New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
COUNTY CONNTTTEE TO MEET.
ACTION TO EE TAKEN BY REPUBLICANS
TONIGHT.
MR.. BLISS AND OTHERS CONFER WITH MEMBERS
OPPOSED TO THE MACHINE-DANGERs
tn THE CITY

MR. BLISS AND OTHERS CONFER WIN Hr'ipf'i''
OPPOSED TO THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO THE CITY.
About fifty members OF the Repcoiicah county
Committee who are opposed TO the Platt-Lauterpach
machine met in the st. Cloud Hotel Annex III
Forty-hrst-st., last evening and held conference
regarding the present condition OF the equalization
and the plan which ought to be pursued. John Sd
bine Smith, of the NXvIIth Assembly District pre-
sidded and Frederick II. Hatch, Of the MIMI
Assembly District acted as secretary
The questions discussed were TO what action
ought to be taken on the reports OF the stahus co
mittees on Organization and Appeals. re.atlng to
the revision OF the rolls, which are expected al 'he
regular monthly meeting Of the Republican County
Committee this evening From statements made az 10
the probable action OF these standii committees. 1t
was inferred that their treatment would be gen
orally adverse to the representatives OF honest pom
tics This WIS at least believed TO be true as 10
certain election districts.
There was also an interchange of views regard
ing what should be done In various Assembly dis
trcts on the subject of electng delegates to the
Republican National Convention at ST. Louis Inc
managers Of the Plat machine are well aware that
some of the Congress districts OF the city VIII De
apt to send Anti-Machine delegates to 1T. Louis
An effort is therefore. being made TO harmonic
difficulties that might result In eleciinS Delegates
that would be looked upon as nimical to Governor
Morton and injuJe his prestige as candidate Win
a unanimous delegation at his back Inc ANU
Plat men present last night distinctly disciaimed
any hostility TO Governor Morton. They mean 10
support him loyalty.
The prospect of harmonizlng the differences IN
the County Committee through a thorough revision
of the election district rolls was another matter
talked over. Overtures have been received by the
Anti-Machine element on the subject ana PROMISES
have been made the part of the lauterDach
element that evidences of fraud submitted by the
Committee If Twenty five shall be accepted as a
basis for sweeping from the rolls the fraudulent
names To-night's meeting of the County Commit
tee will probably demonstrate whether the majority
sedly in the interest of harmony and union OF the
Republican factions that would be complete ana
honorable 70 both ~ nil,
and other members Of the Committee of Twenty-Five
including Paul d. Cravath. Alderman Elias GOOD
man. General Arson g. McCook and Colonel C. H.
Denison. came In and had a cordial reception Mf
Bliss addressed the delegates. expressing ms
warm approval of their refusal minority OF the
County Committee TO take part In the organization
Of the body they believe TO be tainted and dscredie
by fraud He called attention also to the dangers
the scheme being pushed in the LEGISLATURE In
connection with the Greater New-York bill. by
which the municipal government was 10 DE rahvh
sions
Among others who spoke at last nights meeting
John Sabine Smith the chairman John :; )
Collins Edward S. Clinch. Lloyd Coils. Henry Is
Smith Thomas F. Eagan. Alderman woodward. !.
Albert Engelhardt. James W. Perry W. D. bagg
and D. W. Cantwell
Chairman Smith said after the meeting that no
resolutions We're adopted ns pep ts
election district associations was adopted 1t was
said. and this viii probably be laid before the
No meeting OF the committee was held last even
ing. Paul u. Cravath. chairman OF the COMMITTEE
big Cooper Union meeting had not been definitely
fixed. but that March was the probable date.