New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
MOVE FOR HOME Rule.
AGAINST OUTSIDE BOSS
StJasbourger Men Tired of Inter
ference of Non-Rcsidents,

Tax Commissioner Strasbourgef. had eonferA
ence at his office yesterday with the members
of the Republican County COMMITTEES from the
31st Assembly District. of which he is the
leader The conference TO eonsia@r tbs
question of organizing the Republican County
Committee for 1906 and obtaining the views 81
the Republicans of his district,
He explained that he had been invited te shA
by Senator PIatt, and supposed the invitation
was 10 enable the Senator to tell his wishes ls
regard 70 the ehairrnanship OF the county COM
m1ttee MI Strn5burser said that he had found
that one year. one non resident of the city "'
Nev--York and the next year another nof-Teal-
dent would step In and say how the Republicans
of Rew-York County should organize their cont
mittee and what tHsY should DO II Was -
opinion that the Republicans Of thI9 county, aeto
men of intelligence. that they kre"
wishes of the people OF the county better thS'
anv nonresident ana that they could ersant%s
tbaIr committee with the View 10 proteelllE
hose interests better than any non-reside"'-
NE said he believed that the time had c2a'i7
whom the Republicans OF this county shou'a
esseyt themselves and show thai they were a9is
20 and that they would conduct their owl
a4fafrs that they should refuse any longer 10
he bufreted about for the interests OF any pa'
teular individual and to be delivered 10 the 'e'
of the State 20 be done with and ieslsia'sa
against as the rest OIL Inc h7te-tS SCI
Atter considerable discussion, In which al
those present took part, the Following re50fh-
tfonn mere unanimously adopted
fse.o4,od b, tHe members of the Republican
Cio1ntv Committee Tor the 61st Assembly DIS
trIet, THAT III their opinion the organization -
the county committee OF NeW-fo orb county =
a matter lying primarily with the GofnIiilltf
i+seIP and that notwithstanding the high regard
in which we hold those non-res1dsnts VINO are
prominent in the councils of the Repun1can
pTtI- TT1e members of the committee. and they
alone should determine how the conmittess
should be organized and who It's pre5ldeht anu
other officers should be: and be 1t 11rtheI
os1rsl paoIIrad that a committee of three be ap-
pointed with the view of carrying into execution
the purposes OF this resolution
II is the purpose Of Commissioner Stras-
bourger to invite the Republican district leaders
throughout the county to meet and deteriiiins
whether they and the committeeman 1rori tnele
districts approve of this or whether they
are willing to be reorganized by non-residents
of the county.
There was a IulI in the contest for the control
of the Republican County Committee YESTERDAY
senator Platt received calls from ex-Consress-
man l. z. Quigg. William Barnes, u. = van
yechten olcott and one or two otheLs- t.t +,a
entire fight to oust him was instigated by
Thomas F. Ryan. in the interest OF legislation
desired AT Albany and at the City Hail
-.1,Tte resolutions adopted by the Republicans
of the 3fst District simply represent our senti-
StraSbOuTSsr- VINO mas aAtest1%
conne out for Mr. Halpin Eve are not out 70
make trouble but do want TO put ourselves
en- record being for home RUE Ihe ne
n,.hIicans Of this city should run their oWn
county organization. If we can get the county
Organization UP to the right standard we snah
ne better able to take care of ourselves Wnei
sorna measure comes up ct Albany. that IS hs-
ant1S detrirnentaI TO the interests of the city or
: we do not command the influence as an or
9anizs+fon that we should because we are no,
9bIe to prevent bills like the Mortage Tax OF,
get+inp through That bill cost US thousands or
-.otfs- aud TaTnrnanv got the benefit Of H.. II ~
ttn5e for the local organization TO work and nget
80 tbe interests of this city. As said yester-
a. ~ T am for President Halpin's reelection be
csnse he thinks along this line as do ne
TO- home rule and legislation at AipallF ~ 9
cordance with the views Of eHiignteilep ~
nublIcan sentiment in this city