New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
TO THE STATE COMMITTEE.
A MEMORIAL FROM ANT1-MACH1NE RE-
PUBLICANS.

~
PUBLICANs
FACTS SHOWING THAT THE PN-sENT COUNTY
COMMITTED IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND
SHOULD NOT HAVE REcoa-
NI1IoN.
r,. ,o,,ovine memorial to the Republican state
1,,,,ttee WI presented to the conference OF Re-
n,,h1,c.ns at the Madison Square Garden concert
hall last night:
MI, ,,. today dividing the two factions OF the
ponmbiican party in New-York city began 10 pe
DIRE wn Immediately after the electoil az W. r Wavnr
IionorahIe William l.. Strong to the once OF Mayor
Mr. strong was and is a Republican; but ne was
NOT nominated as a Republican. he did not acctpt
the nomination as a Republican. ana nc WAS "o'
elected az Republican, o.,o,, In ,eo, saxv
fl 70 ADOPT the so-called 'non-partsan pattern ,
of the Committee of Seventy ana TO nominate MI
Nj Stronc in accepting the nomination approved
the platform and agreed TO conduct HIS au''''''"
fion in accordance herewith. . -,
Soon ~ after his election it became apparent to the
public that certain Republicans were attemptihS 70
force the Mayor to repudiate thc pid tioii anu ''
agreement upon which he had been elected
REPUTATION MEANT DIsHoNoR.
rb. Mavor resolutely and innexIbly resisted these
attrmnts as dishonorable to the party and to him.
self. and whatever doubts some OF US may have
entertained as to the wisdom of the adoption py 'e
Republican County Convention OF the no .rdn,an,
sam platform, no one or US heslsa' oionior woud
% a.di,ara that TO repudiate 1t after elccion "our
~ St ,be narty OF obtaining office ny Iase p,r
tences and would cover all consentihg thcie WIZ"
nuhlic and personal dishonor ana u'ssi .cu,ion
pun pnn MS line of scrupulous and honest eHecu,ion
after election of the pubic anu o;, oIl - ,b. no
t ,ndees Of the party and Its candidate ihe ne
uoh oi,}prons hogan TO divide into two factions III
November 1894 The officers OF tibc 49,! ,! ,rnn,
mites er siSn Of this line by a small majority oi
the committee
1xsrpI,Cr1ONs TO THE SUB-COMMlTrEhs'
In November, 1886. the Committee on ORGANIZATION
ot the Republican County Committee sent inc io'
lowing instructions to tho cha1rnA1 VI ~
sembly District subcommittee OF Three' ""i.n
s,h-committee had been appointed contrary 10 'ne
constitution of the party by the Com"'i''ee u" 0'
panization to revise the Republican rolls
.T Tb.v shall order the revision OF the enrol
men in each election district 10y striking tom IN .no
MI MI ~ - cach district tho name OF any member VINO
w w ranoved from the district. who has dled. or
who has ceased TO be RepuDh'aI. -. - ga,
In case OF the failure of any chairman or So
rotary Of an election district to produce the error,
mont hooks or who may refuse 10 rtNl7e .''e ~
mem ~ djstrict 70 The satisfact.on OF the Assembly
H,s1r,c. t'omn,itiee the committee may report thc
:" No Committee on Organization, with such rec
concentrations as they deem proper or ,ah1 SUI
sr,ion I'm the premises. under the constitution OF
the County Committee and the powers GeIeSI.'' GesaS.
pI.q They shai designate the place In each cleo
ton district where The proper oesrs & sna mai h s' baS i
on November g. and whore the primaries FhaI' , p'
held December No. proyaei h3weVy % .t,on 1n' dis lis.
ricts under the old election district in.s' shs" % u,
ns9s as iar as and nf S Sey are by II.
committee proper places for holding sA'd cn'oi'e''S
prlmari ies 49,. .-.,,s 90 o., "a en-
rolling officers and Inspectors Of election ior ere
ton districts which 10y IeaSnh oi ~ I"I hser iha,
should anv OF the inspectors of election c'cted nh-
der the Old elcc,on-dstric lnos s;ll reside IN tha'
part OF tho district 10 b" rrorsan.zoi they De al
lowed to serve. far as Aciieah.o -
80 FAR possible. the ,nrolrS oiiccrS ana IN IN
trict in which they are TO se1ye Tao notice, ni
their appointment shall Doe IN writing anl shan IN
each election district ho delivered 20 me person
named chairman oi ne iioAfd % INSPECTOR 80
a. The Assembly District committee NNh''' a
soon as rpsceyeS me., and on na,ks furu.she hy
the secretary OF the County Committee. alNis" iA.
th.ir rxistence and vested powers and order thaf
the enrolment books De brought before them for
AFTER caus'ns To revision Of the roll as herr
inbefOre provided the names u thc members rhen
iheir nroper election Districts under tho new clc--
ton disirc, Ines aul new roll o. the now el'c-
ton district shall be made upon q" books fur-
nishci by the secretary % the County Committee"
on November Is. 1895. the Republican Club of ;his
city adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. That the Campaign Committee o, this
club De requested q consider the circular contain
Ing instructons 20 to s5-canei Assembly District
County Committee and - determine,
First. whether ihere II any lawful authority for
the appointment Z Flch sub-conmliiecs. and
ance with the Institution OF the Republican party
"Resolvcd, r'hvr Tha; the Campaign Committee
be requested Ter reaching determination on ihe
may deem se'isai ie to promote ihe best interests
of the Republican party In this city
A REQUEST FOR POsTPoNEMENT.
The Campaign Committee Of the Republican club
after considering the matters referred 20 In the
foregoing resolution sent the following letter 70 the
president Of the County Committee
"N,w-York Dec. T. 1886
Ed ward L@uterbach. ESD. President Republican
Dear SIR: II meeting q the Campaign Com
mittee of the Republican club OF the Clty ~ Now
York held the clubhouse tonight. the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, \ question has arisen as to whether
Include large number OF fictitious names and
pfoPTTFby pSec tbs s AM" tho ,c "a
prevalent and tends to discrcdt the organization:
Resolved The Campaign Committee Of the Re-
cial meeting Of the County Committee be called 10
poned s S for 1' at least t month e in or y tbt the en-
rolment may be- examined and any fictitious uame
or names Improperly on tho roll may be stricken
"ADELGERT II STEELE. Chairman"
,6S ON MSmsGr 5x I @ S 1RG ha "s9oG2rs on ~
under thc pretended authority . 'ho resolution of
I
ton OF the written constitution o.. he party pro
ccedel f. revise the rolls Of Republicans In tho
thirteen hundred and nnoty-two 60 election rs
tricts OF this city.
In certain districts they struck. or rmsed, from
the rolls the names OF Republicans known t. be en-
titled 10 remain The rolls
In certain districts wferc ncw rolls were prepared
by them account Of the change N the boundary
lines OF III old districts, they .-dnsferrcd to the
new rolls on some Of the Republicans WhO were
entitled 70 be transferred In certain districts they
refused to permit 10 enroll many Republicans who
known 20 be entitled 10 enroll ami who ap-
piled for enrolment anl In certain districts they
permitted and procured many persons TO enroll who
they well knew were not entitled - enrolment IA
Republicans
The report Of the Committee OF Investigation.
adopted at this meeting anI 10 he appended 10 this
memorial, SHOWS some Of the fraudulent opera tOns
pcrperatcl under the personal sup rvision and a.