The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-16
CITIZENS BEGIN TO MOVE.
A CONFERENCES ON MUNICIPAL POLL
TICS CALLED FOR JUNE a.

Tho Central Labor UnIou Gets the First
News-AIthe Exchanges InVItod 90 Send
DeleEAtes-Heber Newton, A. II. whit.
ney' and bishop Potter Arc SIEners.
The citizens' movement for an independent
municipal ticket this fall has made its appear
ance at last and. as 1t happens, It is the Cens
trail Labor Union which has the honor OF COM
municatinG that fact to the public The O l.
U. got this circular yesterday afternoon, and
without reading It handed 1t over to the Conn
mittee on Outside Communications. who COM
tlded the news to tho reportersi
:" You are respectfully requested to select
three delegates to attend meeting to be held
mt the Windsor Hotel on tho evening OF June
"a. at 8 o'clock. to organize q citizens movAt
ment for the publication OF municipal politic6
by non partisan nominations
Il. HEBEB NEWTON. JOHN CLAP11N,
JESSE SELIGMAN. LOUIS @. WHrroN,
THOMAS ]. DucET. FREDERIcK D. TAPREIE
A. r. WHITNEY. HENRY A. RodKRs
GUSTAV II. SCHwAp. HENRY c. POTTER"
The circular was enclosed In letter from
Louis @. Wilton asking the Secretary to lot
him know what the Central Labor Union
would do. Mr.. Wilton also sent list Of the
organizations to which this circular had been
sent. This is the list: Stock Exchange,
Consolidated Exchange Produce Exchange.
Real Estate Exchange, Goal and Iron
Exchange, Cotton Exchange. Coffee Ex-
change. Bar Association. Association Of
Master Plumbers. Association OF Paint
ers. Brtcklayers' Union. CiGarmakers' Internaa
tional Union, Clothiers' Association, Jewelera'
League. Hotel Association. United Brothers
hood OF Carpenters and Joiners. and tho Gene
trail Labor Union.
The circular was dated June 8. but, its dis.
tribption was not begun until the end OF last
week and the Central Labor Union. which
tTansacts business on Sunday, appears to have
got ahead, with the news, Of the Stock Ex-
change. which doesn't.
, syn reporters sought in vain last night to
IND IN town any OF the signers OF the circular.
but did get hold CT a gentleman engaged In the
movement whose name Ia not signed. He said;
-, The idea is TO organize a local independents
CITIZENS movement which shall include men OF
all phases OF national politics and which shall
aim TO secure non-pariisan administration OF
the Iie tn ". Goyernment. am not familiar
Wlth the details OF the plans: in fact do not
think many details have been arranged yet,
The conference which has been called will con-
slider the whole subject without any dictation
from the gentlemen who have issued the cir
cular There WAS considerable delay In send.
ing out the invitations TO tho conference owing
TO the time consumed in getting signatures,
don't know whether or not the signatures OF
other prominent men wero sought without
success; Yes the movement. If not suggested
by DR.. Heber Aewtou's recent sermons 10 in
part based upon the agitation of the subject
which his dscourses began. The shane which
the matter vii take will depend entirely upon
known men MIR Newton is tho pastor OF All
man is the banker; the Rev Mr.. Dncey Is the
pastor Of 81. Leo's Roman Catholic Church: a.
4. Whitney Is one OF the leaders of the Busi-
ness Mems lepuhican Association: Gustav II.
Schwab is merchant and shipowner; Louis
C. Wilton is n lawyer; T.. d. Happen is the
President OF the Gaatinn Bank and parish
merchant, and Henry G. Potter ia the Bishop
OF this Protestant Episcopal diocese.