New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-23
THE OPPOSITION DWINDLING.
SENATOR PLATTs WORK TO REMOVE
EVERYTHING IN THE WAY OF MR..
QUIGGs TRIUMPHANT ELEC.
TON TUESDAY NIGHT.

TON TUESDAY NIGHT.
Senator Plat had a busy day yesterday be-
tween his express business at No. 40 Broadway
and his efforts to bring order out Of the con-
fusion which has come upon the regular or
ganization within the Greater New-York Two
troublous questions confronting him are the
disagreements in the Republican County COM
mttee which followed the proposition that Con-
gresham Quigg should succeed Edward Lauter-
bach as president of the committee. and the
apparent revolt Of the Worth Buttling element
in Brooklyn. which refused to join the confer
ence with Mr.. Plat at Washington last week,
called for the purpose Of settling the basis OF
representation for the Greater New-York
Municipal Convention to be called to nopinate
the Mayor and other candidates for offices Of
the new metropolis.
The New-York organization overseers reported
Yesterday that the main stumbling block to Mr.
Quigg's election, Lou" Payn, Of Chatham
Corners; had been removed after Senator Platt
had a series of talks with Mr.. Payn, Mr.. Lauter-
bach, F. s. Gibbs Mr.. Quigg and other politi-
clans. Some details In the arrangement for
harmonious meeting of the County Committee
on Tuesday evening and Mr.. Quiggs trium-
plant election, have been left over for considera-
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Avenue Hotel to-day. Mr. Gibbs and others
whose hands are on the ropes of the machine'
said that the trouble was practically over.
Charles X. Lexow. OF the XXIId District, who
was made general skirmisher for the Payn-
Murray Stewart opposition to Mr.. Qugg. was
frightened out of the fight by threat to restore
the district to the control Of Thomas F. Eagan,
who even the machine leaders had been COM
PEELED to admit was unjustly deposed when Mr..
Jexow succeeded him. Without the delegates
Of the XXIId District not score of votes II
was declared could be mustered against MI
Quigg.
Worth's uprising against the dictation OF the
New-York machine and his drastic criticisms
Of New-York organization methods Indicate
more serious condition, and will entail careful
handling and patient manipulation. 1t was I'M
derstood that Worth and Buttling would be
urged to appear at to-days meeting Of the Sena-
tors Sunday school class
conference Of members OF the Republican
County Committee who were supposed to be
willing to take the advice Of Louis F. Payn and
Join movement to prevent the election OF Con-
gresham Quigg to the office OF president OF the
committee. was to take place at NO. L Madison
ave at 1 D. M, but 1t was not held. About the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening II was sald by
Republican politicians that the conference mad
been called Off" and that there would De no
opposition to Mr. Quigg worth mentioning when
the County Committee got together again.
It was said by some politicians last night that
there had been no consultation between MI flatt
and Jacob Worth. Of Brooklyn, but that the men
understood each other we'll enough. The sltua-
tion was presented in the following light by one
Of Mr. Platts friends at the Fifth Avenue Hotei:
I'm this city the feeling among the Repupllcahs
Of the regular organization is so hostile to Mayor
Strong that If any Republican leader was TO TAX
in favor Of a fusion ticket at the coming munlci-
nal campaign he would lose his following. for
that reason all the Republican leaders are talk-
ing straight ticket, when they know as wen DIS
ttev know anything that they would be beaten
badly with a straight Republican ticket IN
Greater New-York. Mr.. Worth, with large
Republican following in Brooklyn. Is IN posi-
ton TO enter into apparent negotiations win the
Citizens Union for fusion ticket. ana ne IL
playing good politics. Some day his infuehce
will be felt in this city, and the Repupiicans wn,
have been shouting so loudly for straight ticke,
| will see that half loaf Is better than no breac
| and will join the movement for fusion ticket