The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-11
QUIGG HOPES FOR UNION.
RElDY FOR a SEW REPUBLICAN,
ENROLMENT AT Any TIME.

As 20 Poiicies or the Now Organization. Int
the Majority DcciGe-lr IL says No Party
Politics In Municipal Anaira, 30 ne 1T
Thereri ne n New Enroliment Anyhow.
Local Republican leaders have little faith that
tho men who have been agitating for a new on.
rollment Of Republicans and q reorganization OF
the party in this county will accept any OF the
offers of cooperation to such ends which have
been made to them by the regulars" The
reason for this, they cay, is that there In no
lively desire on the part OF tho protestants for a
harmonious union OF Republicans. but rather q
desire to have n machine Of their own. Not
withstanding this evident purpose, Congress
man Quigg, President OF the County Committee,
has not abandoned his efforts to secure harmo-
NOUS and united action on some reorganization
scheme. He has oven conferred with William
Brookleld on the subject. Mr.. Quigg was asked
yesterday:
DO you understand that one Of the demands
Of those Republicans who arc in opposition to
the regular organization 10 that the proposed
new organization must have control Of party
affairs only in State and national elections.
leaving municipal elections to DO Independently
dealt with T.
Some such suggestion was made In Mr..
Yereance's letter to me-" said he, but I do
not know how far MIR. Yereance represents the
opposition. The organization 10 being criticised
for not abandoning its primaries and going into
some plan for a new enrolment with this OBJ
position. But the opposition Is not ready. We
are. We would abandon tho primaries to-
morrow u the opposition wero in q posi-
tion to act with us on the lines that
all seem to agree about as tho right lines OF re-
organization. The opposition. however. 10 in
ssitierent camps h0 There re- ts the BrooKfe I'D
Barcus camp. tho Lehmaicr camp. and various
other little groups, Of Assembly, district pro
get together and let us know what It is that
they want, and every demand will be met
which is consistent with tho principle of ma.
Then. 4 they demand that the party organi;;
sa 9a shall have nothing na to DO \ With municipal
Things will have to be taken somewhat in
order; The first thing to be considered is an
with them to bring about such an enrolment
can get themselves ready next week. we win
go at It next week. We will meet them
am amy that asy o pr niss9.' Ia at o 19y i hour make Gs
sure that tho enrolment shall DO both
honest and COMPLETE we will agree with them
conspicuous for its excellence as to bo open to
pobody's challenge. Then, when the enrolment
delegates to a new County Committee. That
new committee will then be the official repre-
say sagt that the g. R sap party g' shall rh not relate slate
to do SO, and their ordinances will BIO the party
I'm a word. you, think tina. the policies of the
party, should be determined on after tho new
Precisely, and in accord with the sense and
continent Of the enrolled Republicans. What
sents It, is that l shall bargain in advance of
the reorganization, first, as to who shall officer
s seson sEF" as to Mho s ioa tS Be d% nsg iSpF eacl%aod
from participation therein: and third. what tho
lines Of party policy shall DO ON which the new
no bargaining with Mr.. Yereance on those sub
jects. / don't consider myself competent to bar
with Mr.. Yereance and eSery other nan who
calls himself a Republican to bring about a com.
party. And then / viii agree With Nj. Yere.
ance to take q back seat and lot the enrolled Re.
Rp6liGi Ca 1sd make the ma machine hhiet to T suit themsslves:
jects-why, he omits to explain"
do you believe it is possible to come to an
that subject one way Or the other. Tho RepuS.
substanliely as 1t is now. VIII proceed to holae
new; e~nrollment' Every Republican In New
We 11ss shall S1Ia do this Gs' with IL t the eocp pc sifa OF o. the as op:
DO it anyhoTs; W. shall adopt, a now eon'titu-
What viii Be the test Of memberuhipr'
II assume that the test will be the vote Of the
perhaps. a general declaration that the appu.
can't for membership is q Republican, and In
tenuS 10 ACT Win In0 ftopuUliCau party.
Surprising that the opposition carry out the
plan to make their own enrolment and their
own organization, how will It result ."
1T won't result at all. They can't get an en-
rollmeht, nor make any other Organization than
the shell they have had. The idea that the Repub-
licans who voted for Low are represented by this
opposition is absurd. If they attempt TO organize.
they will do so in the face Of repeated offers on
our part to give them unlimited opportunity, to
supervise and equal opportunity to control a
new enrolment OF all Republicans, those who
think with us and those who think other
wise. Having rejected this offer. and hav.
Ing rejected 1t because we would not
hands in which party authority should be
finally lodged, instead Of leaving that question
to the people, they can have no standing before
o Republican State Convention. The fact that
they ignore this offer describes their purposes
and confesses the weak and unrepresentative
character of their movement. 1t will prevent
their getting an enrolment in any Assembly
district. But l hope that before things have
gone much further we shall be able to Join
forces"
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