The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
WHO SHALL BIZ NAI0Ri
Hotel Mems Views On This
Important Question.
THEIR CANDIDATES.
A Great Many Named by the
Different Managers.

It having been suggested that hotel man would b.
good candidate Tor Mayor OF the city OF New York
u HERALD reporter yesterday interviewed a number
OF tho most prominent hotel keepers in the city on
the subject.
Aston HOUSE VIEWS
"Mr A. J. Dam. / SEQ your name has been mentioned
In connection with the Aayoralys"
Mr. DAM-Yes / Is: q very IA.
cetious article; do not believe it TO be
ness mao OF any profession elected to the position.
There has been very light timber there lately. AS
Tor myself l have no aspirations Of tho Kind. Ny
ambition Is to epdeavor 10 keep good hotel
THE VIEWS NICHOLAS.
Uriah WEIGH, OF the ST. Nicholas, said that as
hotel man did become him we'll to sneak the
subject. Still no haa views. There is no
son why the hotel business could not furnish suit
able candidate for Mayor OF the city OF New
York. 1t has associations with all kinds OF men
merchants traders, bankers, brokers, railroad
men, manufacturers, shipping merchants farmers
mechanics polite ans, artists and those connected
with the legal and medical prolcssionsin fact
body who has influence in society. think such
IN an as A. B. Darling, of The Fifth Avenue Hotel.
wonld make a good Mayor, or Hiram Hitchcock, an
educated gentleman. formerly connected with the
Fifth Avenue, and who has been mentioned as prob
ably about to renew his interest IN the same
hotel He would be eminea'iy nt,od Tor
whose name has been msDtioned. would also
make a good Mayor. He is a heightened gentleman,
has large business experience ana would
Samuel Hawk, Of the Windsor, would be good candi
date. William 6; schenck formerly OF tho Mer-
OF the Consumers Ice Company. would. make good
Mayor. Judge Hilton, proprietor OF too Metropolitan
ana other hotels would bring both legal and ciel
perence TO the administration OF municipal affairs.
THg VIEWS METROPOLITAN.
Mr. George :. Aaans the i0cnn tenens IN the alb
sence OF Mr. CLAIR, OF the Metropolitan Hotel manage
ment, thinks It would not be paying thing for any
IN any way. He bclevoi thers wcrc brains enough
among hotel men TO manage almost anything The
,nasmucn as It might AFFORD an easy place for
the retirement OF some OF the Old hotel
mentor instance, Charley s!etson, formerly OF
the Aston; or Coleman, who might be recalled from
Baltimore; or Tom Winchester, formerly OF the old
Merchants; or Chadwick, once oil tho Girard House,
Philadelphia Wizards, Washington, or more re-
centiy oi the Palace Hotel San Francisco. There,
again. Is T. J. Coe, who kept the Spinger House and
who now ru MS tue Revere House. He Is president Of
tho Fat Mans Club. and would have good thing
10 salI back on IN case he should be defeated
.swo do not know anything about parties. We
don't care ANYTHING about the next Mayor. We be-
that ,, hotel proprietor has means and leisure
Tor recreation IL might well be spent abroad as IN
the In unicipal affairs ot the city of Now York"
UNION SQUARE HOTEL
elected Mayor, provided he was good man. ut -
no question with me, said Mr. Shook whether be
man who has the intelligence 70 fill the Office
as II ought to DO nlled-a man capable
OF when come ns Such man
have had since the times oil Fernando Wood
snd Oakley Hall As tor a n9se aor %a 10 ,. .n'ns
But IL looks II Ed Cooper would be the man.
There rs good deal OF talk about shcp Knapp Us
being Kely's man. Knapp would make stron. run
II nc oil tho Tammany shacklos AS he is popu.
lar among tho masses. The general wish OF the re.
pubcans,' remarked Mr.. Shook, "after he bargain
n
Tammany."
"Guess We can get rs good q man for Mayor among
hotel men as any other class"
Mr.. Merrlfeld says:-"Wc don't want any hotel
man for Mayor aud the reason why - because tnere
ure bettor mon OUTSIDE. There's Benjamin d. Sher-
business man, formerly Wholesale grocer; he Is the
best man tor Mayor could suggest"
Mr.. Walton, Of the ST. James, believes that any
man WHO run hotel successfully Is competent to
do almost any business "raket he says Daring;
OF the Fiiih Avenue or Dave Hudreth, formerly Of
the New York Hotel, now OF the West End, Long
Branch; Waite Of the Brevoort; Hawk. OF the Wind'
sor-they all capable oil ling The Mayors chair
They have demonstrated executive abily o. tho high:
order. AS Tor myself, | am hotel keeper -
Mr.. Walton has acceptaby nlled several responsible
civic posilions the city Of philadelphia.
rHE BRUNSWICK.
Mr.. Mccarthy beiievcs that hotel man would make
good Mayor. and places strong confidence IN George
n. Van Mort Ms the man the people nov want;
GRAND HOTEL
Mr. smith, OF the Grand Hotel, spoke ravorably Of
Charles e. Waite, OF the Windsor, as the MOTEL candt
date for Mayor He declared him 10 be the best man
named, although VI he had second choice no would
name J.sse Hoyt
TIE WINDSOR.
In reply to inquiries the younger Mr.. Waite satd:.
~ have about the acceptance OF the nomna.
ton II rendered TO my father The matter mas never
been talked over. IL 10 concern oil mine but see
no reason why MOTEL man could not make gooA
Mayor. The time has come when business men must
govern tho city Of Now York, and business men
DO placed in the 'front.' We want TO restore the
city OF New York TO It's former degree oil prosperity.
ana IL must be done.' hr Charles y. Waite was born
in Fayele vic VT in 1922 and has followed the rail-
ad and hotel business or the last twenty-five years.