New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
MR.. BROOKFIELD'S REASON.
WHY HE RETIREs FROM HIS DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION.


MACHINE PERFORMANCES TOO MUCH FOX HIM
TALK ABOUT ANOTHER oRGANIzATroN.
stir among Inc local organization Republicans
has been caused by a letter which William Brook
field wrote to announce his resignation from the
Republican Association OF the Twenty ninth Elec-
ticn District OF the NXVII Assembly District. the
letter was addressed TO George r. Manchester.
the secretary OF the Republican County Commit
tee. and in It Mr.. Brookfed said 1t was his In
tention to Join another Republican organzation'
Mr.. Brookfeld Is living at Lakewood. \. j. dur
ing the winter account OF the Illness of his
wife but he comes 10 his office in the city nearly
every day and he there by Tribune
reporter yesterday afternoon. He WAS uhwiiilhg
10 give mucn information about the new Repub-
lican organization which he expects TO jon' ana
he said 1t would be premature 20 discuss the plans
OF the organiza ton. He minated that delay was
made necessary by the contest over the election Oh
a United States Senator but said the move
ment in favor of Joseph II. Choate was not TO oe
COMPOUNDED with the movement TO reform local
Republican politics
As 10 his reasons for leaving the Republican or
eanization in that district he said:
"r, "a perfectlv true that have resigned from the
RenubIcan orgar ization OF the Twenty ninth Elec-
ton District OF the XNNlih Asse mbly District anu
I Informed the secretary OF the Repupicah county
Committee OF the step | had taken Dut that
notification not intended FOR pupii'auon III
the newspapers. But 1t seems as II somebody Al
headouarters Is over fond of giving out certain
kinds of information. The reason gave Tor my
action was that | intended to join another orSan-
za,ior hut there are also other reasons. which,
under tho circumstances. | have now no objections
TO stating.
"It is not a great while ago that signed
Sacrament 70 the effect that the County organization
waa a fraud and that no sef-respcctng man would
have ANYTHING TO do with the committee All III"
reasons that animated me in signing that state
men, hold az good to-day as they did at that Time
Several appeals have been made for the correction
NJ the many abuses that prevail In the organization
but without avail Since the time to which nave
referred all we-accepted theories and practices OF
nartv organization have been cast aside; majority
ru,e 10 ignored and spurious conventions have oeei
held They have added TO their political power anu
influence by about the same process that they
would add to their wealth by accepting the pro-
ceeds az stolen goods. Much is said in these DAYS
about harmony. In my Judgment IT Is not hatinons
that is wanted but a revolution within the party
oreanization 10 put il upon an honest basis before
Tho neople in righteous Indignation start "A revolt
lion on their own initiative and sweep from power
tho Republican party because of the misdseds OF
Tho oreanizaton in the name Of regular Republ-
canism IF TO oppose dishonesty In party manage
men, Is dsioyalty and treachery, Their am ! dis-
loyal and traitor to my party, because lnleno