New-York tribune., 1897-12-19
THE NEW ORGANIZATION.
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY-THREE TO MEET
TUESDAY NIGHT.

OPINIONS AS TO THE ATTITUDE WHICH III WILL
ASSUME TOWARD THE MACHINE.
Prominent anti-machne Republicans yester-
day expressed themselves we'll pleased with
the choice Of party organizer made by the COM
mittee Of Nine BY a typographical error the
list Of the committees members printed IN ;
yesterdays Tribune gave five representatives.
to the XXXIVth Assembly District and none /
to the XXXVth. while In reality three OF the !
five men named-Davd r. Bolster. DR.. f. J.
Tucker and DR.. w. F. Andrews-represent the .
XXXVth
Notices were sent out Yesterday to the MEM
hers OF the new committee. informing them or
their appointment and asking them to he pres
ent at the first meeting to he held at the Wind !
sor Hotel on Tuesday night. At that meeting
the Committee Of Fifty-three will organize Sc
lecting chairman and secretary. and will prob
ably appoint various subcommittee. of which
one will he charged with the duty Of drafting
constitution for the new Republican organiza-
tion.
There Is every reason 10 expect that the
Committee OF Fifty-three will proceed energet-
ically with the work Of getting the new organ
ization under way and that the enrolment can
be had before the end Of January. AS to the
attitude which the organization VIII assume tow
ard the Platt- -Qugg machine there seems to be
slight difference OF opinion among the friends
Of the former. Mr.. Quigg. though Is perfectly
clear and explicit in defining his position in this
matter. The only trouble is that. while really
making cOncessions-and nobody peiieVes ne
would offer them unless he we're forced TO 90
| it-he sDoaks in torres ct irritating superiority.
! In a recent statement for example he said OF
the anti-machine men: Let them get together.
and let us know just what they want. and every
demand will be met which is consistent with
| marty rule The FIRST point 70 be de-
| cded Is enrolment. We will cooperate with
then, ne soon as they can get ready for 1t. The
enrolment must be supervised by men not
Identified with any faction. Then those Repub-
! licans who have been enrolled can elect deie-
gates 10 the new county committee. The
| policy OF the party should be formuiateu ai'ei
! the new enrolment" 4"
| Collector BidCeil another representative reg
ular" in a recent interview. declared himself
| In favor Of the speedy getting together OF all
! the Republicans OF the city. tho basis Of union
! 10 be arranged at conference OF committees
representing the two organize tions. Tho latest
| of tho regular" pleas for harmony is that nf
/ Postmaster Van Cott. chairman ~ the Organi-
zation Committee Of the Republican County
| Committee who speaking for the organization.
/ said yesterday;
so may factions are In the field some de-
manding this concession ard others that that
I really do not know definitely what they would
demand unanimously do not know if they
could agree on a concerted demand for con-
ceseions | am vory anxious 70 bring all He-
publicans together 1t must be evident that
!, we could not wiz at tho last election. when
there was supposedly. party cohesion, any fut-
urc chanc. Of success would he hopeless II
n a
rate basis Thon all hope Of Republican victory
would be gone I am hopeful that all Repuh-
leans will get together. II We do not ii viii
not be the fault Of the regular Republican
! organlzation That orga lizator is willing -
listen To any reasonable demand and concede
almost everything that Is asked for that Is not
preposterOusy extrGvagant
The regular party has t@ken steps to bring
,hout harmony. In compliance with the reiter-
atcd demands OF one branch Of the dissatisfied
voters that new Republican enrolment he
had the regular Republican organization
. called quite recently. meeting "t all me
Assembly district leaders and passed a resolu-
. ton providing for a rev enrolment on the AS
srmhly district plan That is some evidence
I q. the regular party's q, sire for harmony. NJ
the same meeting resolution was passed ap-
I pointing President CluiGG as committee OF one
to confer with the dissatisfied factions and asceT-
/ tain their definite demands. or course IL thc
/ other side refuses absolutely to JON us "htI
, can We do? ! suppose oil FACTIONS WIN nave 10
go it alone and all will be swamped completely
Bat these oNertures. say the men VINO are ac-
tive In the new movement. come altogether 100
| late Said Well-known member or the COM
/ mittee ~ Ffty-three yesterday VINO ueclar"u
! that his Views We're those OF the great body of
Republicans Interested in the new organization:
, The machine leaders talk about the concea-
i sions they are willing 10 make. but we DO hot
/ want any concessions We are going straight
ahead to push new organization. and wa
| have absolutely no concern WIN any oIris
/ which Mr.. Quigg may see III 10 Wahe, "a,
/ orcaciZation will soon be in running order ana
| our enrolment will be made. lf the "esulars
desire To come in with us they will he welcomed
/ as indvduals-and ii is certain that rear
/ many of them will joiE in our enrolment SIM
plv as Republicans, and not as regular Re
publicans-but under no circumstances sh'h we
/ mite our organization with theirs. Indeed our
' nosition IS that according to their own consul
, tuition they have legally no existence now as
/ an organization, since their vote at the recent
. election fell so far short of the enronlt Mt so.
If they are maintaining without au'horlt! theI.
! organization. no committee which 'ney nI'sn'
: nnnoint 10 confer with committee %, our or
/ rorization could be acceptable TO u'. because
no committee can represent non-existent DodN.
But admitting that we wouid confer Win ne II,
.repulars-and that would not in any case be
done until after our enrolment is completed -
such conference must have as Its condition prec-
edent the withdrawal of Platt, Qulgg, RelseE-
| weber and n few other men from all part III
! the management Of the present organization.
! The Republican party has never been able
IN In this city ulltitr anu
! - can't do worse than lose IL Platt shall be
eliminated while. on the other hand. 1t may
do A great deal better in the future. The men
who have been devoting their time to corning
nev organization have rever, so far as nave
heard been accused Of self seeking or OF having
any private to grind. They nave simply
/ bean mart of a great spontaneous movement.
J amounting to a revolution against the tyranny
and corruption characterizing the management
of the regular Republican organization In this
city In the recent past.
Ceneral Wager Swayne who is also mem
bcr Of the Committee OF Fifty-three. was asked
by the reporter whether in MS opinion the views
! OF the majority of adherents OF the new or
! panization In answer to that question General
! ~. "A IA m