New-York tribune., 1886-05-06
WILL MAYOR GRACE BUN AGAIN


In 1884 Charles p. Miller gathered together
some seven or moro acitizens like unto him.
self and under the pretence of trying to
"reform the city government put William H.
Grace in the field as his candidate for Mayor.
The County Democrats took up Mr. Grace ana
he was elected. If he has succeeded III reform
ing anything or anybody in any part OF his
second term in office, his work has been done I'D
secret His second term has been worse than
his first. its chiet characteristic being his
inordinate efforts to grasp excessive power III
every department and to make all the COM
missoners mere puppets OF his VIII.
II has been reported for some time among the
noliticiaps that Mr. Miller and his cOnfederatcs
proposed to work their little game again TINS
year. and that the defeated, disorganiWd ana
dlsgraced County Democrats. weakened by the
rout of last wear and stained with the guilt OF
the Broadway bribery, would gladly welcome
and support any candidate whom Mr. Miller ana
his accomplices might serve up. meeting Is
To be held in the Murray Hill Hotel this even
ing which may perhaps be a part OF this move
ment, though Mr.. Millcrs name does not appear
in it, We print in another column the circular
which has been sent out by the engineers OF
this scheme Many of its statements are IN
controvertible. For instance the following: 4:
"Reccnt developments have demonstrated that
sour city affairs are, in many respects, con-
@trolled by men who are thoroughly dis
"reputable. Fraud, crime and incapacity seem
u to dominate in everal.departments OF the city,
aand unless such of our people as have loyal
"pride and vital interest in the maintenance
of good government take an interest in
Il n
. crimes and fresh humiiations will surely
@follow.n All true enough. But how much
has Mr.. Grace done to bring about better con-
dit,on of affairs? The circular is especially
severe on the Aldermen, the Excise Board and
the Department of Public Works, its language
being as follows: In some respects our city
affairs are in worse condition to-day than In
I" the days of Tweed-notably in the Board OF
"Aldermen, Excise Department and Depart
"ment of Priblc Works" Mayor Grace is con-
! spicuonsly severe on all three.
This circular of invitation to the meeting this
evening has been sent to large number OF
prominent citizens, but we notice some strange
omissions in the list, if it is movement in the
interest of Mr.. Giace. In any effort to return
Mr.. Grace to the Mayors chair James ID. Fish
and Ferdinand Ward should certainly be in
vitcd to cooperate. Mr.. Tobey's travels in
some remote region may explain the absence OF
his name from the number of invited guests
but why are not Aldermen Jaehne and O'Neill
summoned They worked gallantly to elect
Mr.. Grace in 1854. And there's John Keenan,
too. the Bismarck of the County Democracy
Where would Mr.. Grace have been at the poll'
IN 1854 but for the man of Doodle" and cold
cash Perhaps Mr.. Keenan, will consent tt
leave his Canadian retreat to direct again the
strategy of the County Democracy, rally it:
scattered forces, and rcplensh its campaign
chest. And he might bring back De Lacy Will
him to revisit the glimpses of the moon upon
his old battle ground in the Nllth District
We are deeply panied and grieved to see that
Hubert o. Thompson is not invited to attend
the conference of tonight. lie did more thar
any other man in the city, except possibly john
Keenan,, to secure Mr. Grace's election in 1884
Why is he sighted now