The herald., 1896-08-23
] TIE PROGRAM PREVAILS
Republican CoHnty COM
mittee Obeys
THE COURT HOUSE RING IN COMMAND
"Pumpkin Rollers F." Completely
Knocked Out
REPRESENTATION REDUCED
The Country Loses Thirty Delegates and
The Country Loses Thirty Delegates and
the City Gains Seventy
An Early Convention Is Called Over Some
Very Strong Protests
nsetinx Of the PopuIist County Central Conn
miitee at Which Some Important Busi-
ness Is Trans,cted-Agreemsnt
for Fusion Arrived At
REPUBLICAN PROGRAM

REPUBLICAN FkOuKAn
csucus thursday. September 5
Primaries Saturday, September S
Convention THURSDAY, sepicmoer 10
There was a meeting of the Republi-
can county central committee yester-
day. At first it was designed to hold
the committee meeting at the Westmin-
ster hotel where general Republican
headquarters have been established.
Later, though, this was changed. 1t
was agreed that the palatial rooms and
the elegant furnishings at the West
minister would be altogether too daz-
zling for the eyes of the pumpkin
roller member of the committee VINO
was accredited to the country districts
So the meeting place was moved to the
Stowell block.
Here at 10 a. m. the committee was
convened by Chairman Fred w. Wood.
The attendance of committeeman was
quite small, as was disclosed by the roll
call of Secretary A. B. Conrad. But the
attendance was large of people who were
interested in the action of the committee
with regard to the coming Republican
county convention.
The number of Republican strikers
who were on hand was also quite large
They were interested in seeing the pro-
gram in knowing whether or not it was
put through, and, If 1t was, how II would
affect de push"
RING PROGRAM ADOPTED.
It is needless to state that the program
as outlined by the bosses and the court
house ring, and afterward approved by
the executive committee of the county
central committee, was adopted without
change, although some strong efforts
were made to have it amended.
But those who tried to make a break in
the deal were sat upon with ViGor The
courthouse ring had the committee, and
they did not propose to permit any die
tation nor suggestions from the oppoSl-
tion fighting for fair play to be run in on
them.
The pumpkin rollers" received a slap
square in the face and at the proper time
they will undoubtedly resent it,
In the past the county has always had
more delegates in a Republican county
convention than the city. This was just
and fair, for the reason that from the
county comes the heavy Republican
vote.
In the last Republican county conven-
tion the country had go delegates and
the city 249 out of a total of 5i9 votes.
This gave the county twenty-one more
votes than the city.
This year, though, de city push will
have the power to run the whole bust
ness with good margin to go on. The
city will have 319 votes and the country
240 out of a total of $50. Where there
was a minority of twenty-one two years
ago there is this year majority of sew
enty-nine.
THE COUNTRY SHELVED.
Thus have the country Republicans
been beautifully done up in the inter-
est of the courthouse ring, who desire to
run Things from the city without being
bothered watching and keeping track OF
things in the country
This result was arrived at by juggling
with the basis of representation. If the
basis had been one delegate for every
fifty votes cast for NJ. NJ. Estee for gov
ernor two years ago, instead of taking
the vote cast for secretary of state and
overlooking the head of the ticket, then
the country would have had fair deal
and more delegates. But the vote cast
for secretary of state will be taken as
the standard, and while there will be
forty more delegates in the coming con-
Nention than there were in the last, the
country will be numerically thirty dele
gates weaker than it was two years ago
while the city, in addition to gobbling up
the thirty delegates taken from the
country, also gains all of the forty addi-
tional delegates, making a net total gain
OF seventy. This the country Republi-
cans are not going to swallow without
great and strong kick
AN EARLY CONVENTION.
All efforts to getia postponement and
prevent an early convention failed ig-
1ominiously. The ''ins" who were fight
ing for an early gathering were alto
gether too strong for the outs"
After Chairman Wood had called the
tn lat,f
the prograH which he stated had been
prepared by the executive committee
The various recommendations were
read and adopted as embodied in the re-
port
When it came to the paragraph as to
the test that should apply to Republi-
can offering his vote at the primaries
j. c. Rives of Downey moved that the
test be not as to whether or no a man
would vote for Republican electors, but
as to whether he indorsed Republican
principles.
Mr.. Rives motion was voted down so
the man who votes at Republican prj-
mary must pledge himself to vote foH
Mckinley and the gold standard
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Then came the fight as to the basis OF
representation
Committeeman Greer of Pomona
moved that this paragraph be referred
back to the executive committee He
did not like the idea Of having the coun-
try representation in the coming CON
vention so reduced. He denounced it ae
unjust and unfair.
But his motion died for want Of a sec
ond.
Then q man from DoWney moved that
the basis bee hanged from the vote cast
for secretary of state to that cast for
governor.
Mr.. Greer of Pomona favored this mo-
tion. He said that it was an unheard Of
proposition to fix the basis on any vote
other than that cast for the head of the
ticket. If this was to be done then il
would be just as well to fix upon the
vote cast for constable as the basis. To
make any change would break all prec-
edent. Mr.. Greer contended. and il
would do the country rank injustice.
Chairman Wood announced that if the
basis Of representation was changed
from secretary of state to governor. it
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