New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
OUIGG TALKS OF HARMONY.
BIDS FOR CONFERENCE WITH OPPOSING
REPUBLICANS.
LETTER TO JAMES YEREANCE-MACHINE MEN
WILLING TO HAVE PARTY REORGANIZATION


WILLING TO HAVE PARTY REORGANIZATION
MAJORITY RULE AND REGULARITY
THE CONDITIONS laid
DOWN BY oUIGG.
President Lemuel E. Quigg. OF the Repub-
lican County Committee. said at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel last evening that he was strongly IN
favo- Of harmony in the Republican party In
this city. He and other leaders In the county
Committee he declared, were willing to make
all possible concessions to meet the objections
of the Republicans who lately have been hold
Ing conferences and declaring themselves to be
in opposItion TO the County Committee and Its
methods.
I'VE will do everything In ou- power to bring
about harmony among Republicans" he said
land we shall insist on only three conditions
First. that all the objections OF the Repub-
lIcans In opposition are satisfied. In order that
there may be no further trouble; second. that
the regularity OF the present Republican or
ganization be preserved until such time as 1t
can be lawfully superseded: and. third. that the
principle OF majority rule he recognized"
Mr. Quigg admitted that he had written
letter to James Yereance setting forth his views
en- the subject. That letter was read by MT
Yereance at the conference at the Plaza Repuo-
lican Club on Monday evening. and although It's
publication has not been desired either by MI
Quigg or by Mr.. Yereance. Its general character
was talked OF and explained last evening by men
who heard 1t .ead
In the introduction Mr. Ouigg strongly as
serted that he had been unjusty treated-n
fact. abused-and that he In every way meant
10 deal fairly with all Republicans He then
want into an elaborate discussion OF the neces-
sty Of all the regularity o. all party organza-
lions and declared that he. as the president OF
the Republican County Committee represented
that regularity In the highest q Zree. In fact
the tone Of this part OF his letter was almost
threatening 10 these who had dared TO criticise
the actions OF his committee.
He then once more made n strong appeal for
harmony. and touched lightly on the question OF
the padded rolls The latter end OF his letter
was the strongest and most suggestive or me
need of many reforms In the party management
In this part he outlined proposition that the
conference committees II the different districts
and the County Committee get together ana ar
range some feasible plan for the future work or
the party He suggested that committee from
those assembled ut the conference be appointed
to confer with a IKE committee from the organ
izaton. ,
AS far as known he did not state how the
committee from the organization should be
named but those present at the conference" drew
the conclusion that ne would select that commit
80 himself
Mr. Cuigg and other Republicans Of tho County
COMMITTEE. said last evening that, while the
men who took part In the conference at the F1aZa
club had not given any intimation Of a purpose
TO confer with a delegation from the County
Committee nothing could he gained By starting
"A new Republican organization row. as the work
O! reorganization would require several months.
The pr!snaries. which will be held on December
a. viii IN no way affect plan ~ reorganization.
"a there VIII have TO be revision OF the Re
publican enrolment In advance Of primaries
called FOR the selection OF delegates 20 conven-
lions next fail. In the mean time there may be
n complete chang OF the form az the Republican
organization and a complete change OF leader
ship
As 70 tho question raised by the Republicans
In opposition. that all the present election dis
'r.ct associations Of the County Committee had
been dissolved under the constitution OF the
committee. because the Republican vote In no
district had egualled the Republican enrolment.
Hr ouisg and others said that. while the last
election must he regarded general cleo
ton Il impossible To segregate the vote IN
any district for the purpose Of applying the rule
Z H." party constitution because the enrol
mcnt had been on the old election district lines.
while the vote Was counted on tho new election
district lines The constitution they said could
not bee applied strictly in case whore more
than hnlf ~ the members ~ the party bolted
the party ticket. II was necessary anyhow 10
retain the regularity ~ the organization until
the organization coulI be superseded by n new
organization legally.