New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-10
THE ORGANIZATION FORMED
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Tammany Hall and we have no fears rs 70 the result
abirtv are making gloomy predictions about me loss
- tho State tins d! IN consequence or the iact a',
III -, reorganiZ' according TO their notions. there
n ra,,,'S he TWO rival organizations in the held
, STRIKING PRECEDENT QUOTED.
TO. me quote a precedent on this point to quiet
the minds of tinlid brethren. In 1911 mere
anDearei at the Republican State Convention the
representatives, of two general committees anu
Two organizations Of the party in the CITY anu
county of New-York. each Calming the seal or
regularity and each sending fun delegations. one
represented the friends OF Mr.. fenon. ,he o ,
the friends Of Mr.. Conklng. II was drCisNe 1,ai
OF strength between the two divisions; Mi .
and Mr. Ccnkling, colleagues in the me- ,'r'
senate were both present upon the scene Oh DiIIe;
Nr Fenton had skin ANA experience III Po.iuc"i
management, Mr. Conklng was 9oii du nar,sns
from Tn, council Chamber Mr.. ConkiinS WIS upon
the moor II rnG seyera scndd battles
vention about 10 compromise - '.i'..t ,S
both delegations. with equal voice and vote. when
Mr. Conklns took the floor. ana by Il PyWerlui
speech succeeded in changing me froposvsu pan,
Upon his reso.ute call the Fenoil d,e;a , was
excluded and his friends were "ft IN fail control
of the convention and Of the part oTsanx W IN
dletan politicians shrank back in horror They pre-
4 Escon an p Sye'" comk s and his res
cursed as traitors. The abuse that has been
saSTersa upon mr ms Gs sst w days he
has had the courage TO say what others only dared
no,bing compared with what Conkling had to
endure But when the polls closed that fail 1t was
siate for the frst time since 1866. (AppauseJ
That my friends was the beginning of Republican
finned fer decade thereafter until the twilight of
great leadership came. To the man who was de
nounced as traitor then there is statue now
standing in Madison Square.
THE CONTEST MEANS LIFE AND viGoR.
Republican divisions means party activity: it
means life. vigor AMI aggressive force. We welcome
it. for know tina; 1t Will lead TO better things
(Appause) Why. year ago there was not lie
1foe,
an assembly district contest. To-day every election
district from the Battery TO the Bronx is on fire
in the strueee for SUPREMACY APpause} nmndreds
identifying themselves with the partys actions are
being brought into the ranks by one side or the
come all Elements to great task Of overthrow
Ing ne we speed s 10 ou ' The gh
II must go on and when it is finished. We shall
see the best Republican organization that this
civ has had since the days of Arthur. Npplause)
AN EsTIMABIE HoDY OF GENTLEMEN
You will observe that have INDUCED in per-
sonal illusions to our opponents in this work of
organization. They an estimabe body of gen
tlemen and they represent thirty votes | beg
pardon. I should have said twenty-sx votes-for
the City Record dscloses the sad. tormenting
truth that Il per cent of the committees members
failed TO register or cast 1a a AGAINST Maynard
this with a monstrousy impractcable plan, con-
between us ana them. with their big names. bigger
plan and little organization of thirty members, re-
a hundred times: Or; Depew. Colonel Ochtree or
seed S~ os of ,S 1t
Star state had great biz raw,boned racehorse
ANIMAL Mc There he 'oV Was not much style about it. but
its going and drawing powers were tremendous.
section on the track or in the eid one day
xermon'eT aong With With rdH little s1 Bnck II aw
princely ancestor ran in her veins, Her owner was
proud Of her and b & ws n IN 'a dh a OF
The Texan suggested a trial of speed. The Vernon
Gg no ast long s @ TeSan r a M
thermometer. The little mare was not in it; The
After the race was over they came together. He
from the Green Mountains vented his spleen by
upon the Texan replied Darn pedigree without
the Committee of Thirty body of estmable
gentlemen They have got great IT, big pan, H.. bm,
Al plan and of the biggest organizations that
the Republican party has ever had in this county;
(Applause) We afford to be good-naturel
under the circumstances There is one member of
the committee. however. who has departed from the
Ing in a pubiishd interview that there are not a
dozen men Of good character or persona influence
Der of the committee than Colonel George Bliss had
said hS esn might g n nyn gu that no B Hss
His position toward this movement recalls 10 mind
one Of those Western cyclones which has been tod
by that remarkably clever versifer Mr.; Eugene T.
"Ironquill." I'll tell the story in his language:
once a Kansas Zephyr s'rayed.
Where a brass-eyed bull pup played;
And that foolish canine bayed
At that Zephyr IN gay.
Scmdio,ic way.
Then that Zephyr In about
Half jifiy took that pup.
Tipped him wrong side up:
Then IT turned him wrong side out.
And it calmly journcyed thence
With barn and string Of fence.
Gentlemen, In the words of him we loved in life
and honor in death we have only 10 listen above the
the Republican part in this county properly re-
with its ensgns respondent with illusrious
achievement! marching TO certain ana j., epdurng
Cheers and long-con.inued applau.-J
DR.. Hamilton Williams. as chairman Of the
Conference Committee. presented the list OF
vice-presidents and secretaries. The vice-pres-
dents represented the thirty Assembly Districts.
AS the names of popular leaders were read they
were warmly cheered. The list which was
adopted in full was as follows:
Vice Presidents William A. Cummings, Thomas
F. Harrington Frank J. Martin, DR.. Tllck "; c.
Burke, John stiebling John Murphy; Thomas Mar
G Can Di Dz R EG ssan R "sh Rs
amfs RI epen '? g. j. spok
John Hobson. Peter Lsmmermeyer X : Browneii
McDonald Harry Grasse, General Michael Kerwin.
James oakley, Wllfred s liimler ,,,,,. 7,
Huber, a. a. ste,ler and J. G. McMurray.
THE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
s.ephen n. Simonson. Of the XXVIIth Assem-
hlv District chairman OF the Committee on
Plan OF Organization. submitted the draft OF
the Constitution. 1t was read by Secretary
Voullaire. many Of its provisions evokng APP
nlause as they were read. The following is
abstract:
The document opened by declaring the delegates
to the convention TO be the accredited voters OF
the Republican party in the city and county OF
New-York" The constitution provides that. on
the second Monday of March. annually. associa
ton shall be formed I'm each election district and
shall elect a chairman and secretary. who. with
one member shall manage the affairs of the
spectiye districts and act as n Board OF Registry
for enrolling Republican voters and shall transmit
10 their Assembly district associations the names
Of the officers and copies Of the rolls In case two