New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
THE HOTEL ENDICOTT CONFERENCE.
ACTION TAKEN BY LARGE NUMBER OF
ENROLLED REPUBLICANS.


mo political party can live which IL dominafSo
by the iron hand OF a single man."
"Republican ism was a principle long before
the men who are now attempting to control II In
this city ever came into prominence. and II VIII
survive the attempts made by these few men
to control it, and Ph9nix-llke. 1t Will come forth
from this fire of bossism a new and more pow
erful creation"
Thse words showed the feeling Of the Repuo-
Iicans who attended conference at the Hotet
Endicott last night. The meeting was convened
nv the following call Issued to the Republican
voters Of the XXIst Assembly District
November ls. 1897.
made I, apparent that the Republican organizTatiSn
in this Assembly district is not able to p,n POI ,ne
larger part OF the Republican vote; The condiuon
"a one which requires serious consideration 50 thas
this district may in the future agah - Renmhcan.
has been In the past. stronghold OF hepuo"0""-
In order that effective steps may be TAKEN "a Intend t9
conference OF Republicans OF the dtstr'cs, a. ,Se
Hoei he,a OiI EnScoit entrance No 2 West Eshtysec
9nds, 2IGhsox YGuTS GAwsey sen truly PHILIP BLOCH
JoDSSoH SffnW' EAnnWH0-' 8 P CARMICHAEL.
$A%Ess III LEHMAIER' TSANk WM X & CbBSSETT hAHS1T
E c. DUsENBURY.
Ahout one hundred and fifty prominent 'o'eiS
| q, the district were hand long oeiore 'no
hour Of the meeting. Every one presen' i
the district was a regularly enroHeo nepuo
o,n r,der the enrolment made last June. ana
oocb man maintained his adherence TO Repup-
uo nr,rc,n,es The meeting was presldeo
over by James s. Lehmaier. The object OF tho
| meeting was explained 10 those VINO nad AN
| swered the call as not for the purpose OF hsn'-
| ing any one man, but to act so tnat IN the
| future the district would be made what II hao
| been in the past, Republican, and II was as
| serted that in order to obtain that end II was
| necessary to devise a method by which the
| voters would have an opportunity to express
| their preferences at free and unrestricteo
| primaries Philip Bloch William NJ. Bennett
Frank C. Langley, Judson Lawson ana Joseph
s. Whiteside were among those OF the district
| who made speeches on the subject or the puri-
| ncation OF the Republican party.
BY invitation Francis Il. Laimbeer, Assembly,
| man elect OF the XXVIIth District, and James
Yereance Of the XXTXth District. were present
| and addressed the meeting. They both discov-
| cred the necessity OF organizing those who were
antagonistic to foreign rule Of local politics, ana
urged a systematic move to purge the rolls OF
| the Republican party. In closing his speech Mr..
Yereance said:
I'm one Of the election districts Of this city
dog was enrolled legal Republican voter.
We have discovered that fact, but no one knows
how many puppies have sprung into existence
since that enrolment was made and the cam'
paign begun and ended.
After the speeches were MADE a committee
consisting of William H. lockwood F. c.
Langley, 9. p Carmichael William NJ Bennett
and J. s. Lehmaer was appointed to CONFER
with like committees from other Assembly dis"
tricts as to the future plan of action OF those Re-
nublicans who believe In the purity Of the party.
A committee with Philip Bloch as chairman was
also appointed TO outline a plan OF action In tho
No date was set for the next meeting, that
matter being left In the hands OF the chairman
with the understanding that meeting would
be held as soon as the committees appointed
were ready to report.
After the meeting the chairman made the fol-
| lowing statement: I'VE do not intend to show
| hostility TO any one man. but We do know that
| Tammany Alderman and Tammany Assem-
| blymaY were elected in our district We want
| this TO be a Republican district. as IL should
| be and our meeting was to get an expression
| ~ opinion as to the best course 10 pursue.
| What is wisest We will do, and do that In such
! way as to make II success"