The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-17
NO COMBINE FOR ERITARDT.
THE CITIZENS MOVEMENT STIRs W
A LOVELY LoCAL FIGHE


Thinks This IL n Queer One-Tho Custom
House for q Straight Republican Tickle
Mr.. Grace Not in the Combine-It Hopes
for Republican and County support.
The manifesto OF tho citizens movement.
calling for non partisan municipal n ominatiOns
this fall. while politicians say they consider It
unimportant In Itself. has served to precipitate
n discussion OF what Is important, namely, the
radical split in the local Republican machine
over the policy to be followed in the local fight.
II made tho Collector OF the Port. Col. Joel d.
Erhardt talk politics yesterday for the first time
since his appointment. He came out fiat
against the citizens movement. He de-
clared unreservedy that he was o Republi-
can, and that he wanted n straight Republican
ticket nominated In the city this fall. and that
he would have nothing to do with any other.
IL am in favor Of electing O Republican
! Mayor" the Collector said. and l believe he
can he elected. The city OF New York 10 at
! present absolutely Democratic in its executive,
| In its legislative. so far ms the Board OF Alder
mon can be called legislative. and In Its judi
| cial 1t is completely so. Tho Mayor is Demo-
| cratic. the Board OF Aldermen lie Democratic.
the Comptroller is Democratic. the Park De-
I partment Is Democratic the Police Depart
1 ment is Democratic. the Commission OF Taxes
/ and Assessments Is Democratic, the Dock De-
/ partment is Democratic the Fire Department
+ is Democratic the Sinking Fund Commission
is Democratic, tho Board OF Apportionment is
Democratic the Commissioner Of Accounts.
who detects fraud. is Democratic; the Com
missioner OF Jurors. who draws the men that
try offenders is Democratic: the District At
torney and all OF his assistants are Democratic.
the police magistrates arc Democratic. with
two exceptions. one a hold-over. All the
Judges of the supreme Court. Court OF Com
mon Pleas, and Superior Court arc Demo-
cratic. tho Recorder is Democratic. the Regis
ter Is Dem9cratiS' the County Clerk Is Demo
cratic the S Sbt i nGmoerafis the Ienart,
Street Commissioner is llomocratic. 1t Is not
TO be wondered at that the City, of Now York
Is not better governed than II is"
Collector Erhardt traced the growth Of De-
=" Ten years ago left tho Police Department.
There was then Republican superintendent
there Is now Democratic SUperlntendent.
There was then ltrpuhlican chief clerk there
then four inFrectors. three OF whom were Ko-
psGeSn Nies1 Thyme ks and Me-
absolutely silent and Of 10 account You have
Now Byrues, Conin Steers and Williams.
well in hand At The time Of With iiO up npr ak
three;;gua!tors Of the police Captains were
that the fact was that three quarters OF
them were Repubhcans Now thrce-puarters
Then three-Gunrlers of the Sergennts were lie
Iublicans lis Of them at that time. Three
quarters of them now nrc Domocratc. Ofth
roundsmen the same proportion n OF Ser
Geants were then Republican, and III" same
cratic. An Aud those men We're po ION by v evil
service. examinations, and they were promoted
~ seg9dnGG the man a9n9 to to the
force Of clerks OF tho Eoard has been changed
SPACE yeas that which s
not made 50. but which happened to be SO. has
Republican Police Commissioners thero all the |
time That is non-rartsan Board,
better than four. two better than three. and !
one better than two. Go through tho various ,
ton Of Affairs ' You u have l here Democratic
city, a city controlled by the local Democratic |
party. at the top. at the middle. and at the
Leans in the city Of New York holding high |
office, there, will BE-, only one or, two OF them.
The Collector then gave what no considered
an illustration OF the advance Of the Hepub-
Gibbs received 1000 Votes: Roosevelt.
$4,000 votes: Erhardt $4,000 plus. So that as
soon as 5r HepnRhans have AYE, an to
them"
Tho Republican leaders associated with the
Collector in an effort to bring about n straight
Republican ticket are Cruger. Jacobus. Crimes
Sol Smith, Shea Collins, Prentice, Gibbs Kropf
Police Justice Patterson and his close afflia-
ton with ex-senator PIatt make in The opn-
IONS Oh many, ulS CuuSe inc cause Oh AR. llatt.
will defeat Tammany. Mr. PATTERSON has, with
% F seSamn nu Ha EfeP Nae smSn t
Shook, M9nTm INA eo,. Biglin' kesenweber.
matter that there Is every probability that the
Ht Washington, Will lie called
friends say that the President will side with
t Q anything. to defeat Tammany idea, while
terGay that tho President is with the straight
out Republican; ticket dea. Col. Jacohus was
also positive that Collector lrharlt and Of.
Crugcr would have more Of the city lteuublcan |
leaders with them before lOng
MIR. Plat smiled Yesterday when questioned
about tho Hener Newton citizens movement |
and said that all he knew about 1t he mad seon
lie it seemed H, to think that it would be Just as
well to wait and see what the Windsor iotel
conference did before eNl ressin2 any views.
that the elements 10 DO brought together M
Ter tie cal printed yesterday would be found
very isceliaqcons AMI not easy to handle
Tho lending spirit in IN" movement Like the
liey, lIenor Newton. lie liye5 in Garden city,
Aew;oo breaches here. He said Yesterday:
II Is an honest moycmcpt managed by,men
governed. our system Is cNIravnGant and eN-
Irnslye; anu the returns are rot what they
,~ssion and interest," ihcy eXciie we're lie
;n"sos Of the movement. lHny NOR" gen
t ti', ,haG th1so whose names appenr nave
~,
NTH us. They Lave made up then minds that
mast no longer run tuis town. We
ropose 10 A'lv all of tho business mon in ana
mt "i tue exchanges with rs, and with u n
body ON these and other /
1rEnnZnti%ne OF ctti&cns who arc, not ,poli- s
iclnns mako nominations for ali city Offices ,
y" viii not hother with Assembly cand drtes !,
The meeting at The Windsor Hotel on june b
Z Will lie, SIMPLY for organization, and
his oagly beginning will, 10 followed by \
lArd WORK nj summer. We viii make oar A
!ominationS at least two weeks before tho v
eguIQr parties mike theirs. ana il they. wish i
. endorse our.candilltet thcy ran 40 40: This l.
y a good year for such "A movement. and the y
isw voting aw VIII help il. Wa hope 10 put Il
uch tcEet in tho field TINT the Republicans -
viii have 10 accent II. and tho County Democ- 81
acy orGanl2htion ne well. Possibly THmmany Il
la may also accept our ticket, but that we v
cHrroly have hOpeS Of, When we Went TO u
ONE men for their signatures they refused.
a'ing on that is the Same old, cirl4ens''
luv"ment Grace and lyins are behind IT, OF
curse Bnt ! assured them all az ! nssurS
GU. hat neither Mr.; Grace nor Mr. WINS knew el
uything about II. 1t Is II SPONTANEOUS move al
lent and entirely results from Dr. Nowton's IL
-
Everybody. believes that MIR. Grace Is not lie
cry much In j., 1t IL not in his way. IIe !.
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