The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-31
NO FUSION P0ssIBLE.
The Withdrawal of the Anii-Tnnmnny Party
from the Combination.

lbt " fthurnWNl OF fhc Anil nr1uny Purty
from the Combination.
The Conference Committee Of the Anti
1ammany Democracy, Mr. Oitendorfsr's Ger
m u Democrats, aud Col. Hawkinss Citizens
patty began their daily session at 10 o'clock yes
teiday. During their deliberations word was
received from MIR. James OBrien that II II
would aid thcir efforts to secure a union against
Tammany, e would withdraw from the field as
a candidate for the ,1lce u SHERIFF Tro con-
ference was 30 upset by this Information that IL
adjourned TO o3o'clock. Soon after It had recon-
vencd the Ami Tammany Committee urged the
perfection Of a county ticket The German aud
the Citizens Committee thought that no further
action should be taken until the Republican
county ticket had been nominated. A motion
was then carried to adJourn to Wednesday
morning. The Antl-Tammany Committee, who
had rotestel against further delay. thcreupon
Withdrew, saving that their Convention would
meet Ia the evening aud nominate "A ticket.
he Convention assembled IN Irving Hal at
so'clOcg. Tho roll II delegates having been
G lie MIR. Shafer, the Chairman, called Elm ~
uel II. Hnrt TO the Chair aad then reported the
action OF the Conference Committee. lie sid
th4t the Repuhiicans' nominating commi tea
that they had held several conferences with
the comntiees from the German Demo-
Gratis nj the cltiZcNs' parry. AT the last iurcf-
ing OF the conference tho Germans and the
CiIzrns' bad voted to POSTPONE further action
inittee, ulel 81 the other committees'
procres'inatiou, had determined to reconvrns
the { nNention AMI nominate a ticket. Mr..
endier then resumed the 'hair nd the report Of
the committee was Afo1ted. EN-SuerN James
O'bgien thcreup)u arose 10 address the Char.
A. no sielp ped INTO lhe aisle no was loudly
ctecred. lie saiH that lie had wanted tho Con-
VeLtiDn to nominate a Democrat for the
MayoIalty. He with other. had tried Tor more
than week 10 mako union ticket against
Tammany Han. They had found that Il
could not be done without bargaining
NfnlN lpfsFtfH .lN.HmE 4 a
nte tickets. That he would not con-
sent 10 10. Had the Conference Committee
known "a i,, week go oi the titaehrt"u, pur1o'es
nominated that would have beaten both Tam
many and the Republicans. IL desire 'hc sue
et-," continued Mir. OiiIien. II uont know
how wo can nominate our own candidate tor
Mayor without iuJgring those tickets. There
fore, came here Ia nominate Suith Ey, Jr,,
for 3iaYor.' Al the mention II Mr. Eiys ne,
lnOst OF tho del, y ttes nr0se and. W,Nlpr their
hat. shouted and checrcd. The applause % v
ng ceased, Mr. q liriln resumed; Mr. Elv ia
tne only Democratic can II ate In the held,"
1000 votes to our national ana state tickets,
bnd encourage tue Democrats tbrousi put
t6e county, lAppsase Haying succeed,
Convention in relation 10 Mr. ElN Mr.
O'lrlen concluded, "in Difference to the Chair
man Of the Confer nee Committee, l shall not
press TINS unminaiiOn Tonight move, thero-
fore, that tho ticket naie by our Conference
Committee Ue reierTed 10 that committee, with
power 10 modify II da necessity may req Tc, aud
that the commi tee p1JCurn without day"
The motion was Coulcd, and the convention
adjourned,
luo Anti-Tammany leaders say that should
tho Rcpulrons nominate a straight uChet this
| evening Comptroller Green viii cease to be "A
candidate Tor tue MayOfiltY, and Cot. Rush G.
lIiwkins's clti2ens' party VIII dishand. tue
Anti Tam banY Demucrat' ana the German
ID mpcrIts viii then nominate a Democratic
cOuntY tekrt, with smith by, Jr, a. the can
oidnte for the MayOrolY. In that event, they
say, the Democrats opposed 10 Iammany viii
he enabled 10 vote against that partY'n county
ticket without thereby aiding the Republican
nation j aud state tickets.
The candid itos seoc ed by tho Anu Tammany
inference Commit Oe, aud TO be presented by
thnm 10 the German democrats la accordance
with the ConyaniIpn's resOlution, Bre Dr. feO-
dore Alier5un fOr the Office OF sheriff, Adolph l..
sanger iol the County Clerksh.p, Chares Crdry
for the ofice Of surrogate, Ss'nuel B. Garvin
for Super0r Court Justice, Joseph och Tor
Marine Court Justice Meier stern. William H.
Kennedy, pnd brNau reilly for the COroners lips;
and j. CT ham Histt, GershOn Cohen, Henry
linok aud Frederick iieRenau for Aldermen at
la 20.
Tho Custom House Republican Committee on
Nominations met IN tue afternoon In the United
states Attorney's Office. After q session OF two
houIs they adJouinod TO this afternoon without