New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-22
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICANS.

VIEWS IN REGARD TO A LOCAL TICBET-oPiN1oNs
OF THE GERMANS.
The Republican Conference of one delegate from
each Assembly district 10 express views Ill regard TO
city nominations, met yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock at the rooms of the Garfield and Arthur
Club of the Central Conmtee.a lat No. West 24thst'
The German-Americau Democratic CITIZENS As
ISOLATION met at Beethoven Hall one hour earlier 10
consider if a committee should be appointed to wait
upon the Convention and ask 20 be heard. On the
evening previously this association had received a
telegram from Maurice J. Power, on behalf of the
Irving Hall Democracy, requesting conference.
The associations secretary, acting under the III
strucuons of the meeting replied; We were ready
to confer with YOU before the county ticket was
nominated it is now to Late
In regard to the Republican Convention OF As,
sembly delegates II was urged that commlt,ee OF
ten should be appointed 70 wait upon ~, ana tns
was almost unanimously carried On the comint-
tee Justice OtterbuI2 and Coroner EhlhEer.
This German Conmittoe having been admitted to
the conference. Joel W. Mason took the chair and
the proceedings began. The German COMMITTEE
being called upon to stale its vievs, justice outer,
burg said il had attended for the purpose OF
comforting as to the nomination Of city ticket that
would beat Tammany Hall. II, by q combination, q
candidate for the Mayoraty who would be accept,
able to all good citizens could be decided upon tue
Germans woud he willing to support HIM, Without
any re5ard to National politics. Tho committee
men thought the candidate, 10 insure success ouget
10 be Democrat; but he should be a leading bust
ness man and not p politician; and, any way ne
on Qht not to be connected with any hall:
Colonel Spencer inquired Whist positions they
wanted Justico Otterbourg replied that Il nlss
be strictly understood that this no quest on OF
patronage They had no one to propose Tor any
Office and il they asked Tor the nomination OF a
Democrat fol the Maymaty it was simply because
they believed a Republican would not be able &c
carry the ticket. Jacob NJ. Paterson asked II they
would not support a good lctizen of Republican
principles The reply was that they wenld not cup
port 4 Republican Tor the reason already gwen.
Tho committeeman then left the conference, with
an understanding that su5-commftce wouiu
wait UPON them later TO deliver the decision OF the
conference.
After Tie German Committee had gone away. the
cGnf,rcnce proceeded TO discuss the DOMINATION
For the Mayoralty the only name mentioned was
that of l.. NJ Bates, which was proposed by Colonel
Speuccr 1t was thought, however. that tine
Mayoralty and RegistershIp should he LETT until
after a second conference with the Germans anu
the conference then nominated Aldermen-at- Large,
for which Ferdinand Fink and Henry [. Percy
..were unanimously chosen. The conference also
unanimously agreed TO suggest the following noml-
Nations: Daniel c. Rollins for Recorder; Horace
H. Russell for Judge OF the superior Court; Meyer
S Isaac for Judge Of the Marine Court.
The subcommittee. consisting of Messrs. Patter-
son. Jacobus. Hail. MASON. Brady. Smith, and Hess,
was appointed TO decide wi3t should be done ID
regard to nominating Mayor, This committee
after consultation agreed thai II would he better
to nominate a RepUbhaan but lett the
question open until after further talk with the