The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
REPUBLICAN S%EPARATISTS.
UNWILLING 10 RECON- THE PhhTY
WILL m IT JOIN THEN.

nureest That ~ Proceed 10 ME for That rrlV-
iisEe-prop-ani- aid Rerorc Snnirs SNrr-
anee by President QniEs ana n rrciJ
THAT doncedsa Nothing ma Demands All.
James Yorcnncc. representing ono Of the fac
lions which IL ngitltinU for n reorganization OF
tho Republican party in this city. male public
yesterday n correspondence between himself
and President QuiEg OF the republican County
Committee. This correspondence indicates
that the protesting fact'onists arc moro anxious
to have an organization oc their own than to
Join n general organization OF the party.
Through Mr.. Ycreanco they insist on immediate
reorganization and an abandonment OF the
primaries to be held, as is required by the con-
stitution, on next Tuesday night. Another
condition which they know will not be accepted
by straiGht-out Republicans is that the new
organization shall be- for State and national
campaigns only, roserving to themselves the
right to act as individuals every other yenr in
municipal elections.
1t WINS the proncness OF the once powerful
John j. O'Drien Association to exercise this
right Of independent action in municipal con-
tests-now supporting n Republican candidate
and again a Tammany man--althouRh all the
time protesting to no regular Republicans,
which used to raise tho ire of Mr.. Yereance
and his friends who denounced them as bad
Republicans. They want to reserve to thom-
tylNCe tHO boihV iibhS w WV ih
municipal elections and remain good party
men In their own estimation.
Mr.. Quigg conferred by telephone with Mr..
Yoreanco as one Of the recognized leaders OF
che protesting faction. and afterward put the
suSmittod them for MI. Yoreance's considera.
ton. In his letter Mr.. ouirg said in, part:
mn, IF p, we are fb soins gb to s se " n united sD AND hs ann mi.
sther must haze hii,,s some y con Ibdd;ictio for one an an,
NJ IN nFrn nrR nInTnIv NpltllItlanf
arc generally sound; You believe that they
poses. 1 do not. On the contrary, l know that
my purposes are just as good as yours or any
whom 1 have come in very close contact, arc
an honorable class OF men; who work IN honor
ann sDi' Wiling fhG et 70 cone ssESi that 8n the ,ee question Ussie n Rore is s
not 30 much the character OF the rolls as their
reputation. 1 am willing to conccdc that how
siderable number OF Republicans believes Il to
BE- bad, its usefulness as a basis Of organiza-
ness. am willing to conccde much moro
than that. 60 SO far as to Say that any ra;
by us which Will satisf, tho protestants ana
bring to the service of the Republican party an
Which enjoys the respect and confdssee OF Re.
publicans generally. Now. being willing to go
5m %Ss sn as far =, as nso ySin 9% rnpe des1ra no T yon On US Yon IN
side ought not to insist upon our having 70 say
anything or do ANYTHING that injMri9usly
0hCtto ~ ORhiuii 90 th
tional necessity for proceeding with the pri-
maries and TO show that tho continuance OF tho
present organization regularly cannot inter
fere with the re-enrollmcnt and tho reorxan-
ization proposed. He then outlines this plan:
Tho opposition to get together and. without
attacking the enrolment formally, resolve, In
should he a new Republican enrolment. They
TO appoint "A committee to take the necessary
8 s'e eponf tS lhe' VIM shf' the rh Go9 H%iHn namsni IT. Ie erof Sr'
QuiGg promises that such n committee would be
met in January by n similar committee from
the County COMMITTEES; tho joint committee to
meet and appoint two other committees OF their
own number or of Outsiders, one to draft u
constitution and the other TO conduct the en-.
rollment, tho constitution and plan of en-
rollmcnt to be submitted Tor adoption to the
organization could be perfected readily and the |
present County would go out of ex-
Mr., Yereance. in his reply, takes the stand of
the observation-disclosures factionists that the Re-
publican organization is dead. because there
were not as many votes cast for Gen. Tracy for
Mayor as there are names ON tho rolls. He in
yists on immediate reorganization. This il
''fhere is room for but one Republican party
In Greater New York, I would. therefore,, "a
skeleton. Of your County Committee. and COM
posed Of clean men of recognized high charac-
have not been discredited before tho people;
and the other Of like character and. standing
g n9pS5n ana u ny faEss s Iba are bb; a1sibr tor 3, en-,
for the success OF Republican principles in State
and national affairs, and who recognize the only
platform on which the best elements OF society
can over hope to win. in municipal elections. !
viz, the Republican platform OF 1894 Of non.
craftsmanship in municipal affairs"
This committe he would have draft q
constitution to prevent abuses such as arise |
under the present one and secure "a new on
rollment which shall include all Republicans
who purpose to vote the Republican ticket at
State and national elections. and adhere to the
Republican platform Of 1894 Of non-partisan-
ahlp in municipal elections, and under this new
vcntions to be held and a new County Commit
tee elected"
He wants conventions to meet and try to or.
ganize without having any person or committee
authorized to call them to order, and finally
that there shall be no such thing as voting IN
bloc in any convention. In conclusion, Mr..
Yereance says that the determine ion to hold
the primaries ON Dec. IA with q promise of re.
organization later Ia not sufficiently encourage
ing to warrant stopping the progress of the
now organization.