New-York tribune., 1895-07-23
TO CALL THE CONVENTION.
THE STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET IN THIS
CITY JULY sO
CHAIRMAN HAcKErr THINKS THE PRESENT OF
rlcrRs WILL RE RENoMISATEp-A REroRr
THAT nE AND PLATr ARE PREPARING


Az ANSWER TO THE MAYOR.
No,lces 10 members OF the Republican state COM
mit,.o were issued yesterday by John - Kenyon.
tho secretary. from Syracuse. calling mee.'"s "
the committee by order Of Chairman Chhr'es W.
Uack,tt for Tuesday July So at the Fifth Avenue
uo,el In this city The meeting VIII be heid IN
Paror ID H. at II n. m. and VIII hN the u"'c M"
Mace for the next Republican State Convention
chairman Hackeu arrived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Yesterday morning from his retreat on tue
:. Lawrence River and after he had conferred
v,h Mr. Platt he sent telegram 10 secretary
tse,von n, syracuse II In compliance win
vr uackett's teegraphic message that Mr. Ken
,o, ,ssued the call for the meeting OF the STATE
Committee. . 49,
"rhe only business likely 10 come before tne
coru,,,ce when II meets July 3o.' said MI
Uackc,t after he had seen Mr Piatt ana tee-
r,o,od ~ Mr. Kenyon. yesterday will be TO set
the date and place for holding the state CohVen-
,,on There will be no contests that KNOW Oh anu
I am not In favor Of interfering IN any shou'u
they be presented There has been talk OF ho'u'hs
Tho convention on September Is. but that date rails
this year on Sunday. Ny own idea Is that the con-
yen,ion this year should be called for Tuesday
sen,en,her Il and think It probable that ma
,orl,v OF the State Committee may FAVOR this oa'e'
No good reasons be given Tor an carrier coi-
v.ntion II the campaign OF lsS had peeh one
week shorter David r. Hill would have been de-
elected Governor. Saratoga Will. OF course DC Sc
lect.d as the place for the convention
.r, we start In on September Il we snail nave
c,,v davs for the campaign which will certainly
make 1. long enough What believe IN IS snort
sharp and spirited campaign with plenty OF harmony
among the Republicans. In my opinion the party
above the Harlem River was never !" oe''e' ''"p'
before entering upon a contest
po,rr,nr 20 the subject Of the ticket. Mr.. Hackett
said: -.
"I think tha, the entire State ticket that was VIC
torious two years ago will be renomihateu' i"e'e
have been intimatons that State Controher f'ooe''
dd not feel we'll enough to accept renom'natioh'
I'm, think YOU will discover when the time
comes that Mr. Roberts along with Messrs Palmer.
Co,v,n Hancock and Adams. will accept look
for the unanimous denomination OF all Of them and
for their triumphant election. The convention IN
my view will have very plain sailing"
Mr. Hackett said that Secretary Kenyon ana
Chief Clerk Reuben l.. Fox. OF the State Commit
tee had been figuring out the representation
which each county would be entitled to. and that
Il would show slight increase IN thc humoer VI
delegates to be chosen. This was because OF 'ne
existence Of twenty-five more Assembly u's"ic'S
created by the new Constitution. As each Assem-
bly district was entitled to one delegate FOR each
0Oo votes cast for Levi p Morton at the last elec-
ton and an additional delegate for the major frac-
tion OF that number cast. the increase In the
Assembly district would produce slightly larger
convention this year
us the State Committee or the Convention likely
to take any action the question OF amending the
Excise laws?" Mr.. Hackett was asked
'I don't pretend to say what the committee or
the Convention will do was the reply. i per-
sonaly favor more liberal Excise law than tho
on. now on the statute books. AS far as can
tdre now I think / should favor the Ohio law.
which simply taxes the business. III the liquor
dealer violates the law he must 90 out OF business
II the Republicans carry the next Legislature JUST
and EQUITABLE Excise laws vii! be passed. EVERY.
body knows that the present law was the product
Of the stolen Democratic LEGISLATURE OF lsN ana
that its object to pI the LIQUOR men OF New
York In the power OF the Iammany ieaoe's a''o '"e
New-York police A., . .,...u,.n.
What do you think OF the present enorce"e"'
OF the law In this city,
"i do not care express any opinion on tnat SUP
iect should not be surprised II every county IN
The State follows the action or Fulton and FRANK
lin counties and declares for Governor Morton FOR
President in 1896. and the approaching state Con-
venton might with propriety do the same thing -,
..It was with some astonshment that read
Mavor Strong's recent interview sent out from
Richned Springs but do not desire to make any
comments on II now.
Mr. Hackett added that he might have something
10 say about the Mayors statement. and perhaps
also about Commissioner Brookheld. later In the
day but he afterward left the city for the ORR
entail Hotel Manhattan Beach. where he spent
Mr. Hackett and Mr.. Platt were at work last night
on az answer to the Mayor. which would be given
TO the public to-day.