New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-16
CHAIRMAN HA OK ETI'S REPLY.
MAKES A LONG STATEMENT ~ ANSWER
TO MIR. BROOKFIELD.

TO MIR BROOKFIELD
THE ATTITUDE OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE COM
mIrTrE LAST rAlL.-CoMMENTs On THE
COMMITTEE or SEVENTY AND TIE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Commissioner William Brookheld's recoi'cctonS
about the way Mr. Plat and his co.aborerS az TIE
Republican state Headquarters supported the re-
form ticket last fall. printed by The Tribune 'as'
SATURDAY. have not only attracted Widespread at
,en,ion through the state but. 1t appears. have
ponetratel the wilds On the St Lawrence River.
where Chairman Charles ". Hackc't i enjoying
his vacation typewriter statement from MT
Hackett dated St Lawrence Park. July u. was
given out from the State headquarters in the
Fifth Avenu. Hotel. last night Parts OF MI.
Brook.old's remarks were as follows.
\ single incident during the closing days OF the
canvass Indicated the tremendous entl''Siasn
IVann@ Hazel had FOR the success OF the county
ticket 1t occurred when In my capaclty AZ pres
chairman II the state Committee AMI asked for as.
sistancc His reply "Oh. Grace has control OF
mi That M' is the situation Of affairs il it, asked
Then you have no money for us
/ then said: 'Hackctt will elcc' this county
ticket and give thG e ,o RerSrsn in this coun,y
and We will not any hing to the Sta,r commit
tee. either Will wst c FT.w ''S We" "s ''' "0'
i believed At the time AMI believe nov: that
u the Kepuhiic,n randiiatc FOR Governor hal been
elected the Legislature carried and the union ticket
in this county defeated last fal. the Hrpnuncin
State management AZ the rum AV'hu" hV''' 'o"''
have been delighted.
Mr.. Hacket, is represented having looked AT
Mr. Brookaeids statement and then saying
Well may have said something Ike that J
know the state Committee had no money. ana not
only was II wiihon, none but IL " IS ,,in'~,,r ,
the ordinary and absolutely neccs-aFy r<p.Inses OF
the campaign The Co"miii &c. OF s,venty
tiyes Of wealthy mem they hat ne'eI ,o,mli.,mcs
Of any lack Of money in'f h"i , ",, III
were doing campaign work which cost money.
,Ib;S,ions - yrry carfv stare 81 the campaign
and TO such extent that the state Comml',"
should Mr. Bropkneli have come 70 the state com,
mitice for aid under these crcgms,ances lie had
years for he had been IL chairman ana no one
knrT p wa.p 'H ali hat Mr. nrostaeil know c,,hc-
He knew that the men In N" Comm .ii"" ~ ~
pose or .or any purpose except 70 aid the party
which must necessarily provide the NaN inay't'N
ticket. The leaders % the rnlon League are able
very seriously but ohs'-v" that lGi"y they nave
a debt Of thousands % dollars. pa1t - acp.. rn'
II on IT'S legs and taken ~ over az 40 annex - me
Yonr DAYS ago since cornelius y Bi.s decar,i
in a published iniervica In The Soy ork new.
carry on his nghi against The kepubi an oft'i -
ton in this state. AMI har" ~ doubt ih'i h'
On ~. I'm no, going to forget IN p'mocrn'i.
portion " that Honorable" BODY one '''ni.l'''r %,
always had none 70 burn when tae} nno'i 'hy
could attract a crowd oy me ola@" u mace Don
they run an antl-snAppsr ctmp4ign ~ ihf "'"t" III
is,s that cost them scores ~ thousands ~ i0.hfs
and admit thev have enough left enable them -
taxi scores II thousands more TO Chicago 20 help
dlscomni David - NM They not ony dfl al ih''
but In mat very election la, fall they were running
a bo.tine candidate ;or Governor IN order 70 insure
HE'S defeat. ana Il seemed % me thcn era !!
seems to me- now. that they could not have placed
their money 10 better advantage than by giving an
they had 10 give 70 AZ the ,sF't OK ,ho 'om me-
things and believing what d!d believe .9ud haye
done anything but advise Mr. EFookheH 10 * TO
Yes. Sc. thai Mr i,rookneli snys n The H"pub-
Legislature had been elected. ani thr mon 'i,h"'
IN Ncw-York had been defeated. m Republican,
won'd have been del shted" / had MT supposed
that William B:OOkncll was capable 81 making 80
honorah.c gentlemen; AMI with whom J." was not
only content. but delighted. To labor f9r years In
Every weil-informed man understands now deeply
the RcJubiican STATE management al the Fifh
union ticket Its candidate for Mayor Re-
publican; not only Republican. tut Il Republican
who had given his solemn pledge 10 dcai fairly Win
~ ,o rcsses had dsc;ored he wo,ll oay. ,a
the advice OF the representatives. Of the regular
comid have o.Eed }r more and no ~,ndieie of anv
pariy ever promised more than til. to men who had
secured his nomination for han. The Republican
state organization ~ the FIN Avcnu" Hotel"
understood this situation thoroughly. and. under
standing II they did. they had every r"tson I'm
what they could FOR tho success ~ that candiIa'e
and for the success OF The other candidates on that
ticket.
My Oh friend Is suffering from a severe case y
Ovcrwork. II is n terrible task to be compelled TO
furnish the brains necessary to guide TN Union
League club ana it's Mnhoand state club annex.
This occupation alone g. moro than enough for
man. even though he be- very great man. Eat
when there IL added 10 this heavy load the ardu-
Gus duties ~ Commissioner Of PHbl.c Works With
all their carkng care. his efforts 10 serve
and p.acate FrCc-rrador Civil Service rform.r
| Godkin the hand. and to saiisfy tn" urgent
members OF his own na.contcnt faction the
other. then can begin to realize VII, The once
genial william Brooknell has broken down. LIT
him cease his Mugwump atntesmanfhip and his Fl
forts 10 serve both GOdkln and hs own political
| hccers, here for a fortnight and bTca the
In the delightful ozone Of this hcdlth-gvny aimos-
phcre and he will go back to NewYork I'm time
for the fall campaign free from and al un-
charltablenegs. re oar-helded. and believe In
every way better man and better Republican,
Republicans who Mr.. Hacketts answer last
| evening thought II remarkably weak production.
| Nobody about the Republican State headquarters
| In the Fifth Avenue Hotel cared to sharc In It's
| paternity. and there n noticeable disposition
pervadng the corridors TO accord the entire credit
| OF the document 20 Mr.. Hackctt.
Mr. Brookhcld at the Republican club
| last night after "A friend had shown him n copy OF
| Mr.. Hacketts statement.
II hardly think II worth any notice from me. -
| Mr.. BrOokncld said. II NAV change mind to-
morrow and something. but tonight IL does not
seem to need answer