New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
DISTRICT
NEW REPUBLICAN UNIT
Republican County Committee
Unanimous for Change
in Rules.

The Republican County Committee
unanimously adopted the election district
instead Of the Assembly district as unit
Of representation in all party committees
at its regular monthly meeting last night
II was done by adopting amendments TO
the rules recommended by the executive
committee and presented by Frederick &.
Tanner. leader of the 25th District. This
action Is in line with the most progressive
principles. Not only was it not opposed.
but it was decided to appoint a committee
Of five to frame a resolution providing
for notice to all the enrolled members or
district for an informal caucus preceding
the regular meeting of the designating
committees
The primary law provides there shall be
al least one r,ember for each election dis
tiict In the Assembly district committee,
leaving it to the party rules to provide for
the other members. Last year. under the
law, Other members of the district COM
mttee were chosen from the Assembly
district at large This resulted in the un-
wieldy ballots: I'm one district there was a
fourteen-foot ballot. Under the new rule
| there will be separate ballot for each
election district, and ii Will not be much
| more than fourteen inches i'm length.
This rule will bring the voter into
close touch with his party machinery
said Mr. Tanner. "If the administration
ticket is not satisfactory any man may
get up a petition for an Independent tick
| et in his own election district. At pres
ent objection to any one man would make
| It necessary to make up a new ticket for
the entire Assembly district"
Another advantage Of the election dis
| trict unit IS that it gives an easy way
of making up the membership Of the des-
! ignating committees i'm the larger dis
! tricts.
This seems to me, said Mr.. Tanner.
ITO be great opportunity for the Re
publican party to redeem its platform
pledges The Progressive party has made
so many promises that it could not re-
deem them all If II wanted TO. Recent
elections show that the public is coming
back to the Republican party for real
progressive legislation"
The rules Of the committee were also
changed to adapt the organization to
ganization OF Bronx County and the loss
OF the Assembly districts there II was
also provided for an increase in the size
Of the committee. Under the old rules. in
addition TO one member OF the county
committee for each election district there
was one additional one for each 100 Re-
publican votes cast at the last guberna-
torial election. Under the amendment
there will be one additional member from
/ each election district for every nifty Re-
publican votes cast for Governor i'm 1912.
This will make a county committee OF D7
members from the thiTty-one Assembly
districts left in the county
A resolution. offered by former Assem-
byman Tombs expressing the feelings OF
the committee over the death OF former
Governor Black was adopted. and the
committee adjourned as a further mark
DRY.
Speaking TO the resolution, Abraham
Gruber, leader of the 18th District and a
former law partner OF Mr.. Black said, in
part:
He did not live to be President. but he
needed only that high place to have be-
come, through his wisdom and ideals.
one Of the immortals in the universal love
and regard OF all the people. When he
died lion among men went from us.
His memory will be "A patriotic inspra-
ton: the story of his life a lesson TO
those who are resolved that honor kind
Illness and manliness shall not perish from