New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-11
MERGING THE MOVEMENTS.
ANT1-MACH1NE REPUBLICANS GETTING
TOGETHER FOR UNITED ACTION.

A COMMITTEE TO SELECT COMMITTEE of
FIrTY-THREE ON oRGANIzAT1oN-AN
ADDRESS TO MEMBERS OF THE PARTY
The movement to form q new Republican or
ganzation In this city took definite form last
evening at a conference in the Windsor HOTEL
Representative Republicans from sixteen AS
sembly districts attended the conference ana
voted unanimously to adopt the report OF the
Committee on Policy and Plan which was
appointed at a conference at the Plaza Repuo-
ican Club recently. Mayor William L. Strong
General Samuel Thomas. ex-Judge Henry F.
Howland. s. S. Packard. Elkan Naumburg W.
H. p. Totten. Henry W. Taft. John Elderkin
and William r. Jackson named as the
members OF committee to select committee
on organization to consist Of ffty-three men,
hers. It was announced that every man OF the
nine named had agreed to serve.
While the movement to form the new Repub-
lican organization has been outside the Repuo-
lican Organization OF the City and County OK
New-York, which practically dsbanded AZ a
meeting In Lyric Hall on December 3. the re-
port Of the Committee on Policy and Plan was
drawn in consultation with a committee ap-
pointed at the Lyric Hall meeting. and II was
understood that the Executive Committee, head
ed by General Wager swayne and William
Brookfield would adopt exactly the same report,
to merge the two movements into one
James s Lehmaier presided at the conference
at the Windsor Hotel and Thomas ]. Hallowell
acted secretary. Among the other men pres
ent were James Yereance. Hoffman Miller w.
D. Edmonds. Theodore Wentz, Robert Miller,
w. +. Benjamin, Leroy B. Crane. f. H. Moore.
Paul NJ. Turner. William s. Eppworth. Theo-
dore Hausen. D. n. B. Sturgis George w Win
lin Cr0yr ell
Irving C. Gaylord. William NJ. Bennett. William
H. Rockwood. Frank C. Langley. q. P. Car
michael, r. c. NJ. Wardsworth., B. A. Sands.
George w. Wickersham James w. Perry, ].
Bayard Backus. William c. Wilson. Charles
A. Walker Warren c. Crane. Fred F. Waters,
W. H. Kenyon. W r. Douglas. Theodore Dietz.
James l.. Lowrey. Thomas Dowd. John Pyke.
Thomas Crawford. Bryant Willard. DR.. w. c.
Hands. II. Il Woodward. Benjamin Nixon ID.
c. Morrell. Guy Richards and Robert Butler
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
J. Bayard Backus presented the report Of the
Committee on Policy and Plan. and the con-
ference adopted the report by unanimous vote.
After recitlng the reasons for the movement TO
form a new organization OF Republicans. the
report continued:
Your committee would suggest as TO the method
Of procedure in order 10 secure the selection OF
Flrst-Tha, this Conference Committee continue
FOR tho present its existence and powers that me
= treasurer elected by this body. and suficien,
fund he raised to meet the incidental expenses o,
meetings as often as may be necessary: that at
e ;rst es no, rcady reprcsented in bs Body may be
admitted 10 membership and their names placed
9a,lon on COMMITTEES Con- r.por, iayoraby thereon and
that whenever such Assembly district committee
OF nve shall come into this Conference Committee
Including such as have come In tonight OF
their number shall be added TO each Of our stand
second-Thst this Conference COMMITTEE. Jointly
VIII The % ION @ 81 frS% 9s kEeonSGns or
Ivrc Hall on December B. appoint tonight conf
Of nine wS whS s .ann being s g. aR0on5nd
tee Organization OF Fifty three provided for
With reference TO constitution for the organ
lzaton provided for In this report. which subject
assigned under the resolution appointing IT, they
beg to report that they hav" not yet under
determines to act on their suggestions TO policy
there will then be sufficient time to take up tho
termined that II advisable to presen; this
body at the earliest possible moment this part Of
n the suggestions Of this report adopted
your Committee on Policy and Plan request to be
constitution. which they may submit; to the Or
ganzation Committee. when formed for It's con
Conference Committee but in no sense binding
the Organization Committee
In reaching the conclusions embodied In this
port. and in thc resolutions annexed hereto and
which We recommend for adoption and shall pro-
pose for adoption. your Committee on Policy and
Plan have conferred with special committee from
the Republican Organization OF the City OF New
York appointed at Lyric Hall on December g. and
the two committees have reached joint conclusion
and are TO make similar reports TO the respective
organizations that appointed them and to propos,
ror ndopiion identical resolutions To the end that
the TWO movements may completely and absolutely
merge and blend from this time in the new or
ganizatlon your committee recommends that the
RESOLUTION be adopted word for word as submitted
and without amendments
! BAYAED BACKCS
p TECUMSEH SHERMAN.
JAMES :. IEHMAIER,
IRVING c. GAYLORD. ~
WILLIAM HOUSTON KENYON.
ROBERT MILLER
THE RESOLUTIONS.