The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-07
WHAT THE REGULARS ASK.
ABELL AND WIEDoLPH NOT THEIR
CANDIDATES. QUIGQ RAYR.

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Organization Wants n Metropolitan Police
Board but Doesn't Know Yet What II
May Have TO TRks-Wm Accept the
Judgment OF Legislature and Governor.
President Quieg OF the New York County Re-
publican Committee and Chairman Of the Re-
publican City Executive Committee. which rep
resents all Republican organizations in the
new city. has been busy In Washington for the
last few days. He said yesterday, ut Re-
publican headquarters. 1 Madison avenue. that
he had read with more or less interest the
tales concerning the appointment by Mayor
Van Wyck Of Henry f. Abel Of Brooklyn to be
a Republican Police COMMISSIONS to succeed
William Il. Philips. He said:
There Is no truth whatever In the repeated
assertions Of certain newspapers that the APP
p%ointments Of Mr.. Abel to the Police Board
and OF John p. Windolph to the Aqueduct
Board were made for the Republican oreaniZa-
ton. II Is true that the Republican organiza-
ton claims as a matter Of propriety, II not Of
absolute law. the right to propose to the ap-
pointing power the names Of candidates when
ever the law requires that there shall be APP
pointed one or more member Of any board or
commission In behalf Of the Republican party
and we make the point that, all things being
he n Z iu t%v0V Wien n us RS1 Gs tns PHF Sf Te@ sSsSSfi SoS of
get at Chief McCuliagh IL became apparent that
there was no use TO insist, on what we thought
done acts so fragrant In their purpose by sug-
gestindg c new y names James, as sMqs w. %inT To- the re-
had been proposed as q successor OF Commits
70 the OUTRAGE y tn, Police Board and before
regard had come to us, But the application was
not thereafter. renewed. Mr.. Abell's name was
never ut any time presented by the Republican
| organization or by any one who had INV NIL
thOrity TO speak for it. I have had no Idea from
whom it did come. Under no circumstances
nation for u successor to Mr.. Philips. The posi-.
ton q the orgabBii2a,tion Is that the removal OF
accomplished for base purpoaes., and that jus;
ne H. Sili not : be r lone Until Il Mr.; HpmWiltSn end
iash is again Ittihlei Of Police. o"' MI
The appointment ot Mr.. Abell has no effect
Whatever Sl,n t eyer upon the Pots;ition 0 Wt the orEanization n
Metropolitan! Police Board. What, we may have
to take is. q course, a matter which must be
We don't see why the rest Of the State should
have to be- disturbed in it's electoral arrange
RSR'f to Ses ssesi St tae fi S Sew York < c TItSm"4fRRS s
trouble Ia a local one, and local treatment
should he provided led for it.. None the the
and the Governor. not d9ubting that they will
there are. who are said to be trying to stir up
strife between the Republican Organization q
lllls clty anu Tie uutllOTltleS AT AlDhny VIII lhil
of. their purpose. We are seeking nothing
whatever except an electoral method which
will guarantee u pure ballot and an honest
count. We do not want patronage and we do
not want to affect the local government in any
other respect than as was intended and pro-
vided for In the charter under which the local
government came into power,
President QuiKR's official utterances are In
so many words d reputation of Mr.. Abel. In
u general way he also said that IL was a mistake
to say that Police Commissioner Hess had been
rehabilitated az n Republican through the APP
pOintment OF Mr.. Abel. National Committee
man Frederick 3. Gibbs sustained Mr.. Quigg In
all Of his ntterances.
Senator Plat had Il long talk yesterday with
State Senator Ellsworth. President pro TEN. OF
the Senate. and Speaker O'Grady of the Assem-
blX: Senator Ellsworth and Sneaker 0,Gr4dy
for New York city, but nothing definite was de-
meeting of the Judiciary Committee at Albany
to-day. The greatest care is to be taken in
New York city. for the reason that the Repub-
Leans are aware, Of the determination of the
Democrats to take the matter into the courts
at the slightest prOvOcatlOn.