New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
REPUBLICANS MAY CHOOSE.
SEVERAL PLANS FOR ENLARGING THE
STATE COMMITTEE.

VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS IN A CIRCULAR SENT TO
THE VOTERS by TIE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB-GooD AND
BAD FONTS OF EACH EXPLAINED
Acting In the capacity Of public adviser for the
Republican legions. the Campaign Committee OF
the Republican Club OF the City OF NewYork has
issued a circular. In which various plans for en-
larging the state Committee clearly, briefly
and impartiay discussed. The circular points
out the glarlng constitutional defects Of the pres
ent system and submits categorcally. three dis
tinct plans which reorganization might be
based and two combination plans
To enable the voter to assist his theoretical
consideration Of the matter by comparison with
the practical precedcnts established In other
States. all necessary data are given as to the
plans In operation In the Republican organiza-
tions in Connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts.
Michigan. Pennsylvania and Ohio
In their ultimate analysis the plans submitted
are based either on numerical representation Or
on territorial representation. or on territorial rep
resentaton modified in extreme cases by popula-
ton The first and third suggestions OF election
by Assembly or Senate districts are purely
numerical. The second. OF election by counties
is purely territorial The fourth and hfth. which
embody the idea Of one member for each county
except whore county includes more than one
Senate district. are composite basis
TEXT OF THE CIRCULAR.
The circular in full is:
TO the Republican Voters Of the State Of New-Yor<
OF the city OF New-York held July =, 1885. the fol-
loNins resolutions were adopted; ~
Res lseI, That the Republican CUP, OF me C'sy OF
New-York recommends to the next Rtpubican state
conv,niion that the State Committee be enlarged
AMI that the basis Of representation Of the party in
the State Committee be changed
Resolved. That the Campaign Committee be au-
thOrizel 70 present the foregoing resolution to the
pubic and 10 The next state Convention in such
manner the said committee may seem adv.sa-
be. together with the various pans oI e"'"'5 80
mont that have been or may be sussestei &C.,
mttee presents the following address.
Thc State Committee ior many years has been
district in the state. Al present. tnerciore II con-
sisis of thir.y-four members. TO which has been
The colorei voters. and an Advisory COMMITTEE u
three. consisting of the Hon, 7. G. iatt tA, hon
g. VI Deycw ami the Hon. Warner Miller. making
total ~ thiry~ight members. OF the Congressional
districts. Eve lie In Kings County eight in New
nany ani Monroe ''nnNrs, & W%nris % on' ana ,nhr ~
lachmoui am part % rr"- oir, M, ,''i - 20
inc afte.n districts -FOUR consist OF Two counties
each, iour u three COUNTIES two oi FOUR counties
The following twenty-five counties are Directly
renrssent.l IN the state Committee. viz. queens
KIN Richnioni NeW-York We-'chester. Orange.
Ia, ,-i,.ss t1,umih.a Albany Green. ST. Lawrence.
-, o.u.,n oneida Hf6ome GnonGaga. Wayne
sfrut' n Or.eans Monro. Erie and Alcgany. The
remaining thirty eight counties hay" no resident
,ver mat Mr. Miller and Mr.. Plat. a. members Of
the Advisory Committee. represent h'fKiIn'r ehI
Tioga counties. there remain thirty-six counties
eitholt a resident member OF tho state Committee.
va. raiiaraugus Ctyuga. 'hauiauqua. Chemrng.
DhcnanSo. clinton Cortland. De.a~Arei Franklin
Iiil,or Hamilton. Gcne-~e Jefferson. Lewis. lav-
lngsi,n. Madison Montgomery. Niagara. ontario
seh.es.,,iy schoharie Schuyler. Seneca. suGok
sullivan. Tompkius. Ulster. Warren. Washington.
Wyoming anl Yates
RAD POINTS OF THE PRESENT Plan
II a. quite clear that the state Committee. thus
Constituted based upon the Congressional district
uian of representation. which leaves thirty s'x
countl,s-more 'nan hail " the counties or th'
state without resident member. IS not sufficiently
representative ia character. nor close enough To
ne people 20 secure ~" best results, - man an
.tirr.a-fIiiy cover 4 Congressional district con -f
INK ~ four Ms" corniier curing a campa.Sn "rd
ascertain 80 thoroughly and as ac'nfai'f as Snun'
D.. The conditions ana needs ~ IN" party IN 50
b,,,s ~ rerresentation by couniie- or by dis
tricts which relate 20 State affairs. seem. more
appropriate than representation 10y 'onFrrs ,lyha'
varies with every United States census and is
nk.lv to diminish rather than Increase, senate ana
Assembly districts and counties are divided h}
Consrcs-onal district lines. fact which has otter
ei 90 dncui'y AMI Confusion IN The noiee ~ stat
The STATE of Sow York : ars, stat II contains
corllng - state census ~ i'ss ~ contains pop
unton of Gal32ii Tn" total vote In 1891 ~ts l-l'-
~ ls the most important state. Tn" Republican
party should. therefore. hay" On" most oncitilt
active ana complete oieinl"aton throughout '"r
State that can be devised
Tho STATE Committc" is charged with ana heii
responsible for the management of the STATE cam
paien It's efficiency depends largely upon the a.
cunacy of It's knowledge Of the political conditions
existing In every part of thr state. and th' skill
AMI ability with which It conducts th" campaign.
u should know through rs own members IN"
actual conditions existing In every district or the
S.stc throughout camptign. ana an lHp'rtHH,
duiy o. ~ members shouhl be 10 o,tun "'.'
promptly furnish 20 ihc chairman such infoi nation
forests OF the party would BE- promoted bt "ni"IS,
ing the membership Of the State Committee anu
chansing The basis OF rs representation. hrng.ns
1t closer to ~" people and making II more repre-
sentative body.
VARIOUS REFORMS SUGGESTED.
Tsc following plans OF enlargement have been
suggested.
Frst-I, Is proposed that the state Committee
should consist Of member from each Assembly
district. ~ now fixed 10y the Constitution This
pan would create a committee Of 80 members.
The advocates OF this plan Insist that such com
mttee VIII be none too large to Sepresent the
G73 SIS Republican voters OF the state, and 10 do
thoroughly and intelligently the work devolvlns
upon the State Committee. and ihai 1t Will be
sufficiently representative in character to satsiy
the just expectations OF the party. viii be IN close
touch with the people. and familiar with in"lr
conditions and needs in every campaign. Such a
committee would be- fully competent to plan and
intelllgenty direct State campaign with energy
1t is claimed by those who oppose this plan
that "A committee OF $50 would be- TOO large and
urw.cdy.
Sccond-It is proposed that the state Committee
should consist OF sixty members. one from each
county with the further suggestion tnat the chair
man OF the county committee should be ex-onicio
The member OF the State Committee from each
county
The advocacy OF this plan is based upon the
Proposition mat thc county is OF ought TO De % lne