New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17
THE CITY NOMINATIONS.
ACTION OF THE REPUBLICANS.
NOT PLEASED TO BE IGNORED BY THE CITIZENS
WILL THERE BE A CONFERENCEf

The Republican Central Committee held Its
regular monthly meeting last night After transactins
routine business 1t adjourned and Immediately
aferward the Conference Committee appointed at the
County Convention on Monday night held meeting 1t
was known before the committee met that the Citizens
organization hadnOmnated candidates judges and was
then considering the question OF nominating a Register
The matter generally discussed in the hall after the
adjournment Of the Central Committee and there was
some animated discussion of the subject. The general
opinion opposed to the Endorsement Of the
Citizens ticket inasmuch that organization had not In
yted the Republicans to confer with II, and had not
taken any notice OF a communication sent to 1t
by the Republican Conference Committee Many OF the
leaders thought that they had been sued in the action
Of the Citizens organization.
When the Conference Committee assembled Colonel
Charles s. Spencer Immediately moved TO appoint COM
mittee OF seven TO make nominations for
straight Republican county ticket He said he would
prefer to vote the Tammany Hall ticket In
preference to that named by the Citizens Asso-
citation. He thought it would be disgraceful for the
Republic TO delegate all the power Of naming ticket
to n socOnsttut9d committee, that represented nobody
in particular and refused to treat the Republicans
with courtesy.
George Bliss said that If the Republicans going to
make nominations they did not to delegate their
powers to any subcommittee Of seven or any other
number. However ne thought It unwise to
close the door 10 any conference with the
citizens though organization had acted fooshy in
not comforting with the committee appointed by the Re
publican Convention.
John j. OBren, John d. Lawson and some others
talked against the resolution offered by Colonel Spencer
Justice Patterson, chairman Of the Republican County
Convention, said that Immediately tho adjournment OF
that convention Monday night communication signed
by the chairman and the secretary sent to the C
zens Committee informing 1t OF the appointment OF the
tn.
been received
John j. O'Brcn said that he met cxMayOr Grace In the
morning and informed him OF the appointment OF theCon
ference Committee stating that he hoped the Citizens
organization would 90 ahead aud make nominations
without al least consulting with the Rcpubli-
cans. Mr.. Grace replied that he Thought the
Citizens Committee would refuse conference,
though ne regarded such n uuwi-c.
After further discussion without asking vote on his
first motion, Colonel Spencer moved that the RepuDhcdl
Conference Committee I'm case Il met the citizens, should
insist ON the nomination ~ Edward Mitchell for Supreme
Court Justice. j. G. Julius Iougbcn Tor CITY Court judge
Mr. Bliss said that he would give notice at once
ways had asserted hia right 10 use his own judgment In
voting FOR Judicial nominations. and he would do 50 this
year. The ctllcu had made some cNcoI ui nomnai"h-
Tor JUDGES though no could and would not under any
vote for an the names they had selected
neither would Dee abide by such ticket that Suggest ted
tftcr further discussion In which Michael Burns and
some others expressed Themselves opposed 10 any com
btnaon with any outside organization GoloneI Spencer
uc.dnv night Tho effect NJ This motion world hav" been
10 prevent any consultation with the Citizens Committee
/ ana IL was lost by u vote OF ayes To
! 10 nays. II was then moved that the chairman be
fTc Ctilcns pr@.d that Organization asked for such
conference within twenty tour hours. aud that oueI"
% Republican ticket D" placed IN the hr lhal Hnuu"
was carried without opposition and the Conference Com
mtteg adjourned uni" ionigRi at r. ~ IL appe'Egyd 70
union ticket with tho Citizens organization were
not good GcoTEg Ft ,5c ca 1 cg I pr5I hl
organization bad had tho sense 10 confer VIII lH'h