New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
WILL TRY TO KEEP CONTROL
PLATT AND THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
THE MACHINE WORKING AGAINST THE REoR
GANIzATIoN OF THAT BODY WHICH IS PRO-
POSED TO BE MADE AFTER THE RE-
APPoRTIoNMENT OF THE

GANlIATION OF THAT BOD1, NliltH - iINO-
POSED To BE MADE AFTER THE RE-
APPoRTIoNMENT OF THE
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
A number Of Republicans assembled at the Re-
publican city headquarters in the Telephone Build
ing. at Sixh-ave. and Thirty-eghth-st. last even
ing. brought there by meeting of the Committee
on Organization of the Republican County Commit
tee of which James NJ. Doremus is chairman
Incidentally of the subjects talked of at the
headquarters last evening was the approaching re-
apportionment of the city in June and the redis-
trcting of the Assembly districts TO increase their
nrmber from thirty to thrty-hve, in accordance
with the new State Constitution. The necessary
changes in district boundaries furnished plenty
of topics, but especially absorbing subject was
the reorganization Of the Republican County Com
m!ttee itself, which Il has been generally supposed
must result from the reapportonment. 1t has be-
come manifest within few days that the Platt-
Lautcrbach contingent do not intend TO permit a
reorganization of the County Committee until next
January If it can be prevented The Platt faction
proposes 70 hold on to the control the rest Of the
year Its leaders anticipate complete reversal OF
the Lauterbach triumph Brookfieid at the next
trial OF strength and are DESTROYS of putting dis
OF rs long as possible They therefore advance
the argument that under the party's local consul
tuition adopted under the auspices of the Committee
of Thirty, reorganization can take place except
at the FIRST OF the year. 10 rcoTSdfllHe uuiHb VIC
summer oven when the change is made imperative
10y the new Constitution of the state. would be- In
the view Of the legal cxpounders the Plat side.
subvcrsve Of the fundamental law Of the Republic
/ can party in this city.
The leaders OF the opposition take radically di-
fcrent view and expect 10 be able 10 demonstrate
that a denomination % the committee would Dee
not onv lawful. but must be- effected Immediately
after the rciistric'rs in june. They believe aISl
that the rclrcauiZ1tDn VIII result In the delivery ot
the organization from the domination OF Thomas
Z. Plat
The most important case before the Committe.
on ORGANIZATION last evening was the petition or
the Plat men ~ The NNINth Assembly district ask
ing that tho NNiNth be- rcOrganlZtl on IN" groun
that the constitution has been violated through il-
urc 10 hold The prescribed meetings OF the election
district ORGANIZATIONS Tho real object Is the desire
Of Kraycr and others who were expelled from the
Hell Gate Republican club for treachrry 20 tlelr
constituents IN voting for Lauterhach and against
Hrookn.d 90 Wrcst the district organization rom
General Coils. The committee prud"nily concluded
to takc - action last evening. but the contest be-
tween the factions IN the district VIII probably
come mp I'm another form.
Other matters 81 complaint before the committee
originated w election districts ~ the lst MIN ana
! NIXth Assembly districts ana were OF uNld'
! character.