The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-08
PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER.
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES ~ THE RICE
BOR THE M.iYOR'S CIIIIR.
The finh Avenue Hotel Committee Busy ~.
Bces Edward Cooper Named by the Green
bnck-Iabor Mcn-A Delegation CrcstrnIIen.

nck-Iabor Mcn-A Delegation CrestraIIen.
At the meeting OF bankers, brokers and
merchants in tho Fifth Avenue Hotel on Satur-
day evening Committee OF Fifteen was ap-
pointed. with power to act in thcinamc OF those
assembled and to do what In their judgment was
best to suggest to nominating conventions the
following named candidates for the Mnyoralty
that they had SOLICITED: Samuel u. Babcock
John Wheeler. Augustus Schell. Charles NJ.
Fry. William Il. Grace. BY somc means 1t was
understood. after the appointment of tho Com
mitiee. that the first meeting was To bc held at
/. VI. yesterday in tho Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. John Foley. who was Secretary at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel meeting. was credited with hav-
ing caused this understanding TO prevail. Tho
members Of the Chamber OF Commerce. how
ever. were very indignant when they heard "
the intention OF the Committee to hold the first
meeting in their Chamber. 1t was asked by
members Who gave the Committee the right to
turn the Chamber OF Commerce into place to
hold political meetings" 1t was characterized
as piece Of presumption on the part OF some
body. and" n member said. as the only re-
sponsiblc person seemed to be Mr.. John Foley.
it was piece ofprcsumption on his part" The
Executive Committee of tho Chamber. he con-
tinued. felt bound To- refuse the Committee
permission To have tho meeting held there
Tut 1t might bn msconstrurd, and 80 they
granted it 10y sullrranco; hut ono and all wero
free IN expressing that. under rnOconsidcratIon.
wpuld they permit politics to intrudo into the
before the assembling " the Committee Mr.
John Foley appeared and said that no member
of the press would Toe allowed to bo present nj
the meeting. lie volunteered 10 furnish the
twrlv" reporters present with Information after
the meeting; " that is Mr., Foley said. such
Information rs we think proper 10 give"
Nine gentlemen being present. the Commit
Coulcrt the lawyer. To the Chair Mr. Foley.
the gold pen man. was made Secretary and hs
| don't see why We shouldn't do rs the Commit
! tge of Seventy did when they held similar de-
ii6er,a'ions he SAID. The rcmfHrk was anus, ~,
| Filth Avenue Hotel meeting. when Mr.. Coudert
| proposed that the rules of the Committee ~
| cal revolution. and hope they will not be-
| adopted to govern the workings ~ this body.
Mr. Kaud0llh v. Townsend the lawyer sc'-
ondcd the motion IN a spe-ch IN which he said
/ that rtain things would in all probability he
| discussed which might h. If inom1ntu0us inter-
| csi 90 the public. yet ought not % be published.
! i sidr- tho members mentioned there wore
| present Mcs-rs. Charles VI. Fry, President oi
! tlr Bank - N.w YORK James Buell. President
| u the Imp rict~' and Traders Bank G. e..
'H%n ToMn Grokr y 4 Benycr GSG T'sfe siTe:t NJ
/ I.yser. David I. Baker, Lawson y. Fuller. II
! lu7 Wal street; John u. Fish, President oi the
alarine Bank. and James VI. Ha.sied. OF l-O
! Comml,,cc Of Five was appointed to confer
| with the ciltu rs Oi the city newspapers witA u
| view oi securing th.ir cuoperatiOn. They are
| instructed. $50 Mr.. Foley said. % impress the
| and things in'..noral In viii N the Committee ~
| Fifteen ar" Interested before the public in au
| intelligent form The Pr, IS Committee is com
| posed ~ samuel &. ihompson. President ot
ihe Chase N,aii ma, Bank' Horace !. Moody.
| President 4 The l4r.he Mutual ln-uran'"
! Company. Mr. Chesrirough. President of tho
| Ch"-rbroush Misunderstanding Company Of 10
| Front street. Vernon II. Brown. ami John
ACommttec 81 Ten TO arrange FOR n monster
mass meeting ~ taxpayers al an early day was