New-York tribune., 1876-10-13

CONTROLLER GREENS NOMINATION..
A COMMITTEE FROM THE COOPER INSTITUTE CITI-
ZENs' MEETING TENDER HIM THE NOMINATION
FOR THF MAYORALTY-MR GREEN'S RESPONSE.
Controller Green yesterday afternoon re-
ceyed the Cooper Institute Citizens Meeting Committee
which waited on him 70 tender the MayOraty nomna-
tion. At o'clock Oswald otendorfer, Jackson s.
Schultz aud the other members Of'the committee
ushered into the Controllers Office Among those pres
ent were George W. Lane, formerly City Chamberlain,
Henry G. slcbbins, Henry Havemeyer Lawson Fuller,
Rush c. Hawkins, H. NJ Smith, John W.Amhrose, John p.
Cumming, ana Rufus F. Andrews The committee were
introduced to Mr.. Green by Mr.. Ottendorfer, and the
address read by Col. Rush C. Hawkins Following
are the main points of the address:
At nOnparisan me 'tng called by more than seven
thousand persons held at the Cooper Institute on he
evening Of the 9TH inst, composed OF many OF your
fellow-citizens who desire good government and an
honest administration oi public affairs, committee OF
twenty five chosen from their number To inform YOU
that you their choice for the next Mayor OF this city
As thlt committee take great pleasure IN announe-
ing 20 You the fact oi your nomination large number
of our citizens. members % both political parties
earnestly dpre that You Will accept this nomilatlon
aud In return we crrccrtaln tlat they VIII DO elr part
toward securing your election For candidates for other
local offices, we hope there VIII he presented me names
OF gentlemen wholly ueXrtpnoll'DIe, VINO VIII lhtpre
uiDlc confidence aud command the votes OF those wEO
prefer go0t government to partisan success. Inc
tune ls slnguiHy suspicious Tor the mtusurdiIph
of such movement as IA now contemplated
fl is an admitted fact that to you the prbic IL indebted
FOR partial restoration of ecOnomir "ayS III tle tIa
action OF the public business. You have ever stood ont
against cXfaNdt ana dishonesty, ana nave GuFutd
carefully tHosc great pu9c interest ",S I'nt M lIon
time time bccu ntruscG Ia your care Your 10 years
assduOus devotion 10 public affairs IN tins city nave
gwen you knowledge and eAielchct ti't TO o,1'r cur
Possesses, ANA enable you To point ont ana aiicct
taxation without jurng OF Meakching me lgonc ser
vice For these reasons. well ~ many otho. we de-
10 brstuw upon you the highest honor watch the eo-
pie ol the CITY Oi Ncw-IOrk can give.
Mr. Green replied substantially as follows:
Understand that every one engaged in tis movement
Is perfectly to express pref rrncts aS e. ale tud
un ft.ilt ~
ui tis body bciug confined simply 10 ucal measures.
has ~ not cuttodto government tha E To itgavc esp
raly and protect solely those Interests ana whether cy
should become the subject OF secoaJg consideration N
battles owe issue, with Nuc thlr City often very Shdi
conctrn. In tine pl,lhO,a OF her wca!.n she became te
pley OF puud rrrs 10 rescue nc irom these Llulriris'
tu settle up TIER msj ccds and to start the cly a@n h
"a career Of Prosperity, thr work Ul .1ru tili IN
ms ofci career stated t.at reform "a not mean the
stopIdge ui puuc upruVrH nj, hut tlat II dli mean
prorcs5 and the development oi tie city. lhs s com
pduNcy new city, and To stop iIs Development would
We mu, look forward To provide FOR the necessities OF
tir iil Increasing populltinu 1 sodd at once stEc
an examination uy thc most competent hydraulic cugl-
nrtIs thr gdthlng grounds of tc Wticl--ntd o Lc
Cfoion valley ma rider mat tc srd .uppy Of water
that !. required mty be furnished WITH pfompnule
well here a. iu hu Juu, Ncd drtlltt Ia it d 10 W..
