New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
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tary Of power AMI soe unit OF org ttnns IN con-
,1o n.senoh,cd deegates should be chosen "'-
rec;.y 20 the County Committee
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ShSl rN'
The two systems were Therefore 'sS'"','.'' 80
emit In the first there was NJ e.ec'o" Va,
socjation; in the second. there was "o ~
district association. The new pan u.,e'' o,',
dated any Assembly district cohhfV'o" ,,,.,,
through conventions and each lection "S'''
s,ood en,,rev separate. distinct and independent
,o,,, resnonsih,e only vaguely and genera.! ~ W.
County Committee. In the respects rSIr,v was
pan proposed by the .rIo5 by any political party
Win one exception 1t was not ne ,l,i.e r,~re
plan. for in that while the 80 was equally
snpt,a ward executive committee mace up %, %
delegates, well AS head or T0UH 9oy While that
80 as based upon the e.ection district system -,
has .ikewise necessary ieaiHre IN e'ecton dis
,rc, aesnca,ions in its ward town. ana mas IN H.
wise central or head organiziat lion when. While
recornjzing the value Of eeciio dlsrVI 5..,ns
tions and basing Us strength & NV on comforting
necessary to bind them tos ther Dy district
and responsible body In each Assehmr9 , oi.o r.,
these Assembly district assoGaooHS made M on the
rrtnc";o so ong approved 10y the eXce..en' ~
lem Of Tammany Hal. Of delegates CHOSEN "'"'
The r,0 on:y pian bearing resemblance 10 ihat W3
posed by the Committee OF lnH'E o.M"n districts
C,ountv Democracy pan. wherein e.ecNon r,'f.,,,e
having their own enrolment and officers ana ia cn,,
entirely the cohesion and govtrnnivnt "a - hv
remo,e connection with a county commit -. III -,
sentlas the County Democracy pan am ,hs n.cuinr
lection circumstances always prevaLnE ~ ,N,oM,
York than IN any o;hfr sly, ord We must deer
mine what would be the fate in pr'c.'1,ts I'm
t9n Of the same ys'em Te as now .eens IS .how hat
in IN king the new organization caed iei 10y M
remak,ng Of the party in NewYork and the ciea-
ton Of organ.Zaiioh-not lne con- ns,s o."
hear from the best authority what was u, lac
of the County Democracy ana Us pan, 80 ~
,rrSlican Marty here and elsewhere should i be 80
unwlse ever 10 permit the sche'c .. ~. on,-,tf5n
and intrust to il the interests Of state or Aat'nai
elections.
NA1-R1CE J. POWERS TESTIMONY
In an interview with Judge Maurice J. Power
whose intimate connection with the County pemoc-
racy IS too well known 70 need explanation anu
which interview may be found IN full in The com
mercial Advertiser Of about January . lH' u"
describes the p,an of tina, organization and states
graphically its defects He acknowledges nat Il
Mas not only unsuccessful that it very ssnay
Ian ~ he sane plan by Republicans Will inevitably
result IN the very early restitution 70 pu%%e b@ra
,ofore have so long controlled the machinery %. nm
party The reasons. stated by judge iV%''' '.1
be. leader IN Every Assembly district would nat
mraily and necessarily still exist. being ne most
active and devoted pOilNdl "'ih''t 20 ''t
who controlled The most patronage; tha' sucn 80
err in order 10 hod TIE district I1se,nt bo,b
unotiici4! and extra %ou,a sg0" eec;,on d.rct
h hne TAX Thus n the County Democracys
most active man In each Assembly dstrct saw 80
(; ;ha; his primary was hed su, G. this
active leader found himself more strongly lnirsnch'l
IN contrib ana ,Fan 'se %s' Jare Pswr % @
-" Almosi AZ m. very beginning difficulty was found
IN sncmrng polling paces and in getting men t. lake
trfe conduct the elections ana 10 60
sellers extended their Inequalities. and a. one oec
lion out Of about 7c y5nnG-placcs iC primaries
were held In liquor ra.oons. siXty-nve next d".T 70
awhile they stopped holding the primaries sycn IN
the Uauor saloons. except in half dozen different
places in each Assembly district. and the leaders
mittee and those in control of the parry.
