New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
FULL ENROLMENT URGED.
THE LrEUTENS NT-GovERNoR BIDS RE-
PUBLICANs GET TOGETHER.
IN AN ADDRESS AT THE RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR
HE SAYS CRITICISM OF THE MACHINES WORK
LAST FALL. ARE UNJUsTIFIEp-sAIIs
FOR LONDON NEXT WEEK.

LAST FALL ARE UNJUSTIFIED-SAIIS
FOR LONDON NEXT WEEK
The reception for Lieutenant Governor Timothy
! L. Woodruff at the Brooklyn Republican Club. In
Pierrepont-st last evening was distinct success.
and the clubhouse thronged with prominent
party and business men from o'clock TIL T.
Nearly all the district leaders were present to wish
Mr.. Woodruff godspeed and a safe return from his
voyage to London. which will be begun next week.
Mr.. Woodruff will be accompanied by Mrs Wood
rum but the Lieutenant-Governor's will remain
at home. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff will be gone
about month, when they will return and go to
the Adrondacks. The Lieutenant-Ciovernor said
last night his trip was solely on business matters.
Mr. Woodruff stood in the back parlor Of the
club last night. and his friends formed in pro-
cesson and shook hands with him. After the
mutual Fluctuations were over a speech was called
for and Mr.. Woodruff responded in part as follows:
Mr. President and Fellow Members Of the Brook
lyn Republican Club
I sincerely appreciate the honor you have con-
by inviting this hospitabie club TO participate in
this affair the active Republicans of Brooklyn This
my return to Brooklyn after an absence of nearly
NEXT %e Snd 0GGS my Of Sr
Bn Republican Club and fellow-Repuo OF
much, take 1t. to do honor TO me personally as 10
demonstrate your devotion to the principles repre-
elected to serve you in public places.
g., The recent controversy concerning the change
ful purpose-it has contributed to the columns Of
an otherwise quite newsless press literary illusions
OF an interesting and entirely harmless character
This tempest In q teapot" has accomplished an
other good purpose by turning the minds OF many
10 consideration of what is meant by the term
organization" AID compels the inquiry, What
has the present Republican organization In this
to adverse cri,icism?" TIE "orGanization" con-
sists Of the County Committee. the Executive Com
mittee and their officers. The present County ana
EXECUTIVE Committeemen were elected by the sn-
and there has been no claim OF fraud, intimidation
or irreguarty. The committees were organized
by the practically unanimous election OF their pres
the county rests the responsibility OF their Sc
lection The criticisms made concerning the con-
duct of last falls campaign were altogether UNI
justified. because the result In all the Congress
resented in the last Congress by Republicans, was
the same as in the five Congress Districts IN the
county OF Kings.
1t is the privilege of all Republicans enroll and
take part In the primary elections. but It Is their
duty to abide by the result of these elections. The
larger the enrolment the stronger the party, ana
and the SEPTEMBER primaries as many Republicans
are enrolled possible and the proper transfers
noted OF those who have moved since the last en-
rolment We are about TO change from the ward
County and Executive committees and TO have In
place OF the ward committees. Assembly district
committees This change ought to prove salutary.
While the campaign of next fall will be OF a
OF Assembly 1t will be the forerunner OF the great
National and State election OF 1900. Only n year
intervenes between the present time and the Ma
tion Convention for the nomination OF Presi-
dental ticket, and only a little more than a year
before the State Convention will assemble for the
nomination OF complete State ticket. It, there
get together, shoulder to shoulder, for the impend-
ing contests.