New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
nOUBLE DEALING CHARGED
CHARLES s. WHITMAN ATTACKED AS AN
INSTRUMENT OF QUIGG.

The Anti-ouigg Enrolled Republicans of the
xIyfh Assembly District at a meeting last
tight. at No III West Sixty -fifth-st. adopted
. rsport of a committee which recently con-
ferred with a similar committee Of the Associ-
.as Republicans of the district, also an anti
ouise organization, In. which Assistant Corpor-
alton Counsel Charles S. Whitman. who was re-
oentlv agreed upon the anti-Quigg candidate
for leader. was branded as an instrument of
Ieu1uel E. Quigg and repudiated. Moses G..
pvers chairman Of the conference committee,
,eas the report which was unanimously adopted
nv the sixty Republicans present. DR.. E. NJ.
Noffett who yesterday sent in his resignation
&C chairman Of the Twelfth Election District for
+,a Associated Republicans. presided and made
.be startling statement that Mr. Whitman had
,n mis- hearing pledged himself TO Quigg and that
he was Quiggs representative in the Eleventh
Election District
The conference committee. composed of E NJ.
NoNett William r. Rohlfs. William H Peters,
Arthur c. Rowe and Moses G. Byers. re-
,,,-ted in substance follows:
The enrolled Republicans cannot stand for an
os7ce holder as leader The leader should he a
business man. How We to know that Whit
man is not put up by Mr. Quigg? Whitman
said he was indorsei by the West Side Republi-
ran Club That club was communicated with.
and its officers said ii did not meddle in district
politics. That places Mr. Whitman in bad
light we we're aiSO tolG tnat Mr- MOTHS. Chalr-
man of the Republican County Committee was
behind Mr. Whitman. Mr.. Byers called up Mr..
Morris the telephone. but when they found
ont who il they said Mr.. Morris not
in Seven years ago went into the conven-
fior with a majority of the delegates. At the
last moment the people who pretended to be as
sociated Republicans voted for Quisg. Now
find them playing political tricks again We
don't intend TO stand for it We will have no
Office holders our ticket and political
tricks this time. Ours the first ticket IN the
field We will not have one man simply de
clare himself leader We have been opposed TO
boss rule in the district for the last fifteen
years.
Mr.. Byers said he supposed that the action
of his Organization would result in three tick
being placed in the field. hut ne declared
that all decent Republicans were opposed TO the
leadership Of Quigg. Seven years ago he said,
George 4. Bidwell was made the leader upon
assumption that he would throw off Quigg.
Bidu'ell. he declared had permitted Quigg TO
things in the district
Dr. Mofett's letter of resignation. addressed
70 Lucius NJ. Stanton. president Of the Asso-
csated Republicans. then read. II is as
follows.
II has been stated in the public press that
the Hon. Mr. Douglas. yourself and the Asso-
ciated Republicans will support a Mr.. Whit
man as an anti-Quige candidate for the leader
ship Of the XIXth Assembly District. AS Mr.
Whitman is captain Of the Eleventh Election
District. under the control of Mr.. Quigg. and
and who has TO my personal knowledge and
that of Mr. Kirkland. Mr. Wise. Mr Honigman
and others OF your executive and campaign
committees, been in every secret conference of
Mr. Quigg with the other captains Of districts
for the last two months. il is evident 10
that the association has been and is posing be
fore the public in false light and has con-
spired with Mr.. Quigg TO deceive and impose
upon the people. thereby continuing the leader
ship of Mr. Quigg in the person Of Mr.. Whit
man.
As ] cannot lend my services 10 the perpetra
ton OF an imposition uDOn the people Of the
district / am compelled in justice to myself and
my friends TO resign my place chairman Of
the EIIth Election District for the Associated
Republicans to take effect from this date.
The people Of the lower part of this district
have placed their trust in nle. and I will not
for any consideration betray their confidence
While the anti-Quigg meeting was in progress
the Associated Republicans were having con-
ference of the executive. advisory and campaign
committees az Seventy-ninth-st and Columbus
ave. Mr Bidweu sent request that final
decision be arrived at with regard TO indorsing
candidate until he could confer with them. He
asked for a conference to-day. President Stan
ton appointed a committee consisting of Will
lam B Fuller. William 3. Cragin and himself
10 wait upon Mr.. Bidwell. In his corr1nunica-
ton Nj Bidwell assured the Associated Repub-
iicans that Mr. Quigg would not be a candidate
for the leadership. He thought that the anti
Otiee Republicans could combine upon some
candidate who would be acceptable to all the
T.nI1bIicars of the district. Mr.. Whitman. who
waited in an anteroom while the conference
was in progress, said:
II have never desired the leadership, but Went
iuto this fight 10 prevent the selection OF Qulsg
c-n satisfied with any arrangement which Keeps
ouigg out of the leadership, provided the man
selected is not instrument OF Qulsg- 1here
IS no question in my mind that We can peat
Ou!gx and believe that Quigg realizes it.