The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
EPUBLICANSHARMoNIOU
CONFERENCE FITH PLAT DYER a
NEW PRIMTARF LIN

1t Bgakes tire Rolls . Pubiio Record and
Puts the Primaries Unaer rubiio Kiecties
Oacera-The Assembly Counitteo Chair
Taies OF Deals ana Discordn.
Senator Platt will return to Washington to-
day. superintendent Payn went TO Albany at
8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Speaker OGrady
left on an earlier train to consult with Gov.
Black last evening. All the day at tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel Mr.. Payn, Mr.. O'Grady. and tho
State Senators and Asscmblymen who discussed
legislative affairs with MIR. Platt on Saturday
were at Il again.
1t was late last evening when the last states
man left Senator Platt's apartments. and all
were pretty well tagged out with tho days la
bors. One thing was demonstrated-tho sturdy
harmony OF the vast majority on all matters
pertaining to the future welfare Of the Repub-
Mcan party. Senator Plat said that he never
bothered himself about stories printed in anti
Republican and Mugwump newspapers.
Gov. Black and all our Republican friends"
he said. arc fully aware Of the facts, and We
are not at all fretted by the feeble efforts Of the
enemies Of the Republican party to cause mis-
chief"
superintendent Payn said: Let all anti.Re-
publicans say what they please. Republic
cans will not b taken Off their feet by the fool.
ish nonsense Of the enemies Of the party. 1t
will DO only necessary to wait for the next Re-
publican State Convention to prove to tho party
In the State and nation the nature of the false
lations.''
1t was even said that long before the State
ilcan traitors will be unmasked. It is known
that important matters are now under consider,
effective, work will come from Republi.
cans who have not in recent years
They and all Republicans have had their eyes
opened to the real situation by the malignant
led SaUf By WhiteiaW Reid have SG oyerdone their
work and haye brought down upon their
R %eSo , eaS s2Sa0 oppossd G 70 t tse Pesalsr ~ or.
ganizations. but who now sec that all
hands Rsnasi ShSSlq s sst 'G eIsHas Ih in G 9sfI Sn 10 r 1e Issis,s.
in place OF Senator Edward Murphy OF Troy.
State in line for 1900. =.
With the abandonment. of the proposed local
chiefly as to the best primary election law to be
passed by the Republicans at Albany this win
iican County CommiItee outlined last night the
following provisions of a bill which he believed
Any voter who viii on oath declare that at the
last election he voted generally for the candi
dates OF a party, that he intends to vote generally
shall be enrolled as a member Of the party, and
shall be entitled to vote at the party 8 primaries.
and the election officers who served at the gen.
eral election preceding to conduct the party en-
puhlicans for Republicans. acting as officers Of
the State under the oaths which they made
when they were sworn In to act as election off,
Gers, and subject to the same penalties.
The election officers. to receive So a day for
each day consumed in making up the roll.
County CLERK. The bill will provide that there
shall 30 an entire new roll prepared each year.
self opon Is for perjury. II he. swears. falsely.
The bill provides for the enrollment OF parties
t wn selee aa ana az ese enfLs. t,S enrolling oficers to CON.
duct the enrolment.
President opisE made the foregoing state
Senators Ellsworth. Ford. and Lexow. State
Chairman Heckett, ex-senator hendriEks OF
St Sfll a. S,G speaks MI IL vii SlHFiiF s. d Ssl!sneS ~lts sha' tor aSs
Mr.: Ford and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, Of which Mr.. Lexqw Is Chairman;
friends are for a short session 81 Albany and a.
little lsgislation as possible. or course s. IL there 70
1 pS sT .hat Il tho t Rsp 1sBHcss f iesdsss faT Sy sae a s biii
New 4 T'Y %orf city shS H Seishsr V Gcv. i BiseE. Senator on
ever spoken to on the subject. Here is another
evidence; IT was added. how the traitors have
| Magistrates. The Republican organization Of
New York county already has three Of the ten
declared that Richard Croker and Senator Piatt
had patched up a deal by which the present
Magistrates were TO Dc removed ana the ten
new appointments to be made by Mayor Van
Wyck were to be equally DIVIDED between the
Republican organization of New York county
and Tammany Hall. The idiocy of the story
lies in the fact that neither the Republican or
ganization Of New York county nor the Repnbli.
themselves a storm Of obloquy for the sake of
two additional City Magistrates, A number OF
the upstate Republicans said last night that
the traitors who desire to turn the State over
to the Democrats must have q DOOR conception
Of the political acumen of the Republican army
in the State IL they expect 1t to believe their
nonsensical stories.
Before Speaker O'Grady started for Albany
the slate for the principal chairmanships Of the
Assembly committees was said to be as follows:
Ways and Means. Nixon of ChautauQua, re-
appointed.
Judiciary, Armstrong of Monroe.
Codes, Bondy of Onondaga.
Cities, Marshall OF Kings.
Railroads. Eldridge of Warren.
Excise, Aids of Chenango, reappointed.
Taxation and Retrenchment, Brennan Of
Kings.
Electricity, Gas. and Water Supply. Goodsell
of Orange. reappointed.
Tho Chairman of the Insurance Committed
has not been selected. Adler of New York was
a candidate, but he will not DO chosen. He will
get other good places. though.