New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CITIZENS UNION TO GO ON.
THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE DE-
CIDES TO MAKE 1T PERMANENT.

THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE De-
cIDEs TO MAKE 1T PERMANENT.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM SUB COMMITTEES SHOW
THE COST OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CAM
PAIGN-MR. TOD. THE TREASURER.
MAKES AN ESTIMATE
Decided action 10 continue the Citizens Union
as a permanent political organization In the
Greater New-York was taken last evening at
a meeting Of the Committee Of Organization In
the headquarters, at No. 30 East Twenty-third-
st The rooms the first floor OF the head
quarters were filled by the members OF the COM
mittee when the following resolutions were
passed unanimously and with enthusiasm:
Resolved That the Citizens Union be continued
as a permanent city organization for the further-
ance OF the declared principles and objects OF tns
Union and that all the voters In the several Dor
oughs who supported the Union In the last elec-
ton be invited TO enrol as members OF the Union
Resolved. That a committee of seven be appoini,ed
to draft plan OF permanent organization, outline
It's work and reI ort 10 the Committee or orgah'za-
Resolved. That the present officers and Execu.
i've committee be continued until sucn permssnens
organzation is effected with power to lease head
quarters.
It was S;45 o'clock when Charles Stewart
Smith called the meeting to order, and then
about two hundred members were present Mr..
Smith spoke Of the enforced absence OF r. Full
ton Cutting, chairman OF the Citizens Union on
account OF illness in his family. and said that
Mr.. Cutting had treated the organization with
much liberaty Speaking OF the result Of the
election, Mr.. Smith said: I'VE to have only
| one boss. Mr.. Platt has been dscredted a.
boss in this city, and have reason to know that
he has been discredlted in Washington. His
last post-mortem utterance is so weak that II
is not worth replying to- We have reason to
txror hat Diatt oil n
the election. Let US II prevent
| such alliance when the time comes 70
make nominations for the next election"
EXPENSE OF DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS
James B. Reynolds chairman Of the Execa-
tive Committee, then called upon the chair
men of several subcommittee in turn to make
reports. John B. Pine, for the Committee on
Enrolment and District Organization. reported
that from May II. when the first district head
quarters were opened. until after Election Day.
nearly six months. the sum OF S23.995 81 was
expended in maintaining thirty-six district
headquarters, including cost OF furniture. rents.
clerk hire, and attendance, gas and incl
dentals. His report asserted that for the CAM
paign the amount entirely inadequate and
the results accomplished would have been un-
attainable except for the great amount of vol
unteer work done by the district committees and
the generosity which they displayed. 1t states
that the enrolled membership OF the Union Is
now 32.661. The summary Of accounts for this
committee is follows:
For rent, furniture. clerk hire. gas printing
postage, transparencies and Of thirty
six district headQusr,ers and colored auxiiiarie.
For canSassng for signatures enrolment and
Low ballots and catalogung 10000 ballots. &2sl 81
r5T PFs nn91s and n's?asFS5' d or S.;;.
For ofa-ieS' feas and nd ncafPs
OF nomination. In addition 10 amount allowed u. =.
For he sspen.ss sn Of clerk S' hs
stenosrapher and typewriting and sundnes. looo -
Total .sa3 is2 80
Richard Watson Glider for the Committee on
Press and Literature reported an expenditure or
Sl4375 "a. OF which .45l 10 was separately
paid by the treasurer for advertising the Union
emblem In daily papers, and S7ll oS similarly
| paid for a special subcommittee under the
charge Of James Loab In the latter part OF the
campaign. In the six months during which the
committee was at work IT paid 1886 10 for bill
posting and advertising. S6.4i' 90 for printing
and S3932 40 for office expenses
The following IS the number OF campaign doou-
ments distributed: Posters, 15l; pacards 3o,loo;
handbills 909900: cards 5lIIs3; pamphlets.
1876 454: books 2l 600; Autographs, 9l.OOO maxi
ing a total OF 2,201 ,653. OF these documents
| / $50 Sol were in English, 296.sI2 In Hebrew.
| l25 80 in German and 10s5lO in Italian. The
literature was mainly distributed through the
various Assembly district headquarters.
THE CAMPAIGN MEETINGS
W. Harris Roone for the Committee on
| Sneakers reported that during the campaign
about 1900 outdoor meetings were held about
so meetings in halls, varying in capacity from
500 to 1000 persons. with an aggregate capacity
| Of about 10000 and about 25O meetings IN
small halls or district headquarters, where from
| 100 TO 800 persons could be accommodated
The committee also provided speakers Tor sew
eral mass meetings outside the present city OK
| New-York. at Astoria Jamaica, College Foht.
etc At many meetings speeches were dehVerso
in German, French. Italian and flddish AL
| the speakers at the indoor meetings ana many
OF those at outdoor meetings were voiuhteers'
but a corps Of ifty-four paid speakers was
maintained The total expenditures OF this COM
mittee amounted to Sl3,322 90. .,. -
| G.. Grant La Fargo. for the CohihiitteS w
| Watchers reported that his committee hao re,
| ceived $50 900 from the treasurer anc mao pau
| S209S2 76 for the services OF Watchers a' 'hS
| polls. , . -, 49, r,,,.an.
| Union said he could make only verbal re-
| mort as ne had not heard from all the sup-com'
mtttees but there was still money in the treas
mrv and the election had cost the organization
iass than a dollar a vote for the 10000 votes.
In nresenting the resolution for continuing the
| Citizens Union as a permanent organization, Mr.
REYNOLDS said in part;
We polled one hundred and fifty thoqsand votes:
an astounding number when We CONSIDER that our
or Morganization was hastily formed and had 10 com.
nefe with experienced political leaders who were
po poe too scrupulous in tie methods and means en-
oved in conducting their campaign A clear state.
ment was presented TO the people OF the P.ineips S
its interests and not in the interests OF Aationa!
| nnar,ies using the patronage or city olllce lor
partisan advantage. our platform forced the other
parties to offer city programme largely modelled
after our own. upon their ulnlment or wnlch tho
| sn%nessfl party will be Judged by the people. The
Arst effect OF work was therefore 10 toree the
suhsttution OF local for State ard National issues.
| This was accomplished IN spite of the Importation
s6ecia knowledge of or interest in our own city We