New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
.cv1N1EY STATE LEAGUE.
lively MEETING AT HEADQUAHlEHo'
ropv AN ORGANIZATION APART FROM
THE MACHINE TO PROMOTE MKiN-
1rY,s ELECTION.

l., tho headouarters Of the McKin-
IN. League No. 20 East Twenty-second-st.
f! -o,,aed last evening with representatives
Teie league from every part OF the state cahed
Of IN. ,or the purpose of pushing the plan OF
tse" ,,zation 10 take charge OF Mchinieys
81 l., tho Empire state. The overwhelming
es, y, the meeting was that the Platt ma
seH' =, ,ba state and the Lauterbach machine
rh,e o,,,tv could not be safely trusted with the
" H., NJ McKinleys campaign.
@"' chose present were Cornelius y. Bliss.
A"O- s,dsd. ex-Congressman Edwin Einstein.
WIZ orar lanes A. Roberts. OF Buffalo: Major
V""" r. Rayless OF Binghamton; Professor ID.
T.9 ,,rs Francis Wayland Glen. of Brooklyn;
,,,y-nan p. Watson Gardiner. of Amster-
~" nv " Smith. of Chemung County; Henry
'am, ..o,r ~ New-York: State Committeeman
= h.s Iacobs. OF Kings County Deputy Attor-
,oh, n Davies. Of Utica, chairman Of the
H,,rcan County Committee of Oneida County;
NY y provn. Of Hornelsville; Thomas Fitchie
senator George w. Brush. Of Kings County;
-,. Brown OF Steuben County, Russell S.
DI and Dr. c. G. Il. Klophel. Of Oneida
'V """,y. ". Mayer. OF Onondaga County: b. II.
O0'. .,sor Of Troy; w c. Burr. of Yonkers; ex-
p~h,vman John II. Clark, of Niagara County;
n HetleTlDStpll, VI isiN"i'S''N NO"''''
Lawrence. of Brooklyn; Charles s.
~-sys OF Albany; William l. Herendeen' presi-
i'' the ontario County Mckinley League. Of
U.r.va. Lewis Hall. Of Niagara County; E. NJ
o =, cortland, and c. D. Barrett, of Wayne
County. -. p,,,, - Cro-
,.,h John E. Mill olland William Henkei. John
s.,nsor Or. A. s. Houghton, Jacob Cohen
" xoenie William F. DAILY. W. II. Huber
" pohsrtson, T. st. j. Gaffney. f. thinner
lanes B. Townsend, DR.. E. d. Tucker,
rsu,, paer F. Won Beesten, Henry Platt' Mar
49, " usslev. j. H. McManus. j. G. McMur-
-, . K. McNellis. E. II. Healey. George t.
..r Thomas Sturgis, Robert Tod Dr.
80 " Winterburn. L. J Conway. Robert
= Rrecktnridge Lowell II. Jerome. c. II. South
.Lck I R. McKelvey, c. II. Southworth and
many others
In taking the chair Mr.. Bliss made surrlns
zach in which he intmated that the time hau
,,e for the loyal men of the Republican party
. assert themselves. The important campaign
~ the Presidency should be conducted, MI
puss thought. by men IN thorough sympathy
WITH tire candidate Of the party. 1t should not
hs trusted 10 the representatives OF machine
which had done all In its power to defeat the
Kill of the people Mr.. Bliss resented the at
,aeks Of Mr. Platt on Major Mckinley. and made
some amusing references to the attempt of po-
Nucal adyenturers to create an artiiicial panic
for the purpose Of injuring McKinley's chances
t,r the nomination at St Louis
State Controller Roberts addressed the meet
irg and said that he was in thorough harmony
with the excellent Republicans who were pres
Sroro all IF State The PARTY In en-
ierng upon the great campaign of 1896 needed
new blood. Ii needed TO rid itself of the political
hrnacles that had fastened themselves upon the
o-ganizaton. Mr.. Roberts spoke of the urgent
iced Of reform within the organization
other speakers were Senator Brush. eX-As-
xmblyman Gardiner. Professor Hoskins. Mayor
hyless, Thomas Fltchie. r. c. Brown Deputy
lmorney-General Davies Edwin Einstein and
Pal D. Cravath. Every mention of Mckinieys
lane by the speakers was cheered with enlhu-
Essm.
Mr. Einstein, in the course Of speech that
bristled with telling points. said that 1t was a
sgrace and an outrage that Mr.. Platt should
stack as he had done the preferred nominee
II the Republican party for President, sentl-
nent which was loudly cheered. These attacks
against Major Mckinley, Mr.. Einstein said,
Republican party favored. and about 93 per
ent OF the Democratic party would vote 1or
Laughter and applause)
The necessity for a new organization was
7nder consideration Mr.. Einstein said 1t was
generally understood that Mr.. Platt had three
,uarters Of the working politicians Of the State
With him. but Of the 10000 voting Republicans
of the State not less than 80 per cent were
against him. The speaker appealed TO the Re-
publicans Of New-York to join In reform in
Ide the party.
Mr.. Einstein said that he went TO see Mr.
the other day and told him the time
% talyA nj 1a$f on n
hands OF the men who were using 1t for their
own purposes and place IT in line With the
sentiment OF the party which favored the nomi-
nation Of Major Mckinley. ''Mr Lauterbach re-
piled. Go ahead and do as you please. ] told
him." continued the speaker. that was exactly
what the people intended TO DO They intended
to put the organization IN NewYork City in ac
cord with William Mckinley" prolonged ap-
pause)
Deputy Attorney-Cieneral Davies " no has been
the chairman Of the Oneida County Republican
Committee for three years. stands in no fear Of
his townsman, Chairman c. w. Hackett, and the
State machine. Mr. Davies said that the time
had come to upset the authority Of Mr.. Plat
BY removing the tools on which he depended for
support. Too much talk about Platt. he thought,
had the effect Of unduly initiating his Importance.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the plan for
u organization that would faithfully stand by
AcKinleys nomination and directing the ap-
pointment OF provisional committee to arrange
Tor putting In operation the objects Of the meet
lrg. The chairman will announce the commit
tee within q day or two
FRANKLIN TURNS OUT FOR M'KINLBY.
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