New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-10


[BY TELEGRAPH TO r IL TRIBrNE1
Albany. Feb. 9-Polticsns are saving here
tonight that possibly the Republican National
Convention will have something interesting to
say to Thomas c. Platt when he appears at it's
doors accompanied by his fraudulent delegation
from the State OF New-York. BY what right
does the Republican State Committee of this
State arrogate any authority the election
Of delegates from the Congress districts to the
National Convention? Was not unit rule"
broken at the Republican National Convention
OF 1850 and greater than Thomas c. Platt
namely Roscoe Conkling. forced TO see the Con-
gress districts OF New-York recognized as in
dependent principit,e es, subject to no authority
of State COnvcrH,N or a State Committee
and free to vote Scr Grant or for Garfield? The
Republican State Committee at its meeting in
New-York yesterday acting under pretended
authority from the Republican National Com
mittee. named men to control the time when
seventeen Congress district conventions. or
half Of those of this State, shall be held; and
doubtless intends to confer secretly upon these
same the authority 10 control the con-
ventions and indirectly to name the delegates
to tho National Republican Convention.
This will be perversior of the spirit and in
s,ructions Of the Republican National Con
vention Of 1850 If that convention did any
thing II was to give liberty to the Congress
districts Of each State to elect their own dele
gates to the National conventions of their
party without any meddlesome interference
from some central authority like a State Con-
yention or State Committee. Mr.. COnklng
had resolutions passed at the Republican State
Convention held at Utica in 1850, instructing
the members Of the New-Yorll delegation "to
vote as unit for Ulysses S. Grant for Presi-
dent 1t was these instructions which William
Poba other in0pppude0t RpQubl-
cans Of New-York State elected as delegates
TO the National Republican Convention, defed
and declared Of no party force; and, they were
upheld in the position by the National Conven-
tiOn.
REVIVAL OF THE UNIT RULE"
II Is perhaps to be expected that Thomas c.
Platt. the partner Of Conklng IN many an at
tempt to put handouts on free Republicans.
should seek in the year 1896. by an indirect
path 20 revive "the unit rule" to bring about
the election of solid" delegation from New
York State for any whom he may choose
to name as his candidate for President But
IN case this Is accomplished the Republican Ma
t,onsl Convention Of 1896 Will surely have
something TO say about the defiance OF inc
party rule set forth by the Republican Con-
vention Of 1850 and followed In every state
New-York included. since that date.
The pretext that Mr.. Platt TO impose
upon seventeen Congress districts men TO run
their conventions is that they have at present
no Congress committees. This is most ABSURD.
Two years ago Congress conventions were hein
in every one Of the Congress districts or the
State and Republicans were nominated loI
Congress in them. Who has authority TO sum
mon the conventions for the nominations 1or
Congtessne this fall? Are there not some OF
tho delegates TO the Congress conventions oi
dv n q This work.
A REVOLUTIONARY EXPEDIENT
D.. -, whole action Of the State Committee
,n the matter was obviously 4 revolutionary eX-
Incident intended to put the control Of the Con
press conventions 70 be held in the cities OF New
York. Rrooklvn and Buffalo IN the hands Of the
Plat Republicans. John +. Parkhurst. Of Btth'
who offers the resolution for the appointment oi
these political soldiers = contro! the congress
district convention gave as an excuse that the
National Republican Committee IN rs cal! Tor
the Republican National Convention mad de-
clared that if in any Congress district there
should be no Republican Congress Committee
"the Republican State Committee SHAH appoint
from the residents Of such district committee
for the purpose Of calling convention TO e-ect
district delegates" There is this TO be said
about this Parkhurst resolution namely, that
Il is very doubtful II either the Republican Ma
tional Committee or the Republican state Com
,,i,tee Of New York has a party right thus 20
invade a Congress district under the rule OF
freedom Of each Congress district adopted by
the National Republican Convention Of 1880 Ger
,ainIv II the action Of the Republican state
Committee Of New-York in 1895 is to be permitted
n become a precedent, the Republicans OF the
Nation will soon see the Republican boss OF
each state through his state COMMITTEE AFRO
gate the right 70 say when Congress district
convention shall be held, ana practcaiiy name
d a National CONNrNllOn
WHERE, THE SNAP METHODS ARE APPLIED.
1s {, NOT odd. almost amusing that the only
Conqress districts In the State which have for
yo,ten To elect Congress committees happen
10 be in New-York, Brooklyn and Buffalo the
centres Of the revolt against Thomas C. flatt'
and that elsew here the Republican poh'lciahS al
varous Congress conventions did not forget to
appoint Congress committees! 1he que"t'oh
itself gives its answer. There was no Sucn ioi . .
getfuness the part OF tne i'Vi,u' I, Cnl'S ~
SufgaIo Brooklyn and New-York. Inc Hepup-
Ncans living in the seventeen 'onbIeSs % HIo
tricts whose powers the i'epuDlcaii ,tbo~itv
rnittee seeks 10 usurp, nave al"PIe "u'i.o' ~ ~
to name the day when their Congress cohNeh
fions shall be held, and ample power 70 ~
their own delegates to the RepupiLa" 80. - a.
Convention without any aid from ne flatt IN IN
publican State Committee In bTpvh'! H. - ,n ~
Be noticed, the Patt State ConmI,fgi.Ssn ,, .S C
selected as the proper persons TO can the on,
grese district conventions. There is F"ine 4''
ing in Brooklyn over the possibility thaI .'S
Republicans Of Brooklyn VII be- Ta,snapW surre,'' Hal
Ga,o,rra 70 he politically executed. ana thcie-
fore Mr. Platt wishes TO take Sxtra grec"m COW
lion against being beaten At the CONGRESS ~ IN
ven,i"n Vent In New-YoYk such statesmen as Cor
neIlrs Van Colt Charles II. MURRAY; Nf1th.
Uilliard and Thurlow Weed Barnes VIII cyuc,,
the Congress district conventions III MI @
interest
SEVENTEEN SNAP CONVENTIONS.
7, Is alread, said by the Platt Republicans. IN
,.u,o,io, ~ the conduct Of the Republican state
Committee that the Congress district commit
- III, 80 -. l., ls.,1a thc calls for the Congress