New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
THE CHOiTF UDTEUENT.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrnuxE.l

COMMITTEE oF FIFTY GOING TO Af.HANY To NOR
SENATOR pAvEys LETTER
The Committee Of Fir,v appointed by the pres-
dent OF the Union League 'lub 20 20 10 Albany ana
urge the members Of the legislature 10 EJECT Jo-
seph u. Choate United States senator h"id
meeting a. the clubhouse IN Fifth-ave. a. . ,. m
yesterday and took favorable action on an address
which had been prepared hy a subcommittee The
address probably Will De made public this after
noon Among the members of the committee pres
ent al the meeting We're W. u Guthrie. Paul u.
Cravath Edward Mitchell Joseph W Howe. W II.
Wickham. e. Lawrence. Dr. u. +. ST John
Roosa. J. A. Bush and j. u Hague.
Paul l. Cravath said Yesterday: a substantial
numbe- Of the Committee Of Fifty Will 10 to Al
bany the Empire State express q. Weln' Sa-y
morning. \ number Of other friends OF Mr. Choate
from ofhe- parts OF the state VII also 90 10 Al
bany The Committee - Five appointed 10 prepare
address FOR the Committee Of Fifty have drafted
thci- address, TWO pariOrs have been engaged ~
the Kenmore Hotel the headquarters u the
committee. This VISIT o. the committee TO Albany
t. made somewhat earlier than originally intended
owing = the probability that the Joint Republican
caucus viii be- held Thursday night"
In reply 20 a number Of The members OF the Leg
i-lature who have written letters 10 declare that
the Will vote for =. g. PLATE and not FOR Mr.
Choafe. STATE Senator Frank u Pavey has adj
dressed e. letter 10 G"org T.. Phlo. OF Tti~a giving
his own reasons for supporting MI Ch0ate and ol,-
publcluisn ~ Nj Chca'~ has never been que~-
toned and tba' Mr Choate'~ selection as pr~sl-
dent % The Stale constitutional Convention re-
moved an doubt 10 his standing IN the parts.
lie declares thar. political leader Mir Plat
has been tried and found wanting. that the Repub-
lcan victory IN this stat. in 1893 was as much O.
surprise 10 NJ. Plai. 10 any one. and that Mr.
Platts claim tha. the party owed the gold plank
10 his cAorts is nothing but hollow pretence In
support Of the Lass declaration IL. pavey presents
thu following.
outside Of New-Engand. New-York Ncw-Jersey
Quay 81. total, =. T. W. add these he vote Of
Ncw-EnganG. New-l0rk. New-Jrrscy and Penn
the complete numerical strength Of the entire ooun-
try east OF ohio and north of Maryland together
had elsewhere In the Convention. II " deduct
hose i2 votes from the SIS, cast against the silver
throngh These HcIrcs snow con~I,sively md IT,
West. under the control and leadership Of the
friends Of William Mckinley placed the gold 81 nd
ard in the National platform o. the Republican
ass,s,snc from g,,nd Xevyor Nv ~?
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Reed. PLAT Quay.
His letter closes wi;h The declaration that III
the business men OF New-Y0rk and The people o. The
East have any hope for the future maintenance u
their ideas and interests I'm National life and Ma
inc nomination and election OF Just such skilled and
able advocates as Joseph H. Choate TO the Senate
OF il" | niffd Sthff-
4 number OF the members OF the Union League club
have signed paper protesting against the recent
action taken by me club in support OF the ctndi-
dacy Of Joseph H. ChOate Tor the uittd States
Senate and declaring thar the action would not
have been unanimous II the notice OF the Choate
resolutions had been given 20 al the members Of
the club in advance OF tho meeting The paper Will
b.. sent 10 the Legislature. and members Of the
club who are Interested Ia getting signatures 10 IL
said yesterday that the protest would not Do pub
lshed ln advance OF rs reception by inc Lrgislat-
ure They also said that they would seek TO have "A
rule adopted by he club 70 prevent action on reso-
ufiOns similar ~ III ChOa" resOllflOns without 4
weeks notice TO the members