The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-18
COMBINING FOR A VICTORY.
YuO MN. EITHER or WH0MTTTS HOPED
UILL DEFHiT KING JOHN.

r,,Ion for New York. Guys Next Mayor.
,,,, ro.l work of making n combination
=. ,,,tot oyninst Tnmmany was begun ves-
,., .ouu In r,sponss to the invitation of the
teru'E :" -. ,r,,,,,,.,o., a.. c.,
Republicans 'ohi'Ieh'v Nv"ln''"'' 'ne ooIl-
n,i,.ecs aupointed by tho Conventions OF the
ts,.,ny Mail Democrats. the City Democracy. the
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New York county bcihocracy' hhu OsWa'u
ouendorfcr's German Democrats met thcm at
-, l., ,,o r,,ris nf the Lincoln Ciuh nj AZ
81 N" III ''' r, u',,,'. - w W
Clinton place nc Hopu"i'cans McIe rcpIc-
sonted by Con. Chester A. Arthur. Col George
.A.-itar Shook Col Jocl W Nnsnn
Bliss sn'' -, -. ~ -. - Ar
Gilbert J. hunter 'vhh ~. lawson 'acou VI.
Patterson ~" 1ts -, Iiam ra NV
RoNNu y" N -, ~. -,
rays Committee were nelson j. waterbury
- ror Jordan l.. Mott. Michael Norton,
JOIN c.,,, rob, Nscool lin p Fellow.
Char,s o."' na,,. s,,i tnsa,n 1,'nan
Peter Bowc James Daiy. ana Joseph blumen'
mai Tho City Democrats were James O'Br:en.
- u uosLin p,he,. u Noo,cv Thomas
John b. hneNlh' hpoc', d. NoonoS. 4noii,ns
Mackelar James L. Coulter. James Fitzgerald.
Michael Honlev. and George W. Mclean: and
90. Va. VI co,,u,v ne,ocr,,s, deI,cstion
comprised Ira 1lafer Emanuel Il. Hart Francis
N piybv Col. Michael c. Nurthy. Robert
Power. seth c. Douglas. Frank a. Ransom and
Dr. Feodore Micrson. The Germans were
o.vad Otendorter. Con. Herman Uhl. Theo-
os""lu V''V"VV' y ~, v,'.',, -
dore ulauoohS@lee' hhu "r' pu.ehs. ."ovu'
The Conference was marked by the absence
49,. ,,r.,oii,t,. ,ho, ,s,,ouv delav tho busi.
oi the lormn'i''es ti'"' uSu"'I' uoI"y 'no 1.'
ness OF such meetings ana IN three h"urs aUer
the session was begun its work was completed
a. f,r os n selaetton of a candidate for the May
,rai,y H. ,y.e c,ncerned Gen. Arthur opened the
Conference hy telling the Democratic Commit
ton thnt Tho Ranu6licnn Committee woul1 con-
suit with then, Jointly. or with each committee
senern,elv 4 slight discussion between Gen
Arthur and Ira shqier followed. and ils then the
nenocrat,c eomnitfoes th"reupon elected Ira
sbaier chairman. and. after a short consulta-
,Snit ~or,amizations shonil he prrsent during
,he Honference with the Ropuhltcaus Gen Ar
,hvr nnd his coiisagues therruI0n resntAred
,h ,hhuI nui W C srtfur was roads chairman ~
No cnnfarencc oud then no Rpruhlirans asked
that a member from each Of the Democratic
strength of his ranila;ion'
Oswald 0uenderler spGke ior his pssrrv. ne ie
sslls 'nn' @ ,,,.l,t 80, r,ccai,.d * non xo,es
d. ~ ras wn ,ne ianf fhet his oroanization could
ne was cuhh.i'n. h Ia ,,hhH' III "iH""'@"''O' WIN
po ms lnRhN IL, .,iS & in ;he ci,v Dep,o,racvs
Mt Jonu D. l IlhsNa'itl hsN'tl 80 - his 1ar,r ,ves the
a.. In tbn aelI havir G begun its work in Janu-
ery last 10y .iat ,eii @ s,t 80 IN s,rsI ~,
o99Ber ,ner,y s.rlts ,s. He bsIieyed that tie
OF IN" Ass'un'lS H. ~ ~ IA s,nr,rnv vo,ers
sGs,a,s sGs,t , ,,c ~, rcoracy e'i
siIr MA La'Je - ~ .. ~ -e la ShSfer He said
that the &c County Democracy was the old anti
1ammany pafty uaI WI In, ~ te, i ,s9ss x "
pun,ncans Ho.s",ey w. NV ~ ,hs rsnts 81 the
n ..f fha 80 no.
