New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01
THE ENROLMENT TONIGHT
APPEAL OF THE COMMITTEE or FIFTY
THREE.

Hrp1,RrdcANs WHO WANT DECENT PARTY GOV
EMINENT URGED TO PUT THEIR
NAMES on THE LISTS
Tn. rooms Of the Committee OF Ffty-three In
the s.. James building. were filed with Repuo-
leans last evening" and the members Of the
Enrolment Committee were busy giving fral IN
structions TO the Ia chairmen Of the Enrolling
Boards The new Republican enrolment begins
at 7,3O o'clock this evening. The places OF en-
rol,nent in the various Assembly districts are
given in the advertisement which The Tribune
prints this morning
Last evening the Committee Of Fhty-three Is
sued the following address 10 the Republican
voters Of New-York County:
To the Voters Of the County Of New-York: mo
Committee OF Fify-Ih appoinied on Geeem4'ess
submits 20 the voters Of this county and has per
fected arrangements for an enrolment under ina,
10 between $50 and 10 p m. in every Assembly dis
trict in New-York County and at enrolling places
the lists o: which Will be published on me ehIo.
ment days. and The committee invites all VINO are
new organization and 10 take part In us hrst pri
maries. ,.,
based ON the fact thai the majority % the Repub
licsn voters have for manifest cause repuoi4ted
the old machine, and VIII not return 10 H. nor JON
any Organization created or promoted by It or by
rs leaders or IN harmony with II or WITH rs meth
Interest OF the machine leaders ana by their ala
sanship in nunicpai affairs eliminating in tho
no e s i stn OF b. soeS snersede and hat
a new. clean and representative organization De
formed on lines which will prevent return OF the
The new constitution presented by III, Committee
publican party In this county cannot long exist II
It's members are not guaranteed and safeguarded
in the right to nominate without the dictauon OF
boss.
choose municipal officers; tho right 10 vote directly
for representatives, in The governing body Of thelr
their own districts without interference; the right
to vote at honest 2rimafeS @nd the ren' 10
The new constitution differs from the oid IN MAJ sS
State affairs the test Of Republcenism, in the ex
nicipa affairs. in leaving the unit for enrolment
and primaries to be determined BY each Assembly
ba sis Of proportionate representation In conventions
and in establishing direct vote ct primaries ior
shs soT 6ce WhH the G M
constitution also provees for me election al
once. thus striking at the root OF the power OF 'he
The pledge required 10 be assented to IN me new
enrolment 10 as follows -,
within ass he Assembly n6 dsirc Ps'{'n am Re-
publican. and intend TO act WIN the RePuS-
This declaration shall no; prevent me from
Joining and supporting any strictly non
nicipal officers"
Membership In any other organization OF Ma
tional party in the county OF New York, Tor ex-
ample In Tammeny. in the old Republican ma
chine, in the Prohibition party etc, II held, must
he renowned before enrolment IN the he" organ
lzation. 49,, o
The Committee of Fifty-three commends the new
constitution and the organization 20 the Ike.
publican voters OF the county OF New-lorK anu
Invites them 10 enroll. go ,..
None are 10 be unjustly excluded. All who Intend
70 act with the Republican party In the NaNond,i
and State campaigns OF the immediate future Nano
this excludes only Bryan Democrats), may enron on
and they have now an opportunity 10 aesiS' IN
making and keeping the Republican parry II tle
county Of NeW-York a A. abiding-place ana d CIeah
and representative leader Of all the ahu-biydh
and antt-Tammany forces in the community.
The organization appeals 10 AL hSpuolI(iti,l1s
who have been dissatisfied with The od macnthe
for any reason; Il appeals 10 all good citizens VINO
believe that IN the city Tanmany shoNlG De oTlNen
from powe- and kept from power II appeaIs 10 IN
good Citizens who Believe that IN the Nation pnnhe
faith should be kept end currency .ref0rn carr
out and Organism in every fern defeateHi ~ up
peals TO all Republicans who fear party clvlslons
for II offers the only possible way o. preventing
party dissensions-an may enter INTO new zen
the majority can and should control We believe
that the majority favor clean party nethooo uts-
Interested party leadership, the principe or the
r,ie OF the majority opposed 20 oosslsin; anu
that they also favor non-partisasAip N InunclIe ~.
affairs hence this movement. II challenges the
attention OF all good cltizens who desire 20 better
TIE conditions OF political and civic ne IN tae
county OF New York ANY hspUbican VINO orlits
20 enroll will bv that omission give his public IN
dorsement and support 20 the existing eFiS against
which the organization r. directed. me Eotl,
Ynittee OF Fiftv-three and the seTerL committees
working with x furnish the opportunity Tor teter
thirge II lee now With the individual republican
voters to take advantage of tho opportunity