New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-09
THE MAYORALTY CONTEST.
rAMMANY CONFIDENT AND DIcrAroRIAL.


THE REPUBLICANS WILL PROBABLY RUN
STRAIGHT TIcKEr-AvAILABLE CANDIDATES.
Although somewhat carly, the politicians are al
ready talking OF the possible or available candidate
for the nomination for Mayor Tho successor to
Mayor Hewitt has many good Offices in his Sif that
the leaders of the various political organizations ac
extremely anxious that he shall be man who is open
to persuasion With Mayor Hewitt there has been
LILLE chance TO obtain Office for purely organization
candidate.
The Tammany Hall leaders long ago withdrew irom
the field and announced that they would ask no Ia
vors from the Mayor They point TO the fact that
the great majority Of tho Offices which have become
vacant during the MAYORS term of office have been
filled by him with County Democracy auhcieh's--
members of the New Amsterdam Club. ON the other
hand Police Justice Power, Richard A. Cunningham
and other County Democracy leaders not salts
fed with the Mayor becausc'he has not appointed tho
men whom the County Democracy sub-ENeeutiVc
Committee composed OF the Assembly District lead
prs have designated as the choice Of the organization
for certain places The Mayor has alienacd the lead
es Of all the political organizations, and seems rahor
pleased than otherwise at having accomplished this.
1t goes without saying that Tammany will under
no circumstances rcnominate Mayor Hewitt or sup
port him If he should receive a nomination from any
soure 1t is doubtful If the Administration at
Washington could compel Tammany Hall 10 come to
Mr. Ucwiits support something that Is not likely
TO happen. when the relations between President
Cleveland and Mayor Hewitt are borne In mind.
A REPUBLICAN TICKET THRoUGHoUT
There many influential Republicans VINO strongly
favor making straight nominations from top TO bot
tom, believing this course Will help the hepuDhcal
Presidential ticket materially. Should this be done'
an c~ult viii be made TO have some strong man hohi-
mated for the Mayoraly. Police Commissioner John
McClave would ill the bin admirably hut he cannot
be spared from his present post. and TO accept nom
inaon of any kind he must, under the law, resign
his place Police Commissioner at Least loO DAYS
prior 10 the election Other names spoken of are
those OF John T. Plummcr, A. Ii. Whitney and Colonel
s. V. II. Cruger, all good strong men.
Tammany Hall, as already stated, will name can
dldatc Of It's own There may be union with Tie
County Democracy on County ticket, but In any
event Tammany Hall viii insist on naming tho can
didatc for Mayor Several names are already men
toned Among these the most prominent is that OF
Sheriff Hugh J. Grant. who said all along that he
is not a candidate for the nomination. II is under
stood however that he will accept the nomination If
4, looks like q sharp contest. and no one else Is Will
ing to head the ticket There is a strong feeling IN
favor of ;. $. Cox for Mayor His reception az the
Academy Of Music July proved his popularity,
and there were several shIcwd politicians who re-
marked at the time that Nj. Cox would make good
TGmmany candidate for Mayor. J. Edward simmons,
president Of tie Board OF Education. and also pcs-
dent OF the Fourth National Bank, Is also looked upon
as a good candidate While standing well with the
public. he. Is enough of an organization man TO satisfy
the Tammany leaders. Joseph j. O'Donohue and
Roswell T. Flower each has his advocates. The Tam
many leaders are confident that they can win with
separate ticket, if made up OF good material
COUNTY DEMOCRACY NAMES SLATED.
Few names hove been presented on the County
Democracy SIDE of the house. The most prominent Is
that Of Police Commissioner John r. Noolhts. There
IS tho objection In his case as in that of Com
missioner McClave. Mr. Vo0rhis has nearly full
term 10 serve and therefore would not be likely 10 &c
sign unless he thought that he almost certain Of
wiIinirg the prize. Richard \. Cunningham. the con
tractor. president of the Ncw-Amstcrdam Club, has
also been mentioned as who might be nominated.
There has been good deal Of speculation as 10
whether cs-Nayor W. r. Grace will run again in Novcm
Ter for Mayor There is not much doubt I'm the minds
Ui lUse who are in position 10 judge wisely that lr
Grace viii not enter the race again lie knows that
tho citizen emert d0dS ], aJont played out lie
VII not De likely 10 run WIKI county Democracy
nomination alone. II * not 10y any means sure that
hc could get H. The plain iruth Is that MI Grace IS
laying uius for tho uOInin1iOn fOr GOVernor-nOt
necessarily ,his fall probably three years from now
lie Is friendly with considerable number Of the leaders
Of lamMauy Hall Ii is und >icOd that he discovered
some tine AGO that hc probably could not obtain the
nomination for Governor this fal-that Governor Hill
was TOO strong % re defeated for denomination. and
+. therefore, working for the future. N2tGraliy h,
docs not want 10 autagOniZc Tammany Hall now by
fan. FaV,r on nrNp, in tic