New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-21
JOINING THE FIT Y-THREE'
ACTION OF MIST DISTRICT REPUh-
LICANS

,,r.prr TO STOMACH THE METHODS w iAH
v,cu,yE LEADERS THEY CAST THEIR
Tot WITH TIE NEW ORGANIZATION.
III, peoublcans Of the XXIst Assembly Dis
,ro. who under the leadership Of j. s. Barcus'
1 hoor irving to get reform inside Of the
.,..rire and have been Nghting Abraham Cru
49, sa,,5ed last night at a meeting at Lion
,,,r,- - leave the machine and join the new
,,,,o,izati1n under the Committee Of Fifty
! 80. The meeting was attended by over ono
r,ndre1 and fifty Republicans. representing all
~, rortv-two election districts Of the district
,1eredith + Murray, OF the nth election dis
trict presided and D. II. Crawford acted as Sec
rotary The Committee on Resolutions. OF when
Mr. Barcu. was chairman. presented the tol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas. We who have insisted upon, salutary
changes in the so-called organize ion or me Re
yitbIi.or party In the city ana county OF New
York, nave mace Cu' IN nsyr REDubIican orcaniza-
To- VS. N 50 modify the management and chaE-
actar OF lie old organization as to SATISFY tne Ge-
naad OF the amy o. Go'on'fnty y sn "Dg pcnoyo
The necessity Of new organ;zauon ana oho,,.
~ 'g ci5I,eS n me XXIst Assembly District have
demonstrated that the present ~ he
,erni,ncd 70 rem Te2a scd IN PG AND.
FV;hercos 4 Comparatively Insignificant number
~ votcrs a. the recent primaries Endorsed their
0oslti59 and a large number OF voters lefrs.ne
}r6m participating because Of their avowed belief
hat no EFFORT on their part would make the ola
c~tot,eri7ation ANYTHING other than private ente-
prise conducted in the interest OF a rev ihdNd-
Wh,roas The recent contest at the primaries
brought forth additional evidence OF sraoe co. o.
corruption and Of seiishneN whicA appioaches
corruption within the old Organization. s9ch as 10
sugges: tho fut!ty OF the efforts or sood cl,lzens
20 secure fair play at the hands OF those IN power
Whereas BY reason of all these facts. the neccs-
s,ty for a new organization. so far from being re-
moved IS emphasized. ana ~, o. -.
Where's ~ the constitution OF the County COM
rittea Of the old organization. said organiIa ,loh
WAS literally dlsbanded when the majority Of o.ec.
ton district essocia tons failed 10 POI as many
vote FOR the orcauizat,On ticket q. he last eec-
lion as were repu,ed to be on the rolls. any recoG-
rition of the legal existence OF tald orsa~a',3n
eytrou1n iop Of such proper conduct in that organ
i.itl.n as to produce harmony in tie party be II
Resolved Tia. new orgarizai'9H fsoq Reo Pc
formed to DO ne preliminary work OF Inc Inc 2r1J
licau paTy which IN" oIl orgalzd.tgn .'s ~ - a.
thus rcbIopetent or unwilling 10 perform; ana thHt
We. E'rub ans we n"li've N %, @ d,t =, 'rd
our sanction ana devote efforts 10 III" coinN'-
zion u ne new Heprniean organ,1 L. l" o,
% Tlfty-threo: and be II further 49,,
Resolved. That do not and shall not rom ms
time recognize the legal existence OF tAc So
Organization headed by Mr.. QuiGg bui ny - 81
Jonlh.;can organization OF tire Committee OF fiity-
three in the belief that THIS acuon promised t.g
eoIjdf,jSr the Whole Republican party in the city
and County OF New-YorH.
There was a long discussion among those
present before the resolutions were voted upon
Marriott Boswell. Thomas l. Crane and Hector
VI. Hitchlnes opposed any move outside OF the
present organization. yet they said the oikanl-
1ation was corruut John II. Iliker. William
II. Irving Charles i. Lilley. r. II. TAYLOR and
Laurence Winters spoke In favor Of tfe Trso-
lutons The roll Of those present was thei!
called on IN. abortion o. the resolutions and
the vote as announced 81 for Joining the
new organization ard opposed. Prior 70 the
taking Of the vote many had let tho hal VINO
were known to he in favor 81 the resolutions
A committee az five was then APPOINTED con-
sisting # !. : Rarrus Mered.r. J. Murray.
w T Rartels G. 4. LileY and Richard Moore.
to announce TO the Committee 81 Ftty-threc or
its representatives that She Republicans repre-
s~nted Mt tho meeting we're ready to support
the new movement and would act under The
/ guidance Of the ffty-three. During the meet
ing many affidavits and statements from cleo
ton district inspectors were given. exposing the
methods led in the recent primaries.