New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
'Anti-Tan1many
Council Called
ByRepublicans
Conference Next Wednesday
Designed to Settle Upon
Candidates and Campaign,
Details for Next Fall
Harmony First Essential
Unwise to Open Fight With
Broken Field Is Warming
OF Steering Committee

Ihe Republican steering committee.
representing the various borough con-
ference committees, met yesterday at
the National Republican Club and is
sued statement extending an invita-
tlon to representatives of all the in
dependent anti Tammany groups to
meet the Republicans in preliminary
conference at the Hotel Commodore.
July ID. at 10 O'Clock in the morning
Tor the purpose of full and frank
discussion and "to make serious eff.
tort to agree upon candidates and a
plan of campaign" for the municipal
election.
Henry W. Taft, chairman of the
steering committee, presided at the
meeting Mr.. Taft and other members
OF the group would not commit them
selves in regard to the plans of the
Republicans for the city campaign, ex-
cept in so for as the statement set
forth. The statement follows:
At the conference on Tuesday last
of committee Of twenty five members
representing the regular Republican or
CARNATIONS of the five boroughs, the
testimony was that among citizens of
all political faiths there was wide
spread dissatisfaction with the Tam
many-Hylan administration, not only
on account of it's sins of commission,
but for its failure to initiate a con-
ssructlve municipal program and to
enect an Improvement in the efficiency
OF the public service. 1t was agreed
mat 1T was of vital Importance that
thls sentiment should be organized in
terms Of united political strength. AS
the great preponderance of voters op-
posed to Tammany is affiliated with the
Republican party, that party is of
necessity the most potent instrument
tallty for organizing public opinion.
Anti-Tammany Trend Nourished
The increase in the Republican vote
IN this city in recent years shows that
tnere Is a strong anti-Tammany trend,
and it IS of vital Importance that this
tendency should not be checked. But
II we would succeed in the next mayor :
atty campaign. it is of equal Importance
that there should be brought into ef-
fectlve harmony all groups of citizens
IN accord with the Republicans in be-
lleving that the city should be rescued
from Tammany control It would be
unWlse to start with a broken field.
The advancement of individual candi-
dacies must be subordinated to the ex-
agencies of the general political situa-
ton.
WISE and concerted action will re-
suit IN the selection of candidates who
will inspire confidence in the voters
that, if elected, they will give to the
city an administration which will re-
store orderly government, will estab-
llsh system of public education ade-
quate to the needs of Americas great
est city. will avoid such conflict of au-
thorlty and lack of coordination as have
recently presented so many humiliatine
spectacles in the conduct of municipal
affairs, will install just and uniform
system of municipal taxation, will make
possible decent standard of living for
city employees, will find fair and sat
lsfactory solution of the transit prob-
lem, and generally will restore hon
csty, efficiency and loyalty in the pub
tic service
ITO accomplish these purposes the
Republican conference decided to in
vlte all those DESTROYS of cooperating
to confer to the end that, by full and
frank discussion, serious effort may
be made to agree upon candidates and
plan of campaign. It was decided
to establish permanent headquarters at
a later date, where all such conferences
will be held. A preliminary confer
ence will be held at the Hotel Com
modore on Wednesday, July IS, 1921,
at 10 a. m.
Committee to Work on Platform
, GA committee was appointed by the
Republican conference to cooperate
with independent persons and groups
in collecting and arranging as basis
for platform, information showing
the wastefulness and inefficiency of the
present Tammany administration. This
committee will be organized with the
future"
Joseph M. Price, chairman of the
Coalition Committee, when shown the
document, declared that it was highly
satisfactory to his committee.