New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Mr.. Tanner said that II things I
hadn't happened just as they did, in
stead Of singing Hes Jolly Good 4
Fellow" somebody would be singing
the Death March in saul" He added
that he was glad to say the latter tune
now emanated from Oyster Bay. Con- /
tinuing, he said:
This great gathering is here to-
night" he said, because we Republi-
cans have fought good fight and have
kept the faith. We have risen from
the ashes Of defeat to victory. which,
with the exception Of one, is the
greatest that our party has ever won
in the State of New York
81 am satisfied that the public has
had enough of ripping up of constitu-
tons, of undertaking attacks on bust
ness and denunciations of the courts. .
what the people want is sound. honest
administration Of the affairs of govern
ment, with the reduction of the tax
rate and an opportunity for all to earn 4
a decent living. That is what the Re-
publican party is pledged to give them.
have nothing but praise for the char
table committees now being formed 70
alleviate the sufferings Of the impend-
ing winter, but the best, the most eff
fective and the only permanent relief
for that suffering will be found when a
Republican plurality is returned in
both houses Of Congress"
Mr.. Tanner asked the loyal support
Of all Republicans for Governor-elect
Whitman and the other state officials
elected with him in their task Of house
cleaning at Albany.
Others at the guest table were James
r. Sheffield, president of the Repub-
lican Club r. T.. Woodbury., Attorney
General-elect: Alexander VI. White,
treasurer OF the Republican State Com
mittee; Eugene VI. Travis, Controller
elect; Merton +. Lewis, chairman OF
the executive committee of the state
committee; Job Z. Hedges. Edward
Schoeneck. Lieutenant Governor-elect;
Lafayette B. Gleason, secretary of the
state committee; David Jayne Hill,
former Ambassador 10 Germany;
James L. Wells. State Treasurer-elect;
Frank VI. Williams, State Engineer
elect, and Samuel ". Fairchild. Mr..
Lewis. Mr.. Hedges and Mr.. Hill were
the other speakers.
Mrs. Tanner, mother of the state
chairman, occupied a box with Mrs.
Stewart l.. Woodford. Harvey d. Hin
man was listed with the guests, but
was not present. kilograms of con-
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Elihu Root and United States Senator
elect James W. Wadsworth, jr.
Chairmen Talk Finance.
Plans for placing the Republican
state organization on a sound financial
basis and rules providing for the nom
nation Of candidates for Office at spe-
cial elections were adopted at the meet
ing Of the state committee at the Re-
publican Club yesterday. A brief meet
ing of the sixty-two county chairmen
who compose the executive committee
followed
Frederick c. Tanner, state chairman,
had the committee get right down 20
business at 1890 o'clock. Finances
were taken up first. The report OF
Alexander VI. White, treasurer, which .
was adopted showed a deficit OF Sl6.-
208 o. Chairman Tanner said it would .
be impossible 10 keep the organization I
on an efficient basis unless provision .
was made for a regular income.
On his recommendation 1t was de- /
cided 70 establish a list Of 5000 sus-
tanning members, men willing to con- .
tribute SO annually. These members .
are TO be apportioned among the AS .
sembly districts in accordance with the .
Republican enrolment The county
leaders will be responsible for getting .
the number Of members allotted TO
their counties.
Such a membership would provide
an income of $4,000 a year, which .
would be used for the running ex-
penses and would in no way cover the
extra cost of campaigns.
Mr. White said that when the report
OF the committee was filed with the
Secretary of State after election Sl33,-
7S4 so had been received and Sl26.-
1888 90 paid out. There were outstand-
ing bills, including notes for $1,000,
which made an actual deficit of some
thing more than $4,000. This has been
reduced to S16,208 O6. There is some
thing more than $4,000 in the bank
now
The problem as to how nominations
for special elections 70 fill vacancies
should be made caused long discus
sion. The direct primary law provides
that they shall be made in accordance
with the rules of the state organiza-
tions. After the deaths of Represent
atves Serene f. Payne and Edwin A.
Merritt, jr., it was found that the Re
publican State Committee had no such
rule.
Special ISitttiDH
Two plans were suggested yesterday,
one that the committee in the political
unit Congress, judicial or Senate-ln
which the vacancy should occur should
be empowered 10 call a special conven-
ton, the delegates to which should be
chosen at unofficial primaries. The
alternative proposition was that the
committee should be empowered to call
unofficial primaries, at which the can
didates should be nominated directly.
The objection 20 the latter method
was that the cost of holding such pri-
mares would be prohibitive. If con-
vention were held it would be neces-
sary to hold primaries to chose dele
gates only in the Assembly district
headquarters. .
Those favoring the direct method OF
said there would be crlti-
cism that the organization was evadlng
the spirit of the primary law II 1t held
in such cases.
a rule was finally adopted empower
ing the committee in the political unit
20 decide for itself in each case OF
special election how the nominations
would be made.
Unless there is TO be a special SEES
sion of Congress after March 4, 1t is
probable that the successors to Repre-
sentatives Payne and Merritt will not
be chosen until the regular election
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