The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
REPUBLICAN ENROLMENT.
PBEsIDEyT oUIGG INVITES PLANS
or REORGANIZATIoN.
P.r,y LEADERS In tho County Will Gladly
consider suggestions or tho Opposition
ana Agree 10 ANYTHING Fair ana Ren-
.o,.,,.. Including Rule by the Majority.

1 11N IO uO III N'NN FNNS ~
upi,c and harmonic tho party in this city, and
tbcir willingness to have n complete and thor
ouyb reorganization In tho county, beginning
with n new enrolment, IL necessary, has already
bcep told in THE sun. Congressman Quigg,
President of tho County Committee, gave out
the following stntcmcn on this subject last
night:
$50 much has been said about constituting
the Republican organization as to make 1t APP
propriatc for some definition of the organiza-
lion position In the matter. After comforting
with the leaders OF the party throughout the
city 1 think 1t safe to say that the general senti-
mcnt is substantially to this effect:
III there Is anything that can be done to
mite the party which consists with the prime
American principle of the right OF the majority
to rule, 1t ought to be done. We deny the charge
that our rolls arc padded and that Republicans
who differ from us as to party policy are denied
the right to enroll. But. nevertheless, 1t is gem
orally felt that il a now enrolment will secure
peace and harmony 1t ought to be had, and
tho organization leaders seem to be gen.
orally disposed to support the policy of
a new enrolment under any auspices that
can be agreed upon rs fair and reasonable.
All these persons who are clamoring for a new
enrolment nre already enrolled. They now
have the right to participate in our primaries.
and nobody proposes TO deny their rights or to
lnICTIeTt WIN lHGlI llCo Cllu ~ LDo PRIMARY
| elections. 1t is not proposed to challenge them
on the ground that they voted for another than
the Republican candidate for Mayor in the late
election. The organization door always has
been open, Is open now, and will remain open.
But, II that is not enough, it seems to be
the general sentiment OF tho organization
leaders to go further, and to go as far as any
sane person can suggest, provided always that
he admits the principle of majority rule. We
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any scheme of organization. whether by cleo.
ton districts or by Assembly districts. We
are willing to have 1t tested under the
present enrolment or under an entirely
new enrolment. We are willing that tho
new enrolment should be made under any
plan and under any auspices that permits tho
full strength OF the Republican party to DO
enrolled. But when all this has boon done,
when the enrolment is had. when the prima-
ries are hold, when the conventions have met,
and when the new organization has been
created. then the majority, whoever compose it,
should be permitted to organize the committee
without the din of factional protest.
THE organization leaders doubt whether
the interests of harmony are to DO promoted by
any detailed proposition on their part at this
time. But they will gladly consider any sug-
gestions. that may be submitted on the part OF
ceded by all Republicans who sincerely desire
Republicsn success that there is not room in
tons, and the leaders of the existing orguniza-
ton, while they cannot for one moment admit
for a now order OF things, are. nevertheless. re.
solved that the responsibility shall not rest
upon them for further discord and actual divi.
who arc in opposition there can be no difficulty
in bringing about a complete union"
1t is thus left for the opposition, which has
been finding fault with the enrolment and the
orEan!zation generally, TO formulate its plan
Will meet the demand for reform and suggest its
adoption by the County Committee. Mr.. Quigg
is fair and reasonable. and which is nffered in
the same spirit of Cancellation which actuates
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt said last even
am in favor of a thorough reorganization;
wholes plan WShi"h Is 6uilt e on +. "nd stn a !!ns
afresh. never was in favor of the present plan.
II would be n failure, and l see he has admitted
that it has proved such. or course. ! favor
similar to the one we used to have.
or not t, A. any rate, the Assembly dis,
formation oifS stoHt Of a ny new eSH pIan rs Any t nTai In wh ies
has grown out OF the enrolment, other than the
resIsen wn nnd f fTrn1e ,rom hes s1hsta an m CHANCES Of o.
directly chargeable to the little political leaders
who establish themselves at the head OF olcc-
tion district associations and fix things TO keep
themselves there. These men are the election
district captains who conduct the Repnblican
"a WIN HIo iiNN StG tl' cum
are incompetent or shiftiess they cannot be
red tape. Under tho Asscmbl district system
the election districts could be captaincd by the
best results for the party; II they failed in any
particular they could be summarily removed
and superseded. The old system WAS productive
Of better results at the polls for these reasons.
Just how we would begin to reorganizc-
Know > vi" That snG is a SG %a%estion 'n WHICH %Glk might d4 " be-
settled as the result OF II conference. The great
thing is to secure an enrolment and a r~corgani-
cation which shall be satisfactory to the great
mass of Republican voters"
Meantime the annual reorganization of the
County under the present plan must
be proceeded with as the constitution directs;
for provision must be made against any inter-
feGnuin IN the regular party organization In
in the fiwenty;ninth Assembly district an
from the rolls before the primaries arc held
on Dec; IA: The opposition in the recent
reIiy%ent fo esmP Phs Ass Ss : 4 copy Sts sr the a sni
a qdiisd mem iRpwi1st TO attend so FL sbo 9 Hdw the mso,; en-;
at carnegie Music Hall. These We're Me sent out
could not md sals per cent. Of the persons add-
mittee from the Twenty-ninth. with the excep.
ton of Edward Lauterbach. who was unable to
Mason in the Corn Exchonge building on Sat.
urday and agreed to summon the election dis
Club OF the district. sOs Lexington avenue,
and explain the failure to find these mem
DclS ~ lne. HlcsScnRer nOyS sent OUT DY
Gen. McCook's club. The captains will be sum
moned In three details. the first lot to report to-
night. another on Wednesday night, and the
last on Friday night. Mr.. Mason said that he
had no doubt that the Chairmen of the election
district association will be able to find hun.
dreds OF the members who cludcd the messenger
boys,and that many more will be accounted for by
removal from their former place of residence. II
there are any whose names should be removed
from the rolls the district Chairmen will he re.
quested to call meetings OF their association and
have the names removed. Nothing more radi-
cal than this can be done. for the election dis.
trict associations are supreme in this matter
and may meet or not MS they please. If the
names, are those of men who have removed
from the district, no one can vote on them at the
primaries without violating the Penal Code.
which makes such act a misdcmcanor.