirty upon ia own showing
has spent upward ~ fl.1. has misus"d me on
PARTY organization In getting ny an enrolment wlcn
i Irregular and unauthorized. and Is suspected ana
proved TO contain numbers of County Democracy
and Tammauy committeeman We cannot h,lrEr
that IN. body 81 intelligent consistent N"punilcahs
who have been induced by the m,sTcprestnhuvh Il
has made regarding Is regularity coi!i nave be'h
lei - lnlor~e ~ action had the SITUATION been
thoroughly and properly explained 10 them for sucn
! expinna'ion would havc unguesiI'naDy hrNrh'itu
tho faacy Of ~ course. Assuming from the -.ar'
that 1, was the only regular Republican organic
/ ton IN tho city and county ~ New ork. am ny
widely advertising and circulating its lalse cam
II has rui-.eI a large clement In our parry ranks 10
the support u \ plan ~ procedure mat must IN
evltahiy lead not only 70 party ln"inct't~ ~
we.kn.ss but to utter humiliation ~ Republican
oryanixation IN our body polite
70 award to II the character OF regularly wou,o
York without hope FOR the future ..,, $3.50.
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