The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
REPUBLICAN N.
COMMITTEE OF SIX TO CONDUCT IT
IN THE GREATER NEW YORK.

ouiEG to rso Observation-Disclosures OF the City
Convention Arranged ut . Unanimous Coo
forcncs Last mathematics Authorized
. to Cali the Co~nvention-AuEust Favored.
A committee Of six will conduct the Creator
Now York municipal campaign for the Republi-
cans, and Congressman Lemuel Ely ouigg,
President of tho Republican Committee Of this
county, will DO its Chairman. New York and
Kings county will each have two representa-
tives on the committee. and the Richmond and
Queens county organizations ono each.
The provision for tho appointment OF this COM
mittco was part of the work OF the conference Of
Republicans representing tho four county Or
Ranizations Interested which was held at 1
| Madison avenue last night. There wero thirty
six members Of the conference originally APP
pointed as follows:
Ne,o York-Frederick s. Gibbs, Abraham Gruber.
John Rcisenweber. George R. Bidweil, otto Irving
Wise. Charles A. Hess, Frank j. Drummond, Charles
H. Murray, william II. Ten Eyck.
Etngs-Jacob Worth, william ]. Buttling. Harry A.
Banbury, Jacob Bremen. George w. Palmer. silas B.
butcher, Robert A. sharkey. John A. Dubert.
oueens-william ]. Youngs. Henry A. johnson. b.
y. Wood. John Lewis Childs, Frederick storm. N. 8.
Wood. W. L. Wood. George Schumacher. B. G. Strong.
mohnond-Hugh McRoberts, E. H.. seehusen. Frank
Renschler. Charles A. Jones. John J. Roehrig. Henry
Guycn, H. f. Bull. Charles Gollner. Thomas A.
Brauin.
or these District Attorney Youngs and 4. +.
Wood OF Queens county and Comptroller George
W. Palmer OF Brooklyn were absent and pnrup-
resented, Frank J, Drummond Of New York was
Lewis Childs q Queens by +. B.. Morris. -
There was no hitch anywhere. The reprssen.
tatives from the four counties acted as q unit In
favor Of every proposition submitted.
The meeting, was an open one. President
eIsessd G chsirm anS e on motion e oi s sESefli But Bntti Mas
Of Kings county. who was made Secretary.
luton for the appointment Of a City COMMITTEES
TO- consist of one from each Of the four counties.
added %ids c this comm 2aiss to ana have se po%er to S saii thss
Republican City Convention and name the time
County Clerk Jacob Worth of Kings suggested
might be adopted, New York county would have
It would be a good thing to add 10 the resolution
a provision that tho committee have power to
name the temporary officers OF the convention.
the temporary Chairman to come from Kings
and the Secretaries from the smaller counties.
It provided for the power to appoint the temper
airy officers, and said that, in a spirit of fairness.
iestsa is % NJ d ssfefe anst to th tSeir o placer Of w resI &c 9 sc,
as suggested by. Mr.. Worth. The resolution
was then adopted.
ing the basis of representation in the City Con-
%vention. It is similar to thai. axed for the Re
has since prevailed, that is, one delegate for
each assembly district or part thereof; in ad-
S Sotes or n @ajority fraction Of 1000 cast for the
head OF the Republican ticket OF the last election.
This will make tho quota of New York county
19l. that of Kings 1872, that Of Queens IL. and
that Of Richmond T..
Chairman H. c. johnson Of the Queens County
Committee raised the point that his committee
OF delegates were not vested with full power to
act In the matter. That he understood that
they had power only TO consult and report back
to their County m for instructions.
Chairman Quigg reported that the action OF
the conference would be final and binding on
the several organizations, and that that was
understood when the proposal to confer was
made.
There was some talk regarding the exact rep
resentation which one fractional Assembly dis
trict in Queens county should have in the con.
was decided that the estimate Of the vote which
had been made was a fair one. and the district
will have three delegates instead of two, which
some suggested was the proper number. The
Gruber resolution was adopted.
Chairman Quigg made a short speech. In
which he said that although the New York
county organization would have a preponderr.
would take no unfair advantage Of the organiza.
tions in the smaller countless; that the common
desire is to do what Is best for the common good
of the Republican party. and he expected per
feet harmony in the convention.
Nothing was said in the conference on the sub
ject of candidates for Mayor or any of the other
places on the ticket. Neither was the time for
however, to be the general opinion Of the dele,
gates present that the convention should DC
held at an early date. August was frequently
named as the month when they thought the
Republican candidate for Mayor should DO put
in the field.