The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-11
ANTS START A MACHINE.
MAYOR STRONG AND MT OTHERS
IN CHARGE AS GINEERs.

BrootHeid Men win Joiu the McCook RHeu In
I~t-Conutties or 81 o. OrEnniratiou-Ad-
dress TO the Party In the County-Trust Us.
They say-Codiin's the Frlcndi Net shsrt.
Mayor William l.. Strong has agreed to act
with eight other Republicans In selecting a
committee which will attempt to organize n
new and independent Republican County Com
mittee In New York county. Tho Mayors az
sociates on this committee OF nine are Henry f.
Rowland, s. ). Packard. Elknn Naumburg. w.
II. b. Totten, Henry W. Taft, John Elderkin,
and William II. Jackson. This committee was
chosen by resolution adopted at q conference
held last night at the Windsor Hotel OF protest
ing Republicans who have allied themselves
with tho Plaza Republican Club movement.
James s. Lehmaier, who presided at the con.
ference. said that the Mayor and all tho other
members Of tho committee had been advised
with and had all agreed to act.
Their appointment Is part Of the plan for tho
formation of the new organization which was
adopted by the confercnce. Tho Same plan. in
GLIDING the appointment OF the Same prelimi-
nary committee, has been agreed to by William
Brookfeld, and will be adopted by his faction at
ameeting to DO held on next Thursday night
This will be done 40 as to merge all Of the pro-
testants in one movement.
There were sixteen OF the thirty-lvo Assembly
districts represented last night by tho following
conferees:
81 81. 81;
8 Paul NJ: Turner. "a. Charles A. Adams.
II. W. s. Eppworth. l25. W. +. Edmonds.
-. Robert Nil er. "a. HOFFMAN Miller.
u. Theodore Haussr. Iay. James Yercance.
~. Theodore Wentz. Isl. ". l.. Benjamin.
90. ID. n. b. Sturgis. I33. Leroy h. Crane.
Il. James s. Lehmaier. $50 Theodore Dietz.
James $. Lchmaier presided. There were
Others present, but those named are known as
the leaders of the Independent movement in
their several districts.
The subcommittee on plan and policy pre-
sented a preliminary plan for the formation OF
the proposed county organization, which was
adopted. 1t provides for the appointment Of II
Committee OH Organization OF tfty.throc, to DO
chosen by the committee of nine. OF which
Mayor Strong is Chairman. The number fifty
three is arrived Mt by giving one representative
to each Assembly district and an additional
representative for every 5000 votes or majority
III tho district for Mckinley for President.
The committee was careful to state that tho
mem or the on Organization
would not necessarily be compelled to contrib
ute to- the expense OF conducting the work of
organization.
Instead OF going out of existence. as it re-
ouested the regular County Committee to do
lending the. work OF reorganization, tho con-
collect funds. and invite Republicans in the
nineteen Assembly districts. which are UNI
represented in the movement, to Join them.
pare a detailed plan OF organization for the
Of Fifty-three to follow.
An address to the Republicans OF the county
was adopted by tho conference. This address
declares that the party machine, has forfeited
the confidence or The majority of Republicans,
and has ceased to be representative Of them.
1,says:
the standard bearer OF tho cause Of sound money
and social order. as II was n year ago. but unless
Its organization be such as to command tho
OF the body of independent citizens who sup
ported it in its leadership. of that issue then,
f IN ;n ST,ase OF the party and of the country will
The machine has forfeited confidence. 1t says,
because AUS 1t turned, the cit, over to Tammany
OF its Fictitious enrollment' and abuses or
party administration" The declaration is made
by the machine, as was shown by the result OF
the last election" Tho right Of Republicans
maintained ana the statement that the present
9Egsnizatio is constitntionaily dead because
m ma oDuss e Of ei tor SsH; d ir I tV were MI fe%e IN th sne
the number of names on the organization rolls
was reiterated. The address goes on to say,
machine leaders, The constitution under which
me- me,ho %As oi eo sialIs 10 &c" but p tho msch Gns
has failed to. adopt such method or
sG Sss0FE a feo sss h.s.55s'' % Is ,h sess' s gss:
Citations, either in accordance with the constitu-
ton or by agreement with outside professionals.
or in any other way. SO long as it is under the
control OF the machine or Its leaders. is imprac-
ticable and hopeless, and is discredited before 1t
an oeBuh' Nv uiuJOLity VI Ho icpuuilChh voters
would have no faith in such q reorganization. 1t
would not command their confidence or re-
spect."
The conclusion Of all the argument Is this:
We therefore consider that the only solution
Of the present situation is the formation Of an
entirely new Republican organization in tho
county of Now \ ork-an organization which
shall be SO conceived and conducted as to DO
truly and honestly representative of Republican
voters, and which, rs far as method Of organiza.
ton can, shall safeguard and protect the right OF
individuals to be heard and tho right OF the
majority to rule
The plan outlined at the beginning is COM
mended as likely to secure such an organization,
and the statement is made that notices OF en-
rollment will be published at an early day.
CIT DENOUNCES STRONG.