New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-25
FOB THE STATE CONTENTION.
CHAIRMAN HACKETT HERE-THE PLAN ~ In
LARGE THE STATE COMMITTEE GAIN
ING SUPPORT.

CHAIRMAN HACKETT HERE-THE PLAN TO En-
LARGE THE STATE COMMITTEE GAIN
ING SUPPORT.
Chairman Charles W. Hackett OF the hep"p"-
can State Committee. arrived In the city last eSe
ing and had a long interview with Thomas - Az
AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel. other members Oh 'he
state Executive Committee are expected to-day
and n call for a meeting OF the Republican STATE
Committee will soon be Issued MI HacXet' sai'
loo evening that the State Committee would prop
ably he convened the latter part OF July, perhaps
the 9th 10 fix the day for the convention Inc
Platt leaders appear to have agreed on ua'e III
sep,ember preceding the 18th OF the month
The informal committee OF Republican leaders VINO
have been calling attention 10 the non-representatVe
character of the State Committee and have been
asking the cooperation OF Republicans throughout
the State In the plan OF effecting its enlargement
are much encouraged by the answers they are
receiving TO a circular showing that In the present
State Committee only twenty-five OF the sixty couh-
ties In the State represented. Cornelius " Bliss
Is chairman OF the committee referred to- Since
the circular was issued the following welknown
Republicans who were expected to join IN the move
ment have authorized the use OF their names ~
members OF the committee: Ex-senator TITUS
shcard Of Little Falls. A. +. Eastman. OF water
VILE and Henry w Cannon. OF New-fork
Nearly all OF these are members OF the newly
incorporated Republican State Club. No. y East
Twenty-second-st in this city. whose primary oo-
feet is 10 eliminate bossism from the councils OF inc
marty to bring the best kind Of Republicans In the
state into nearer personal relations with each other
and to elevate OF the party in this city and
State The men In this movement believe that they
can get along without taking orders from ]. T.
Platt They think that Mr.. Plat,s grip on the state
Committee can be looscned by Increasing i's num-
bers In the manner proposed Ex-senator Sheard In
his letter to Mr. Bliss. said
am in favor Of an enlargement Of the Re
publican State Committee and heartily indorse
the plan Of member to each Assembly District
Mr. Eastman. OF oneida County. wrote:
| am In hearty sympathy with any movement thai
will bring the management OF our party IN clos-i
touch with the people. and | know o' no bcttci
way than the enlargement OF the state Committee
and the movement which you are making has my
hearty commentator. II IL the power of TN
masses that should seek. and not that or TN
few We want cultivate broader and more
magnanimOus spirit In the future than "" nave y
the past: and In our legislative halls we want inef
who will carry out the wishes Of the people.
Instead OF the close corporation of thirty-nv'
members the enlightened leaders OF the State favo
a committee OF 80 members. one from each Assem-
bly, District This plan one similar 20 II. WILL 8
is believed. receive the sanction Of the convention
Ex-Railroad Commissioner Isaac V. Baker jr
OF the State Executive Committee. Is looked 70
here to-day Mr. Baker, Il was reported last even
ing. coming to explain to his boss at the Flftl
Avenue Hotel how II was that the Platt faction va
badly whipped In the Washington County Re
publican Convention last week by the anti-Platt Re
publicans under the leadership OF ex-congressmai
| Henry G. Burlegh.