New-York tribune., 1874-02-09
THE PHILADELPHIA MAYORALTY CAM
PAIGN.

ASSAULTS on THE CITIZENS cANDiDA1I.-A f's-
PFcrED NOMINEE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oP
A REFORNfER.
lFRoN An oCCAsoNAL coRRFsPoSpENro Of riE Thir' NJ
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. S-Tho first municipal
election under the new Reform Constitution o ornsl
vana, be held in about week, will be poui'" r. 10
after time as peculiar not only because OF thc oc1so
elements have fused together 10 form oIpo.
sOn to the party Of corrupt politicians that have td
this city for years. bat also for the scuy aud bitter
ness which characterize TIE ast cards" oi iio can't
paiguers The Sunday journals especially oNhl6t hts
latter phase the contest, and thr columns ac h"d
with attacks upon the Ctizens' candidate, charging lIm
with all kinds Of political inGdclltg audmoral Wuitadc.
Col Mcclure as yet, has not replied, but might alter
night makes brilliant speeches 10 Immense aI"'. n'rs
drawn from ell political Organizations in every pait 81
the city in which he attacks the system OF c"Trpon
and reckless expenditure that hls grown mp un"i tie
present officials. and bnt darly hints At thc '>oui
characters OF his opponents, who The mtes. iba
OF this system.
A evidence that he is sincere ana consistent 1 ms
professed desire to purify the high piacc> o. Ifcal
power he and friends, last nsat, upon hearing that
suspicion had attached to the character Of ono Of
leagues on the city ticket Charles s. Cray the Dcno"o
candidate for Receiver of Taxes Immediately roqr'si'd
Mr. Gray TO withdraw give place TO anothcrto pc nom
ina ted tomorrow night by the Convention V.rb bad
been called for that purpose. MI Gray therefore pub
fishes letter this morning, IN which he doclues 'o en-
danger the cause OF local reform that Is nov pcot ihs
people by remaining the ticket when There ara
against him charges which, however untrue, ,aLnot 10
dsproyed on the very OF the election. These cAd
take palpable form only this morning, week before to
election though IT rumored weeks ogo h't rhrs-
tian Kneass Chairman Of the RpUbl .an Ciy EN',u-
tive Committee had gone to New-York to Obtain de-
tectlyes from that city who would swear that MI
GRAY had been thief coincidence man,, ana sw,Ddier.
well known 70 the police OF that city. A1davlis con-
-. u.
terday by W. G. Elder and Charles Heidelberg, New
York detectives, and published 10 one OF the Sunday
sheets this morning. Whatever may have been ri.
Grays record NewYork City. his actions here seen,
to belle such state OF facts as those sworn to- He and
his wife have been carrying on dry goods and trm-
ming business in the sixteenth Ward for several y'ars
certainly since 1885, at which time he was candidate
for the State Legislature against wD Bum, the late
Register OF Wills During that whole campaign, which
vas very bitter not a breath OF suspicion raised
against Mr. Gray, though the facilities for knowing
acts II they had been true, were peculiarly great for
Mr. Bunn whose associates could readily have told bim,
from personal observation, OF such record FOR Nj.
Gray. The candidate who has withdrawn VAS mem
Der Of the old Pennsylvania Club, which included
OF our best citizens.
Henry c. Lea the originator Of the Reform rlanila-
ton is in letter to-day. In which no espoises tho
of Mayor sokley. This letter is thus sohoE of
by to-days sunday Press.
Mr. Henry Charles Lea writes irritable letter ." tho
Official Republicans declaring for Nj. Slosle{! sinr
having organized most Of the movements agdinst oar
local cOrruptiOns He thus deliberately sflmfAt,r NM
self from his reform associates, William Henry kiwlo
Henry Armtt Brown, John J. RidgwHy, Jf., Henry q.
Thompson william A. stokes and others aud puts nm
self In the hands'O OF the pronounced enemies OF the
demption of Philadelphia. Perhaps the best answer tO
this proceeding the fact among many more, that tho
Reform Association OF the TWentYseycnth War where
Col Mcclure resides has decided unanimously 10 favor
of the Citizens Centennial candidate for Mayor MI
Lea is evidently alike out Of logic and temper.
q fha Refp A.. ft,..
that al the stormy secret meetings OF the Board
OF Governors Of the Reform Association the bulk OF the
Refosmers in favor Of ndorsing Mr. Mcclure but
that, not having certain impraetlcable bills which ho
had prepared presented aud urged In the Legssture
by Senator McCure, Mr. LEAFS personal plque was so
pronounced that rather than have a split IN their
organization, tue Executive Committee passed u
cOmGttal resolution roiuslng 10 ndorse etber OF tho
candidates. IL i understood that tomorrow night the
Democratic Convention will nominate LOUIS LIdDer a
wealthy German banker here, the canahiate FOR
Receiver oi Taxes In place OF Mr.. Gray withdrt~D.
Mr.. LEA's POSITION.
PHILADELPInA, Feb. THE coming election
absorbs attention here Large meetings stOkiey
sse Fins Psxs.