The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-28
FOR ~ANTI-TAMMANY UNION.
BEPUBLIOANS READY ron 4 GEN
ERLL CONFERENCE.

CTS welcone TO Confer, Although Barred fron
the Republican Primaries Under Their Own
Resolutions ana the Laws or the stste-Csn
Rsroii II they Quit Their .'Thtrd Party"
President l. K. Quigg OF the Republican
County Committee came out yesterday in ad-
vocacy Of q conference Of representatives Of all
Anti-Tammany organizationsto agree on q union
ticket, and the Citizens Union is not barred
from conference. The Anti-Tammany orRani-
nations are expected to take moro kindly to
Mr.. Quigg's proposition than to the plan Of the
Citizens Union, which arrogated to itself the
right to nominate q ticket and then demand
that all foes Of Tammany Hall support 1t with
out regard to their party Affiliations.
President Quigg was at tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel to meet United States Senator Plat, who
came on from Washington. He made the fol-
lowing statement to q Sun reporter regarding
the revision Of the organization rolls tomorrow
night, and incidentally made the declaration in
favor Of q union ticket referred to:
"No distortion Of the instructions that were
given last Friday night to the enrolling officers
can Obscure the fact that q general invitation Ia
extended by tho Republican organization TO
every voter in New York who supported MoKin-
ley and Hobart last November and who intends
to support the Republican ticket next November
TO come into the Republican orssniza-
ton. to mako himself q part Of IL, to
participate in It's primaries. and to oxer-
else within It every right that anybody
has. Tho Committee on Organization will see
to 1t that any misconduct, whether Il is the re-
suit OF negligence or dcsign on the part Of any
Of the enrolling officers on Tuesday night, by
which this right OF enrolment is denied. fails
Of its effect The committee invites all persons
who may be aggrieved to send their complaints
TO the President Of the County Committed.
s EESsSy GG%P %IonS WI Viii p Be in risStsa. and every
"As TO the ruling about which 80 much Is
being said; T. Is based solely on the fact that the
the Us''I Repubiica MS without e OVERWHELMINGLY and
in HsSsn eouS St tas II Rr' eth cit IF sAS un ks,
f"iiy h %nint to ssi B BS The co %hlsh S az s So snFs.
made or thought of. That committee was sim
ply a body OF independent citizens striving to
unite all the Various elements which were op-
posed to Tammuny, but not especially in sym.
patty with one another. Tho Citizens Union.
protest and warning. a separate and distinct
political party. Its members have done this
Of 9th their hH course is1 to inc inere Sat' the pos Chances se Of a
Tammany victory. The Republican party, on
the other hand. wants a union. is working to
1T is willing to confer at any time with the
policy Of Tammany Hail. Il cannot abandon its
character as q national party, nor shut its eyes
to the effect on national issues OF q Tammany
victory. But 1t can satisfy. in tho character OF
its candidates, the Just demands Of every citizen
to whom the good government of New York city
In a prime consideration.
III tho Citizens Union persists In Its declared
purpose to fight the Republican party simply
because II is n party, we shall expect The Re-
publicans who have connected themselves with
II to declare against it and to present IL in its true
light as the ally Of Tammany and the enemy oil
every cause which a good citizen should hold
dear. II, on the other hand, IL viii abandon its
third ticket idea and abandon the effort to force
the nominationo of a particular individualands eek
with us to fix upon that platform and those can
didates which promise to bring about the com
pletest possible union of the anti-Tamman
voters. we shall welcome its assistance, accept
its friendship. and extend TO It our cordia
cooperation. The first step In this sound and
patriotic course is the resembling by Its Commit
eIIsrins the unions dp purpose to put a thire
remains In force the Republican party can max,
They are equally hostile and equally out o
place in the Republican organization. and tn,
attempt on the part Of either to vote Mt ouj
primaries is a penal offence, punishable by fin
or imprisonment"
Mr. uigg's last reference is to Senator Brush
amendment to the Ienal Code enacted by tn,
Legislature at its last session. This amendmen
was championed by many Republicans now con
nected with the Citizens Union.