The sun., 1890-06-18
WILL THEY PUT UP WALKER
LATEST RUMOR ABoUT TIE HEBER
NEWTON CITIZENS.
Mayor Grants Friends Say tho Movement
Makes His Calling and Election sure
The II. NJ. X. .. Wants CItIzen Strong.

Mayor Grants Friends Say tho Movement
Makes Hts Calling and Election sure
The II. NJ. X. q. Wants Citizen Strong.
Nearly everybody In political circles yester-
day wanted to know who was behind the New
ton-W Whitney Potter Citizens movement. Tho
idea that Mr. Grace and others were behind 1t
would not down until Mr.. Alfred H. Whitney
made the very positive assertion that he was
thoroughly familiar with the movement and
knew positively that Mr. Grace had nothing to
do with 1t. Others interested insisted that 1t
was simply a movement built up on four SER
mons by DR.. Newton. and that the sole inten-
tion is to give the citizens OF New York not ar
rayed with any Of the political factions an on
portunity to elect their Mayor II they can. 1t
was said that the movement was started with
out egard to politics. and q good many
OF the old liners thought that this as
sertion was very true. An interesting
fact was learned from those interested
in this movement, and that is that they believe
that the candidate put up by them should be a
Democrat. They do not want this Democrat
allied to Tammany Hall or to the County De-
mocracy. He must be a plain Democrat, with
no other colors. 1t was authortatiyely stated
that the only man the citizens have In mind at
the moment is the Hon. Stephen A. Walker,
United States District Attorney for New York
uhuok NioNeiauus AlI. hdlkoT 10 u DcluOCThl'
and the personal friend OF ex-Secretary Will
liam c. Whitney 1t was said that the news
Will soon be communicated o Mr.. Walker.
Col. George Bliss. Col. Cruger. and other
prominent Republicans had long conference
with Collector Erhardt yesterday. surveyor
Lyon believed that when the time came to
name candidates harmony would exist among
the Republicans Of the County Committee. He
said that II q, majority Of the committee fa-
vored a straight Republican ticket their IDEAS
would be unanimously ACCEPTED; IT, on the
contrary, majority favored II citizens move
ment the committee would be equally unani-
nous In It's support OF that. The Surveyor
added that he had not heard of any differ
ences over the question As yet. but a smile
went over his countenance whom he said it.
1t was said late In the afternoon that another
citizens movement, in favor OF Charles Stew
art Smith, President OF the Chamber of Com
merce for Mayor would be started. The ma
chine Republicans said that under no circum-
stances could Mr.. Smith be elected The i. NJ
4. o., with John +. Brodsky as chief lieutenant
is working night and day for citizens move
ment to boost Col. William L. Strong into tue
Mayors chair.
The ne. result so far. of all this talk OF cii- |
Zens' movements and straight kepubliran tick
ct is q declaration by friends OF Mayor Grant
that Iammapy will certainly renominate Mr.. |
Grant these people are ready to bet houses |
and loth that Grant will defeHt all comers. and |
that the wreck of Republican straight tickets |
and citizens movements will be terrible TO be- !
hold on the morning after election day.