New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
SHERIFF GRANT SHOWS FIGHT.
A BITTER ATTACK ON MAYOR HEWITT.
ACCUSED OF DUpLICITY AND OF GIVING AWAY
VALUABLE FRANCHIsE-MR GR'NT WILL
nor yyIrUDpAw NOW.

! ACCUSED OF pUpLICITY AND OF GIVING AWAY A
VALUABLE FRANCHIsE-MR GR'NT WILL
NOT WITHDRAW NOW.
Tho Tsmmsny Notification Committee, composed of
ono from each Assembly District with General John
cochrsue az chairman, called on sheriff Grant at his
beauiartss In the Union Square Hotel last night ana
offered him the nomination for Mayor. Tho Address
was nads BY General Cuchrane. There was a large
attendance Of Tammahy leaders.
Mr. Grant, In accepting the nomination, said That
It was TO him deplorable feature OF this election tha
an ATTEMPT should be made 10 revive anihositics
which every we'll wtsher OF tho country had fondly
believed were buried In tho grave OF the Know-knot
na Marty The election Of Mr. Hewitt would DO GER
tain revive the party which had for its object he
exclusion from citizenship OF foreigners VINO emu
grated to this country In search oil homes. In the
entire history OF the country the naturalzed ciuzens
had proved themselves equal to every demand that
the cxigcnces OF the country had made upon them.
Referring to the denunciaon Of Tammany Hal by
Mr. Hewitt Mr. Grant said that IL was strange that
he should do this after having been the chairman of
the organization and sachem Of the Society OF
,rammany the membership Of which he had not re-
signed Two years ago he accepted the nomination
for Mayor, and one year ago, while earnestly sup
porting political adherent, he rdcu'ed the assertion
that politicians hostile to the efficiency OF the
municpal government, and In a letter to the Demo-
OF any political bosses IN this city. He now de-
no,,nces with vituperaton the men In whose defence
he vfrte an elaborate essay one gear ago. lie
harbort the deiuslon that the people VIII iai 'o per
celvs that his Violent opposition to the Tammany
Hall Democracy did not find expression until IL pe-
came evident that that organization would decline
to accord him denomination
Mr. Grant added that he had been brought up TO
believe that every public Officer owes to the citizens
With whom he comes In contact courteous and gentle
manly dcmeahor lie had learned to realize tha' u
the discharge of public duties 1t Is possible to be
civil "a we'll as efficient Mr.. Grant sa'u
that be was glad the committee which
rendered him the nomination did not contain the name
Of a gentleman who was the inventor and couhsei Oh
gigantic trust against which, through the efforts OF
the Tarnriany organization, the power OF the CIVIL
government has been put In motion
Whatever assistance he might be able to render In
the solution Of rapid transit, he trusted that he would
newer have earpntery to suggest the free gu OF
franchise more valuable than any which has hereto
fore been granted In the history OF this city to
monopoly however agreeable its president NAV be az
aad oered to withdraw and allow candidate to be
selected who would represent the unlied Demqcfay,
This offer hal bcen rejectcd With contempt by his
opponent and he therefore accepted the nomination.
The nomination for President OF the Board OF
Aldermen was then accepted BY George H.. Forster.
lie bitterly attacked Mayor Hewitt: declared that no
S Ss esu az Conceive saS n sas s 5 tSr 81 Arm
erested In the manufacture Of steel rails ana neclarea
that the Mayor had said I'm his hearing that ne "oud
NOT vote for President Cleveland H., 49,.
Proceeding 10 the Morton House the committee pre-
sented the nomination for Sheriff TO James A. rlacE'
Reilly was absent lie will be Informed by letter OF
his nomination for County Clerk