The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
TOGETHER, REPUBLICANS!
EMINENT MEMBERS OF THE PARTH
AT WORK FOR HARMONY.

Important STEPS TO Thts End were Taken
Nearly . Month Age ana Results Will ne
Apparent Prssentiy-The Disappointed ana
the Malicious to ne RELOCATED to the Rear.
Gov. Black will DO in New York the latter part
Of the month. Letters received from the Gov.
ernor yesterday announced that he would DO
here to attend the dinner given In his honor by
his military star.
t the same time Gov. Black will meet sena-
tor Plat and a number Of other Republicans.
BY that time. 1t was said, some OF tho Inn.
p~ressions which anti.Republican newspapers
are now trying to create will be dispclled. A
good deal has been said about q now primary
law.
There hnvo boon threats this way and denun-
Citations the other way; but by the latter part of
the month some OF those who arc Interested in
stirring up mischief, 1t was said, will have 1t
made clearly known to thom that there Is q dis.
position on the part Of all right-thinkiug Repub-
licans to get together.
Gov. Black and his friends in every part Of
the State are interested in tho advancement
OF the Republican party in the State. More
over, they will take overy stop consistent with
dignity and honor to unity the party. and
they expect to be able to do It, and IL may 90
well DO said now as at any other time. for the
facts will come out later, that important steps
were taken nearly q month ago to bring to-
gether all Republicans who believe in their
party, who wish 1t to succeed in the State and
the nation. and who are not actuated by
petty motives Of spite and who are not trying
to destroy their party in the State because Of
disappointed personal ambitions. THE SUN has
no right to tell of what is going on at the pres
ent time. Matters of this kind belong to the
Republican leaders themselves. and at tho
proper time they will be divulged. But
whether 1t be William Brook6eld or Elihu
Root or other Republicans who have not
been in afiliation with the Republican Or
gonization In New York county in recent years.
who are concerned, the facts leaning toward
harmony, It was said. will all come out ct the
proper time, and then the schemers who wish
to send tho Republican party upon the rocks of
political disaster will find themselves defeated.
II sur has authority to say this morning
that O score or moro of eminent Republicans
who have been quiescent in Republican organi-
cation matters for o dozen years have
undertaken to bring about harmony in
the party. Moreover. the efforts of these
gentlemen, 1t was said yesterday, will be sup
ported by all Republicans who believe in the well
fare Of their party who are not aotuated by mat
ters OF personal spite or personal prejudices or
disappointed ambitions. Everything is working
smoothly. 1t was said, toward harmony not only
In the State, but in the new city of New York.
The gentlemen interested in bringing about a
happier state Of affairs, It was said. do not pro-
pose to be dictated to by those who have forgot
ten the welfare of their party.
H SUN has authority to say further that
many Republicans who have not in recent years
afiliated with the organization believe that the
criticisms Of Gov. Black. Senator Plat and their
friends ON the part Of Republicans who have for
gottan their creed hive o altogether too far;
thstthss,h hare overStepped the bounds of reason
tkAaiu&asataisespp and tirat the thing to do
now 10 to bring about harmony on dig1nifed and
honorable lines. Arrangements Of this charac-
ter are approaching elimination; but 1t will
take a little moro time. Certainly it was said
yesterday all right.thinking Republicans will
eventually be allied with their party in the
State and In the city.
Ex-senator Hill said the other day to q repre-.
sentative of THE SUN:
Tho Republicans fight like old Harry before
q State convention. but they manage to get to-
gether, and 1 fear that is what they are up to
W " Mr.. Hill was a prophet. and he should have
honor in his own country. The Republicans are
up to that very same game that he mentioned.