New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-19
DIAN OF ORGANIZATION.
,,sr,r1rr1oN OF THE NEW REPUBLICAN
BODY.
,,cr ASSOCIATIONS. THE CHOOSING OF
DELEGATES AND THE FORMATION
AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
COUNTY COMMITTEE.

COUNTY COMMITTEE.
constitution Of the new Republican Or
Si'..tion Of the City and County Of New-York.
ks,.b was adopted by unanimous vote at the
- Union Convention on February 9. is here
presented In full. Its publication is in re-
vs.. 70 a widespread demand on the part Of
a.,ubl,cans who have not yet been able to obtain
..n,es Of It in pamphlet form.
One OF the striking features OF this plan Of
.,.r,zat,on, certainly one that will strongly Inn
we. experienced political workers, is its adapta-
ssn,.v 10 existing conditions. 1t IS essentially
tactical 1t takes the election district as the
wit OF organization. the source OF all primary
..,on and power. but 1t does not require that
~. narty shall have association and per-
.,snt headquarters in every election district
s,ore the party organization can be perfected
:, rscornizes the fact that election district as
.,o,,ons are bound to come in time with the
sso,tbv growth of the party. in every district.
49,, ,bev must come naturally and spontaneously,
.rd must be started and maintained by the
,.ors IN the respective districts. The great Re-
,h,,can marty of Independent voters in this city
80 county is not a field for the display OF any
o,,ss Of paternalism II was the opinion OF
.,a AnuMachine leaders who drafted this plan
.,a, local organizations which cannot sustain
,hemselyes are Of comparatively little value
For that reason they decide that any propo-
e,.ion looking to the substituting OF election
district associations was unwise. ur-Repuolican
and inpractcable; but they insisted that pro-
vision should be made whereby such associations
could be aided in proper and important way.
This has been done by retaining one part or the
old Assembly district plan-the Assembly Dis
.1c. Committee, with its permanent headquar-
ters. which can be used as meeting place by
.,sction district associations until they are able
20 maintain their own.
This Assembly District Committee. which the
Committee of Thirty has abolished in lis plan'
contrary 20 the example set By Philadelphia
Rrook!yn and every other city where Repuoilcan
reorganization has been accomplished success
sully. is vested with power to supervise party
vorl, in all the election districts under H. out
II IS in turn supervised by the County Com
mittee with a membership OF about LOU Ih's
county Committee is made up OF one delegate
from each election district. elected oy 'he
votars thereof. and an additional delegate-at-
large for every $50 votes cast in the Assembly
District for the head of the Republican ticket
az the last previous general election. In other
words. all power is really in the hands OF the
voters The General Executive or Central Com
mlttee under the new plan, consists OF TWO
members from each Assembly district, instead
Of one as at present, thus according representa-
ton TO the minority as we'll as TO the majority
IN each district Delegates to conventions are
chosen directly by the voters Of each election
district. No discrimination is made against
.oflce-holders. the belief being that man does
not lose his rights as American citizen be-
cause he is chosen to serve the public Pro-
vision is made for the enrolment Of every Re-
publican In the county and for the MAIN
tenance Of a permanent county headquarters
with salaried clerk In charge The whoie
plan is in brief, an expression OF the best
thought on this important subject. and is well
worth a careful perusal by every man who de-
sires to see the Republican party reorganized In
such an effective way will make it successful
In the city and State this fall