The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-26

to revise the ron by striking from it All the
names no longer properly there. The existence
on q roll Of q largo number Of dead names Of
ferS to any election district Chairman whose
conscience Is elastic a very plain opportunity
to peTpetuate his power ~ voting .smith,s'
and iSones,s, name. While the authority Of the
a discretion which he cGn exercise, II he is
so minded, In n wholly unsuitable way. The
proper operation upon tho mental and moral
virtues OF the district Chairman.
ton SS wars stff b IHars and and , me,lo sH %t tRiT,' our Sr io oS-
own behalf, made an Investigation 81 the rolls
selves. and no doubt they convinced Others,
that many OF these rolls wero in a desperately
found hey Issued a general Indictment against
the existing enrolment. l 10 not propose to
discuss what these gentlemen alleged or what
was done or omitted to be done IN answer to
their allegations. 1t would be p~rohtless dis
cussion in Wow of the work on which we are
political organization, in the very nature Of
things, is constantly. subject to all manner OF
s 6n.;s,i lust Il, and .1, unjust =; ;,vs true s and fslsS: ., Il Is
who Is not getting what he wants.
And this fact contains the warning that any
luence, must be eternally wstchful OF its repu-
tation. 1t must not only avoid evil, but The
appearance of evil. 1t must not only do what
IS right, but 1t must seem TO DO doing what 10
right. It's nominations are respectable not
Nominated. but BY Virtue Of the manner in
which the nominations were brought about.
The theory on which its acts appeal to the
port is that they resulted from a process OF So
lection in which everybody had the opportunity
and that the completed act Is the viii OF the
majority. Of those who, being entitled to speak,
did speak. And precisely in proportion as the
community has reason to suspect the opera
ton of unworthy influences In any Of tho
processes that lead up, to a nomination, pre-
candidate may be, Is the action Of the organi-
Eation Injured and weakened.
These observations involve no confession Of
the truth. Of any charges that have been made
against the truth OF our enrollnient. They sre
not even a comment on those CHARGE But
YORK and its annexed district contains 1855.
Republican candidate Tor Mayor Of Greater
psTs in n'G our I prin eaaes0a and % c sn6Ue ann 70 l '1 a@
not concerned in the past, but we arc all PRO
fo9ndly interested in the future. Our work.
little unless it succeeds in placing in the City
Hall the nominee of our. convention. With
mosities Of tie pas, without regard to what this
man has said or that man has done, 1t IL your
plain duty and mine as the guardians Of the In
eanization, to do everything that lies in our
power to place our candidate before the com.
must not only nominate q man whose charac-
ter is pure, whose intelligence Il superior.
| WuOEG GAptIlIlCb ID "luU," II RCE1oAkAAlty II
light OF his record. are undeniably patriotic.
to claim that he is truly representative Of those
D mS5si q sp 3. R EsSSSsiiass p fS5ssi s. so slw wsies Stools esi
mon you here tonight, and It is this consid-
Grafton which we must have in mind at every
fsiR OF the way that leads to our convention
Not more than nfsy persons lsts the crowded
listened to with close attention and Vigorously
sIPlaudsd. A. IT. e1nci G;sS Naaonai Com;
and mli' tetPodu seea she foi L irG9i re wSs aeeoe WhieS
Is identical, with one adopted BY the County
Committee last week:
Rs,olred. That 1t f. not In the interest of q united
and harmonious campaign for n good eovernmen
OF tho city OF New York to atteEipt at this time by
s=eatlTaeat in the interest OF any parI1cular candidste,
nor can any candidacy prove . %uEtfy;ns force among
formally presented prior 20 the meeting Of the Pc
publican City Convention. or without regard to I'll
action.
This resolution was adopted with . unani
nous whoop, as was the follo introduced
by Abraham Gruber:
Resolved. That the oricers OF the Election District
Association shere ass mbled express 'ae!r earnest and
UNQUALIFIED approval Of tine plans PROMULGATED s.y
the resolutions OF the Committee On orFani.stion. Z
secure to the Republicans OF the city of New York and
the annexed district . full and fair revision OF thu
rolls aud an snrollment Of new names IN ascordano'
Wy" Re, ear fSse we pledge eO Ssss alPortss on Ii.
night of June 90 TO obtain such . complete enrol
Insnt Is VI snso.s \ nnpSSSn n ~ Ss.L.s. =
participate in the primaries and 70 take an tntereS
In she affairs OK the organization has had an oppor
tunIty to do 50
Then Commissioner Of Works Coils ere
ated O little diversion by making q short speech
on behalf of the former differentiation men
rendering to President ouigg their most cortia
support. and closing By offering g resolution
congratulatinR Mr.. Quigg on his able, liberal
and broad-minded leadership" and assuring
him of the warm, loyal. and continued sup
port Of all Republican voters.
This WAS nOt on the DrOCrnmm0. but IL WA
well received. and Gen. Coils was cheeret
Justify when he put the resolution. which wa
adopted with Q noisy chorus Of "ayea-" III
meeting then adjourned