New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
QUIGG WHISTLES A LOT
an IMITATION OF A MAN KEEPING Up
HIS COURAGE.
EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS REGARDING cF$i.-AL
TRACTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT IL KS IN
PRIVATE SAY HE TALKS - MAN


TRACTS Observation-Disclosures If rs IN
PRIVATE SAY HD TALKS L.. \ MAN
JUST or or ,ANGoALE
4 meeil.:, os lie Republican City Committee
was held At Congressman Quiggs headquarters
No | Madison-ave., yesterday, az which st'eh-
nous effort was made u prophesy great Things
for the head II the Republican ticket. De"era'
Tracy himself was present by speci2l ihN''d'oh
of Mr. QuigG. The object was % re&ssure '1
General and PIT renewed hfe into all concerned
Senator Piatt agreed 10 come end assist III '"e
whistling but at the las minute he sent worn
that he was detained. In spite Of Mr.. Piait
absence General Tracy appeared to be in fine
spirits. 81 never in my life felt more confident
- anything than that the Republican city ucke'
will be elected next Tuesday" he said.
IL the General had confined his prophecy 70
Nj Fitch, the candidate for Controller MS III
.evrretation Of the outlook might be more readily
received. 1t is generally conceded that MI,
FITCH will run many thousands OF votes aneao
Of his ticket while Bird 5. Coler, his TamTnahy
opponent. is as certain to he many thousands OF
votes behind his ticket.
After the meeting yesterday, over when
Chairman Quigg presided. the latter said that
the reports received left no reasonable douot Vi
General Tracy's election. lie said that the IKE
publican organization had carefully canvasseo
the election districts Of every borough in the
new city, and several Assembly districts hao
been canvassed two three times Ihese re-
peated canvasses. Mr.. Quigg affirmed showed
Tracy's strength growing. While Lows sup
port, which never was large, had been decreas-
ing every day.
Mr. ouigg admitted that in two Assembly
districts MIR. Low would receive suos'a"la'
support but in only two These ne said' were
the XXVIIth and the XXIXth. which were
carved out OF the famous old Republican AAls'
&c 1, WAS known for twenty years before the
reapportonment Of 1892. In the AlAth' MI
Ouisg said Mr. Low wouldn't have 20oo votes
and three-quarters Of these would come from
the Democrats THIS proportion of Democratic
10 Republican votes In Lows support would npld
good Mr. Quigg thought, In the ->Alst'
XXIIId XVIII and XXXIst and IN the trans
Harlem districts. ,, ..o die
,ricts out of which practically the whole OF me
Low vote will he drawn. SAID MI. Vuise' ~; ;n
net effect of Mr.. Lows candidacy VIII pe ~ ~,
crease the majorites of the Republican partS
over Van WICK. Lows vote Will De siiidlIei
than Van Wyck's in each district we snall
carry NewYOrk for Tracy by just ao2 bts,n ,ns
plurality over Van Wyck which was oo,aiheu
last year by Governor Black over Porter. T.,
A plurality for Tracy over van Wsck -,
Brooklyn of 10000 was also CLAIMED. ueoise
vote Mr. Ouigg said. would so reduce van
weeks as TO give Tracy first rate plurality IN
both cities Mr. Quigg was wiling 10 coneeu l
Mr.. Low about 10000 TO $4,000 votes. OUT ne
said that the thousands OF Repuoicans VINO
had been misled by The Tribune ana ne
Mail and Express" were finding out the real SIT,
uation and would return to the Ira aC Guiu Ric
A big majority In queens anu oo' III '
nnond was also claimed ., -.
what do YOU think of Quigg's forecast!
asked ore district leader ~ another ai'er yes
terday's meeting a., -, <,,nc
"Oh, / suppose he's only at his old taxing
oct was the reply. But he talks as II ne
had escaped from Bloomingdale