New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
CITY COMMITTEE MEETING.
MEssRs ROBERTS AND QUIGG kE-
ELECTED.
THE LATTER MAKES SPEECH. REFERRING ~
THE MISTAKES IN THE LOW CAMPAIGN
OTHER ADDRESSES.

OIHtI ADDhi>Sof''
The new Republican City Committee. elected az
the recent primaries. organized last night a.
the Murray Hill Lyceum in East ThIrty-fourth-s''
About nine hundred OF the 10i9 members OF tho
committee were present at the meeting Nolnlng
occurred 10 interfere with the harmony or the
gathering and the committee transacted the DUST
ness which had been planned for 1t at meeting
OF the district leaders at the Fifth Avenue Hotter
in the afternoon The committee was organized
by the election Of the following officers
Presdent-GEORGE II. ROBERTS OF Brooklyn.
First vice presdent-CHARLES II. MURRAY. Of Man.
haitian.
Second yice-presldtn-JoHN G. DEUBERT. Of Brooklyn.
Third vice president--EDwARD II. HEALY. Of The
Fourth vlce-presdent-GEoRGE W. BIDGoop. Of
Queens.
Fifth vice-preslden,--JAcoB l. HoUsEMAN. Of Rich
mond.
secretary-GEoRGE r. MANCHESTER. OF Manhattan
Assistant secretlry--PHILIP W. REiNHARD Jr' OF inc
Treasurer-HUGH MRoBERTs OF Richmond
Chairman Of the Executive Committee-LEMCEI Il
QtIGG. OF Manhattan
sergean, at Arnns-MaJor r POOLE Of Manhattan.
Mr. Roberts was president of the City COMMITTEES
and Mr. Quigg was chairman Of the Executive
Committee last year BY the rules OF the organiza-
ton the chairman Of the Executive Committee
yields nearly all the power but the City Com
mttee does not have much to do In Republican
politics this year.
Mr.. CONKLING IN THE CHAIR
Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff had
been expected to act as temporary chairman at
the organization Of the City Committee last even
ing but he was detained IN Albany, and Alfred X.
ConkIing was called take the chair at the OPEN
ing OF the meeting Mr. Conking, after sckncwl-
edgng the honor Of being called to preside for
few minutes said:
II have had any occupation in the past ten
years II has been the fighting Of Tammr.any In In
and half and could not fight the enemy except
through the newspapers h9Pe noweyer arg nd c,ty
IN the coming election We should get out iull
ars 1raq PresiddStai election Let US ge To-
gether and win this fall and prepare for glorious
We have a new charter. but. Ike other works Of
that kind. it VIII require some amendment; We
charter for the benefit Of the taxpayers through
out the larger city If Tammany should eaptire
Hail W nT TO- 9ht th COMMON enemy
in the coming election, and / predict glorious
success.
After Mr. Roberts had been elected president he
said
In Brooklyn we have opened the ball and be-
FAIL a If YOU RE- RepuBcans Of Manhattan. The
Bronx Queens and Richmond VIII 90 your duty we
Will meet you half way IN Brooklyn by oectlng
ten Republican Assemblymen. II we can succeed
this fall are sure Of success next year; , ana
that means the reelection OF Nllliam Mchih'eS
to the Presidency.
MR.. QUIGGs REMARKS.
The reelection OF Mr. QuigG as chairman OF tho
Executive Committee followed by calls for a
speech and Mr. Quisg assembled the platform lie
declared that the real task which the City Commits
tee should keep in view the election of an hon.
est man for Mayor Of New-York. No man. he
added could make an honest Mayor who was will
ing to accept a nomination from Tammany Hall.
He raised a laugh by saying that If the present
Mayor of New-York had been trying 10 be good
nobody had discovered the fact. Then he con-
tinued:
(ADnlause) We had it two years ago. We dis
spated it among several candidates We fooled
our fault t some and dare say they very
numerous say that the direst respons0lty s Was
OF the incredible stupidity Of the Citizens Union
Mo S2Fa o as2 n S to after all it did
to eqrage Republicans in spite Of all as fra see
OF ali fhs1if hal it to go over again would be in
favor Of nominating Mr. Low because I'm in favor favor
Of beating Tammany Hall; Applause) | m IN FAVOR
OF this under any and all conditions
Mr.. Ouigg then followed the line OF his speech
of last Monday night, declaring that the only way
to beat Tammany was by all Independents joining
with the Republican party and emphasizing tho
Importance of getting out the 10 rer cent indepen-
dent vote once he referred again TO the Low cam
paign saying: After the incredible folly OF two
years ago I thought | knew what ought TO be
done" He went on to speak of the effect OF the
new Primary Election law. and later he declared:
Everybody could see that the Republican party
meant to be honest Not only this made man.
fest by the Primary Election act but also by the
of Theodore Roosevelt You In Brook
Ign and in Manhattan were the original Roose-
veit men We demanded his nomination. and he be-
came the pledge to the Independents that we were
in favor Of honest and efficient goyernment The
result was that all Independents with Republican
procivities became Republicans again. by voting
for Roosevelt That Is the reason you hear so
little now Of the Citizens Union That is the reason
WIN that organization is obviously weak Four
ffths OF the strength Of that organization is now
back I'm the Republican party. They believe In
Roosevelt and in advocacy Of the primary
act
After the roll was called with some delay and
for placing on record the names OF the
members Of the Executive Committee. the city
Committee adopted a rule authorizing the EXecu-
five Committee to apportion the delegates 10 the
naxt Republican City Convention. Then the meet
ing adjourned.