New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
MR.. MORRIS LIKELY TO WIN
NO FIGHT LOOKED FOR ON THE CUES
TION OF REPRESENTATION.

The friends of Robert c. Morris. president Of
the Republican County Committee. last night
announced that at least twenty-five of the
| thirty-fve members of the executive COMMITTEES
would stand by Mr.. Morris to-day in his deter
mination to establish the system Of having the
election district stand the unit of representa-
ton in nominating conventions The question
will come up to-day. when the executive COM
mittee meets to issue the primary statement
If there is any objection to the plan il is ex-
pected that it will come from l. E Quigg. VINO
holds the proxy of George R Bidwel. OF the
xIxth District. Several months ago. when Mr.
Norris proposed that the executive committee
adopt the election district plan, he was opposed
by Mr.. Quigg and the vote on the question was
tie
Secretary Manchester has prepared two calls
for the primaries One of them is the old style
CALL stating that the delegates shall be CHOSEN
by the Assembly district plan. The other Is IN
accordance with the views of President Norris
The committee will take its choice There may
be a fight. but the Quigg men say there will not
Ex-senator Gibbs appeared upon the scene last
night as the bearer of an olive branch he
counseIed moderation, saying that the question
of representation not worth lighting ABOUT
and that it would make the executive comnittee
look childish to squabbIe about the question
The rules of the county committee provide as
follows:
The u:,sts of representation for election Of mem
bers of the Republican County Committee and OF
delegates all conventions rtpteSsllIHS = N -
divisions larger than assembly district sH4ll pe
the several Assembly districts embraced IN lne
county Of New-York in said political division as
Thr unit Of REPRESENTATION for the & eee5i9p abg Of
senhly district committees shdi pc tHe
a portion Of an Assembly district is within the po-
Utical division for which the committee or cOhVet-
ton is elected such portion shall oe aeednea 20 9e
ton. and the rules and regulations applying 70 an
Assembly district shall in all things apply 20 Such
portion of Assembly district
The argument in favor of the Assembly dis
trict plan is that the convention is likely to De
small and more easily handled
For this reason it is said. the district leader
likes the old plan, as he can practically dictate
the rnskeup of the delegations The election
district pIan the other hand is designed %
let in any one who can get in on his merits from
the various elections districts Such delegates
are prone, at times. to break loose ana cause
the district leader trouble. The friends OF the
old 5tvIe say that the election district system
would make a Congress district convention so
large that it would take an hour and hall 10
call the roll
and is satisfied that the spirit of it demands the
adoption of the election district as the unit OF
representation -
Secretary Manchester said last nlght - az lnS
Firth Avenue Hotel tnaI a motion W0uld 1e
offered and probably would prevail 20 nave the
meeting OF the executive committee an open
tee will be preceded by perfunCtOry meeting
of the executive committee Of the city conf
pnittee at II O'Clock The city committees eN-
ecutive committee is also required 20 issue q
~ the cftv committee for 1903 This committee
represents all the borOughs-