''The election district plan In actual practice proved
- be a complete and thorough iAl!uIe ana ~"
on Gn'I Dee Sy 10 the ftc; hat the ccroa dc
trct Plan aid no, proyiie, tn means 10, fTlnc
larry easy f6r men who had once become leaders -
II IS sirnldcan, that already the Brookned organ
ization find difficulty IN obtaining polling It'cs ,ha'
in all the Assembly districts unofficial hcad1uar.rfs
are established 10y and In the different clubs Or ~ BE-
iOns. and that the same old leaders ar" asAn I'D
TIE County Committee Of 1893 a body Of dele
gates II had original power since that eN-
isei only in the Assembly District assoc.atons Sgch
undo which 1t existed. We have INA, consiiui ~
before Us and hnd in IT. hrst article and mn anl
fourth paragraphs. fully and carefully st forth. the
powers and tho limitations ~ I"weis belonging -
the said County Commute. The K"pInlicah
County Committee OF the CITY ana '"unty ~ Nr",
York" says that constitution. snail be- composed -
delegates elected pursuant TO this constitution J.
shall be the central organization Of the Republican
party in the city and county o: Newton ana shall
have the care Of the interests and be charged with
the administration 81 the affairs Of the Republican
party In the city Of Ncw-York and with the promo
.''u 81 iisi'N.'. '"' ~ '' ~
cess Of the party IT may; ~ "A Votc OF t""-thii'H
OF its members present and voting at any meeting.
expel and remove from Office any officer ~ any
Assembly district organization. or any officer or
member Of the Assembly district or Finance Com
mlttee in any Assembly district ana ny Tini.ar
vote may supersede and abolish any Republican As
senbly district organization. ana 1t may direct a
new enrolment IN any Assembly Gsulcl or NV
election therein. to I'll any vacancies caused by such
action. But In no case shall any sucn vote Do taken
excep, upon the written recommendation ~ the Exc
cutlve Committee hereinafter created. signed by a
majority OF AL the members Of said Executive Com.
mittee representing at eas, sixteen Assembly dr.
tricts and representing also a majority of all the
delegates elected 10 the County Committee.
DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
In Article 3, OF the said constitution. the Execu-
tive Committee above referred 10 is provided FOR
and its duties also fully set forth. The only parts
whereof pertinent the last two clauses. which
follows:
1.-THE Executive Committee shall have the general
MANAGEMENT Of the affairs OF the County Commit
tee ana shall in addition secure and maintain an
efficient organization Of the party in the city and
procure a fun and honest vote at elections II
shall have power to suspend and supersedc by APP
pointment pending final action Of the County com
mittee. and Assembly district officer election
worker who may be guilty OF conduct detrimental
to the interests OF the Republican party"
NO POWER TO REORGANIZE THAT WAY.
The said County Committee and its Executive
Committee. under these restricted powers, had
while the constitution OF 1893 prevailed. no right
to reorganize In the manner attempted by the Re
publican party OF this county
1t is a maxim OF constitutional law that powers
not expressly By necessary Implication con.
ferred delegated body remain in the people
Unless then. the right to reorganize expressly
given to the County Committee, necessarily
implied In the language prescribing that commit
tees powers, they had II not. and 1t remained
solely in the Assembly districts and the Republic
electorate constituting them. We defy any
fair construction of the sections quoted to indcat t.
directly, by implication. the existence OF sucl
conferred powers. II certainly Is not in the clause
that such committee Shall have the care Of IN,
interests and be charged with the administration
OF the affairs OF the party. TO thus construe IN,
phrase "care OF the interests w0uld nnthorlzl