Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
Its Effect Upon the Republican Fac
tions in. NewYork.
HARMONY is EXPECTED TO RESULT
Both Sides to Yield Something to
Accomplish It. y =
| QUIGG TO BE RETAINED
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

NEW YORK, November Is, 1897.
Senator Thomas c. Platts statement, in
which he bitterly scored Seth Low, caused
republicans of both factions TO squirm.
This was the first effect. Now, it is not
taken so seriously, or If 1t, is. republicans
are disposed to read between the lines and
see there an effort to pull the Citizens Union
republicans away from Low and bring them
back into the straight republican fold. The
Citizens Union people say that Platt's
statement has made it obvious that he
| would not have made Low The nominee I'M
der any circumstances, and that the refusal
of the Citizens Union to attend the con-
ference was the mere pretext and not the
real reason for Platts course of action
Platts Vaccinations alone, they say, are
responsible for the schism. The movement
| of the Citizens Union was movement in
consistent with it's making an alliance with
any one of the national party organizations
Its movement was not, strictly speaking,
an anti-Tammany movement. It's hope Was
to draw from all the national party orsani-
cations, including Tammany itself, enough
pubiic-spirited citizens to elect mayor
who would be entirely free in the conduct
of his office from Obligations to any che of
the national party organizations.
Now that the municipal election is over.
in spite of the Earring effect -Platts state
that the Citizens Union republicans viii
harmonic upon the state and national is
sue. The only commentator CT Piatts
course comes from Tammany Hall. Mr..
Croker expressed himself in approval of the
republican boss attitIle, but Elliot F.
Danforth, chairman of the democratic state
committee, comments upon the statement
in this way: Mr.. Plat takes it for granted
that Bryanism is going to have full sweep
in the democratic ranks in the next cam
paign, and that the republicans will be
united and impregnable. l avn convinced
he is sadly mistaken. The republicans are
badly split now, and I believe that they will
be more so by the time he next fight comes
on. A defeat does parry good sometimes,
and the democrats have protited by theirs.
They will be united in the next campa!gr,
ard they will win. The vote for Judge
Parker and Van WycK in the late election
shows how the tide is running"
Harmony Among Republicans.
In spite of Danforth's expressed belief,
the signs all point to healing of the re-
publican breach and the presenting of a
solid alignment of that party to combat the
democrats in the state. With the republic
can ward meetings, just held in the borough
of Brooklyn, there was talk of discipling
the party members who refused to vote for
the regular party ticket son election cay.
Some of the more radical and warn-blood-
ed republicans advocated drastic measures
of retaliation against the men who support
ell the Citizens Union ticket, even going as
far as to counsel the expulsion from the
ward associations. But in nearly every in
stance cooler judgment prevailed and 10
steps were taken calculated t9 widen the
breach. The keynote was struck by WI,
liam A. PrendergaSt at the last general
committee meeting when he introduced a
resolution calling for party harmony above
all else. He sat beside Le4ten1nt Governor
Woodruff at the time, and 1t was through
Mr.. Prendergast that NJ Woodruff found
q Ia,eys hat
that representative fepabHcan Body. 1t is
declared that the lieutenanul governor Is
quite as anxious to harmoaizerthei warning
elements now, as he was then, and mat all
the influence which he can exert VIII be SO
directed. 1t is so with a majority OF the
other party leaders in BROOKLYN
There is another element which has had
much to do with suppressipg any retana-
of the regular party leaders. One of them
put it in this way: Il had iocai ieauei
from one of the wards come down 10 me
for advice" said he. He wanted TO know
from his district organization. HOW many
votes did Tracy get in your district!
asked. Ninety he replied. How many
were cast there for Low?' was my next
question. Low polled $780, was his answer.
DO you think it advisable to try eXpul-
sion in the face of such figures? was all
/ said, and he tumbled."
The long and short of the matter is that
in many of the districts throughout the
city the leaders find that to expel the Low
men would mean to cut down their organi-
cation force more than one-half In short,
that the Low men, II they so desired,
might turn about and expel the regular
party followers. Accordingly, a careful
survey of the situation, and in the pres
troll Of every branch of the new municipal
machinery, there is a general sentiment on
all hands favorable to harmony.
QuiEE to BE Retained
Much has been said about Platt's dis
satisfaction with the conduct of the cam
paign of Lemuel E. Qugg. 1t may now be
said that it is Mr.. Platt's desire that Mr..
Quigg shall retain his place at the head of
the county committee. To force Mr.. Quigg
cut or to permit him to relinquish his lead
ership under pressure the republican man
ayers think, would be tantamount to CEN
sure of Mr.. Quigg's and Mr.. Platts course
during the last campaign, as they acted
together on all matters pertaining to the
management of General Tracy's campaign.
The logical thing for the committee to do,
in Mr.. Platts opinion, is to sustain MIR.
Quigg. If the local leaders do not stand
by" Mr.. Quigg, it is argued on the same
basis of reasoning, their action will be
construed to mean that the organization
was wrong in the position it took to main
tain party supremacy. For the same rea-
son, it is held. there can be no wide
epen" reorganization, which means that
shall not be opened, so that all who ap-
peared in it at the last election and in
former campaigns can enter and receive
recognition as full-fedged republicans.
Such a concession to the so-called recalci
trants would be equal to an admission. the
strict constructionists declare. that the re-
publican organization was wrong in up
holding party principles, and that its OPP
ponents were right in opposing them. The
organization leaders want Mr.. AQuigg for
president. and are not disposed to yield one
jot in the attitude they have Aaken. The
Independent republicans insist, on a re-
organization Of the party on basis salts
factory to all classes Of republicans. or
they will continue to fight their party
On the lines they took at the last election.
The opposition to Mr.. Quigg comes from
the local leaders, who eare dissatisfied
with his personal treatment of-them; but
If the leaders of the party ip the state
make personal appeal1rto them they
may set aside their personal prejudices for
party reasons" The principal objection
of the leaders to Mr. Qufgg Is that he over
estimates his personality and treats them
as interiors. The whole SITUATION is rap
idly reaching a focus. and where both sides
are reasoning toward harmony it can
safely be said that 1T WIN come