New-York tribune., 1895-10-19
NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLUBS.

NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLUBS.
THE GOO GOO TICKET THE Work OF MEN WHO
WANT TO BE A NUCLEUS"
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Il the 'so-called Good Government ticket
actually the ticket OF the Good Government clubs?
Is it not rather the ticket of the little body oil
gentlemen who apparently seek to make themselves
the nucleus of political party? The indlca-
tions are that a majority OF the members OF the
clubs do not support the delegates to the lately
held convention where these latter organized and
entered the electoral campaign as new party -
the mon partisan" party-with s separate munich
pal ticket Many OF these members seriously qies-
ton the validity or "constutionality' OF that
action.
As to its improperly upon largely divided vote
OF the convention and its ineXpediency at the
present crisis IN municipal affairs there seems to
be no reasonable question. We. members who DO
not support these new-party gentlemen, stand py
the Committee OF Fifty. We not truly repre-
scnted by these delegates in convention and in It's
Executive Committee who persist In going on with
this separate municipal ticket business.
II we express surprise at the entrance OF these
gentlemen into the political field as the Good Gov
ernment Club party. and suggest that 1t consti-
tutes an unwarrantable exercise OF their power as
delegates, they answer. "Why, for what were We
sent as delegates. IL not 10 do what we did, TO
nominate a ticket standing for our principles" etc
Then tncy tT.uUlpndutly ulspOSc oi uS Ds tdhih5
parliamentary legal position, saying. the thing
is done: IL can't be changed except by two-thirds
vote OF the convention. and ii is too late to do that
So there We are. But do not want TO be cassed
s following these self-constitued leaders In thiS
new departure. Therefore. In order TO aid in hav-
ing this fact more widely known to our fellow
citizens | ask your kind acceptance OF this letter.
To what state OF mind Messrs. Pryor. Tucker
Ieavitt and Company have come Is In some meas
ure indicated by incident at the meeting OF
club crwenty-fourth Ward) held on October l5
which resolution was adopted requesting the
withdrawal OF the Good Government ticket and IN
structing the clubs delegate on the conventions !
Executive Committee TO that effect.
one OF the clubs delegates. after a long recital
OF the committees labors and difficulties. that
finally compelled them to take the decisive step
the ''berty or death" stand-before all the people
OF nominating a ticket and sticking 10 it, waxel
eloquent and compared the Executive Committee
10 The band OF patriots who threw overheard the
tea I'm Boston Harb0r and preclpiated the Ameri-
can revolution, and suggested that. events
great I'm results to country followed that pa
tr.otic burst OF action OF those Boston against
the counsels OF prudence eXpediency, from
this nominating and continuing in the field the
Good Government ticket may follow results big
with Importance and Influence to this great city
and country.
Behold citizens OF New York the l,tt.e band Of
determined modern patriots, who shall be known
as having in this month OF October In the year
1855 precpitated the new American revolution
against the tyrannical government of political
parties. ~ .
Gated by that speech and who stand firm the
rock OF their pride OF opinion the proper leaders Of
the rank and file Of the Good Government clubs?
ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF q. q. CLUB X.
NewYork, Oct IS, 1925.