The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
BLISS-R0OT REPUBLICANS
<ssEMBEE THEIR COUNT COMMITTEE
AND WHITEWlsH PATTERSON.

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Oct 81 TIE Fsrty-C. n. Biirs's Speech.
Inside little rallied srscs In Grand Opera
House Hall last night there we're gathered
102 Of the ITO men who we're selected under
the plan OF the Committee of Thirty ne the
Republican County Committee Outside the
railing was fringe Of about 200 Republicans
who were not selected. Among these latter
were John Sabine Smith they let bin sit on
the platform lsterh William Leary. United
States Marshal John W. Jacobus. John Collins.
James A. Blanchard. and A. u. Humphrey.
| The Hesley brothers OF the First district.
| whose seats are contested. were provided with
seats with Jacob NJ. Patterson. Frederick s.
Gibbs, and the others Of the chosen few. Be-
fore the members OF the committee were per-
mitted to take part in the proceedings every
one had to pay men bership fee OF s25.
Mr.. William Brookfeld was cheered as the
prospective Chairman when he took his seat
within the enclosure.
The advent on the platform OF Cornelius N
Bliss. Chairman Of the Committee o, Thirty
with Secretary Ernest Hail and William L.
Strong. William straus. Edward Jsutsrbach.
and John Sabine Smith aforesaid was hailed
with cheers
Mr.. Bliss opened the meeting with q review
Of the work OF the Committee Of Thirty. in
which he paid his respects as follows to the
Milhollsnd element OF the city:
Your committee welcomed at all times
honest criticism. but believed that they had
right to expect from Republican journals at
and methods. one great Republican journal
however. failed to grant that courtesy; it
members OF your com mittee and OF prominent
members OF the organization, and preached to
n n In IN.
editors without avail, and il finally SI bs"sme
was prepared to submit to ths dictation Of
faction. their work was to be opposed from be-
position with regret and proceeded with their
duty quietly and deliberately. deterul ed that
discord should not be encouraged in the Re
publican marty by any net OF theirs.
, These attacks. however. soon followed. aa
they we're BY the eon sSn q dsli.;
place himself In antagonism to the work OF
reorganization. made Il imperative upon your
placed before the neople: This was done. and
hav. every reason to believe that the rarty
the exact situation in this city. The whole
state has been aroused. and II Is evident that
from what is termed boss rule than Il has been
For the committee he then m ade a report ex-
which brought about the reorganization. This
1t has been made the subject OF unfavor-
able newspaper com N ent that several gentle
men, who. as leaders Of districts under the old
and now abandoned system. have long borne
the heat and burden Of Republican effort.
through defeat and disaster. have been re-
elected to the General Committee. Simple
justice requires the statement that the search
ing investigation these men themselves de-
manded has proved con cl usively that although
Republicans had suffered many defeats at the
polls-defeats for which all Repu blicans were
equally responsi bile they had remain ed loyal.
and had done what they could amid the pre-
vailing apathetic condition OF the party TO pre-
serve party authority until better times should
come. They had q right to vindication By
their constituents; they have received 1t. and
have been returned hero with many new mem-
soon to win"
Mr.. Bliss scented prospective. Republican
again, notwithstanding the bright prospects
now before u.s." he said. the responsibility
will rest upon any who shall. by fomentin4
factional disturbances. make such defeat
possible"
He denied that It had cost moro than s1l. $50
to do the work OF the committee.
Gen. Arson g. McCook nominated William
Brookheld for emporary Chairman, and that
gentleman was chosen by reclamation. A
committee OF i've on contested seats was APP
pointed 1t Is con posed OF Job j.. Hedges.
Columbus O. John son. John ]. Collins. Frank
Brainerd. and Charles A. Flammer Then tho
committee adjourned, subject to call