New-York tribune., 1897-08-05
LIP OEIGG on FTSION.

The president of the Republican County Com
mi,tee has taken occasion to deny that he ever
said that his organization would under 10 CIT
cumstances nominate Mr.. Low. HIS ATTITUDE IS
as scrupulously correct in the formal dlsavOwal
of any disposition TO forecast the action or the
convention as it usually has been since he as
sumed office Whatever Mr.. Quiggs personal
or factional preference may be, however much
he NAV seek 10 accomplish some things and to
avoid others he has not at any time put him.
self or his organization beyond the possibility
Of supporting Mr. Low with ease and grace
If Mr. Low shall in September appear to be
the strong unifying force that large body OF
electors expect him to be, the Republican Con-
yention can name him without any humiliation
or loss of sef-respect. The organization which
will control large minority of that convention
is already committed TO Mr.. Low. few votes
from Manhattan would make that minority a
majority. and Mr.. Qugg, properly as a leader
wisely for himself. does not make the possible
the unendurable.
So far Mr. Qulggs position is beyond crit
icsm He awaits the action or the convention.
Meanwhile he has the same right as every
other citizen to desire the success or defeat OF
any candidate. 1t Is perfectly evident that
neither he nor Mr. Platt wishes the nomination
of Mr. Low On the contrary they would pam
" prefer some other solution Of the problem.
In that they are fully within their rights. Mr..
Ouigg comedies to others the same right that he
himself possesses but when he attempts to in
terpret the manner in which some others have
exercised that right he lets his predictions
outrun his Judgment of facts. He declares:
For a candidate to say in one breath, You
have nothing TO do with this election-it Is
"none OF your business" and in the next 10
say You must nominate me and make my
cause yours" involves an absurd self-contradc-
tion which does not commend the idea or MS
nomination.
That is Enthusiastically aimed at Mr. Low, but
i strikes wide Of the mark. for the simple rea
son that it is an assumption unsupported by
ruth Mr. Low has neither said 1T is none
of your business" nor "You must nominate me"
10 the Republicans On the contrary, he has
aroused the suspicion of Democratic reformers
like Edward NJ Shepard because he expressly
refused 10 say anything Of the kind When
asked by committee Of citizens II he would
run for Mayor he replied that he would If 1t
should appear that he could be a unifyng force
among believers in honest government Mr..
Qugg will certainly not take himself from
among that class Of citizens or declare his or
his organizations attitude TO have been ignored
by Mr. Low. When some overZealous and over
hasty persons sought TO force Mr.. Low prema-
turely into tine field they were compelled by the
influence OF Mr. Low himself to desst. and since
that time hc has been In the country neither
disparagng the Republican organization nor
asking fayors Of il. while some Of Mr.. Quigg
particular friends have been daily disparag-
ing Mr. Low and seeking to show that he was
not a unfying force The ofensiveness Incl
dent TO Mr. Lows candidacy which so pains
Mr. Qulgg seems to be due 10 its opponents.
Continuing his interview the president OF the
County Committee says: II think there ought
10 he fusion ticket against the Tammany