New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17
TT WILL BE A HOT FIGHT.
LIVELY TIME IN THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE TONIGHT.


,,.,h,,,, no,rts IN a red-hot fight this evening
-, ,ho EYftb Avenue Hall, No. 27 West Forty
.ocond-st where the Republican county 'oiii.,.
too will meet FOR organization. MI DrooA"e'u
friends and supporters held conference ""o'
lasted until late hour last night ana u'o nv
hesitate 10 let II be known that the t''e io' 'o''
sooIso had passed As Columbus o. Johnson one
Pion'' ,.so,d.s s,anchest and ablcst advocates.
said: I'VE prefer defeat to SUCCESS IN" ~ 10
,..,.od ,brouch a compromise WIN the ere
man, nov, seeking to control the party III ' s
Tho success OF that element means 'ie :,
lion NJ the organization to the persona 40
men who ought to nave no '
Republican organization 49,, aha, will take
7, carnot be definitely predicted "na' w .,
.,aoo -, ,h,s evenings meeting but the pest Ju"e
,aon, y, well-luformcd election district Supp, '
,oat night was that there was posS,'''' .
,diustrent of the lid and Ntn Di'''' a,,..
IN thar case the battle will be fought 10 VIC H.
7, bowever these contests or either o. '''"
,orrod IN the Committee on Elections no pe''
80 ,,vo ,ion can be effected until feDruary'
:. ,as believed last evening that the @'t-'ai'
,,, PATTERSON combine" had decided TO prevent /"
nostponernent If possible Mr. P!att anu NE
fear the results which may ioAo" '''e -,
tho Power OF Removal bill and the PATRONAGE w.
o. n,u MT into the hands of Mayor Strong lH-'e
fore they may think 1t wscst to nave me e'e.'o
come off this evening. The ant'-brooKhe'u oo'e',s
os,ocialIv dread the appointment of General Ahso"
= Nccook as Commissioner OF Public W orhs lhes
think that II General McCook should De p'aoe' a.
tho head of this big department ana men VIM a.,
M, dlsnosed to take orders from MT. I'at' S''o'
succeed the presen. Tammany han oihoia.s ="
charge Of other departments, the chances might DC
h,o for the election Of a Patterson-Gibbs-M Murray
Van colt chairman. Yet the Power OF RemoVai ac,
may work lust such changes In the city government.
with the inevitable strengthening and ex'ehs'o" u
the Brookhc.d lines ,
Mr. Plat Is quoted az being extremely anu oI.'e'rs
onnosed to General McCooHs appointment as PUBIC
~ -, C,nrotssioner and hints were freely given
Yesterday that obstacles would have to be overcome
IN the Legislature and several kinds or dinicui.,eS N
MOVED before Mayor Strong would find his ABILITY 10
remoye and appoint wholly unnanpeieu'
Mayors refusal to receive Suggestions ~
rus,ic. Patterson and Police Commissioner Mui'"s
bos hecn productive of threats and insinuatohs
which would be interesting II they cou'u NC 'aN
TO an authoritative source -, -.
10th sides were for giving up their strength ias'
night and profess confidence In the hhai ie''''
The chances for a fight are exceneht any ~
whether the permanent organization Is uiue, .'Ne'
This evening or not The Brookfeld party VIII i'o'
let the temporary organization go by delaui,' i"e'
are not disposed TO let the forpiuden anu ~
rent forces" which contro. the combine s"P '''.o
the saddle through any weakness or iach oi sp"
on their part Mr.. Brookfeld VIII be the cahu.ua's
OF the election district forces for temporary char
man n the permanent organization Is postpohed
until February. Edward Lauterbach may oe p'''e'
against him some other representative VI '"e
anti Brooknei people may be taken up '"'eSS
some sort Of compromise now not Iookeu io' oop'
ND there viii almost certainly be hght 70 the
finish.
Mr. patt arrived back in Ncw-York yesterday
from, his visit TO Governor Morton at Albany ana
was said TO be devong his attention 10 'ne 'e'''''
ii think" said leading member Of The C9nR ny
Committee yesteriay. uaI ans ,bo, "a involved
In this night II they do not; they certainly VIII
before it is over Mr. Brcokfelds defeat tSImor
row-,hat Is II he should be defeated which
Gombt viii not be the end Of It by any mans
1t viii be really only the beginning or We OF pa rv
reorganization with honest purpose we nifue,
howe'rr. some mstakes put nom 80 cErowd This
was the weakness OF our cass and ,S han MI n
tied himself 70 the chr ,5 a 'ne We did have
some faith in MIR Patterson and his trends;y ,hss
ss osr reward Why everybody knows that
they betrayed US to Mt fla'' '"e ''''
'"e Sow they propose to 50 even further not
satisfied with being permitted TO hve poio ,i,;
ronas 20 turn this county TO Plat. Just
Jake Worth turned Kings county 0 Yo imagine 10
,hat men like Bliss Thomas. Butterteld ana for-
Ter OF our committee Will quietly submit 10 SucT
y hing II YOU do you are greatly mistaken,
tell you the Republicans Of New.York are as tircd
OF MIR Plat as they are OF MS nenchihen, ra,,
lives OF the reputable elements OF the party ana
hv | the great mass OF noHest VIZ. >
who mo ont last fall and smashed TanHiany
and the Democratic State machine we propose TO
nyht Mr. Plat boasts that he has votes enough
40 beat Mr. Brookheld and he insolently asserted
nyer his own signature the other day that he pro-
posed 10 do so unless Mr.. Brookheld ceased 10 take
rounsel from certain people obJectionaple 10 Mr.
Plat Well POSSIBLY he has majority OF the
committee but what Of that? Do you suppose that
we shall tolerate a return to power OF that Tam
many Republican gang? Not much We made tne
present Republican organization and we can make
another better and stronger In every way, anu IN
Jar less time And shall do II. too II neces-
sarv You can say so AZ emphatically as you
please We do not ask Mayor Strong or any one
else TO interfere We attend TO this matter
ourselves William Brookhed has stood for honest
marty organization. His candidacy embodies the
principle Tor which we fought We ask no better
issue than the one presented. IL Is clean. honest
notifies against Plattlsm and We are ready TO enter
the lists to morrow night or any other time we
have got to have a reorganization. anyway, so let
us begin NJ once -. ,,..-, ..,
one thing Is believed to be- absolutely certain.
that Mr. Brookfeld's defeat will be followed by
the designations Of the most conspicuous members
Of the committee. No arguments that can be
offered will prevent this II Is said.
GRACE MEN FAVOR THE REMOVAL BILL"
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