New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
WORK FOR REORGANIZATION
PREPARATIONS FOR To-MoRRow's RI
PUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
SEVERAL, MEETINGS HELD LAST MIGHT
ING" OF THE ROLLS IN THE

srvFPAI MEETINGS HELD LAST MINI
,yc. OF THE ROLLS IN THE
xIxTH DISTRICT.
.,,ur,.rt m form a new Republican or
,.,., IN tbis city. in order to free the
sou" - hoss rule and secure honest en-
-. ord fairness at the primaries WAS
..,,thaned last evening by several COME,
o.oas Az n rule the conferences were PAL
.1 {, hv members OF the Assembly uis''i''
s,ooo,Io,e which are 10 meet to-morro" e''
&c ono large Conference Committee anu 'h'
obiAct NJ the talks last evening was 10 'o'
80. U,ore u,hich are to be considered az
,ooat,,g Most OF the Republicans VINO a.
the conferences last evening eXpresseo ~ -
,,c,,on that no effective reform IN 'he POI
s,.r,zat,on could he effected except 2! 'i'o w.
nation Of an Independent organiza'ion 4.
1,or,y Renublicans who live in the Alan A
$500, moi at No 3OS Boulevard ana
discussed q motion to send hve ueiee"'0'
meeting tomorrow night fusn So. ~ -,
sided The meeting was general N'"I'' -
those present taking part anu '"7 - .,,o
..l-,,,, IN favor Of a reorganization OF tue
regular Republican party In the Guy 1"N
a., .. anno,nt delegates was passed uhAh'-
.,,s,, ord the Chair named the foio"lns'
Frederick F. Waters. W. h. Kenyon
wentz Charles A. Walker and W. - =, a"'
Tho meeting then voted that the CHAIRMAN ~"
nower 10 appoint a committee or hl,eeh ~ ca
feet a. permanent organization IN 'he o''''
BEFORE adjournment James c. Wentz' '"e se0i
tarv OF the meeting. took the roll Oh 'ho'e p'''
ent. 49, xy1yth
Assembly District tomorrow hsh' a' INC
1900 mot last night at the Plaza Republican
Tan
s,aod and there we're also present General
1850, = NcCook. Lincoln Cromwell Thomas
Jewett Hallowel and Irving c. Gaylord. The
conference lasted about two hours ana ID It's
close Mr.. Yereance said It had merely discussed
n tentative manner questions relating 10 the
noss,b,e reorganization of the party. He refused
10 make known the results OF the deloeratiohs
Of the delegation. for the reason as he ex-
n,ained such a course would be inadvisaole IN
,,,a,, of the general conference tomorrow
No meeting was held last night by the repre-
san+atives Of the XXIst Assembly District. who
were appointed to represent that district at the
meeting Tomorrow night. One of the member
Of the committee said: Our committee did moi
see the necessity OF meeting. as we felt that the
sentiment In cur district for complete reor-
ganization Of the Republican party was so
strong that 1t was of no use to meet tonight TO
suggest ways and means TO reform the present
so-called organization. which does not no"
legally exist. under the constitution or the
party" The next meeting OF the Kepuohcahs
who are anxious for an organization In the ais
trict that will be free from an suspicion VIII
be held at the Hotel Endicott On December -
when the report Of the Committee OF FIVE when
will attend the general meeting tomorrow nlght
will be received
meeting Of the delegation to the Republican
County Committee from the XX1Xth Assembly
District was held yesterday afternoon In the
office of Alexander T. Mason. in the Corn Ex-
change Building. and Edward Lauterbach was
the only absent delegate Those present were
Mr. Mason. John V. B. Clarkson. James fere-
ance. w. r. Benjamin. n. A. Elsberg John s.
Wise l.. F. Cardani and Lloyd Coils There
was long discussion about the need of purging
the rolls OF the election district associations in
the XXIXth Assembly District. Mr.. Clarkson
and Mr.. Yereance were in favor OF immediate
steps TO purge the rolls. Mr.. Mason ana other
delegates were hostile to such step. until MY.
Yereance had presented some strong proofs that
the enrolment In several Of the associations was
fraudulent Then the delegation voted TO nu-
thorize the purging Of the rolls. and decided to
have the work done this week at No. sos Lex
ington-ave The rolls of the first ten election
district associations will be investigated to-mor-
row. and the rolls Of the other districts will be
taken up on Wednesday and Friday.
The delegation did not undertake to Authorize
anv new enrolment in the election districts, be
cause the constitution Of the County Committee
does not authorize a new enrolment Wlthir
thirty days Of the primaries. but 1t was agreed
that the names of all Republicans who had dieC
or who had moved out of the districts shoulC
be erased from the rolls.
Leaders In the regular Republican organlZa
tion in this city have been talking about offer
ing OPPORTUNITIES for enrolment In the organlZa
ton 10 Republicans who are interested IN tn'
movement to form an Independent organization
of the party. Some Of the leaders have gon'
60 far as TO declare that the primaries to be hell
on December II will be open to al Republican,
who care 70 enrol before that date. although
the constitution Of the County Committee pre-
vents any votes being received at the primarie
except the votes of Republicans whose name
have been on the rolls for thirty days. Repub
lcans who are interested In the movement 4
form an independent organization said yester
day that the talk OF the regulars about throw
ing open the primaries merely intended 4
rrislead people and head off the movement 70
reform.
William Brookfeld said that even IL tn
primaries were open TO all Republicans tn
primary elections would have TO be held upo
the basis Of the fraudulent enrolment. and Re
publicans opposed to fraud would have nothin
TO gain by going into the primaries. While tn
rolls Of the regular organization tainte
with frauQ he said, no honest Republican ough
10 take part in the primaries of the organiza
ton.
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