New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24
DIRECTING TO GEN. GREENE
PLATT SAYS 1T HAS NOT BEFv
DECIDED WHETHER HE WILL Be
COME PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.

Senator Platt has been informed that several
Of the Republican district leaders who are mos.
friendly TO the present head OF the Counr1
Committee are making objections to thu
selection OF General Francis Y. Greene al
his successor. They have been saying tina.
there is doubt II General Greene can ba
elected president OF the County COMMITTEES =,
the adjourned meeting on the evening of July :
They have been limiting that Quigg's resgna-
ton. 10 be presented on that evening viii not
be accepted Immediately. and that Senator Piatt
may agree TO allow Quigg 10 reconsider bfa
resignation and remain In the lead OF the local
organization
The reasons given by the district leaders for
opposition to General Greene are that he took
too decided stand against the indorse-
ment of Governor Roosevelt for the Vice Presi-
dency at the meeting OF the New-YoTk delega-
ton in Philadelphia that he seemed 10 be In
sympathy with Frederick ". Hollis Nicholas
Murray Butler and Professor jerks OF Cornell
University. who were advising the Governor %
declare that he would decline the nomination IL
it were offered to him. and that there OBJ
lection 10 General Creenes attitude toward
some of the district leaders. Certain machine
men in the County Committee plainly
anxious TO prevent General Greene from becom-
ing president Of the County Committee
Quigg is to take 10 the woods for several
weeks. and his resignation viii be presented By
Frederick s Gibbs at the meeting on the even
ing of July ; Mr.. Gibbs said yesterday
he did not think there was reason 10 believe
that Senator PIatt had changed his mind as to
the choice OF Quigg's successor. Senator Plat
asked yesterday afternoon If General
Greene would succeed Quigg and he replied,
after a slight pause:
That has not been decided"
Asked what were the reasons for opposing tha
election of General Greene to the presidency OF
the County Committee The Senator said.
Some Of the leaders are opposed TO General
Greene because of his position the Vice
Presidential question. He was one of the men
who urged Governor Roosevelt TO decline the
nomination He was actuated in this perhaps
by reason of the fact that ne himself was
candidate for the nomination. The National
leaders were against Greene because they
thought he had not been in the harness long
enough"
VIII Quigg remain at the head Of the
County Committed" was asked.
He is not disposed" the Senator replied.
He is going away next Tuesday. 10 be absent
five weeks"
viii Governor Roosevelt resign the office OF
Governor during the campaign
No; he viii not
The Senator declined to discuss reports about
several alleged asptrants for the Republican
nomination for Governor Tt is TOO early 70 talk
about the nomination for Governor" he said
Senator Platt said that in the talks he had
with Governor Roosevelt and General Greene on
Friday morning no political subjects Of i'm
pOrtance were discussed. The Senator seemed
to be stronger yesterday than he had been sincs
his return from Philadelphia, but he still kept
TO his room IN the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He said:
Il intend to go to the Oriental Hotel on Wednes-
day and rest there for time"
Frederick S. Gibbs was almost the only Re
publican who talked with Senator Platt yes
terday. He came 10 the city from the seashors
10 the Senator. and returned in the after
noon. At Jersey City he met Joseph H Man
ley and consulted with him about the selection
OF a place in New-York for headquarters OF
the Republican National Committee during the
campaign Mr.. Manley went on to Maine with
the understanding that Mr. Gibbs is to come
back TO town tomorrow and make arrange
ments for a place for headquarters Mr. Gibbs
will be on the Executive Committee OF
the National Committee. He said yesterday that
there talk OF hiring the cd Academy
Of Design building, at Fourth-ave. and Twenty%
third-st.. as the Republican National headQuar-
tiers in the campaign.