New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
FAvoRING THE ENLARGED COMMITTEE

FAvORING THE ENLARGED COMMITTEE
REASONS WHY THERE SHOULD BE MORE REpuR-
LIcAN REPRESENTATIVES, FROM THE
STATE INTERESTED IN THE
WORK OF THE PARTY.
The pan for the enlargement Of the Republican
State Committee which was published In Inc IT'D
une last week has been generally approved by the
papers throughout the state Inc ioho"'"s aie
some of the opinions expressed:
THE jamestown Journal"-The Republican Legis-
lature OF last winter drifted away from the peope
10 enlarge the State Committee would tehu "
bring the leaacrs OF the party nearer tne peop,e
and TO restore the confidence that mas peen asrc
represented on the State Committee. ,,
The Albany state."-..The State speaks irankiy
because II speaks unsclhshy. We have no axe "
grind, no narrow purpose 10 serve IN upnoiuihs
this attacking that individual keepn. sssaa
the aim OF our Efforts we are opposed to
and WHOSE eonre Is n pary wants no
oigarcny- less does IL want despot-to
Republican voice has a right to be heard, and every
Republican voter has right 10 iair anu eneo'te
THE Rome Citlzen."-wi;h the committee en-
slant touch with every Assembly district and the
committeeman from that district wou.d no. nav s
SO large territory but he would be abe 10 pos pos
sess a thorough knowledge OF the condition Oh me
party forces IN every township HnGes ,ls pS o
the party could be more Thoroughly o'sa"'Ae0 i''
active and effective political WORK .,, .
The Goshen E on OF ,he iSGS
Republicans in the Empire state has right 20 hase
voice in the management OF parry comcer ms anu anu
no Republican whether eminent or opsGule nss thy
right 10 impeach the loyalty OF others because nuy
do not agree with him in regard to matters Oh OF
The Ma.one Farmer"-we believe that a radical
reorganzaon Of the comm nHs ee enbcansm we
hope that the Franklin County delegaIes' WnVersl
their utmost influence 10 bring such reorganiza-
ton about before We reach the same idSeoiIa ~
Of the State the last few years Their example oe
should prove valuable lesson 10 neptoIian an. VI
W.T." The MorrisyiIIe Leader The Republican state
Committee of such states as Pennsyva wanna ,a hnu
the proposed committee for New-York state ana II
would Seem that there ought to be no opposition 70
State just representation The STATE COMMITTEE iot,Nn
for each Assembly district can Keep IN '1 bsn
a committeeman representing large terrluory, IN
worthy o of enco"ragemen as unauestohably
committeeman from this county one rom Aile
ana and dwS work in Campaigns than
the committeeman allotted TO tne tniee
uo of the committee BY Congressional districts
The same opportunities for better service by an en-
larged committee would likewise hoiu soou /" any
The Dansvle Advertiser" The point is to make
the State Committee as largely truly representa- .,
tive body possible. representing the real sent-
ments Of the electors Of the various LOCALITIES Oh the
The Warsaw Western New-Yorker"o m nth, the
the Hon Cornelius \. Bliss is the head, Albany
| Erie Kings and New-York would have sixty-elgnt
| two II would thus be impossible for any four or
any five counties TO dominate the com ssor is
not one OF factionalism but of equitable repre-
sentaton. , :, ,oaaurs =, tho
party are guided by wisdom they will recognize the
strong sentiment in favor OF the plan under con- on
dousing in cold water any suggestion for restoring
party in he Of Ss this scheme
for enlarged representation is resisted BY me ma
chine chi IN the Of Sc sn state the
difficult will 1t be to control 1t for their own ends
Ii Is exactly this dominance OF bossism wnlch inc
men who working for this reform are contend
"The Schenectady Daily Union"-The reform OF
the State Committee must begin with the Repub-
lican citizens Of the state in their caucus tunS
ference to duty lack Of courage on the par, OF
reputable citizens. SO long VIII sehsn pont r,s
schemers direct the practical AFFAIRS or any party
be the conventions or committees large or small
no, ween the State Committee and the rank and file
the better the prospect for mantainns an active
Pd soe prncpe which
should have controlling influence in deciding for or
mittee is that the committee should be what It's
name implies. representative Of the VIII Of the Re-
The Worcester Miassl Gazette One state
committeeman from every district Is not not a very
|
| lican vote of New-York State. 1t seems to Mr..
| Plat altogether too large For that reason the
| State Committee ought TO be increased as pro-
posed. Still fear very much that the Repuo-
iicans are not going to get rid Of Mr.. Plat In such
| easy, off hand fashion as that
| THE Springfield CMass9 Repubican.-TGhher
little doubt that the Republicans OF the state
are getting exceedingly out of patience with boss
ism itself, of which Plat is merely the most OBJ
| noxious present incarnation. Ii Is not wholly In
conceivable that there are others Mr.. Bliss has
| hit it In the sentence: THE private party man Is
| expected to contribute to campaign funds to vote
| for candidates assigned for his support by pre-
arranged conventions, and otherwise 10 hoid MS
| peace"
| THE Mail and Express. indications are
that when the State Committee meets again 1t will
| be constituted of one member for each Assembly
| district under the apportionment or, In other
| words 1t will be increased from thirty live members
| TO 80 members. This is the change so earnestly
urged by many leading and influential Republicans
| throughout the State.