The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
QUIGG'S WARNING TO GIFTS.
III DANGER OF THEIR ATTITUDE
WITH REGARD TO Low.

Responsibility for Disunion Will he Upon tho siK
or Right Men who Compose tho CIT ''An-
chine - Republican Organization Ready
for Concessions-wont Submit TO Coercion.
Representative Quigg. President OF the Now
York Republican County and Chair
man OF tho City Convention Conference Com
mitteo, believes that the Republican position
will DO materially strengthened as the result OF
to-night's conference at the Hotel Manhattan,
whatever may DO the attitude OF tho Citizens
Union.
He thinks that II the various anti-Tammany
| organizations, however conflicting their inter-
ests may now seem to be. can once DO got work
ing In the Same direction, the pressure OF public
opinion and the force Of solf.interest will finally
bring them together upon a common platform
and for u single set Of candidates. He does not
believe that the Cts will nominate on Wednes-
day.
ut is not true" said Mr.. Quigg last night,
"that they are committed to nominate on
Wednesday or at any other time. The Erhardt
resolution SIMPLY declares that they will take
final action in regard to the nomination OF a
candidate for the Meyoralty, when they come
ton Z un shall be- pp]ertormead."
sl %eii Gqis Com mns Ssse Of C citiz sS h and i haS o%!, tSd
TO invite those from Queens, Richmond ana inc
II don't understand" he replied, that tho
Citizens organization In 80 far as It exists in
Queens, Richmond and the Bronx, IL, T. NH an IN:
iynp COMMITTEES Of Fifty, Is Independent,
And that fact contains a clear warning to the
chine 4 IN the Citizens Union. For il they go
ahead and actually carry out their alleged par-
G Go%n TO on n0 tRsmssl Ge " . RlsS ~ criticism affE m whieEE
certainly they. Of all people must Wish to
avoid. Their movement yemen i naai ms 0r,F maob TSs
s %oahod IS e 'Soss dREe 5iiss and all thst sOr.
Of Sen thing do 1t TsS to ana saGrd ys sn I though ths SF
Claim TO have an onFolled membership IN their
sn,Sn f q; o oS, fpaliasdi $685. oSo s sns g G al t6 90
deciding. even of the grayest questions: Is done
voters, nor by its petitioners, but named by its
chief officer Of his own personal motion. uo-
as 1t was called. composed OF ESQ ,well.known
peared. At frst It was 10 have done the
Nominating. But, gradually, as the habit OF as;
leaders Of the Tnlon, this plan was abandoned.
So, too, was the plan OF nominating by great
in the 10 q ae Iidi'U With Phhep0ii nevitabio result Of
ss9 9 % fitsis s s,piaihs st Of s sR.intS1r1e1 alleged setf1 to
be representative of borough, ORGANIZATIONS.
@.m %Ss1sAt tfSm WIZ b1od sAS sks 81 nam Cd ' ~ a the
Chairman Of the New York Executive Commit
tee. This 10 machine. polltlcs Win a ven
geance, or rather, it is a sort Of politics
which no practical party politician would ever
dream OF attempting. he couldn't get away
Mr.. Quigg was asked whether he had any in
Gems Committee this afternoon, when they are
TO take up the consideration Of The invitation TO
will Do; ! hope they VII accept: ! have no
committee OF $50 1t would be favorable. and l
know that strong influences. especially those OF
oSSain q Wise result. it Is a most remarkable
change that has come over things since last May;
to dD BE- the he radical parry. ali bred 70 60 i alone.
and the Citizens Union was supposed to be
h fEIn.sa iSd ss aSS it uni;ea p aotion against 9 Taissmsny.
Nobody for an instant imagined that Its leaders
a hha sre political sSftes 0p paPtS, az hostile 70 the Repnb.
/ iicans as to Temmany Hall. Their declaration
seFIion ii The non.parlissn doctrine. But no.
boty imagined il was a new kind OF n9n'paElLsan
ship siP . or any different .San, ki9a from md The Ss E,na 9e
joined with the Republican party e elect Mr.;
How hqoot and .A Mr.; c6 5es sIsons IA and Se& Ny YORK MaF''sF in
The idea that 1t IL a kind OF non-partisan-
ship which forbids, the Republican party to
, adherents to wrap themselves in tho folds OF
their exclusiveness and stalk across to the other
|; must Of course be abandoned II they and We
, same end, For the Citizens Union leaders
that the disruption OF the Republican party
is what their petitioners wanted when they
!. not q doubt In the world that the Re
: publican organization to-day represents the
purpose Of those petitioners far moro accurately
: t Hnion a0f For l osr o %ssetnS which Tish has bee been p pursned
steAdfastly and without shadow OF turning, Is
1 to secure united action on tho part OF all the
organizations. big and little which, IRON any
!: preme calamity Of Tammany misgovernmeni
ought TO DO avoided; and we have held
!, ourselves steadily in u position to do what
$ things to reach that result, But, OF course. We
9 can be nothing else and nothing less than the
0 Republican party. We can neither ignore oul
principles nor deny our just relation to the work
In hand. Nor would any sensible person wish
us to do either of these things. On the contrary
he would wish us to develop our whole strength
for the ticket finally nominated.
There ID still timo and opportunity for
complete union. Tho Republican organization
will work sincerely. prLdently, hopefully 10 tina
end. But 1t will not disband nor surrender an
v Of its usual functions nor merge Its identity II
, that of any other organization nor submit (
Il any sort OF hostile coercion. On the other hand
1t will mako every concession to tho cause o
harmony and union which is consistent with thu
o orSSnfI pefaGra OF the oRfeeIp cps BBihios,1 party. Il I vii
= act heartily and cordially with anybody who will
act. heartily and cordially with II, but l
v Tiil not be dragged At amyboIy,s enertot wheels y
X at any other time, | do not believe there will b.
tho slightest difference Of opinion among re
publican voters as to the, course, we shoult
v adopt. Nor do l believe that the least intelli
gent or most prejudiced voter will hesitate Il
Il TX the responsibility for disunion upon tn
- body which PUSHES off by itself and upon tn,
. candidates who justify Its folly by accepting 1t