New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-01
"ANTr-SNAPPERS' FOR A THIRD TICKET.
TIE sr.NTi MENT IN rrv0R OF TT 80 STRONG THAT
EX.M,yOR GRACE HAD TO YIELD-CoUNTY

FX.M,yOR GRACE HAD TO YIELD-CoUNTY
DEMOCRATS IN LINE. TOO.
Tho Anti.Snoppcrs" want a third local ticket
they want it badly, and they are going to have
il All this was made plain at the conference
hold last night at Nos Il5 and III East
nourteenth-st. Even cx-NIayor William
Grace who had said on Thursday that he op
posed having third ticket. could not resist
the strong current in favor of one Nearly all
who spoke wanted a resolution in favor OF an
ti.Tammany Democratic ticket carried at once
With great difficulty Mr.. Grace. while finally
withdrawing his opposition to the plan per
suaded the conference to delay action for one
week.
Another important thing which came to light
y,s that the committee of "Anti-Snappers" had
mot asked the advice of the National Commit
teemen about the effect on Mr.. Ceveland's cause
of third local ticket The New-Iork kers ielt
that this was a thing for them to decide lof
themselves. ard that any interference oil the
National Committee with this homo rule would
he unwarrantcd.
There was a good attendance OF Antl-lam
many Democrats, including ex-Alayor William H.
Grace ex-Shcrin james o Bren, Chafles Mahon'
Thomas Wild. Dennis Burns, John w. Keppeh-
hagen. Daniel f. bowling, Charles L. Diake'
William f. Grotc, Henry Fcgenheimer, william T.
IIull. Thomas CallSin, Jacob Kunzenmanh' H. "
Nonroe. George Banzcr, ex-Asslstant Dlstrlc1-AE
t,,ncv Andrew d. Parker, Thomas +. heatihg'
Ihn Jcroloman j. j. McDermoti, Thomas oosli-
o,, -, REGISTER James j. Slevin, James D. JAIL
oon. Henry Murray, John Quinn, Thomas Il. Niui-
raw II Dc f. Baldwin, Assemblyman McNahuT'
T II Klein. j. NJ Elliott, Peter Rush, ~ Lowocr
Smith. John j. Qunan, James j. Mooney Fran,
c,s N Scott. w. H. Turner, X. ID. WOODWARD ana
George Lockwood. . -
william Cauldwell presided, and Andrew d.
Parker. chairman Of the committee WHICH coh-
rcrrcd with the National Commuters suo-coih-
pittce. read its report Any one VINO eApeceo
mportant disclosures waited Tor them III 'aiu.
Tho report first told how the committee organized
and how il met Chairman William I. harri'y'
Don NJ Dickinson, Josiah Quincy and Braiiry D.
Smaley. Of the National Committee In '''.l-
Sn.pncrsp said that they wished to know how
,hoir orc,nization could best aid in insnrlpg a
r,I Democratic vote in this city. Mr.. llarrity,
occordinc 10 the report, Uniformed this committee
,hat in th, opinion of the subcommittee, the
most useful means to be adopted by the organlza-
,ons represented by your committee were the
systematic organization of campaign CLUBS or
associations in every district OF the clly' .ne
tborough canvassing of the vote in each dlsWico'
the holding Of public meetings, and parades' ana
the dissemination of a correct UNDERSTANDING
aoors all classes of voters Of the questions at
issue"
Surely il needed no Daniel come to- Judgment
or even the seventh son of seventh son 10 Tell
the aAnti-Snappers' this. Then, however came
little sparring. which is described most iormaip
in the report To put it briefly Mr' rarhei
,skcd il the subcommittee had any further de-
tailed suggestions. Mr.. IIarrity had none. anu
vr Dickinson asked if the other side could noe
maize some Mr. Parker answered In the ne9au'e'
The rcport was signed by Mr. Parker, Wiiiiam
cauldwell. John J. Quinlan. Daniel f. Downing
n. Klein, Otto Kempner' as proxy for Henry fie-
genhcimer: John Jcroloman and j. j. oievin'
Then Mr. Parker made his real report lie said
,bat under the resolution authorizing its appoint
mont the committee was empowered to confer
,v,b the National Committee about third ucket'
Rut the author of the resolution lFrancis NJ
cco,t, and the man who presided at the meeting
which passed it ex-Mayor Gracel and many others
ccIa rod that the committee ought not to touch on
his subject. The committee itself felt strongly
md oven bitterly that the National Committee
sho,,d not be asked for advice about tins aues
,,o ., nurely local politics. tApplause) The speech
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