New-York tribune., 1905-01-21
COUNTY CHAIRMEN HOSTS.
EDITORS THEIR GUESTS.
an Aggressive Republican Cam
pmgn Keynote of Speeches.

AOT the Republican editors of this city. There
We're about forty present, and after dinner there
was an informal discussion of the approaching
Mayoralty campaign by those present Mr.. Hal
PIN spoke briefly in announcing the object of
the meeting. He said in part:
The Republican party of this city is entering
upon new era 1t faces. l might almost say
an epoch. Whatever the cause, or wherever the
ueIIerlt may be placed. the party in the city in
as nas not been as earnest, as sincere and
a. as palnstaking in safeguarding the interests of
me cltlzens as it might have been. The Re-
b.DIedh county Committee, now constituted
.Itehos TO take stalwart, aggressive and mill
-, raiit ~, stana. There are many problems facing
$3.50 SiIat must De met, and it is TO discuss these
problems that We here tonight The Re-
PuphGan organization Of the city ia the past has
nol always been in accord with the Republican
newspapers. 1t is our hope that the Republican
newspapers OF this city will in the future see
in our efforts and discern in our motives an
honesty OF purpose and honest desire to con-
serve the interests of the city that they
commend and support This dinner tonight is
publican County Committee and its allies in
other counties In the greater city purpose with
IN the next few weeks TO have another dinner
ana ask the members of the Republican State
Editorial Association to be our guests. We
want the upstate editors to realize the condi-
uoiis that exist here, TO give US the benefit OF
their views and to cooperate with us in MAX
ing this a Republican city
AS 1 said. there are many problems facing
There is the question OF legislation for the city,
gas, rapid transit, police excise, and so on. The
Republican party has too long been follower
rather than leader in handling problems of
this kind We want to take a firm stand and
| fight for what is best. and want to have
newspaper friends express their opinions upon
what should be done
TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF's REMARKS
Timothy L. Woodruff. of Kings, in speaking
OF the situation said:
think It is rather early to go into details so
/ will deal only in generalities. I would say
however, that Mr. Halpin is right in his state
ihent mat the Republicans Of the city have not
/ oh Tor IOner haJy
been the caboose rather than the pilot engine
or public thought and sentiment. I believe that
Win proper management and with strenuous
work this can be made Republican city. I
believe that Republican can be elected Mayor
out we must go about it in the right way. We
must get for a candidate a man of sterling
worth 1t seems to me the party that has given
10 the State and the nation such men as Lin
CON- Roosevelt. Mckinley, Black. Odel. Nor
ton and many others. draft from its ranks
a man eminently worthy to be Mayor Of this
! great city. We have had Mayor Low and Mayor
! Strong, but the trouble is that we have never
had a self-perpetuating reform government. We
| can only have such a government by forming
Dehlnd II the strongest kind of an organization,
/ and believe that the start made here tonight
! is auspicious We want 10 have our newspaper
friends with us. and we want perfect harmony
| ana understanding existing between the men
! who are the leaders and the workers in the or
ganization and the men who are the leaders and
| workers IN that great army of the press which
! does so much TO mould public opinion.
John a. sleicher. president of the Republican
| Editorial Association, said:
| I have been thinking tonight of what forces
| can be welded together TO insure Republican
| success in this city. I am also thinking that
some twenty years ago the citizens of this town
| declined to elect Mayor the man who was
| recently elected president Of the United States
! by the greatest plurality any candidate ever re-
| ceived-Theodore Roosevelt. We can only work
| TO make the public understand and realize that
! the Republican party is party of good gov
! ernnent, honest intention and fidelity to prom
/ ise. A closer union of editors and organization
/ leaders is desirable This is an excellent step in
| organization, say am heartily with you.
William Berri, Editor of The Brooklyn Stand
| ard Union" said:
A great many things are TO be considered be-
| fore get into the Mayoralty election. I know
| that some Of the gentlemen around this table
| tonight favor a straight Republican ticket;
! others favor a fusion ticket. 1 don't think any
| man is pigheaded in his ideas, but honest
difference of opinion does exist. 1 don't believe
! that they can ever all be harmonized upon any
! one plan. All can say is. personally favor
1uSioh movement Inere Is no use ueIlyins Lhe
| stubborn fact that this county is normally 60,
| 900 Democratic and Kings normally $4,000
Democratic. don't know whether there was
! ever any specific pledge made but think that
! If you look back you will find that when Mayor
| Low was nominated last time there was
! pledge, If not direct, then implied. that mas
much the Republicans had received the
! nomination twice, the next time a Democrat
should be nominated upon the fusion ticket
! have never voted any ticket but the Republican
| ticket all my life except when the exigencies
4 q
| upon us, and have taken that shelter. There
| is denying that Mayor Mcclellan has
made friends in the office he holds. My voice
! is for fusion; but open to conviction. and
! that is one Of the things we are here 70 talk
| about.
| Erwin Wardman, of THE Press" said. in part:
| I think that the Republican organization has
! laid itself open to criticism for its neglect OF
| the city's interests in the past don't think
! that the Republican leaders have ever taken
! the sturdy interest in the city that the news
papers have. We have four million people here
| and their interests should be conserved. What
| have we received from the legislature? I be-
! lieve one New-York man is a chairman of a
| Senate cornmittee-Codes. Prominent place that
| The chairman Of the Rapid Transit Committee
/ is gentleman from Wayne or Ontario. forget
| which. but some upstate county. Well that is
| all right. We are building tunnels or sub
| ways here, but Wayne and Ontario are up
| heaved by the subway contractors Seriously
/ however I think the city's interests have been
| neglected. and they should be better looked
/ after. This meeting tonight l consider a step
! in the right direction, and we will all try to COM
! mend your actions in the future. for feel they
TO be worthy Of commendation.
/ Many others spoke. and there general
| interchange of views. Ex-Governor Odell ex-
| pected 10 be present at the dinner. but was
able TO attend on account of a bad cold.
Mr. Halpin presided. Mr.. Woodruff and Bor-
! ough President Cromwell assisted in receiving
and entertaining the guests.
| The newspaper guests were Thomas P. Peters
aThe Brooklyn Times; Samuel Strauss. THE
! Globe: Henry ]. Wright 1.-THE Globe: Erwin
| Wardnan 'The Press: Albert z. Sholes, THE
Flushing Daily News; John A. Slecher, Les
I Standard Union; EdwardsHenrici, The Brook
| lyn Freie Presse'; Carl j. Rocher, The Brook
| lyn Freie Presse"; Leon Kamaiky, The Jewish
| Daily News; John Paley, The Jewish Daily
! News" j. ]. worrell. THE Staten Islander;
| Henry L. stoddard The Mail" and Jacob
n4I he W. re on