The New York herald., 1872-11-20
TEE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
The Question Of a Future Existence De cided-
Not Yet Willing to Give Up the Ghost-What
the Mayor Elect Has to Say About It
The Reasons Why and Wherefore.

ITO be or not to be? was the mOmentous ques-
ti0n which brought the great and glorious and
never-t0-be-forgotten Committee of Seventy to-
Yether last evening The place of secret rendez-
sOus was the Everett House, and the invitation to
the meeting which was brief and to the point, was
signed by the Mayor elect, Mr.. Havemeyer 1t
slosed unctuously, as iolows:-
'Y0u are earnestly requested to be present, as
the question Of continuing the committee for
FUTURE USEFULNESS,
and Its OF action, If continued, as to legsla.
tion, &c, will be considered Among the wise
men present were j. J. ID. vcrmily ca, j. H. Bailey J..
N. Bundy, r. F. Choate, Oswald Ottendorfer, John
J. Mackenzie, f. Krakowitzer, Emil Sauer, julius
W. Sieman, Eugene Balin, Joseph Blqmenthal, w.
III. Nelson, Jackson S. schultz, Robert Hoe James
N. HaIstead, Charles watson Robert b. Roosevelt,
Josiah Sturges, Howard Potter, John L. Tappen,
James L. Stewart, Philip Bessingcr John T. Daily
and Edwards Pierrepont Mr.. Bernard Gal.
sagher, the secretary, was also hand.
Every member looked happy, with the excep-
ti0n Of John Foley, who somehow not in his
nsual spirits. 1t may be that Joints aspirations
have NOT as yet BEEN satisfied; that the Mayor
elects majority was nOt-what he had wagered it
would be. At all events, he only made one motion
during the proceedings, and that was {" put In Mr.
Havemeyer's place as Chairman perpetual Mr..
James NJ Brown who, having lately returned from
abroad, is supposed to know all about conducting
secret meetings on
THE EUROPEAN PLAN
II should be stated that aflser Mr.. Wheeler had
taken the chair, as in duty bountI and had seen TO
II that the minutes OF the last meeting were read,
with all due regard to commas, coons and fun
stops, the 'to be or not 10 be'r question was dell.
rarely sprung by the following letter, Which Mr..
SalIaghef read to his admiring hea rers -
Mr. HAvEMEYRRs LETT Err
utfILEsEF or rHr COMMITTEE OVERWHELMING
oesb % cseed by The public opinion whic you represent
~. ,nc Magisiracy oi this city ce " now 10 lie my
ny " resign The honorable position Chairman Of your
Lonnlt.se. - sesering my connection with body OF
gennemfn Win whom my personal and official relations
uasc Always been OF the most agreeable
and. and friendly character aud TO whose intel.
4pent, unpartsan und disintcrestcd zeal In
me cause o. nuncipal reform can bear witness, IL may
s0t be amlss 70 express the hope will
yo9 orgs snzaiion ana tha YOU viii follow your vic
torres over nand and corruption by tIctng infu
xhce 10 secure harmonious and well balanced sdmnis.
,fofiOD OF our city government The occ which the
totes Of my fellow citizens have elected me ,yul be
gaTde0 by me trust 10 be administered in e public
Interest and not 10 promote party ends. and ~ the
performance Of so diDcult task this srafy
be ai0ed by the active cooperation OF
your organization Our icllow citizens cannot be 100
Taught the which your body has already IA
some sytnJ ihcusaed. Thai iLs a4n.,DisIaVqp