New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-14
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
RESOLUTIONS GALORE.
THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
HAS A LIVELY MEETING.
WALTER B. ArTERBuRY's RESOLUTION FOR MORE
orrx PRIMARIES DECLARED OFT OF ORDER
ANOTHER OK TIE RAINEs AMEND

" b. II
OPEN PRIMARIES DECLARED OFT OF ORDER
ANOTHER on TIE RAINEs AMEND
MENTs TABLED.
rs psnuh,can General Committee is rapidly de-
vA,o,,ne taste for resolutions II has recently oe
come the proper thing with members OF the CUM
mit,ee IL they thing OF nothing else 10 ooe"r'
their time 10 write long resolutions on '"'o.s
,nn,cs and presen; them to the committee az i's
monthly meetings. At last nights meeting '"s
,.oa.ncv was more fully developed than ever anu
before the meeting had adjourned the opinion u
the committee the Raines law a"e"u ''"s'a,,
Governor Blacks Civil Service Dill anu 49,
other topics had been entered In Inc se''e'"'s
book - ro,o
George l. Weed presented the nss' f Raines law
which S wsrS read a,% as follows IL ne
Resolved That the Republicans from Kings Conm n-
~ in The Assembly be requested to use every Ey J
Sssv Sew TO penans in the be Il further
Resolved That COPY OF t on this ASSOCIATION be
o orwysrded each of Kings County a s
al once also Governor BLACK ahu I he az once
or%ardea Sn Inc su each Kings
member. a.. la, tho reso-
,,',ons on the table. and this motion was carried
~, a vote OF s. to S. The motion TO lay on 'he
table was made by Benjamin r b'a''' anu S'
onded by George II. Roberts, Jr ,.
The longest discussion Of the evening was brough'
forth by the presentation OF inc ioo""e
tions by Walter B. Atterbury
Whereas BY the constitution and nyia"S o,
Republican party in Kings County IL Is P,o osniar
Ina. eNet on the fourth Tuesday in May and
Whereas IL is also PROVIDED eiat , t,,e nan the
on,h ~ Man in each wear prepare new alpha
beical roll OF the members o. 'he aSso''"''''' -
Ps1iea ha every re association the
city of Brooklyn be ana ne fnI,b Is uesday of May
next at o'clock p and TO remain IN sesSTts
hour Or the o1 Of ha where oSecon IS
made the admission Of any proPeT hold another
pTesnar meeting on the fourth Tuesday Of June at
the same time and place ana hear ana a ncS y" ''
RRSsolved That the Revising Board Of every dis
trict DE and hereby is directed TO convene on te
sSu psc qGsf Seas q he a and
fuh It's duties as provoe onn II, the three new
roll books Of me association and be 1t astTc
son'sson and Of every ward committee is hereby
directed notify the secretary OF me INN Nav
mise i h no sS Sst district associations will meet
and the secretary of the County Committeee s al
cause s q Nav svfn in one Brooklyn
namely, IN either The Eagle ne linz nne Of
The Standard Union" according to which one Oh
Resolved That committee. consisting OF En- r. -,
= Won Sternberg William t. Philips jacob Dleii "a
ner and Chester b. Lawrence is hereby appointie,d
to act with the sssTfi s S T %ee nT and the
secretary Of each ward committee shall me wit
committee by June . a
number OF members enrolled in each district oi hls
ward and all persons who may iee f mater
the action any district association IN ,Ilis IN
may uresent their grievances 10 inns coiii,i ~ ,hin
writing and said committee snail repoi' " "'''
County Committee
Mr. At.erbury said that the defeat OF the leso
,u,ion would be notice that those VINO opposeo
II are afraid 20 have their roll books thrown open
He said that the resolution was intended mercy -
provide for open primaries. when wouio aIow a..
Republican voters in the city TO become members
of the organization Harry A. Hanbury salu tnat
the resolution virtually an amenoineht 10 tne
bylaws and therefore ont or Order CHAIRMAN rlVs.
Sustained this point. and Mr.. Atterbury aPpealed
from he chairnlans decision. \ vote was taken on
and the decision was sustained by a vote or u 10
A. Among those who voted to sustain M. rrost
was BENJAMIN r. Blair, who, with several others,
said that while they favored the end sought IN the
resolution they objected 10 certain PROVISIONS III
IL and therefore voted against It, motion was
finally passed authorizing the secretary 70 adVer-
iise for places for holding the May district meet
ings. , ,s,
Robert Spl,zer presented a resolution providing
that the committee should participate in the naval
resolution called upon the committee to PROVIDE LOT
each member five tickets the committee 10 pay Inc
entire expense. Congressman Hurley Immediately
made motion to strike out this provision, ana
after his amendment had been carried Inc main
resolution adopted.
resolution presented by William l.. Extance,
asking for amendment TO the Greater Newly York
charter authorizing the election by populaf vote
OF additional police justices for BrooKlyE. was
carried after attempts had been made to lay ii on
the table and refer il 10 the Committee on Legis-
la.ion. Just before the meeting adjourned Charles
Relnhari moved that the committee indorse Gov
ernor Blacks proposed Civil Service bill and the
motion carried with little opposition.