New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14

gushcd visitor He simply drew chair close 10
his own, poured out glass OF whisRey ana said
Hello !.
AT thought I'd just drop in, Mr.. oMeashsr,' said
the Mayor, to say word two about the
situation What arc the probabilltics7'
AS regards which ~
"H'm, well, the nominations''
"who can TELL, CALCULATED Mr.. o'Meaghsr "who
ear tell What is more uncertain, Mr. Brace, than
the action OF a nominating conventioni'
@To be surc,' responded Mr. Brace what In
decdi' whereupon each statesman looked at the
other out of the corners of his eyes.
There's only thing care about" continued
Mr.. Brace, and that is reform. II my successor
10 . reformcr shall be satisfied
Make yourself easy replied Mt o'Mcagher.
Hell be a reformer. I've been paying some at
tcntion during tho last two years to tho education
Of our people in the matter OF reform. Ny success
hes been fatterfng. I think can truthfully say
that Tammany Hall has reformer ready Tor
every salary paid by the city, and that thoros ne
danger of our stock Of reformers giving out
long as the salaries last
Mr.. Brace hestated a moment, ~ II rejecting
how he should take these observations. Finally
he laughed in a feeble way and said, Good, yes,
very.' Then he added, But, speaking seriously, 1
do feel that my duty 10 the public requires me to
exert all the influence have for the protection OF
REFORM
IL feel tho same way said Mr.. oMeagher, ex-
enthusiasm for reform"
@Then our sympathes and desires common.
Now, II could feel that ought to run again
In the interest OF REFORM"
you've done so much already Mr. OMoagher
hastily put IN you've sacrificed heavily that
don't think It would be fair to ask IL Of you'
~N-no," said the Mayor, obviously, II suppose It
wouldn't, now, would itf'
"Of not
"And yet / don't Ike to run away from she
call, so to speak, OF duty
Don't be worried about thats
But I am worried, O'Mcaghcr. can't help It
By every mall l am receiving hundreds Of letters
from the best citizens of New-York, urging ME to
lot my name be used. Populations walt on me con-
stanty with the Same request, and, you know,
they going to hold meeting tomorrow
night, and they threaten to nominate mo, whether
or no. What can dot tell them don't want
to run, that my private business has already suffered
By neglect, but they imploring mo not to
desert the Of reform Just when IL needs ne
most II Is very embarrassing"
"very,S said Mr.. O'Meagher "Ifs astonishing
how thoughtless people But they wouldn't be
SO hard you II they knew how you were fixed
"That's Just 1t. They don't know and don't
want TO appear selfish
Mr.. O'Meagher coughcd. not because no needed
to cough but for want Of something better to do.
sThe Tammany ticket Mr.. DrAce continued
say that don't think II is sufficiently identified with
reform They tell you going to nominate
wimples for the Supreme Court wimples IS a good
lawyer, but he has reform record Neither has
Colonel Bellows, whom you talk Of for Dstrict-At-
torney. McBoodlc for Sheriff does not appeal to
refomeB. Blerbocker for Register might get the
German vote, but how could reformers support a
common butcher don't know whom you think Of
for mr. place, but IL TO me that there's only
one way to your ticket from defeat and that is
to indose the candidate for Mayor presented by the
cIrizens mass meeting tomorrow night mat wouid
mako success certain. The public would praise your
noble fidelity to reform and you'd sweep the city !
Think OF It, Mr. O'Meagherl What a glorious, what
golden opportunity IN
any eyes are wide open as the next mans for
golden opportunities, Mr.. Brace replied Mr.
O'Mcagher But the question is who will be nomi-
natcdo
"well, hem OF course can't definitely say.
I'm trying to get them TO take some new man. But
II they should insist on nominating me, I'm afraid
I'd have to-h'm, what-what do you think I'd haze
to dolH
@wcll, being a pious man and a rcformer. should
think you'd at least have to pray over it,
The Hon. Pcrfdus Brace gave keen. quick glance
.t tho Hon Doyle o'Meaghcr, and slightly frownsd.