New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-25
REPUBLICANS TO CONFER.
IMPORTANT MEETING CALLED FOR MON
DAY.
A NEW ORGANIZATION LOOKED UPON AS AN ABB
soLUrE NECESSITY IN VIEW OF THE EXPRESS
STATEMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION
WHICH SHOW THAT THE PRESENT
ORGANIZATION is DEAD.

WHICH SHOW THAT THE PRESENT
ORGANIZATION is DEAD.
Representatives. OF eight Assembly districts
which have always been considered Republican
/ stronghods will meet on Monday evening next
to arrange plan OF action for the future guid-
/ ance OF the party in the city and county. The
/ argument used as to the necessity OF this con-
ference s best stated In the words OF one OF the
active delegates to the meeting.
THE recent election" he said was general
election In every sense Of the words ana II IL
! Is not to be considered as such then Alton Is.
| Parker not duly elected as Chief Justice or
! the Court OF Appeals. as am sure that local
election In New-York City could not determine
! who would be Chief Justice. If he was legally
! elected and there seems TO be no DOUBT as 10
! that. then II general election, ana thus
! Section No IS Of the constitution OF the Repub-
| lican County Committee is in full force, when
provides that II the Republican vote OF any
election district at a general election shall be
| less than the number OF members borne upon
the rolls OF the association OF that district such
an association shall be disqualified from repre-
sentation in any convention. and the as
socatlon shall be dissolved This is the case In
| all the districts OF the city.
no ORGANIZATION. THEREFORE.
I'VE. therefore, have organization OF the
party. and one OF two things must be done
Either the old organization must be revived ana
n new, pure life put into it, or an entirely ne"
organization must be formed"
4 With this idea in mind delegates from the Vth,
XIXth. XXTst. XXIIId. XXVth, XXNllth.
! XXIXth and XXXIst Assembly districts VIII
meet Monday evening to formulate plans
/ for the future of the Republican party IN New
York city.
Each OF these districts will have five delegatec
! at the conference and they will fully decide on
| one Of two plans: Either to continue to work
inside Of the present county organization. II 1t Is
/ purified and the rolls are thoroughly purged. or
else 10 form an organization Independent or the
/ county organization of Mr.. Quigg. While the
plans for either reform a new organization
| Will be the main point to be discussed, each dis
/ trict represented will be expected to formulate
some plan Of it's own for the future guidance OF
/ the party, and to this end the various COM
/ mittees will meet In their own districts between
now and Monday night and prepare their sus-
gestions for the conference.
/ The consensus Of opinion among the delegates
10 the conference is that 1t will be absolutely
necessary to form a new organization as they
all say that to all intents and purpose, the
/ present or1anzation is legally dead. and that
/ the only hope for the party for future success
/ is not TO attempt to resurrect the old one, pul
/ to build up entirely new organization wiz
/ wuI hav. the elements Of personal power ana
fictitious registration OF Republican voters ellmi-
mated
NEW FACTS COMING TO LIGHT.
A 70 the registration. new facts are coming
! % light each day that make more apparent the
methods used at .he June enrolment. In addi-
,ion 70 his discovery OF the enrolment OF the dog
/ Jack that was looked upon as intellgent
/ enough to vote a straight machine tlcket'
| lanes Yereance. OF the XXGXth Assembly DIS
! trict has discovered some marked irre9nlariues
/ In the First Election District OF the NNIHtn
| Assembly District This was brought ABOUT ny
! ,ho discove-y that n mna was enrolled from that
/ district who had never been naturailzed me
! latters son. in speaking OF 1t said; ne Ci'hiI
! man OF the dlstric. said that he wanted all the
nornos he could get on the rolls. because eve
| twenty names meant an additional delegate 20
! the convention. He therefore had iathe'
| narre mt on the lis and he told us that IL
! made no difference. All he wanted was large
After this discovery made a cursory ex-
| animation OF the rolls Of the district was indur
| and u disclosed on the list eighteen names OF
| men who either were not entitled to vote or
| had never lived In the district.
II ia Thought that a closer investigation or the
polls Of this district viii bring To light stu
f,rther irregularities These facts, "a well az the
careful investigation OF the registration OF other
districts will be brought up at the conference
| on Monday night
We nre determined to make the party what
! II should be In this city" said one or the dele
1 ga la the conference from the NNNtn asseiII-
! biv District. "PersOnay would prefer that we
! continue the present party organization under
! new management, but that seems hopeless un-
/ dertaking as Mr. Quigg. by the authority dele
| gated TO him by Mr. Fiat seems inclined 10 rule
! or ruin: and although he SAYS he lS wlIlnR 10
/ make a personal sacrifice II II Is needed yet ne
/ 90 conducts himself as To lead ls to believe tha'
no means only n personal sacrifice 10 MS master
! and not 10 the PARTY II he were In earnest ne
would not attempt 10 seek reelection To the
/ embarrassing Of the County committee put
rtN hpo
! ouchly purified and free from the suspicion now
! cast upon IT.
! HIS CONFERENCE WITH MR.. QUTGG
Hoffman Miller who is delegate from the
| XXVIIth Assembly District TO the coming con-
| ference gave some new light on Mr.. Quiggs
! promises 10 purge the rolls. when seen yester-
| day afternoon by Tribune reporter. Mr. Miller
! visited Mr. Qulgg just prior to election and
! oauod bIa attention 10 the manfestly fraudulent
! enrolment in the Fifth Election District Of the
| XXVIIth Asse nbly District. Mr.. Quigg admitted.
! Mr. Miller said that there was no question as
! to the fraudulent enrolment. Then assistance
was offered him TO have 1t corrected but Mr..
| o,,,oc refused on the plea that he did not have
| time TO attend to II until after election. Mr..
Miller said In speaking of the Incident: 81 called
| ON Mr. Qugg shortly before the election and
called his attention to the apparent fraudulent
character of the rolls In some OF the election dis
trcts. particularly in the Fifth Election District
! Of the XXVIIth Assembly District He admitted
that from figures Of that district II seemed as II
the rolls padded. lie declined then To take
any action in the matter but stated that IL was
the intention Of the County Committee to take
the matter up after election and 10 revise 80 FAR
as II might be necessary the rolls or that dis
trict and others In the city.
MR.. BARCUs SEES SENATOR PLATT.
THE CALL FOR MEETING OF REPUBLICANS IL
THE xxIsr ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NOT Az
FECTEp By THE CONFERENCE.
Renubl,cans Of the regular organization In the
xXrst Assembly District apparently trying