New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-15
REPUBLICANS AND THE MAYORALTY.

| GETTING RKADY FOR THE CoNvENTioN-MEN WHO
MAY DIX CANDIDATES.
The members of the committee appointed al
the meetingof Republicans on Wednesday evening we're
busy yesterday in asceraning the party sentiment on
the question OF the Msyorsty nomination. The COM
mttee consisting Ehu Root, John ID. Lawson, Scion
B. Smith John ]. OBrien and Jacob NJ
Patterson, met at the Lincoln Club ut a
o'clock in the afternoon ana held an INFORMAL
discussion OF the situation. The individual members
expressed their own views. and those oil RepuoIcans
with whom they had cOnversed No definite action was
except that the Individual members we're request
ed TO ascertain tho feeling Of Republicans as to the
strongest nominee and oae possible candidates
ana their friends be approached to find wheth-
er the persons would serve II they received
the Republican nomination. The committee adjourned
10 meet to-day at at the Lincoln Club
Elihu Root, the chairman OF the committee, was AT
the Union League Club FOR part of the evening and
John d. Lawson was also there. II reported that
Mr. Lawson would consult friends OF Levi T. Morton
Ia frequently spoken as that OF an extremely
strong candidate. as TO whether he Will accept the nom
ination HIS large acquaintance in business elf
cIes, HIS experience IN public affairs ana his
active Repubcanism were mentioned ms clements IN DIS
strength Mr. Lawson who had been reported as avornK
an Endorsement 81 t Hewitt, said that he WAS NOT an
advocate OF that course. could not be So ne sah'
:. when rene her that Mr. Hewitt ia strong opp"-
principle OF protection. which Is almost at
been an advocate of the projection OF Amer.
loan Industries and labor for many years, ana
Il would possible think. at this tlme OF making
o Flee Trader a Republican candidate
Thomas c. Acton at the Union League 'iuD' ana
many OF the members stopped him and urged MIN 10
allow his name to he used FOR the MayOraty nomina-
ton Friends Of Theodore Roosevelt were also numer-
GUS and earnest I'm advocating their candidate
The nominations made 10y the County Democracy Iast
evening furnished theme for hopeful conversation
among the evening. The manner IN whlch
the ticket Of the MAyoralty candidate was made
up the apparent unntness OF some OF
the candidates thu angry feeling In irving han
were all spoken OF wenkness In the Demo-
Ia
active Republican, land the political wire-pqll-
ers who carried out will ind Il impossible
TO deceive the voters Dy having one or
wo men Of fair repute the ticket. The Republicans,
whatever they have felt before. have now only TO
put ticket IN tho field containing the names oil men
will recommend themselves u vO.ers who are most
for tn" good OF the community IN order to gain
"A victory
The same feelug OF confidence prevailed among many
Republicans who conversed with after the Demo
cratic nominations annOnnceL
At a recent meeting Of the Irish American Republican
Association the Executive Committee was empowered
draft resolutions ant present the same to the R"pnb
the ma ne Of Levi NJ Bates for Mayor In accordance
the co nmtttee met last evening
p-rors OF the treasurer OF the Central Associa
ton Will present the resolutions at the meeting OF
the Convention this evening