New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
TO USURP ALL POWER
THE MACHINES SCHEME FOR ABOLISH
ING THE COUNTY COMMITTEES.

prp,.prJcAN POLITICIANS AMAZING TO THE
FACT THAT THE CITY COMMITTEE HAS FULL
AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR THE PARTY
ORGANIZATION IN ALL MI
NIcrPAL MATTERS.
Senator Plat has his wires all laid and Is
ready to press the button which Will put the
Republican County Committees OF the Greater
New-Ycrk permanently and completely out OF
bus,nes. This interesting discovery was rhaoe
ves,erdav and was brought to the attention or
several leading Republicans by Chairman
Ouicg's announcement Of the names OF the Re-
publican City Committee and by the repuniica-
| ton of the resolution passed by the City Con-
ventIon authorizing Mr.. Quigg to appoint the
| committee.
II the Platt machine takes full advantage OIL
| the power which It gave Quigg's City Comm'tee'
as It has the power to do and as 1t IS expec.eu ~
do the County Committees Of New-York, Kings
| om.ars and richmond will soon be put out OF
existence, and the City Committee itself or any
| I'D, u ,s nIea,ed TO create. will be the central
body Of the Republican organization OF Inc
| Greater New-York.
=, ,roy he remembered that just before the
CIV Convention adjourned Mr.. Quigg presented
, resolution declaring that the City Committee
"shslI have mower to conduct the pending cam
noign IN behalf OF the Republican party
,broughout the municipality. and shall nave
ohorge ~ tho interests and affairs OF the kepup-
uoor marty IN all municipal and borough re-
lations." .,..,.
Tho resolution was hurried through without
onros,t,on and was generally understood 10 De
rare,v The creation Of a campaign committee
II 10 now learned that the clause eiVihs ''''
committee "charge Of the interests and anairs
~ tho Republican party in all municipal ana
borough relations Is nothing more or less imam
tho opening wedge for the nullifyins OF 'he
County Committee constitutions ana the o'sso-
luton OF the committees themselves.
Commissioner Theodore b. WILLIS OF Brook
lvn member Of the City Committee from '"e
Eighth Council District. explained to Irlpune
reporter last evening that the City Coi,I". tho
has mower to make recommenoatlons W ~
c,ato Committee on all subjects relating 10 tne
Interests and affairs OF the Repubrcah parry ~
ali municipal and borough relations. ana Una,
Tho state Committee would doubtless accept all
suggestions Of the City Committee ana carry
them out. A.. ,..,. 10
Thus the circle is completed and the way Is
omen for the City Committee to use the state
COMMITTEES for the purpose OF annihilating the
county committees OF the Greater New-iork TER
rtory. ,,, T., ~. ,r-
tended victim OF the entire plot. Senator fiast
hold upon the Brooklyn committee Is shaky at
hest Jacob Worth has controlled II Tor over d
wear and was only defeated by a small vote IN
its last meeting. The surest way to avoid Dan,
ger OF defeat Is to disband the committee, ana
tho OuIgg City Committee acting through the
state Committee. can do this whenever II
pleases All of the nine Brooklyn men put on
The city Committee by Mr.. Quigg are members
of tho present Platt- willis alliance, and jacob
Worth Is without a single representative In the
body 49,, 49,.
Further possibilities in the scheme OF the Platt
leaders to abolish the Republican General Com
mittee OF Kings may become known but the
prospect that the existence OF the committee IS
in danger Is enough to occupy the attention OF
Mr. Worth and his followers at present.