- milcs OF wafer Unt hrr the Plan, should ne per
irctcd and adequate arrangements inIlt Tor the CON
& ,,n''n' H. ',u @ ~ p ~ ,i r5u Inc ilway
10 tue sturctou,r, supan'ing i'c ,Ap,n.lNe carnage
80 'I"' .'',,...,cr frIn I'M, city tn other ports.
with r,.Ir the streets aud niguNal - oi course every
lr .i. b, nrurIt.d JOS %. ,uiu t.-r cuuurls OF COM
mUui dupI to tlr !,rrt extent Tue avenues ruAhhS
lpu.ltadua.y Harlem River are well nigh complete
Iac k,uE,brigc-suad, wl,u'ut m"hu, d. 'l3 ''''''
suugd b. iu DO thoUu-u o., .ar Tor i''.L i-t ct'7 'i
up town im roy, ucnt- . nave been pressed "t,t '"i
uudu, YE"r Tor tdr lLh. 'N ui tSAt y'i', dA l'"
..r1lur. tomato cAp.uI,ur. to t.dt which hda u.eh
Iu.ur thr business parts uf the ctH pur hi7 only 10
tpcud an hour tnc lower part or tnr ct to see ls
,jrct- lu mot Ghdro"tti tou..' ~ ''. t '''o'
uuw uc done i- the immediate -. "i large
,uu o. money Ia repairing lhe pa'rm "'. oi lg sti',S
BIlN aud Harlem River h 900 estuary CONNIE" ht ti'
E...t aud Nuith Et,Is, tJruu-I "hl.u tAt ul H"N''
and is a nav sable @i-h".' tuat cannot it" iu'y Toe
tu>..i. o. . ud A. -uch lS "s mutA under lht JHISI'
Ilu 90 tuc tn.,ca rtIt,- H"''.iurh, ' IN I't i.ts
Eist... ,Ie -Ouud. Ny vcw N., "'cH 'l' ''r mica
~... buFr!uutHi -.. uiu h'u t"' 'A1.A'' oi lN' 'u
piu'tinout OF tLis waterway. .
N. Weld. Ia uush.ai tIc 4tAyuutt ul i4.' Clb. ihty
i., tf.u..it Ifl.t have been wasted. the Jaws aIr
nauo.4 t.cy would Tar 10 alleviate i"r oppression oi
tiN.Luu. Itliah We should niin' I.-y I'du'u"n' ~
ou, cAtuu urrs. Salaries can be- reduced To- r amount
o e-,UUOUOJ year ant tnc aiy DE- o.'tci on l"r 'iy
tYt.I- an. lcr for the support oI thc
poor au. 30 charitable works nearly T-'voVVo !e''
.u,iuI q IA tni. la thr t-. oi W"ll'dIE ''''i'
iu4.-. Il needs uul tr most ouui hc' o3.r.' d"d 10
convince one that, without ANY reelection up'h thr 'i
ciai- managing thee" institutions "i pres "'' WI"
t,.,,.r u.. It ON a vast improvement CuIIt ic una.C
ANA Na.t economies produce n thi' "'ntA 'I The P'o'
service.
Mr. Green concluded by referring 20 the Necessity o.
cons tuttunal provision TO Lm tho IoT'r oi municipal
t- TO contract debit H. spUtc oi iL' judgments ODD
tanned ass,u-t th, ci,y du.Ig ms administration. aud
claimed that m the ady,rsc decisions against t' hrnui,
Er,uuau s,a,wcaiucr broadway W.a mag. and Excise
claims which ne mad opposed. than l,ooo,oo0 had
l,r saved to tine city. II, urged tuat the method OF
Iciton ~ Albany should be- reformed, aud calendar
of the bills before the Legislature shuUid be regularly
printed during the s,ssln. The speech o the Controller
was we'll received mt Il, acceptance OF the nomination
"a. I0udlI tpplI tltcd