The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-15
AN ANTI.GRISCOM RIZZLE
CONFERENCE Ar CITY CLI ~ RE-
Suits N NOTHING Ar an.
Congressman Brnnrt Reported 10 Have
said Republican slump Here wss Du-
10 the Failure TO Nominate liim for
Governor wrangie over Roosevelt


Ge,rrner- wranxie over Roosevelt.
Some ~ the old time Republican dis
trict leaders who ran the county organ
ization when the Odell- Halpin comb
nation had the local Republican body
under IFS thumb are seeking to- get back
control and put out Chairman Grscom.
whose friends say that he means TO retire
voluntarily m December anyway. Twenty
out of the thirty five district leaders
were invited to attend conference
late yesterday afternoon AZ the City Club
for the purpose. as 1t was sta'"d. Of
st ran " hening the Republican organ
izaiion Of New York county The con
ference waa called by william y Benne,
who was defeated for re-l-ct ION To Con e
gr-ss bv Henry Georg. bv nearly 800
votes. hut the general opinion credited
the movement to ABB Gruher. With
Parsons and Griscom ~ chairmsn Of
the county committee. Gr,iber has not
been much Of factor
Club. which ~ not exactly a gathering
place for Republican dist rict leaders,
but which has the aivantag. AZ to
secret me-tin Of "A sort of club rule that
no member II ever in when reporter
calls However. the reporters heard
Of the meet ing and there were - many
reporters there as district leaders. ~
whom only ten appeared
These wenr William e Rn-. ~ III.
First district; Joseph T Hackett. Fifth:
william Halpm. Seventh, Michael n.
Blake. Ninth. Albert Falck who repre-
s-nt-d Grub.r. Joseph Sej-.ily Of the
Eighteenth Alexander Brough Of the
Nineteenth: Collin H. Woodward OF the
Twenty-third. John r. Cartwright Of the
Invent v ighth and John J. Lyons OF the
Thirty-irSt district Bennett WAS also
there Mr. Griscom was not invited
MIR Bennett was designated TO give
ont the news OF the meeting after TN.
adj iournm.nt. There was no chair
man there were no rpsolut ions adopted.
h. told the reporters An that We did
was. in view Of the had defeat we had
az he last election. to talk over plans 10
hotter the Republican siftlat ion IN this
county
Isn't il a fact h. was asked. tina;
this il tn. beginning 81 "a movement on
,h., ma RI of some Of IN. distric, leaders "a
p,,t out Griscom;-
No, at all. replied Mr.. Bennett The
situation il bigger than any question oil
individuals. We have been licked out OF
our boots. We ar. fat on our backs and
-,,u.,hinv mus, h. done
Wa. any slpnestion mad. advising !,
change IN the chsirmanship Of the State
committee
No Mr. Bennett replied quickly, We
KEEP, our talk entirely 10 the local terri.
tory
On. Of those present said that the. NEE,
ing wa. ot--p.-d with "A Speech from Mr.
B.nn.r ia which he. as.. ted that the. IA H.
ing on Of IN. Republican vo,. in this
cn,In,y was ,i,,. ,n the fac, that he had mo-,
been nominated for Governor at Saratoga
and he attributed hi. defeat at th. con.
y-ntion TO Mr.. Griscom. Mr. B-nn-t
according To Thu. man. aid that IN. Ives,
thing 10 do IN the interests Of the local
Republican partv wa. tn appoint a com
nitr.... 10 wait on Mr.. Gri-com imme.iiat.ly
and inyit. him to resign.
Mr.. Woodward opposed the suggestion
N. said that IL the conference had been