New-York tribune., 1901-11-26
REACHING INTO THE STATE.
GREATER NETWORK DEMOCRACY TO
SEND A DELEGATION TO
CONVENTION.

The leaders of the Greater New-York Democ-
racy have decided extend their organization
to all the boroughs and to send a contestlhs
delegation from this city to the next Democrat'c
State Convention. The plans for the year
work will be discussed at a meeting of the ex-
ecutfve committee on Friday night at the head
quarters of the organization, Broadway anu
Twenty y-eighth-st. Under the present primary
law the Greater New-York Democracy, in send
ing delegates to the State convention. would
have no standing there because of the fact that
in all of the districts. with the possible eXcep-
ton of the IXth. they in a minority as
compared with the Tammany organization In
a contest at the primaries there is little doubt
that Tammany would outvOte the younger or
sanitation in nearly all of the Assembly dis
tricts.
In order to get around this apparently insu-
perabe obstacle, the leaders have practically
decided to appeal to the Republican legislature
which they believe, for obvious reasons. Will De
1nagnaninous for amendment 10 the primary
law which will make it possible for the Greater
NeW-York Democracy to have proPortonate
representation for their delegates in the next
State convention
Meanwhile the leaders have planned ambi-
tiousy. In Richmond Borough the Greater
New-York Democracy already has good work
day They polled about thirteen hundred votes
in the mayoraIty contest In Richmond and
since the overthrow Of Tammdny they have re-
ceived advances from disaffected Tammany men
in Queens ard The Bronx. Borough President
Hafen, who was supported by large NUMBERS
of the Greater New-York Democracy men, was
elected by small plurality He is not on gooa
terms with Richard Croker. and did not attend
the -tzss.-n1eetfng Of the Tammany executive
committee 1t is believed that he ready to
unite his following with the Greater Newly oTh
Democracy II is understood that the Brook
lvn Democracy, whose leader Is eX-SeIi2Ip'
Michael J. COffey, looks with favor on the gem
eral scheme for new Democratic organization
10 take in all the boroughs This Tammany
does not do ard the fact that Tammany is a
sAmi-secret organization. and is cOnhned en-
trely to Manhattan, will be used as an argu-
ment for the proposed amendment 10 the pri-
mary laws and for proportionate representa-
tion in the next State convention
The leaders of the Greater New-York Democ-
racv figure that If they can hold their organiza-
ton together in this borough and extend II on
the lines contemplated. they will, with the
ton of Borough President Cantor. Register John
H J. Ronner and Sheriff William J. o Brlen. be
able to make inrOads upon the enrolled voters III
the Tammany organization If their plans
ing OF the next mayoraity campaign in every
Assembly district in the city. the mem bership
of which will he made up of former Tammany
men They figure that while Tammany may
remain in a fairly compact condition for the
next two years another defeat in 1905 will com
pIetay Shatter that organization.
The executive committee meeting on Friday
night is regarded by the leaders of the oTganza-
tiOn as one of the most important ever held in
the city of New-IOrk.