Irvins hn,i in si,u l,ynd AMI trns
MI iu,, ra ~ ,, "a so,n'd not ieii what was its
Voting strength. but he believed that the, anti;
49,, 20 NM ,o IN oon yo,ss ''''s ~
itTm SViOug ~, W touvn 49, ,o bssis unon which
uninn II The Rannhiicnns and the anti-Tam.
union oI tns ~ 80 80 id.reJ IN,
ncmocre,s tbou,.ht .hst the nominee Tor the
orre, ~ Navor sInuld he OF thTir political faith
ong he Penubiirans made tbat concession,
@ @lhen. ai,er r T1e ,h Rcn,'s ihs right 10 nams
the H Sr 9s oS & 6e r
nhed ina, thev might decide 10 name the cundi.
date ior C5ronsr and giyss 70 le other side ths
tha rs, I0r my 0 Tx 10 detrnin,
when Of those positions they wished to fiji. /
was next derided TINT tho combination should
dermen.et. dt large. two to be Democrats and wv,
Republicans. ..,.,,u .a,,,., -. Pa
publicans withdrew leaving thr Democrats 4
agree, II possible. upon candidate for MayoT
The Democrats discovered after short tall
thnt they could not thcn unite upon nom
inee. The names OF the members Of IN,
four delegations were tlereuponr cafe.
Democrats and Messrs. Hart, BXby Mierson
Power. Douglas, and Ransom Of the Count
Democracy voted for Shepherd +. Knapp. IN
Irving Hall Democrats. the German Democrats
and Ira Shafer and Col. Murphy OF the COUNTY
then resolved that the Republican Commute
should be given the power, 70 decide which o
these two gentlemen should be tue nominee o
tne fOmDluullpns lilt Ifpl'NNittt''' "a
the Democratic organizations agreeing 70 anll'
by the Republicans decision and TO do what
ever was in their power TO secure the election
OF the successful candidate. To promote
more perfect union, and more certainly % IN
sure success. ex-Sherh O'Brien moved that
after the ticket had been nominated the thrt'
anti-Tammany organizations should realll
unite their working committees, anu carry OF
the campaign from one central headquarters
The motion was carried without dissenting
voice.
When the Republican committee returned tt
the meeting. the names OF Edward cooper
and Shepherd +. Knapp were presented u
them. with the request that they should sa,
which OF them should be the union nominee
for the Office Of Mayor. The kepub
licans replied that they could. doubtless
decide Mt once who should be the candidate
but az their action would have 10 be approved
BY their full conference committee, they
asked that the Conference should adjourn e
Saturday afternoon. Tho request was granted
and ne Conference adjourned 10 that day.
After tho Democrats had Withdrawn. the Re
publican Committee held brief session. VIVA
they did Is Mt definitely known, rs they de
cned 10 make their action public until ~
Committee from which their powers were dc
rived. ami which will meet to-day or %
morrow, has approved it, Ii is generall'
understood however. that they DECIDED ina
Edvart Cooper shall be- the nominee for Mayor
A. l"ast that was the opinion last evening o
most n M. Republican politicians. and eveI