New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
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GENERAL M'COOK MAY LEAD
POSSIBLE HEAD OF THE NEW RE-
PUBLICAN ORGANIZATION.
SOME OF THE DELEGATES TO THE CONFERENCE
NEXT MoNDAY-THE swAYNE BRooKFIELD
REPUBLICANS READY TO HELP
IN THE MOVEMENT

IN THE MOVEMENT.
Republicans who are interested in the move
ment to reform the political machinery Of 'neir
party In this city by setting on foot an organi-
zation entirely distinct and separate from the
Republican County Committee and its election
district associations are TO have an important
conference on Monday evening. Among them
are Republicans Of the XXIst Assembly District'
who will attend the conference Instead or going
to the meeting called by James ;. Barcus at
the Lion Park Hall on the same evening. Whhe
they sympathize with Mr. Barcus In his hght
against Abraham Gruoer, the leader or the
regulars in the XXIst District. and against
President Quigg Of the County Committee, they
see no advantage to be gained by taking part
In the primaries which are to be held on De-
cember a. They have declared that the padded
rolls Of the election district associations are 10
be used at the primaries. and that the regulars
by voting the names Of dead men, men who
have removed from the district and dogs' prop
ably will carry the primaries.
At the conference, which Is to be held on
Monday evening, to make preliminary arrange
ments for the formation Of a new Republican
organization in the city. there will be regularly
appointed delegations from Assembly districts
which have been Republican strongholds In the
past The names of the men in the delegations
from five Of the districts were obtained yester-
day by The Tribune. follows:
XxIst District--James S; Lehmsier chairman;
ley and S. p. Carmichael
XXVth District-W. D. Edmonds. chairman; !.
don Wendell O'O'''
xxvIIth District-Hofrman Miller. chairman; 3.
Perry. J. Bayard Backus and William c. wilson.
XXIxth District-James Yereance. chairman;
Thomas Thomas Jewett @ Hailowell and Irving c. Gaylord
While 1t is understood that delegations from
the vth XIIIth. XIXth and XXXIst districts
were to be present at the conference. the names
OF the men in the delegations were not divulged.
The delegations will have separate conferences
| this evening to talk over plans, and they Will
| have the advice Of many Republicans In their
| own districts =
II is expected that General Anson G. McCook
will preside at the conference on Monday even
| ing and it is known that many OF the Repuo-
! licans who have been selected as delegates are
in favor Of inviting General McCook to take the
| lead in the movement to form a new Repuplcah
| organization.
While the movement for a new organization
has been started outside the Republican organ''
cation of the city and county OF New,fork, Oh
which General Wager Swayne is the chalrHa nan
| the sympathy ana AID OF Iehefai S"o'HS ~
| his associates. AMY, 49,.
General Swayne said yesterday: we nave
| no wish to lead in the movement or 10 ooHnase
H. Some protest against the rotten enroihens
| and the methods of the regular Repupncan y.
| eanization had to be made, ana we went aneau
| Our purpose was simply TO DO our uu,y ds ~.
| diyiduals and the purpose OF our organ - =
is simply to appeal to the conscience OF the
| Republican party. 1 am lawyer IN pusy Pa
| tice and have no time TO he In polltics. anu
| 7 would gladly resign the presidency OF our or or
| ganizaton II General McCook or some one ,,ns
him would take the place and It's duties MI
| Rrookheld is eager to do the same Win MS P'
! stion" o.,u.,,or cou.
! A special meeting OF the OrganHatioh Soin
| poittee Of the Republican Organization OF the
| CITY Of New York was held last night az the
| headouarters of the XXVIIth District Repuo-
| lican Club Sixth-ave.. near forty-iout III, o..
| Renresantatives OF twenty-four OF the Assenpy
| districts were present. w. 5. Bagg, Nce-pr
| dent of the organization. who presided III tne
| absence Of General Wager Swayhe' the PI
| dent was authorized 10 appoint a con1erence
conm,ttee of 1--WE. which will meet at Lyric Han
on Monday evening: and il was also decided ina.
tho ORGANIZATION Committee should meet at
Uric Hall at $50 o'clock on the same evening.
70 perfect plans for the conference meeting
| which is to be held later in the week.
| lanes Yereance said yesterday that ne nao
hee,. misunderstood as to the NUMBER OF tne eiec.
lion district in the XXIXth Assembly District
vvhere the enrolment was plainly 1rauouleht
| His remark applied to one district but not 70
| the First Election District, In which the chair-
Tan Of the Republican association had been
careful to keep the rolls clean
| o,-crrcrroN AnOpTEO