New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
QUIGG DID NOT RESIGN.
A WAY FOUND TO PERMIT HIM TO RE-
MAIN PRESIDENT POSSIBLY
TILL SEPTEMBER.

A way to permit Lemuel E. Quigg to keep
the presidency of the Republican County Com
mittee for another month"; and possibly until
September. in spite of his promise to resign the
office, was found by the district leaders yester-
day, with Mr. Quigg's help. There was meet
ing of the leaders in the headquarters of the
County Committee, at No. l Madison-ave., at
p m 1t was meeting of the Executive Com
mittee called by Mr.. Quigg to prepare pro-
granme for meeting of the County Committee
in the evening. Mr.. Quigg presided and made
a speech, declaring that he ready to resign.
The Executive Committee passed a resolution
asking him defer his resignation for the
present That the way
The Executive Committee held secret
sion but several of the leaders tod later what
happened. In his speech to the leaders Mr..
Quigg said he wanted to resign the presidency
at the meeting of the County Committee in the
evening, and he hoped his successor would be
appointed Immediately. He declared he
satisfied that he had become so unpopular with
the organization that the interests of the
ganization demanded a change in the presidency
of the County Committee. and the the
change made the better it would be for the
organizat ation
SEVERAL LEADERS PROTEST.
Several of the district leaders got up in turn
and protested against Mr.. Qugg's resignation
being presented until there had been an agree
ment as to his successor. 1t was said that the
choice of a satisfactory to Senator Platt
necessary, but that several who were
satisfactory to the Senator had declined to ac-
cept the place. 1t was mentioned that the
presidency of the committee had been offered
in turn to General Francis V Greene. Colonel
John ]. McCook and General JAMES NJ. Varnum
and each of them had declined to accept it. 1t
was recalled that Collector Bdwell had been
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allowed to back out after agreeing to take the
office. Under the conditions prevailing, the
leaders declared, more time was needed for the
selection of q successor before Mr.. Quigg re-
signed.
Herman JOveshof, the leader in the XIIIth
District, offered a resolution requesting that
Mr.. Quigg should not resign the presidency of
the County Committee, last evening, and the
resolution adopted by the unanimous vote
Of the leaders present. Mr.. Quigg said he would
defer his resignation for another month"; and in
the mean time the leaders must make up their
minds to the choice of his successor, as he
not willing to keep the office after the fall
campaign started.
There fair attendance of the members
at the regular monthly meeting of the Republi-
can County Committee last evening in the Muir
ray Hill Lyceum. but nothing said there
about Mr.. QuiSg's plans. Mr.. Quigg presided,
but did not resign. John Sabine Smith offered
without opposition
Resolved. That the president of the County Com
mittee be authorized to make arrangements for
the evening of Tuesday. June 26.
Before the resolution was passed Mr. Quigg
said he might want to appoint special COM
nlittee TO have charge of the arrangements for
the ratification meeting. Nobody objected
Later Mr.. Quigg said he wanted everybody to
understand that the lists of Republican election
officers should be reported at the headquarters
County Committee
will be filed with the Police Board July l. but
the appointments will not be made until Sep
tember, and the present election officers will
nave charge of the primary elections in August.
PAY OF ELECTION OFFICERS
Somebody asked what the pay of election off,
GERS is to be this fall and George r. Manchester.
the secretary Of the County Committee replied
II at the inspectors of election will get 81 80 a
day each for work on each day of registration
and So on Election Day, while each ballot clerk
will get IS and each poll clerk will get $12 The
poll clerks and ballot clerks only on Elec-
ton Day.
The County Committee adjourned, after being
in session only few minutes. Several of the
leaders expressed belief after the meeting that
Mr.. Quigg will not have to resign until a new
county committee is elected. The time for the
next regular meeting of the County Committee
is the evening Of Thursday, June 81. AS the
Republican National Convention meets in Phila-
delphia June 10. it is probable that there
Will not be quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness at the meeting of the County Committee on
the evening of June 81. II has been the custom
of the County Committee to hold no meetings
in July and August The primaries will be held
in August, and new delegates to the County
Committee will be elected at the primaries. Mr..
Quiggs term of office president of the County
Committee would expire in September.
WHARTON BARKER AT THE WHITE HOUSE