New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-18
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING.

pprs1prNr LAr-TERBACH LArDED-CRiTfclsM oF
THE ELECTION DISTRICT SYSTEM
rb. Republican County Committee OF 1896 held ''s
nnal meeting last evening at the Repubhcan 'o"'''
headquarters, No. li3 West Thirty-eighth-s' INV.
was n large attendance. both OF the present n'''
the newly elected members. BEFORE the fl'"""s
tho question OF a new headquarters was informahy
discussed Next years committee. owing to the IN
crease In tho Republican vote In this city VIII oe
oorrosed ~ OH members Instead OF 49, the present
run,hor Tho Headquarters have been VIGOROUSLY
inadequate for the existing committee. for n'ei"
bership larger by sixtytwo they VIII be out OF inc
question. one OF the first duties OF the III" ''''
mittec when 1t meets for organization on january
q will be to make arrangements for securing
hall which can accommodate tho members an"
others who desire to attend It's sessions
Ex-Assembvman Lucas l.. Van Allen OF tho Win
District vice-presidcnt presided last evening IN
Mace OF President Edward Lauterbach. The rea-
eon for this change OF programme bccam" eV'oe"
when ex-Postmaster Cornelius Van 'ott oiter""
resolutions Mandatory OF Mr.. Lauterbachs services
| in the recent campaign and extending 10 MN the
hearty thanks OF the organization The resolutions
were adopted after speeches eulogistic Of Mr. lau-
| terbach had been delivered.
lanes W Perry OF the XXVIIth District. VINO
| had been chosen originally MS an An'i-Machhe
| mcuber but succeeded In winning the appreciation
| q, the machine element carly In the year. maze
| q sncech In which he unsparingy condemned the
election district system and ranged himself on the
side that favors its abandonment. After congratu-
la,ng himself and his district that he had not been
rechosen 10 membership in the committee OF l%1,
| Mr. Perry said that the election district system
witch had started out with the loftiest promises
| and had been heralded MS positive nniidotc TOT
| ali the abuses and frauds connected with dis' riot
| notifies had proved the most disappointing thhH
| Ever tried nv New-York Republicans
| "et was proclaimed" said Mr.. Perry hs Ger.
| tain 10 vine out district bossism. We were toi
| tbat r. was wholly impossible that bosses could
| oxiat under the election district system. Has II
| nrnvcd true, II so. why do see here tonight
| Georoa n Deane Cornelius Van Colt. Frederick
| 9 Cibbs George w. Wanmakcr, and others whose
! names | might mention. Are they any less bosses
| ,han thev were when this system went into enect
| IN isq9o Ia there "A member Of the tommitte" oil
| thirty who gave this system. who VIII nam
,oin ;bat II has eradicated bossism? las II given
| NO honest primaries? Has "A single promise made
| for il been fulfilled? - J., . r., mn,
| ,,o hack TO the old-styls system. why? because
| ,,nder the present system dishonest men get mic
| ,nu,er no have no right TO be there tn" success
| ~ tho marty depends upon honest primaries. ran
| Conventions and united action The election dis
| ,ric, evstem has given Ms none or these.
| Orcanization members who favor George X. l'id
| ,,o'S mendments to the constitution when are
| 70 restore Assembly district committees ana it
| hr,np about a virtual restoration OF the Assembly
1,s,riict system decided 10 postpone the introduc
| TON Of the amendments until the new committee
| pnocts in January