New-York tribune., 1898-01-25
TO GO RIGHT ON.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTYTHREE NOT
BLUFFED BY MACHINE TALK OF A
PRIMARY LAW.
Second floor.

FAIR PRIMARY LAW
panubucsn. ~ this CITY who are interested In
the movement Of the Committee OF Fifty-three for
a reorganization OF the party In this city DO NOT
believe that the movement should he abandoned
even II the Legislature passes pure primary law
which would insure honesty and fairness IN the
primary elections. Tho views OF William H. Ken
Won chairman Of the Committee OF Fifty-three on
that subject were expressed in his letter to the
Good Government Club OF the XIXth Assembly
District which The Tribune published yesterday.
but in an interview yesterday Mr.. Kenyon said
''The sudden scramble Of the machine FOR pri
mary election law is due to the fact that 1t sees In
that direction a hope OF dvertng public attention
from itself and chance quietly TO retain lis hold
Our revolt is not alone against methods OF enroll
ing It is more distinctly and primarily a revolt
against methods and leadership within the en-
rolled organization. Our movement VIII 20 right
on. to the end that the local party may be 80
renovated and reorganzed that we can stay In Il
and he led by Its leaders"
General Wager Swayne when asked yesterday X
the Committee OF Fifty-three would abandon its
work in the event OF the passage Of satisfactory
primary law, replied Most decidedly not. The
work OF the committee will go right on
Ex-Alderman Benjamin f. Hall. OF No. ~ Mas
saI-st in reply to the same question. said: Such
a primary law would not create n new and honest
organization in the city of New-York. and that Is
what the Committee Of Fifty.three Is after AS
understand II. the committee desires TO estaonsh
an organization In which Republicans VIII have
some confidence for 1t is very evident that tho
majority of the city Republicans have lost all con-
ndence in the old organization, whether deservedy
or not | believe II IL the feeling of the Committee
OF F!fty-three that the only possible way TO secure
an honest, vigorous and successful organization
to represent Republicans OF this county Is the way
the committee has taken. namely, 10 estaolBh a
new organization In which every Republican VIII
have a fair chance to express his opinions, ana In
which Republicans alone will govern It's delbera-
tons In many OF the election districts no pri-
maries were held at all. and In others there were
only nominal elections. II is impossible. we think,
10 induce Republicans to return TO an organization
which has been - thoroughly dlscredited. What
else then be done by Republicans who wish
for the OF the party. except the establish
mont OF a new organization which VIII be honest
""I Charles F. Horner. of No III, spring-s, when
asked for his opinion regarding the proposed pri-
mary election law said: II look upon II as trick
10 head OFF our efforts. II has no other bearing
upon our movement. We have no faith that any
primary law emanating from that source will have
any other object than TO defeat Republican reor-
ganization We shall go right on and try 10 have
Intelligent voters. who have an interest In the Re
publican party and pay taxes. have voice not only
In their primaries. but in ths conventions.