The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-21
WIN. R. GRACE IS FOR FITCH.
r " sco1r ALSO SENDS C0NGRtTU-
T,0ys 10 TiMMINY'S CANDIDATE

IITIONS 10 IIMMINY'S CANDIDATES
o. r,,cb Prevented by Previous Engage
"a. from Helping tho City Ciub bangle
. Som,pn,,on Refors Mr.. Myers. Eyes.
,ohbcl r. Fitch, the Democratic candidate for
,hoof,re OF COMPTROLLER Of the city OF New York,
,r,s nj HIS Office In the Bennett building yes
torday. His mail was loaded down with letters
~ Generalization and assurances OF support
"u,sa little bit early" no said. TO talk OF
elm canvass, but would like to say q little In
appreciation OF the kind messages from my
friends and from many persons whom do not
know All the kindly things that Mr.. Myers
has said about me since my nomination are
iully reciprocated on my part think he has
made most excellent Comptroller. and such
Gentlemen as have seen OF 1ammany Hall
say to me that the Organization would have
renominated him this year. as 1t did three
wears ago. II 1t wore not for tie regulation
affection to three terms In national. State, and
local politics. As for Mr. Robinson, who has
been nominated by the Republicans, l have
known him for about twonty- five years In
fact. had very pleasant campaign against
him last year when he was the candidate OF
our Republican friends for Congress in my
district
Mr. Fitch smiled at the ro,ollectioa OF tho
10000 majority he got In that" fight
MIR. Robinson" he went OIL. is q very re-
spectable business man. I do think that the
language he is reported to lave used about
the candidates on our State ticket and con-
corning Gov. Flower is iniudicous on his part
fmy own candidacy. will say that the pleas
ATTEST part SO far is the lettersI have received.
many OF them from the most unexpected
sources. Many are from Republicans and
antl-Tammany Democratic. lhave received
more than 1.40O letters that lre most graft
fyng. Here 10 one from Mr. William Il Grace:
nv 6r.H SIN: sra,ul..s ami the city on your
% s.s a9d po%e9tu oes You q. good
a. could selected to fuln the duties tho ONCE and
III |: sss:
nne record In Congress am snre yr Tt 90 , as well
f'!S94 Y sSast OFT u W. CRACK
Here f. sspether." said MI; Fitch; from
aga against Mayor diiroy:
sr 4 bss ST.. Fs:m m. to offer my most sincere
and hearty eonsrstnatons upon your nsnna.on for
.n %nH5ssni e ns q. wh hs
Day sDds sy as %
ii and good nomination. whoever 4 maye made by.
sns s tn. new asld thai epsns
3. .
'''N' FnAy5ls N soorr."
Mr.. Fitch said he did not regret being called
from Congress to accept the nomination for
Il have spent .nearly eight yearsin Con-
sHss he sa NJ am has b Sssn bssn NAN
want to be with them; Ny bushes. Is ali
as et' am proud s 81 the biz e CITY, and ike to Be-
here"
the young man and his father. George Lhret.
toe med s
The rumor that Mr.. Frank A Ehret desires
datiop sr Ehret has never e ts
sesteed such thing: nor has 1t been sugeested
to- MN If or by him. have
dominated to fill ny place IN case i should
happen to be elected COMPTROLLER. and do pot
However that may be. know absolutely that
Mr. Ehret has never thought Of asking for tho
place place. a9d is not candidate for it. Icannos
tasteful to man Of Mr.. Ehret's tastes and
fanees than place In Congress, ,.
o. the City Club fantasia Mr.. Fitch laugh.
Mr. il. Fulton Cutting has kindly invited
me to be present at the mass Getting to night
Mr.. Myers but am compelled to forego the
honor. Or course 1t was very courteous of
him. and had Just finished debating an &C.
acknowledgement to him when you came in"
After some urging Mr.. Fitch showed the let
ter. 1t was as follows:
r. Fulton Gng Eaq. Chairman OF The Nominating Committee
NJ The C1v Ci,h Sen York.
DEAR SIR have lust received by mail your kind In.
rtation 60 Join the Nominal Committee the
meeting Of the citizens OF Now York be held
to renomnate tho Hon. Theodore W Myers for the
office OF the Comptroller OF the city OF Nc York While
hppreciating highly the honor conferred upon by
ths invitation regret to say that prior enga Remens
VIII prevent me from acceptngi It. Sincerely yours.
AsnBEL p. FiTCm.
Mr. Fitch will put himself in the hands OF the
Campaign Committee In a day or so. and will
DO q good deal Of speechmaking before cleo
tlon day. His nomination interiors; with plans
ne had already made to take q m ore or less ac-
i've part In the campaign in Massachusetts
ms year. He had promised John Z. Russell.
the Democratic war horse who Is running for
Governor. to make speeches for him in Ger
man to the German population. OF course. he
can't do 1t now Maybe State Senator Jacob A.
Cantor will succeed Mr.. Fitch In Congress.
Congressman Dunphy came up from Wash
ington Yesterday to say that Tammany Hall
had nominated the greatest ticket It had ever
put In the field, and that By the nomination of
congressman Fitch for Comptroller it had
spiked the guns OF tho opposition and had
robbed 1t OF any fire 1t may otherwise have had.