Daily Republican., 1881-12-01
TH. COMMITrEs CON rRoyEssv
Mr.. Bkker Replies . Mr.. Pusey
tho Two Commiteees

lam averse to indulging in News.
paper War, 1t is not my business. for
] am too busy man to enjoy such a
luxury, but as see Mr.. Jacob, Pusey
the Chairman of the Sub. Committee.
takes exception 10 my report of our con
sultation at the Clayton House last +. /.
day night, | desire to meet him in the
spirit Of fairness.
Now as to the prelimnaries we sub.
stanvally agree. did not enter into
the details in my last communication
except to say | was not authorized to
do anything and that MIR. Hastings
communication was answered by our
alternative proposition, that is to saw.
that il they did not agree to hold the
election in February we would proceed
as we resolved to do
The details Of appointing officers to
hold the elections, &c, were arranged
and agreed TO by Mr.. Hastings Com.
mittec, so that could not be an element
for consideration as to making returns
to the Committee th,t was appointed; i;
not being regular or according to pre-.
cedent. | said they must recolect that
the rules Of the Party had been amend
ed; II was new departure electing by
Wards and not Town meeting, and
that further as the Committee, as now
constituted, did not expire until the
first Saturday in June. unless by action
Of themselves and by virtue of these
election offic rs being appointed by the
Committee they should make their re-
tmns to the appointing power, for the
resolution expressly says that when y
new Committee shall have been elected
and this Committee will adjourn sine
die, and further more | disclaimed on
behalf Of my committee any power over
the returns except to announce them.
So that was disposed of in that way.
Now as TO the issue that he makes as
to the (We) formulated and etc, now
submit to him and the gentlemen
that were pre- sent, If he Mr.. Pusey when
we had su >stsntially dismissed the past
and practically reached our conclusions
as 70 a basis Of settlement, that If he
did not produce paper aud move up to a
table and commence to formulate the
substance OF our remarks. AS he did not
take them up just at once, said |
would reduce them TO writing, which !
hlu " WI lll'' iplNtul VI ali blIuStll
cluded. made two copies, one
handed TO him, he read it and others
read it, t,ani | real 1t a'ou d.A little dis.
cas- sion followed on MINOR matters, some
little hesitation ON Mr. pusey's part,
but DR.. keables spoke up aud said such
trivial matters shou d not sand in the
way, and he would give IL his support.
| replied emphatiCally gentlemen, Ii
you do not report as a unit on this mat
ter IL Is not worth while to take the
card. CT was written on the back of a
card reached tor it but thry said
all right, and | further remarked that
this matter must be arranged in good
faith.
The gentlemen thanked me for meet
ing them, and Mr.. l'usey aud | talked
some private matters and walked to the
front door together. Now rs to his sec
ond issue: He says that Che Mr.. Ba kerr
understood that we the sub committe,
were empowered to arrange nc. All |
have TO say is his communication in
giving the details of the conference pub
lished reads thus: FIRST sentence Mr..
Baker we are a committee appointed by
the City Republican Executive Com
mittee to meet you in the interest OF
peace. This speaks for itself and |
will not make any comments
Oh il. Now furthermore, if they
were not empowered to make peace,
why did they accept the formulated
articles and make comments on
the probability of their being accepted
by either committee, when said
| would have Il harder job Of it with
my committee as was only one out of
sixty-seven and they were tour. The
main facts of the whole argument is
that whatever differences of memory
exis: and they may do so honesty. we
agreed to dismiss the past, ignore it,and
start anew and he, Mr.. Pusey and com
mitGee kue " it-.hcy did agree to the
terms and their com nittee, don't know
what they did with them. Our com.
lnittec adopted them and thus the mat
ter stands, as for any action taken by
our committee coIceed!ngor weakening
our claim to regularity, &c, the same
argument will apply 10 the others we
wave no right conferred by people on us
aud we are ready 10 make up IA case Of
appeal To the State or National commit |
tee and nave them dccids which is legal |
and abide by 1t. As to his caring moth |
Iug for my remark about drivers ana |
.rumb hunters, he knows that the men |
W who are holding tic J.o wings CT the |
party, part OF his side Of the house, 10
N the past, would sooaer be like his
satanic majesty rule in turbulence OF
party dissensions and destruction, than
serve in the heaven OF peace and unity.
Df himself personally do net think he
IS one.
want to say further in the matter
If publishing my communications
select papers without regard To their
affinity, and II some publish
n advance OF others cannot help that.
gave copy TO all aIike,sand | want
he people to know the facts and fix
he responsibility where it belongs.
W have met the issue checrtully and
AN do no more. We have been treated
~ the Ha tings committee in good faith
We will follow out our line of action as
Jest we can, hampered by them and if
lefeat comes upon the Reput tlican
ause, upon them lies the responsibili-
Y. Yours Respectfully,
JOHN q. BAKER,
chairman Rep. City Executive Com.