New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
STuUONED BY PRESIDENT QUIGG.
OFFICERS OF THE REPUBLICAN ELECTION
DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS TO MEET
NEXT FRIDAY-TALK ABOUT
N.vopAITy CANDIDATES.

pres,dent Ouigg of the Republican County COM
nittee yesterday issued call for meeting VI
,ba ofacers of the Republican election olstrict o'
or;,a,,ons AZ Durland's Riding Academy. Eignth-
ave and Fifty-nnth-st. on next Froay e'e"'ns'
Six men from each election district OIL .ie 0'''
will he asked TO go TO the meeting Inc oIicers VI
the district organizations consist OF cha'' man.
,,,cocbairman n secretary and three inspectors
NJ election at the primaries in each District Inc
ostensible object of getting them I'LL 'ose'hei 10 W
create enthusiasm early IN the summer anu "
,.ya m the men careful instructions ABOUT the
,,, new enrolment Of Republicans In the city.
Mr. Ouigg has declared that ne ana othei o'ea"
,.o,,on leaders are anxious to have sucn iair
and free enrolment Of Republicans In New-io IA
that no city voter who is IN sympathy WIZ" '''e
marty can have excuse for keeping out OF the Or
ranization At the same time IL mas Deeh s"s
rested that the bringing OF the RepuDhcah US
trict officers together may make an impre-1e
show of strength and give to the leaders or sie
Citizens Union object lesson that VIII o3<r
them from trying to force upon the HepupHc'"
organization any candidate for Mayor. Mr. Quigg
said Yesterday that the meeting had not been sum-
moned 70 head of any action by the Citizens Union
or tn make any demonstration for or against any
particular candidate.
THE meeting has not been called for the purpose
of booming any man for Mayor, he said nor Will
IL be permitted TO turc the meeting into personal
affair The Republican officers are to be cautioned
a
a straight ticket or for or against any political can
ddate They will be requested to show that they
are members of an organization. as distinguished
from a mere assembage Of voters. They will meet
as the captains Of the Republican host. assembled
with official responsibility the sense Of which Is ex-
pected to be sufficient to prevent the meeting from
taking any other appearance than that OF a busi-
ness conference"
Other Republican leaders said yesterday that
there would be warnings given to prevent any exhi-
billions of luminosity against Mayor Strong or men
who have been raised to high official places by
him. There have been demonstrations of i-feeling
when the name OF the Mayor has been mentioned
at meetings OF the Republican County Committee.
and In some Of the district organizations the feel
but efforts will be made TO prevent any expression
Of hostility TO Mayor Strong at the meeting next
have Indicated that Mr.. Plat Mr.. Quigg and other
leaders Of the Republican organization are deter
union candidate. and they have permitted the
names OF several possible candidates to be put for
10 se os to as have
candidate: They willing, apparently. to let the
Of er S %sxos e ha Ss
order that the movement Of the Citizens Union to
force the nomination Of Mr.. Low may be side
II was reported yesterday that President McKin-
and reelection, and that his wishes have been
quietly and unobtrusively impressed upon Senator
and mot not him %bn S Re
White House influence In Washington. President
a to csan aos given e ss for
Mayor the support Of the Republican organization
Mayoralty candidates are Elihu Root and DISTRICT
A Ma%or N i against Xbram s Hewitt and Henry
and proved to be the t Pa man in the
s sad ss fnossns he
thinking OF taking up Mr. Roosevelt