New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-19
THE "DTSNAYED REPUBLICANS"

We are again indebted TO our Democratic con
Temporary. THE New-York SUM-" for the very
latest information concerning the movements
Of the small coterie OF persons who in the opin-
ion of THE Sun ms well ne In their own are
responsible for the Republican party or 'hs
county and State They had "A conference or
more than ordinary interest on "Wednesday
evening at the Oriental Hotel. Concy Island IL
must have been "of more than ordinary ih'er-
est" for our contemporary beads It's detailed
account with "Repubicans Dsmaycd' IN us
largest type and In Il sub-head announces IN
type one degree smaller that "Platt and HIS
Iicutonants Discuss Roosevclts Course The
importance of the conference, and the intensity
of interest with which the topic named was as
cussed are family indicated by the statement
that ut did not break up until the last train left
for Long Island City. inst before midnight II
will cheer the ''dsmaycd Republlcans"-and 1t
may be mentioned in passing that nothing gives
our Democratic contemporary so much satlsiac-
ton as TO communicate TO disinnyed hepuo-
leans" soothing and cheering information as TO
Mr. Thomas C. Platt's plans for arolisins them
ont of their dismay TO the highest pitch Of en-
thusiasm-it will cheer them 10 know that Mr..
Patt and "h.s strongest supporters In New-lork
County" are sitting up at the Oriental Hotel
until midnight discussing the things that disinay
them There must be very great encouragement
in that circumstance. This Notwithstanding the
fact that for several years past they have been
much more dIsmayed at the results OF Mr. flatts
sitting up till midnight 10 take care OF the party
than at ANYTHING else that has ever happened
TO them.
The gentlemen who sat up till midnight with
Mr. Plat M the Oriental Hotel "diScusSing
RooscveIi's course" were AIessrS. Edward l.autcr-
bach. president Of the Republican County Com
mittec: xPolice Commissioner Charles ii. Muir
ray. ex-Pollce Commissioner Michael korwin
and ex-PostmaStcr Cornelius Van Colt. This Is
a list Of conscrvat0rs that needs no second read
ing With each name there comes upon the dis
MAYED Republicans a perfect sunbursl Of en-
lightenmcnt a sweeping revulson Of feeling. a
gushing overflow OF nope and joy. For 1T this
conference, as appears from "Fhc Suns report.
"the testimony Of those who talked with Mr..
PLAT was all TO the effect that President Roose-
'velts attitude is splitting TO flinders the Rcpub-
"lcan party In NewYork County fact over
which our contemporary restraints It's grief-and
nothing in the world could be rcassurns as
the information that Plat and Lautcrbach and
Murray and Kerwin and Van Colt sat up till
midnight discussing ways and means TO save
the flinders and presently bring them again
into harmonious relations. The party, 10 be
sure has been split into flinders "A dozen times
during the last six months 10y Mayor Strong
and Governor Morton and the Union League
Club and Brookfcld and Bliss and al the rest,
and Mr. Plat has sat up great many nights
inyenting devices whereby 10 save the flinders,
but in the opinion of the "dsmayed Rcpub-
III 4,
has spllt II are finer and thinner and more spln-
terry than all the rest. They are actually dusty
But they know-the "dlsmayed Republicans" do
that II 1t is within the range OF possibility 10
bring these flinders together Plat assisted by
Lauterbach. Murray, Kerwin and Van Colt, can
do H. They are finder aiherers par excellence
Perfectly DISTINGUISHED. too. Bless you. No ons
of them is expecting anything for all his trouble
So the "dlsmayed Republicans read about their
conference and take courage.
They appear from the report 10 have been MI
agreed as TO the fact that Rooscyelts course
was splitting the party into flinders, bu, they
were equally unanimous in the conclusion that
there was no earthly use OF attempting 10 point
"out the disastrous effect his course IS having
ION the Republican vote Of the county, Nar
Gus plans were proposed for saving the flinders
but II was finally decided 10 take no dchnlic
action The encouragement for 'dsmaycd Re
pubcans" Is. however, none the less since II
was resolved that these responsible persons
would devote themselves from now until the
meeting Of the State Committee TO trying 10
evolve some scheme for presentation TO That
body" Let the "dismayed' take courage Some
SCHEME" will undoubtedly be evolved. Mean
time It Is worthy OF passing mention that there
are great many thousands OF undlsmayed Re
pubcans In the county and state OF Ncw-iork
who indulge in the belief that the party which
has stood always and everywhere for the equal
and exact enforcement Of all laws Is not going
to be split into flinders because the men whom
they have elected or appointed 10 office are Nv
ing up to the party's principles, acting honestly
toward all men, fulfilling pledges and telling
the truth There are Il great many Republicans
in this county and State who are not 'dismayed.