The sun., 1894-12-17
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REPUBLICANS SPELL HhRMoNT
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Close Canvass 70 Secure Votes In the
Next RepubIicnn Coupty COmmittec.

go-e of Mr.. Platte visitors Testerday-A
Close Canvass 60 seeure Votes In the
Next RsPubiicnn Coupty CommIttec.
Yesterday was devoted in great part by local
Republican politicians TO conferences relating
to the reorganization Of the Republican County
Committee. Some Republicans who are known
as voters in interior counties participated In
these conferences and seemed to be specially In
terested. The reason for this interest Is said to
be due TO the fact that the only live issue In the
contest for membership in the new County
Committee which will he decided at tho Assem-
bly, district conventions tomorrow night II
whether the State and the city machines will
act In harmonious accord.
Mr.. Jacob NJ. Patterson, who is a champion Of
harmony Of the sort referred TO, held con-
ference with ex-senator Thomes C. Platt, who
is said to hold similar views. Mr.. Edward
Lauterbach Of the Twenty-hrst Assembly dis
trict, who has been suggested as n good man TO
be at the head of the rerganized committee
as representative of this harmony idea, was also
among Mr.. Platts visitors. Mr.. Lauterbach
dlsclaimcd any intention Of running for Presi-
dent OF the committee:
81 know thi. man Lauterbsch very WELL"
said he, "and am satisfied that he Is not the
man for that place. You can put me down ms
unalterably opposed to Lahterbach. I'm for
Cornelius Van Cott."
Other conferences were held by delegates
elected to the conventions In the several Assem-
bly, districts for the purpose of fixing up states
with the idea OF putting them through at tho
conventions. In some districts the object of the
consultation was to see II one or more men
might not be sent to the County Committee be-
cause OF their personal popularity. Conferences
of this sort were held in districts where II is
understood that the opponents OF the State ma
chine nre strongest and where there Is no inten-
tion OF pushing the harmony issue too promi-
nently into view. One little caucus OF this sort
was said to have been held in the Twenty-third
Assembly district, among the participants being
Abraham Gruber. Frank Brainard, Alderman
elect William NJ. X. Olcott, and Frank ii. Platt.
he broken. 1t contains the names of Simon Gavin,
Denis Shea. Augustus Starboro, and William
II. Ktlboy. Shea, who was the old leader In the
district, resides In the damond-back Twenty
be led by Joe Levenson, Dan Isola, and Insect
O'Connor.
1t was said yesterday that the friends Of hsr-
mony confidently count on getting more than
mittee. They have as yet no candidate for
President, but they say that President William
Brookfield said before election that he would
not be a candidate fog reelection, and most Of
has announced himself In the field again and
expects tho support OF the old Arthur Round
Table element OF the party.
Fred ): Gibbs was not at all disturbed as TO
the stand the representatives in his dstrict-the
Thirteenth-will take on the issue OF !" For or
against the State machine" He said that the
Convention would send q delegation united
For"
There must be harmony In tho ranks of tho
Republican party throughout the State" said
he, II II is to carry out the reforms which the
people have intrusted IL with. 1 am glad that
is psgy SsheS With
duty Of working these reforms, and not any In
dividual or committee"