New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-17
TON MEANS POLITICAL SUICIDE.

TON MEANS POLITICAL SUICIDE.
The Republicans of Brooklyn look with suspicion
-, tho action of the New-Yori County Committee
y" thursday nigh, in appointing committee OF
tive 10 confer with the Republican committees in
49, other counties looking 10 amalgamaton and
20 nomination OF g machine Republican ticket AT
zee meeting in New-york Mr.. Lauterbach is re-
n,r,ed 10 have said. among other things:
II We cannot elect tried and true Republican as
yavor az Greater Now-YoTk, it would be better by
ssr ;hst we should see elected tried end true
"a shoud see placed in this responsible and power
fwl position man OF no party and with no party
behind bin.
,f,.~ that remarkable statement, the General
Quantities unanimously authorized him to appoint
,,,r,ittee Of nine 10 confer With the Republican
,nui;ees IN the other counties that will be In the
Greater city, to effect union on the basis OF State
convention representations.
Mr. Lauterbach's attitude is almost Numerically
onnosed TO that lately announced by County Clerk
raroh Worth Of Brooklyn. who says he does not
believe IN the straight Republican idea at this time
INT believes in union OF all classes Of Republicans
~ accomplish the defeat of Tammany Hall and the
followers OF Mclaughlin in Brooklyn.
JESSE JOHNSON SURPRISED
Tribune reporter called yesterday afternoon on
Jesse Johnson, chairman of the Cities Committee
q, the last Constitutional Convention and asked him
his opinion Of the action of the New-lork County
committee. i have read that report with surprise,
a not with indignation" said Mr.. Johnson MI
IauterDachS statement anu the pdSS"Sc VI ti.hs
resolution throws on the Republican organization
OF Brooklyn duty, high, patriotic ana iInportailI
them would be not 10 invite but 10 erect annlhita.
ion would simply be swallowed ,. up IN 81, 1ne
and elect delegates 70 the city convention Just
as We have previous years, and when those dele
gates are elected. committees, or some other
method, effect practical union IN action IL, IN
,rar way the Brooklyn delegates can be distinctive
ana effective and can assist in naming candidates
that Will secure the support OF citizens IRRESPECTIVE
NJ Nforf n iG
he does not believe in the straight Republican ticket
idea az this time 40 not suGh a an aea oi,tina
UNION MEANS SUCCESS.
~ have not been inactive for such policy and
FOR the results based such policy, both in the
Constitutional Convention and political assem-
tlaces II is my creed OF creeds that the Repub-
rcar marty cannot succeed in these great cities
without it makes itself the municipal party and in
vites 70 its aid is support and its confidence all
men who would be shocked or disappointed by Inc
election OF another Tammany Hall Mayor. II Is to
eject such desirable union that we nave separate
elections and nave declared In the Supreme court
Of the State that municipal politics are not state
and are not National politics ,.. .
DO you think the Republican Committee OF
Kings County Will accede 10 the proposition stated
in these resolutions ,,,
But than that. they cannot accede TO II with
out amending the constitution Of our county ON
miftee and that cannot be done except by a three
fourths That proposition involves wiping out
district representations in the convention that Is 70
nominate the Mayor. It involves the wping out OF
a representation based the vote cast for the Re-
publican candidates You know in eW-1ork the
districts are represented according 10 the NUMBER
OF Republicans that are enrolled on the primary
books and not the basis OF those VINO RESPOND
10 the Republican call on Election Day. l DO not
believe our Republican County Committee VIII
counteuance for instant such a movement as
M Lauterbach indicates ! am certain that no
three-fourths vote can be secured Tor any suC ,
purpose and without three-fourths vote thls
fall as before. must elect one delegate from
each election district. and doubt not we sh9Il pro,
coed tremendously and unitedly 10 do So II that
- the attitude OF the Republicans OF Kings county
there will III my Judgment. be such an outpurst
of Republican enthusiasm and Republican sentl-
men that our abicst and strongest men VIII SIT III
that convention. With that start and that Lever
very much be effected 10 repeat the won
derful Victories Of 1893 and 1885
What methods would you use In order 10 get the
Republicans OF all the different sections OF the
Greater New York together 10 get their verdict
1T would be simple enough. Take the election OF
Nayor Schieren in 1893 for instance. He was nom
in lted by six separate and individual conventions
each representing separate and distinct organlza-
tons and on the stage at the Clermont Avenue
Rink six committees separately gave him the NOM
nations OF their organizations, and thus were
rnassed and aggregated the forces that made a
change Of 60 90 from the vote OF the previous
November. and made New-York state Republican
Those conventions were about half-and-half Repub-
lcan and Democratic. Surely II they could agree
on common candidate the Republican conven-
tons OF four different counties ought 70 be able 10
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