New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-29
INDORSED BY MIR. MILLER.
HE FAvORs ENLARGING THE STATE
COMMITTEE.

OF , MEMBER OF 1T EX-oFFICIo-ThE
pprsrxr ADVISORY COMMITTEE" NOT
ASKED TO GIVE ANY COUNSEL
Tho r-onostlon for charging the Republican state
COMMITTEES made by the Campaign Committee al the
po,,h,,can C,ub OF No $50 Ffth-ave.. as presenter
-, Tho Tribune Yesterday. meets the cordial APP
nrovaI Of the leading minds OF the party MANY
welknown Republicans expressed themselves "
favor OF the plan yesterday None app'auue' Wv
schcme more warmly than ex-senator warner ''''
Tor who is outspoken in advocacy of more repre-
,,o h,dv ~ delegates in the State Committee
,t h. Ala mt coincide with the detailed plans
advanced. s ,,o.rs
.My views on that subject were io'''' t.,
ago " said the ex-senator. land am as s'ro"e'S -.
favor now Of an increase IN the state 'o''
membership as | was then. Inc OASIS "a o'i - =,
ont organization Is not only inehec'iVe' p". II '"
~ strife IDEAS and trades of every KIND a, our
sta,o Conventions at which the committee"ie" q"
,oar., chosen The result Is that many OF theSe
alleged representatives are mere hsurehednS' an
stand for nothing In the politics OF the'' '''"
Many Of them do nothing but come DOWN mere '''
quarrel with the county chairmen over INC "
hutton Of the campaign money parceled out 10 'nc
several districts They are who'y "''"ou' ""0
s,.o -, IN. ro,car condition Of their districts ana
,h ro,orts they send to the State Committee are
usuarv worthless This every man who mas hau eN-
perence knows TO be true AM, .o
81, could not well be otherwise. Mr. Mlhsr pro-
ccclod Here is committeeman l"'
who renrcsen:s five counties in his congress US
,r,c, :, is very large territory for him TO ae-
ouo,n. himself with. To cover 1t would De an III
possibility for him. and he does not attempt "
an lie knows sometimes what Is going on III Ms
own county though not always but ne ra'es voc
any idea OF the political conditloh III Wv 80
counties Of his district. II Is likely tnat "'"'''
exist between him and his county chaH"'"' ""'
the chances are that they conduct tneir cd'''"'
vi,hou, paving the slightest attention TO MN
What earthly use is such A State Committeeman
to the party? We, what L large rTonor"0" u '"'
committee docs tbs Gr'cr p ~ ha n,an he would
suggest AS a remedy for the present cohd'Uoh Vi
affairs. ex-senator Miller said: , u,.o,,, p.nub.
81 believe tina; the chairman OF ever! ~ a,
ucan County Committee should he an eNo,i.cio
member OF the Republican State Compute tee;
Tnmniies having more than Senate district
wholly within their borders should havc an I'LL I'LL,
uould give counties like New-York. kings ana
Ere their proportionaic influence. pan o, M
nnmb"rs doubIing the size Of the present body
A. the same time. IL would FIX the responf DIN
Directly on the man who conducts the canvass IN
' * state committee formed should in Turn So
which should have charge Of the campa's e., J.,
would probably be well II iheSe NM ,r .,
Executive Committeeman were CHOSEN rom ou' s,
the regular committee Th,t you'll 70 my rg nst'
susseson a. all Events NY charman rOI
ably sure TO have his hands fui' at nome ana WI
hnv lite time 10 spend icr" III N'N YIN
would have IL thoroughly understood that every
member OF the Executive Committee should enter
,non his duties with the expectation that n" - 10
remain at headquarters throughout the campaign;
The work Of the Executive tommlttiee must 81
course ho subject review rs IN" fu1l sta'r ON
mlttce That Is not the case WIN 'he present F-Nc0'
tive Committee. II IL supreme. =, - -.
MIR Miller said that ne did not concur IN me pan
under consideration by the Campaign Conmitt'e o,
,he Rcnublican club for A state Commute" bas'l
ON Senate or Assembly district lines Such a rep
rescrtation Mr. Miller thought incongrn9us
The unit Of organzat on. H. sill Is inc count!
Tho suggestion of Senate or Assembly district th"'
has Tho same fatal weakness as me present on
rrrss district Then committee 81 ~ Incinb s
would proye IrNieliy ] am opposed 10 ho'h, uu'
/ am a frm believer In the doctrine ih'i cv.r'
rcun,v ought to have representative. S.'V'iA
Years ago had ali the county 'hhirineh nic.i ~
,hc state Committee during the campaign We ma,
several meetings OF this kind ana the results were
highly satisfactory. , .,, -,
himself Sir PLATE and Mr.. Dcpe~. ever h"a
m"ettnr Mr Miller replied IN the neGatve A.
least he said II have never been asked To attend
one In fact so far my recollection goes nee
have been invited 10 attend ~ star" commit,
meetings in any capacity What Wa rXlrrteI OF
us when they put three Of rs on the aHeser "a
visory Committee the state committee am uh'
shIe 10 saw II the advisers have any functions
/ have not been Informed OF them