New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21
CITY COMMITTEE TONIGHT.
GEORGE H. ROBERTS. OF BROOKLYN. TO
BE CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.

GEORGE II. ROBERTS. OF BROOKLYN, TO
BE CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
Tho new Republican city Committee. delegates
N which were elected At the primaries on June I.
will meet and organize this evering in the Murray
uil Lvceum in Thirty Ourth-st., near Third-aVe
Over thirteen hundred delegates 70 the COMMITTEES
were elected the primaries. representing the ne
publican party in all parts Of the greater city AS
the CITY Committee was created for tie purpose or
managing city campaigns il Will have no serious
work 10 perform until the fall Of 1899. no city ON
GERS being elected this fall. hut the Republican
leaders wanted to have the committee organized
and prepared for possible emergencies
4 conference Of Republican district leaders. rep
rosentng the regular organization in the boroughs
Of Manhattan The Bronx. Brooklyn. queens ana
Richmond was held yesterday afternoon at the
Ashland House Fourth-ave and Twenty-fourth-
ST to agree upon rules ana a plan TOT organizing
the City Committee this evening over Sixty OF the
leaders attended the conference. and the session
lasted about two hours. Congressman QCgg' VINO
was chairman of the provisional city Committee
and IS the president OF the Republican County Com
n,,tteo presided at the conference. 1t was agreed
10 elect George II. Roberts Of Brooklyn as presi-
dent OF the City Committee. and Abraham Hrubei'
leader OF the XXIst District, in Manhattan as hrst
>,,ce-president There was agreement also on the
rules and regulations which viii be presented LOT
abortion at the meeting this evening
Resolutions regarding the action Of Mayor Van
Wvck in removing Police Commissioners Hamilton
and Pbilips were talked over at the conference.
and will be- presented at the meeting ms evening.
and there will be speeches concerning the heed LOT
legislation to secure fair election IN the cty ths
falI The Governor PROBABLY Will be urged TO can
an carly special session Of he Legislature iOi thdt
purpose. .,,, s., ,ha po,,,,lica,
County Committee 10 wait upon Governor b,,9cK
and explain he conditions created oy Mayor van
weeks action PROBABLY Will not g TO Albany UNI
Thursday Members OF the committee are NJ
Cmigg chairman: Abraham Gruher, Frederlck D
Gibbs George Y. Bidweu. Charles H. Mnrray.
charles y Taintor. Ernest Han and John sabine
smith Some Of them Sad last evening u.at lney
we're waiting to receive word from inc Governor
az 70 the time when II would be most convenient
for him 10 grant Al Interview. Plans 20 secure a
lair election in the city this fall VIII be ad oeiore
the Governor one plan. favored by l-d"ar1 I.au-
,nrhach Is 10 pass a bill creating a new Metro.
nolitan Police Department. the CoHmlssIohsrs Oh
which shall zoe named by the Governor. mus ann
The police out Of the control OF Tamnany ana ~
the Mayor but the Governor Is sald 10 De opioS'i
strongly TO that plan. and II MAY not be pressed
The ther plan Is TO create a bipartisan iJepalt-
men, ~ Elections, outside OF the Police Depart
mont and wholly independent OF II. me GOV
rrror Is said to have expressed a preference l0or
thar plan. II is expected tina, the Governor WI.
convene the Legislature in special session d'oIt
me middle Of July. and the Repubhchh leau"rs
saw that II preparation is made for IL by dfawIht
no the necessary bills. the session neeo not last
longer than week.