New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
THE VOICE OF THE PARTY
STRONG RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
,1MOsI UNANIMOUS VOTE AGAINST
FORCED CONSOLIDATION
srG MEETING N THE JOHNSTON BUILDING

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE THE VOTE
OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE
COUNTY ORGANIZATION TO ALBANY
MAYOR wURsTER WILL NOT GO BE-
CAUSE THE BILL WILL COME BE-
FORE HIM OFFICIALLY BEFORE
1T is SIGNED.
The General Committee Of the Republican or
sanzation OF Kings County at we'll attended
meeting held in the headquarters in the Johnston
Building last night. made its expected protest
against immediate and unqualified consolidation
by adopting. almost unanimously. the following
preamDle and resolution:
Whereas 1t is contemplated by Republican Leg
stature to enact what is known the Lexow Con
soica.on bill. merging the city of Brooklyn into
the Greater New-York. without any know edge
Consolidation is TO be effected. far it relates
W Snc as The Republican party in Kings County
FOR the asst years has demonstrated renewed
sity ana fealty to true Republican principles. by
ia reorganzation or the election district system. by
lis active ard successful participation in the great
work Of redeemng the city government from cor
State and Congress campaigns. and by It's united
control in municipal affairs. which gives every ind-
cation OF force and permar ence
Whereas. This organization is to-day still! united
and los al TO the principles of the party and is look
ING forward with eagerness TO the larger duties of
and still greater achievements in the National cam
Whereas. The contemplated legislative action in
passing a consolidation act without a referendum
threatens to take from this city and county the
suits Of the achievements Of this party organic ton
Of our municipality and citizens will be properly
safeguar9ed. pc II
Resolved. That We. the representatives OF the Re
publican Party Organzation OF the County Of Kings.
sHei 1we ana ia dnaTs with al the
dsapplove any and all attempts to consolidate our
formation be obtained Of the and conditions
upon which such consolidation be based.
This action was the result Of the report Of the
subcommittee of the Executive Committee
which had been celebrating on the matter for
some time. 1t was announced that the COM
mit;ee had decided TO send representatives, to
Albany to present the protest of the Republ-
can organization OF Kings, and yesterday
morning IL announced by Chairman Bren-
ner, Of the Executive Committee. in The Trb-
une that action would be delayed until the
complete sanction of the General Committee
was had last night. Yesterday the pl obable
action Of the General Committee looked
forward to with intense interest as there had
been a number Of conflicting reports to what
the protest would be and who would present
It at Albany. If any did
Mayor Wurster added to the uncertainty that
had received assurances from persons In au-
thority that II the Legislature passed Con-
solidation bill II will be sent to the Mayors Of
New-York City and Brooklyn for their ap-
proval: in other words that the course pursued
rs TO purely local measures will be taken on
the Consolidation bill.
This was a general surprise. although Mayor
Wurster assured Tribune reporter that the as
sertion added no new feature TO the Consolna-
ton agitation, and the public had been aware or
It for some The assertion meant that II the
bill be disapproved by the mayor OF either city
the LEGISLATURE will have TO pass IL over the veto
or disapproval. before the bin goes TO Governor
Morton for his action Governor Morton hereto
fore has not sanctioned any bill expressly dis
approved by the local executives. This explained
Mayor Wursters desire not 10 go TO Albany as
protesting committeeman, because. as he said, the
matter would probably come before him officially.
Mayor Wurster said that ne had received definite
assurance that the Consolidation bill would be
before him. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Lauter-
bach Mr. Platts lieutenant. saw Mayor Wurster,
but the Mayor said 1t was only a friendly visit.
and that politics had not been discussed. and
that Consolidate had not been spoken OF by
Mr. Lauterbach or himself.
All these things lent additional interest to the
meeting of the General Committee last night.
Consolidationists had been saying that Mayor
wurster had changed his former avowec OPINION
on consolidation but the Mayor. as told IN Inc
Tribune maintains that his position is that which
ne announced IN his letter OF acceptance "hich
was virtually one for Il referendum Of details and
on asssrtton tina, taxation should be equalized in
corsolidated city The knowledge that the Dill
would como before Mayor Wurster was regarded
nv tho Observation-Disclosures az evidence that the
Panuhlican organization had been at least partly
victorious IN its protest against immediate and
unqualified consolidation.
REPUBLICANS ALMOST A UNIT
When tho members Of the General Committee
me-, IN rhe lodge room OF the Johnston Bulldlng
las, night the attendance was large the meet
ING was a lively one and for one thing II SHOWS
concluslvey that the Republican organization ls
slros, q unit in the belief that consolidation
would mean the dealing Of death do" 10 the
power and growing strength Of the RepuDhca"
party in the County of Kings. George H. Hoo'0'
jr the newly elected chairman pfes'oeu' anu
Robert W Fielding was secretary ConsIes'"'"''
Hurley was present, having come from "ashi"s
ton especially TO attend the meeting MT "oi ."
was absent. but Sheriff Buttling was there COM
missioner Wills also there, ana SO Were '''os'
Of the prominent members OF the coii'i,ii,'e r,
After routine business had been dspVse" w.
Chairman I3renn IL arose and said thar the SUI
committee Of the Executive Committee "hci'
had considered the protest 10 be acted upon -
the general body had reported rcsmiu',oil W.
was In the hands Of the secretary. Inc IoreSo'H5
resolution signed by majority OF the cohl'iil' se
men, was then read. and Excise ComnlSsi J me
Forester moved that IL be adopted AiiiD9t ~,
mediatelv william / Cox moved that the resOlu-
ton be laid on the abc. In vein meant 10 De
ocular and anil considerable laughter by MN
SELF Mr.. Cox said that Mr.. Wurstcr nad Den
Charged with changing his mind. and that some
OF the members Of the committee which nad pr
pared the resolution had voted for consolidation.
HIS amendment to lay the resolution % ~ ~
On the table wps not carried. however, ana MI
Forester asked that committee or nVe De dP
pointed TO present the protest OF the General 'oi
mlttee 70 the Governor and Legislature al Al
bany Somebody made q motion that Hr. Cox De
made ner,har ~ that committee himself. and