The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-15

Intention to Nominate in Advance of
the Regular Parties-FlEht in Nineteenth.
The correspondence which passed between
President Lemuel E. QuigR Of the Republican
County Com mittee and the Central City Conn
mttee OF the Citizens Union on the subjec
Of conference and united action against Tam.
many Hall was made public yesterday. on ac-
\ count OF the action OF the Union in voting
Wednesday evening not to confer with any
regular party in regard to nominations.
The correspondence was opened by Pres
ident QuigR with the following letter
under date OF Aug. 1S. addressed to Abner
Sherman Haight. the vice-chairman OF the
Unions Executive COMMITTEES:
Ny Dear Sir:-I should like to have an op-
portunity TO place before your committee GER
in the County Of New York next iali. Perhaps,
in the first instance 1t m ght be we'll to have 1t
simply Tor the purpose Of an exchange OF views
| shall be in the, city so far as ! can now see.
with your committee at its convenience. L
think that our meeting should be had, however.
90 '"''' ~ ''"''''' LEMuEE Z. iQu1eo.
Mr.. Haight replied as follows on Aug. 20:
| Nv Dear SRI have the honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt OF your favor Of Aug. 1S. re-
ply to which has essn ded Of ny
date, whom your communication will receive
Seny yours Soa af'n &&asar
| Vice Chairman.
After this letter the Union was silent. In
order to remind the leaders Of his previous
communication Mr. Quigg wrote the following
letter on Sept. to Mr.. HaiRht:
larry than by, your letter, OF Aug 81 I
| write again in the hope that 1t may please the
views and tho plans which tie Executive Com
| mittee OF the Republican County Committee
arsS Gt s Rnt that there Is at this time
no such diversity Of view view or. or Jg urprHSS;e
can party could justify or even excuse failure
| to make a united campaign this fall for the bet
terment OF the con uct o. public affairs 10 this
to pace them, before the Exec utiye Committee
bic day, do not I fail to apprecate the an
nounced feeling Of some memb ers of your
zens' Union and regu lar party organization
has possi BILE elements OF danger to the useful;
that reason only. I have. suggested that our
conference, IN The nrs, instance be. be looked
Rly as an, interchange. Of views, The Repub57
licen primares. must be held on Sept, 19
the cary ds9s Of so
committee and ours shall come to the con-
sSa hf u no Ran is
make our, preparations and to do our subse-
LEMuEL E. QuIaa.
On the same day Mr. Haght sent two notes
to Mr.. Quigs. The first had been mailed at the
time that Mr.. Qulge's letter TO Mr.. Haight was
mailed. and they crossed on tho way. 1t was
| as follows:
Nv dear, Sir: Referring to- your letter Of
AVE- r. beg to say that have been in In,
to 6ae 2oS G"
writing the subjects upon which you desire to
have conference Very truly yoq y ft.,our
The second note was merely an acknowledge
ment Of Mr.. QuigEs letter. which Mr.. Haight
promised to lay before the Executive Commit
tee on the evening of Sept. 8. On Sept. Mr.
Haght wrote this letter to Mr. QuigR:
Replying to your favor Of Sept. 5, beg to in
form you the Same was duly submitted. and in
eed nt Re ;n shnd be edn
cred by a full meeting Of the Central Cities
Committee, WHICH haf beep called for Wednes,
which they can be brought together. l am.
very sincerely yours. A. J HA.G Eh:,r,,,n
Mr.. Qugg answered this the day OF its
receipt. thanking Mr.. HaiGht for his courtesy
and expressing the hope that the result Of
your deliberations will be such union both Of
sentiment and effort as will result in the public
interest" The next and last letter was sent
by John W. Weed to MIR. Quigg Yesterday, to
inform him OF the action taken by the Central
| IltleS committee on wednesday evening.
Here 1t is
MY DEAR Sn; Replying to your oommTni
while the Executive Com ittee Of the Citizens
Un%n w9Sd he s1d to the courtesy
possible misinterpretation of the objects OF tho
suGgested informal meeting. il would be mad
also beg me to notify, you that any views you
may care to express IN the form Of a written
toously received. Very truly yOnTrs W wrrn
Chairman Of the Executive Comm lttee
When Mr.. QuigR made his correspondence
public. he made this statement:
There is no substantial difference between
the purposes OF the independent voters in New
York with regard to county and city affairs and
the PURPOSES Of the Republican PARTY can
constitute the Citzens' Union and those OF the
he s.sumption that We all regarded famma ny
Hall as, something in the nature of semi
rather han as legitimate political .organza-
tion. and tn, that GampaiEn AGAINST Tammany
the Union and by the Republican party. acting
together.nnd nomin ated solely for their knowa
the Gtizens' Mon could devote tse il without "T
am compromise OF its principles; and that the
meet and discuss the Who'll" SUBJECT Cf OF" CON- n
paTp That G wGGd engage, TIE @%@nEy
cans and all Independents l hrlieve
that this mstHnd of going at The matter is sen
men Generay, The why 10 get together is not
| to no of. but to meet, to look one another in
the az, and plainly and frankly to seek TO dis
cover how far there is harmony OF purpose AMI
in what way harmony of action may te
secured.
The Republican leaders are convinced that
the Citizens Union IS d"tcrmined to mnNe its
strongest nEht in the N.noteenth Assembly
district. and In use every means in its rover
to defeat AssemGlymnn Mazet Nine mem beers
| o. the u str,ci Executive Committee Of the
| Union held a protracted meeting in tho Shcr-
man square Itutri lhst evening and decided
no tossupport SIR. Aln2et. The rommittcrlne ct
| a.! pied ung resolution condemnnG Mr NIa2"t
for voting ia favor of the Black starchlrES Civil
EervIcc law aud the'tstoris Gas bill. Because
he. voted for these measures the COM
safe nan nan !" dominate for tho ASSEM-
Ply TMs Ct,z"nE WI proceed at once
Mr.. MaIet, They hayeg,t decided whom to
he Is snid 20 be- ds'nciinel 10 run Tor ofilce.
Collector George Il hidwe had talk w h