The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
JOINT CONFERENCE CALLED ron
MONDAY NIGHT NE1T.

List or Conrerees-Thero Will Probably ne sss
Delegates - ouiEE and worth Did not
Disonss Candidates Edward Iauterbach
Also Hnterviews Hlr. worth-Au Serene.
President ouigg Of tho Republican County
Committee said yesterday that he had had n
talk with County Clerk Worth, the leader OF the
Kings county organization, on Thursday, and
that in view of Mr.. worth's purpose to go TO
Saratoga next week. the comforting committees
from the four county organizations entitled to
representation In tho Republican city conven-
ton, have been called to meet on next Monday
night. Tho meeting will be held at the head
quarters of the Republican County Committee,
1 Madison avenue, at 8 o'clock. The invitations
wore sent out yesterday. The conferees are:
New York-Froderick s. Gibbs, Abraham Gruber,
John Roisenweber. George r. Bidwell. Otto Irving
Wise. Charles A. Hess, Frank J.. %Drummond, Charles
II. Murray. william H. Ten Eyck. Kings-Jacob
JACOB Bremen. George WIZ ". Palmer, SilaSs b. patcSs9r..
Robert A. Sharkey, John A. Dubert. Queens-.winiam
chiids, Frederick Storm n. s. Wood, WI. Wood.
George Schumacher, d. q. Strong. Richmond-Hugh
A. Jones'. John j. Roehris. Henry Guyon, Il. E. Bull.
Charles Gollner. Thomas A Branifr.
There seems to be no difference of opinion
among the members Of the comforting commit
tees as TO any Of the subjects to be considered.
The conference has power to determine the basis
vi WHICH CuCn COunIy Bnul1 ID W TtDTtbbnUBu III
the city convention. together with the time and
place at which the convention shall DO as
1t is understood that 1t was Mr.. worth's sug.
gestion that the basis of representation should
be that which obtains in Republican State Con-
guessed on this, and 1t is said has agreed to 1t.
Under such a plan the convention would contain
1911; Kings, 1873; Queens, ls, and Richmond, z:
A subcommittee to call the convention will
prScS%S6iy be appointed at the conferences: ,n,
Mr.. Worth as to candidates }" Mr.. ouigg was
AS SSone at ALL" he replied. "Mr. Worth said
he had not committed himself to the candidacy
Of anybody for any place. That is precisely my
What do you think of the declared intention
Of certain members of the Citizens Union TO
nominate Seth Low at once Z, u,r ,o,,.. .,..
purpose IL 1t Ia seriously entertained. 1should
not suppose that any man entitled to be thought
York would desire to be nominated unless no
thought he had at least one chance In ten Of
T Tang e aeS G.u No Mo- man "a no can DC elec ~ "a a aEa Ra
publican City Convention; nor will any wise
man deem it good policy TO undertake to obtain
These considerations are so obvious that l do
not n sId think the Citizens, Tnien vii I'll RRomiPnte a a
Did you understand from your conversation
with MI; Worth yesterday that he desires the
=! cannot undertake to talk for Mr.. Worth.
but he said nothing of that sort to me-"
Arc you aware Of the efforts the Tammany
leaders are putting forth to consolidate the
labor vote in their INTEREST,"
Il know that Tammany men have organized
ten or a dozen different associations which are
intended to attract the attention Of tho working
people; but they are all fakes and are 30 re-
garded by labor leaders. The real leaders OF tho
unionisis Or Knights Of Labor. arc distinctly
hostile to Tammany Hall. They know. that It
requires no effort OF the will or conscience on
the part Of Tammany Hall to agree to anything.
Tho objects OF the labor organizations are
only to DO obtained by legislation at
Uses, therefore. are not worth a pinch Of SNUFF.
for they are never sincere anyhow; and, II they
were, Tammany would have no power to carry
them out. The interests of the working people
lie wholly with the party which intends TO per-
form Its pledges and which can perform them,
can party is the only party that holds that posi-
ton. 1t makes no difference, therefore, what
Tammany Hall or the Citizens Union say they
are in favor OF. for neither Of these organize
tions could carry out any undertaking great or
small. The, are equally impotent and equally
Edward Lauterbach had a pleasant chat with
County Clerk Jacob Worth at his office In the
Hall of Records in Brooklyn yesterday. Mr..
Worth told Mr.. Lauterbach that he and
his eight associates from Brooklyn would
B be on . hand that at s the w SSafe csnSsen Monday ,hS,
there would DO no obstacles in the way of reach.
ing n harmonious agreement on tho basis OF
representation in tho City Convention from the
various boroughs. Subsequently he assured
T%elations existed between him and the New
York leaders, and that tho forebodings of
trouble. between them were not going TO be
realized.