New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-06
O. B. POTTER FOR MAYOR.
CHOSEN BY THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
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| THEODORE ROOSEVELT NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
| The Citizens Committee of one hundred met
last night at tue headquarters IN Broadway ana nO"
ated Orlando B. Potter for Mayor. and Theodore koose
welt for President OF the BOsri of Aldermen henry A.
Oakley chairman OF the committee. presided ana 'here
was full attendance OF the members John H. watson
chairman OF the Executive Committee presented re-
port from the committee The report saws that the com
ittee has gently sought To nse the BRIEF time aotteu
10 IL IN WAYS that would best promote the great WORK OF
the committee and that while many great differences OF
opinion have come TO ghtto as the details Of methoGs
10 be adopted and as to and capacity o
particular citizens named for oce all important dner-
encrs have removed, and the COMMITTEES. with cd
tire unannity. hal completed its work. The report
adds:
on character ability the Mayor and the pres
dent q the Board Of Aernen that ms CIV mus
hrs iof protection AGAINST the l me , am r surh
wisdom an energy Of administration as WI nj the pt
as wei As in name whose interest identified with good
Se and aborers on whom he burdens Of bad gov
eminent fan he should be man Of niegrty and conras ~
and resist the pressure private enl and public enemies
Do e an iaine him 10 SEX any ena but the public good
and whose eyerenee and knowiedse OF men i''O" ' s
the Committee says 1t has found IN Ofianuo
B. Potter
or the Office OF President Of the Board OF Aldermen
the Committee
Its only second the Mayoralty in It's immediate practical
influence and equal this its demands io the
The munic pal egis auf mas p'
degraded character Of It's members and by tel Ne
practices, that has become nywOri ano tlra
wherever known To place at IT, heaa one OF
prominent citizens whose integrity fearlessness th
and Judgment the entire community conn e. Is an 3et
wrihv The candidate must also be one
the difficult duty OF REPRESENTING
the upon the Board OF Estimate and Appor
one support strengthen good MAYOR III every
geo. work. and upon whom. IN any emergency. ut
executive of The cy NAV drNpNc WIN
certainty that they Will be well and wOrty exercised
For his important place the committee named Iheo-
ROOsev 1t
connection with the offices OF Register ahc
Judges II Supreme ard superior Courts
Edward Gebharl thought II w0nli be well TO wait De
fgre ta ding final action report This Oppo@ei
by +. NJ b KY c. r. L. wis. J. ". Gerard H. A. OAK
j. H. Watson and other, aud the report was uhah
mOusiy adopted. 80.
The Committee Enrolment reporte that documents
had busin IS man IN the ctyald lhat
In many Assembly district- the Work or Organzauoh
enrol had been begun II was asser 81 ~ mei-
beers OF the cOmmtter dr Potter hai e1Vre-trl
his llingness 20 accept the mnaiiOn' AM that
Robert b. Roosevelt had vOuc led for MS relative
or ando b. Potter been for severa years prom-
neut Democrat. and most OF the time connected WIN
Ttmmany organ EATON lie has represented me
old Kiln District in Congress- lie IS large real estate
I'm connection with the reform bills ia 70 luced ana car
through the LEGISLATURE Nv aim Wle MEMBER o.
Assembly from the XXIsj district