New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-26
NOT APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
BONE MEMBERS OF THE FIFrY-THREE's SUB

URFs OF THE so CALLED ROOT BILL
Whatever NAV be the merits or dement's OF tho
Primary Election bill which was carried TO Aloahy
IN Washington's Birthday by Elihu Root. II Is In
creaslngly evident that that measure does ho' rep
resent the practically unanimous sentiment OF inc
Committee Of Fifty three or OF the enrolled mem
hers Of tho new Republican organization, 10 erect
the launching OF which tho Committee OF fHy
three was formed 1t lie said that the so-caIieo
COMMITTEE representing the Committee OF rH's
three" which met in conference with the coHlii'-
tee of Union League men. was not authorized oy
tho Committee Of Frfty-three to represent H. ana
that the Primary Election bill finally drafted was
not approved unanimously by the mamoers VI ''"'
eub.commIttee Indeed It is insisted by many
members OF the new organization that even hau
the Committee OF Fifty-three delegated 10 COM
mit,ee composed solely Of its own members the
authority 10 confer with other committees on
\ urinary bill the action taken by It's committee
would have had no binding force. since the COM
mittee OF Fifty-three In naming committee VII"
such duties would have exceeded lts own po"e'a'
on Tuesday night the new organization Will ho'o
its first primaries and men then elected as deie-
gates TO the General Committee Will within hVe
days thereafter organize as such General commit
tee As 10 the power Of that body TO speak Tor tho
enrolled Republicans OF the organization. there
is no question.
While some OF the provisions OF the Root bill may DC
| acceptable TO all friends OF primary election re-
form there certain others WHEN .iON a. as
liked by the members OF the new organization VINO
have heard about them. one Of these men said yes
terday;
MY chief objection TO the BILL as far as nave
heard II outlined relates TO its provision that oole-
gates 10 tho State Convention and members OF the
/ County Committee shall. in year when Gov
ernor is TO be elected be chosen at the Juno phi
noros instead Of In September. There is no earth
/ ~ advantage In electirg delegates to state con.
vention three months before the assembling OF a de
= ~,,sN pnri,Q IN.
| vantage TO the machine which would be enabled IN
the three months interval 10 WIN ,S S1f ~ and 80
/ would get control Of the convention 1t Is urgeu,;
in June in order that 1t might get to work early
/ with the management OF the campaign but IN. ,e
| Convention meets IN September and the cam
paign Is never opened IN any county until AFTER the
.'Thc election of the County Committee and the
deSsss 1 W IN Ign not i bs town
participate in the primaries. and that me ma ma
chino would thus fnd u mrce eof it o secure
lie selection of its own candidates ,. :.
used As am Informed, the bill does not prescribe
an official ballot as we nowadays understand me
/ term lut permits the use OF ballots OF the sort
used years ago which may be printed by anybody,
and concerning which the sole restrictions are thlt
they must be uniform in size and color and appear,
ance Tho machine need not print Its ticket until
the very day of the primary. and then IT may pre-
fype. But it is hard TO get honest to combine
unless there is some definite evil to be struck at;
little before the primary. an effective opposition
might easily be mustered. There is one safeguard
provided for the voter al the primary. ana mat Is
that he may go into booth just previous 10 cast
ing his ballot.
/ Prominent members OF the Commttee OF Fifty
/ three who were at the headquarters In the ST
/ James Building. at Broadway and twenty -siXth-
St last evening, said that they were opposed to
the primary election bin that Mr.; Root carried 70
! noxious provisions which had been introduced into
/ il with a view satisfying the machine Repub-
| leans and securing its passage They also oe-
/ clared that they were strongly opposed 10 any
/ the Committee OF Fifty-three The subcommittee
| that consulted with Mr. Roots committee OF the
Union League Club. they said. had no authority
! 10 act for the Committee of Fifty-three. and no
| Republican Organization in the county Of New
! York would have authority to sanction such a bill
/ until the General Committee was elected and held
~ first meeting.
District branches OF the new organization have
been formed in every Assembly district in New
York County. Following arc the presidents OF the
! district organizations:
/ MARTIN j. MOoY &C W. REED
DIR A. r. MADDEN. 21-JOHN STEWART.
/ 2-v1IIIhM a. KLINE. 22-THOMAs r. EAGAN.
S-sHAsE MEIIEN. 24-JOHN J. MALLION.
sc T CAGG1ANO. Of g.. HATFIELD.
John r. THOMPSON i26-JOHN LITTLE.
s-THEO y RUHLE. Pr J. LEWIS.
/ o--WIILIAM L. LYALL4 2s-BENI. oPPENHEIMER-
, iO-ISER MARCUS 2e-JAMES YEREtNCF.
| liz. b. RICHARDS. 3o-LOuIs II BOLD.
l2-ABRAiIAM MAS al ]. MILLER
iS-R J. WILLIAMSON 32-w. 2. MCORD.
/ I5-F r. GUEST 34--J. HOMER HILDRETH.
I8-W H. HUBER. 35-E. j. TUCKER.
i7-THEODORE HANSON, Annexed Dstrict-F ?.
+ is-JOsIAH " WING. FULLER.
/ ~ W. II. DOUGLAS