New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-20

cAxDIDATE-C0UNTY COMMITTEE MEET
ING LASTS LESS THAN TWO MINUTES.
Senator Plat has decided to let Lemuel E ouigg
lain president Of the Republican County Com
-rAe for the present and possibly until after the
-ex- primary elections are held Collector Bidwen
VS. withdrawn candidate for the place now
s,Is nv oligg Untn Senator Plat can fined an
.ber candidate for the place suit him Quieg will
have 70 STAY.
IRE withdrawal Of Collector BidweT was decided
- IN view Of the opposition the plan OF having
.es Republican campaign in this county run by a
-,-,ipent Federal Official The Tribune opposed
me plan edtoriaiy April 10. Prominent Re
,.h1scan officials IN Washington advised Senator
p1srt that Il Mr. Bowel took the presidency Of
-. County Committee and the MANAGEMENT Of the
campaign IL the county in a Presidential election
he would have 10 give up the office of Collector of
the Port Senator Plat had selected Mr. Bidwell
r BE head Of the County Committee and had per
shaded him take the place. but he did not want
Mr. BidweIl 70 relnouisn the Collectorshp.
On Tuesday evening. after the meeting of the
state Committee Senator Plat talked with Mr..
r,dwel at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and told him ne
need not sacrifice himself for the party interests
Senator Platt said at the same time that Quigg's
retirement from the County Committee would be
deferred for the present. Mr.. Bdwen was glad
"a escape from the responsibility OF running the
Comfy Committee He told Senator Platt that he
thought no Federal office holder could afford to
and mana sing 4 political campaign at the same
tine Senator Plat admitted that prominent Re
pubIicaus IN Washington held the same view and
hey did nor want the Collector 10 be forced out
Of his present Office.
SHORT COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING
The facts regarding the withdrawal of Mr. Bid
vel candidate and the decision Of Senator
Patt 10 keep AIr. Quigg at the head Of the local
arganization for the present were known to nearly
al the Republican district leaders last evening
whpl they net az the Murray Hill Lyceum in East
ThirTy-fOurrl-st- 10 attend the regular monthly
meeting Of the County Committee There was
good attendance al the meeting. and FOR half an
hour after the time announced for calling the meet
ing order the committeeman talked In groups
in the ha-I. discussing the situation and exchang-
iag views 20 the best man 10 be Quigg's sue
cese0r. When Mr. Queg went on the platform at
$50 2 II. 10 caI the committee 10 order his
friends 10 the committee spplauded vigorously. The
meeting one Of The shortest OF record. lasting
only minute and forty-fve seconds
After George r. Manchester. the secretary had
Tead settlement thai the previous meeting OF the
committee had adjourned for lack o. a quorum Mr.
Quigs leaned back in his chair and sad:
he Chair has no business to present to the com
Postmaster Van Cert moved n adio,,-v and Tho
motion vas carried unanimously \ shout Of
laughter followed The adjournment Some Of the
Committeeman had expected Abraham CSruber the
leader OF The NAIsr District. asi, questions bu.
toa q Tribune reporter tnat he would have nothing
70 say 81 the meeting Said Nj Gr1ber:
The situation suits exactly. It is just like
rs; [laIt has Kept Gsg here partly out OF spite
threat % make him chairman OF il. The uD the
F5 sTs se9TS don,{ Ike The prospect bit. and
Aho there Is no need Of my saying anything
no IDEA AS TO HIS SUCCESSOR.
NJ Qugg said after the meeting that he did
no' nave the faintest idea as 10 the choice Of
MS successor as president Of the County Commit
Zee he reused 70 discuss the report he might
be seected later for chairman OF The State Com
hllIIee He was asked about 4 report that VIII
IAN Barnes, jr- chairman Of the Executive Com
niTiee Of the State Committee. had expressed dis
satisfaction saying that the talk about M Oufgg
and The State craftsmanship had been started for
ne purpose Of creating trouble up the State
That does not interest me- at all" said Nj
CUigg
Several district leaders said last evening that the
talk about General Francis Y. Greene or Colonel
John J. McCook being selected as Nh Cufgg.s
successor in the County Committee was idle The
man most in favor for the place, they said was
James ". Perry. the leader in the HXvIIth Dis
rrict Mr.. Perry said 10 a Tribune reporter:
know that I being talked Of as possible
candidate for president Of the County Committee
bur an not giving any encouragement the talk
ne work and responsibility Of the position would
interfere seriously with my plans.
Several Of the committeeman were Interested in A
TeFor- that George r. Manchester may have TO
give I'D The zecretaryship Of the committee TO VIII
lam Il Ter Eyck. M Manchester was indignant
over ne report declaring that he had said
. reported. that II Nj Bidweu became president
- ne 'oG1tT Committee NJ Quigg would still
T1n The the committee. Mr. Ten TCvck said H. aid
not Ea1t Ar. Manchester's place and had no idea
that Mr.. Manchester would lose il
IL QlEg las evening contradicted a repors mat
ne organization mad decided make Assem- blv-
Ia7 EaloWs the Republican candidate for State
senator N The &ElIIth Senate District this ian
e-na 5ar Ford i y understood. viii reno-u-
@--- 81 the district. but The action FalIou-s
= 2ppos-ns Ar- Gruher at the primaries in the
AALsT Assem- MY District IN March created so
--cn feeling that many Republicans Of the district
nave declared that Mr. Fallows cannot be elected
70 Office in ne t7iC-rirr