New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
MR. hewitt CONSENTS.
why HE TAKES THE UNITED NOMINATION..
,r,SG LETTER SETTING FORTH MS vIEws-No
personal CANVASS TO DE MADE.


Countv Democracy at the home of ex
Mayor Cooper In North Washington Square
1:30 p. m. yesterday "n" '''N WV"
that he would accept the nomination. Tho conference
was brief Mr. Hewitt merely stating that for reasons
,,reiy impcrsonal woud undertake the unihcation
OF the D rty and that letter detailing his plans and
position would be forthcoming later In the day
Mr. Hewitt sent the following letter, addressed to the
cnairmen OF the Democratic conventions to the news
paper offices early last evening:
Crxrf FNFx After elaboration have decided to
accept the nomination for Mayor rendered TO me WIN
aatons Of this city which You presided My personal
preference sud is TO continue in ne sphr 2 a%n
an which, as kepr IN al of
many years e. p rom b te prcery of the whole country
the crou stances under which tins nomination Is me-
the honor OF high position to which am invited uCI am
in this city upon the Of the party
in the STATE and Nation g@i am S cs
10 the democratic party on Tue "e hye 5cen p1rsans
and which now gives promise OF pa%S sprung upon this
community An attempt being made to oranze one class
S our e o 6e 3f 1 i hands Of en Wiling
e tn: c Tse iss S Is auSer is tbs
movement At war win the rn1ss snS rests Tie A@er
can Revouon protest against class b ,gp
dependence Was achieved provision made IN the constu
on asa % she mscan idea essentially dcmocIac
Under existing checks n asp M his Country no special
nter' st ha nnmeri A. n%or ispCrr poriion Of
the total OF land comprises nearly one OF re own
S D1Snc T either a or personal attack the
prop rty is therefore rcc1 .STags prevails
there is 10 such movement on the par, o. ag
and movement aust inevitably iI ~ oe
soyernme me 10 ia H. .uis sond show ta' e
esss any, ms 81 enE' ne of the
ne stability Of our INSTITUTIONS SUI nS p"
ton our pe,Ne desire to substitute ,hS aSs teoss
Tor he demo c prime ple Of individual Liberty wch h
Greatest sever Y upon who depend upon their day
labor Tor Their daily nea ana n g ib dIeH by the ac
eunaaon capital through Ssngpce 1 du the ehiei sui
feSers would be whose condition they propose
anT des toy pop1nd They have even ne n
T hs'S old The French Revolution
ana a es nseqSeucs doctrines which only be
forced 10y resolution ami blooished even when ItdT 10
e Of the shown that social Improve
o. inc me-" TS p ooi ofect until they acknowledged
sop SOP owls 6y he majority and it IS the Of govern
by the majority tS the renedy of grey - ne
rapid nproven society no o@e denies ha gr "a, ev5
e that ssied ss1s o MAY aiT Va" cal u no
longer pleaded successfully asainst the denas OF prog
ress In M Day 1ny er ANS ana I nut ,Rso Into opera
through the maenuery Of egs'%,Dr r ,is nNctiouS Of
The majority attack made upon SOFIA order which
Is e ioah@ a aes Of Glasses to organize the i'm
o. their condition for gG he G' yTecoD anS wei
The oIsng classes as ty are and Other ano
nrgsnsstops This encouraged so thai
,nG aS ef by appropriate Legislative remedies such
rgsnizsons pOsss saSi n I sf and the ooa
inmnttvts compelled checks upon It's e1eIcse
the past IS mostly to nerge sTsaSsa IN IN
tSe Of ASSOCIATION WITH aud bet
ter sGGs on tue fyas q" snd S vii
newer aud never 4nsgonsu They are 9a!Gra
and indispensable allies But oetwssD exPss 0e ct Of in
tefests which like disputes must be- adjusted oy
qVa sreasT s O S s I :iaca
which Che para, Of NAV oy %nse uo% %"dc
S 1s e Sy the s Of century steady
nGcT Which s country @noy Of prosperity
be cSafy eon%ns. y The PsSPS
h,s Ahess Sas the eye rece rms tn. issue
Tass n me IN IS@naSon is leading
bic TINS decision appears TO be timely snd neSess"TS
aud feel to ee m HSW IN tsroy Of law order and
progress according methods approved by onr past e1
s %Sch eaa only lead poverty and general
Of Issue ana me p %e%% % ag party
% M peD nave been asked under any
would max any GrT Y's shaT a the e Sntcs Of the
according to law to The best Of my se1s, a Whom s
f5ction OF party aud strict conformity 70 the
Just the Of the people for the em9H
OF abuses which impose taxation without Correspondents
T then understood IT, IN The ", e ., es' eon
tended conceded that reform and progress are ST. h
nd 10 s pnrsed in oIdel TO procure needed social
placed mo IN believed thai our system OF GOV
eminent founded the wisest men who have ever ues
With political prSOes only adeg9ae for the The, PP S
disposition Of very soS. qeSn s YIe the w Of the
The other side proposes radical departure from e efsnp
e1sSs G every iTyS walk lie suSas @s
merely NEW e through The oeanizacn
ae e OF IN founders Of the Republic socastc view
Of tensIs who have never hnd any foregt
habits modes OF thought and based SEeT rn
In this contest there happily no personal issue HToye
and a based OH past & %
as which have heretofore divided The great pom ca
nartes Whatever result NAV be therefore there WIZ "
10 ne, sona humiliation he vanquished candidate ana ~
TSS% Ss h sen he Seeees Say ~
sqSWi5; q sb to ns Il Ss
have not % & g me pass sentence Of
tones 1on the sU.' 10 Mich ~
and IL, seee rest more The thar y Other
aud not The man Pess a S q'I pa u Sersnce
disappear and patriotism gus supreme NJ, H..
herei make no per,ona canvas Ms neither th
power nor he Ny opinions upon tns ,0s
g ssS to SPS Ss cac GoSse ssd cnnna
On Da Ss o Of sc7eS
nnosTss ho aSs S sndeaTcS to make
stance Of them accessible 10 every efen n %I nosI
s eng Of my View in THIS ms Sog"tr
the aS SoHG y ii 'o
receive by jndcious and not dicult
~ the principle of Increasing share OF an
Increasing PIC ,uc provided the right 10 individual @
which NECESSARILY with IL the rlght 10 private piop
erty preserved and by the democratic idea OF
nv not by class, or cemDH"'io""
Glasses IA sterliy asserted and firmly maintained -,
In conclusion desire TO make my grateful achnonieu
meuts for the amer which nomination has Oeen ~
ceiyed public press. and TO the numerous clens
many OF them political opponents recognizing .h"
the pending old party Questions nave no pl@oo w.
the nomination ana mus HVo ~ o
me- courage 10 assume duty which. will frankly say
have al no time way clear 10 decline nave ln
honor 10 be- respec fully, your fellow otmen ,r
1856. iSoondsrt eso
o DonOhue ESQ., chalrhah riouei''N 4"
chairman.
IRVING HALL FULL OF WRATH
The Irving Hall leaders and their followers
have OF recovered their amazemeDt and DISCUS