Politics; It is Brookfield Again; re-election to Republican State Committee

IT IS BROOKFIELD AGAIN.

Re-elected Chairman of the Republican State Committee.

At To-days Session is the Fifth Avenue Hotel. No Change Was Made in the Official Staff of Last Year -Hackett to be Chairman of the Next Executive Committee.

The Republican state committee, in pursuance of a resolution of the last state convention at Syracuse, came together at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York to-day for the purpose of reorganizing. It was a perfunctory matter and resulted in no change in the official complexion of the body. Seven members were absent and all of their places were filled by proxy except that of Charles M. Newins of the Twenty-third ward, Brooklyn, who represents the Fourth district. The other members from this county were present, including Denis M. Hurley, William W. Goodrich, William A. Booth, Robert M. Johnson and Charles M. Berrian, who is an additional member, chosen by the members of the committee.

The body as constituted to-day was as follows in the order of districts: John Lewis Childs, Denis M. Hurley, William W. Goodrich, Charles M. Newins absent, William A. Booth, Robert M. Johnson, Charles E. Griffiths, Cornelius Van Cott, John Simpson, Clarence W. Meade, Jacob M. Patterson, John S. Smith, William Brookfield, William H. Bollamy, Henry Grasse, William H. Robertson, Benjemin B. O'dell Jr.; Lewis H. Vail, John A. Quackenbush, William Burnes, Jr., William S.C. Wiley, D.A. Lawrence, proxy for William L. Proctor; Isaac V. Baker, Jr.; Isaac L. Hunt, George W. Hackett, John W. Dwight, proxy for George W. McLennan; Barret H. Davis, R.L. Fox, proxy for John F. Parkhurst; James W. Wadsworth, George W. Albridge, George Urban, proxy for John R. Hazel, John N. Sentchard, John S. Kenyon, proxy for William J. Glenn, and additional member Charles M. Berriam.

When the committee came to order about 11:40, in parlor DK, the roll was called and the substitution made, after which Harry Grasse of the Fifteenth district arose and nominated William Brookfield for chairman. There was no opposition and the election was held by acclamation. Mr. Brookfield made a brief response, thanking his associates for a renewal of the honors he has enjoyed in his official position. The remaining officers were chosen in the same way and the men who served in the past year reelected, and Charles W. Stapelton, representing the Twenty-seventh district, nominated John S. Kenyon for secretary, John N. Senteherd of the Thirty-third General Samuel Thomas for treasurer and John V. Dwight, representing the Twenty-sixth district, Ruben L. Fox for chief clerk.

George W. Hackett moved the reappointment of an executive committee, and the motion was carried. He has been chairman of that committee for the past year and his motion will make him chairman for the coming year. The new committee was not appointed to-day. Mr. Brookfield said New York county had some changes to suggest, and these will have to be settled before he makes known the coming executive body. Kings county may be affected in the drafting of the new committee. The present representative is Charles M. Newins, but the others are looking for his shoes. W.W. Goodrich was very conspicuous in the hotel corridors, and had the ears of all the prominent members of the committee from Brookfield down. It is thought that Goodrich will succeed Newins, and is capable of fighting to retain the place. There is nothing definite, however, on this score, and Goodrich after all may not have his eyes on the executive committee.

On the motion of William H. Bellamy of the Fourteenth district, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

There was little of anything discussed by the statesmen in the hotel corridors to-day. All seemed anxious to get through with the work of organization and leave for home. Mr. Goodrich, however, had something to say concerning the question of unseating Democrats in the legislature at Albany. He is in favor of applying rigid facts and retiring every Democrat who does not rightfully belong there. The best legal minds, he thinks, should be consulted and the mystery cleared up.