New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24
AN APPEAL TO MIR. MYERS.
The appeal Is as follows:

| The appeal is as follows:
40 Iro,dway New.York october %. 1898.
| Theodore W. Mvcf-, e-1.
Dear Sir We have your Telegram in response TO ours
advising yo that great representative massneeting
your fellow citizens bad placed you In nomination Tor
Controller Of the City Of Ncwlok. The situation which
results demands word Of explanation on our part.
The movement to nominate YOU had as origin In what
occurred at meeting Of the Board OF Estimate and
Apportlonncnt Of city. At that meeting the ina
step. Of scheme Of public expenditure. Involving many
miioas and vitality affecting great property belonging
70 the city, were by YOU IN the c,ys behalf by
the exercise Of Discretionary power which, Tor The
protection OF the public Interest has boon Ne'''d b. "a" III
tie Incumbent Of the position which You hold
For this conscientious dlschagc Of public duty you
were at and publicly Threatened BY The cys chief
administrative crcer with revocation BY law " the
rover 10 protect tho citys Interest as you hal done
such threat under such circum.arcc, from IA" Mayor
Of this city 10 the Controller naturally AROUSED wide
public Interest.
The clty las been publicly Informed. o'd correctly.
without doubt by the SPEAKER Of Assembly. that the
laws Of this TIL, CIV !, Concerned ar .u't
now made REPEALED hy yot's vhore complexion i de-
t,rnincd. Judgment Of the Ics>stnre' but b
directions cmanatug from the chief Of IuHuH"y Hal.
IL Wa doubtless power that tho Mayor ntn1cd 70
resort.
Tho rules OF that organization have al'o committed 10
it. chief the nomination. upon his nd iduai Judgment ~
candidates every election for the various municipal
onccs A. well other. II va, he who nomaaiei the
The Imnncdiite prospect - q municipal election. there
fore put power Of that pcr.on, b. d~rontnuing
your tenure ONCE. compass the removal Of The
e.m~nton.d .afcpuarl Of the public Interest easily
and cs, openly the express change u the law.
~. prompt action that elect widely nrfa~a ,ha;
public interest which had already been srop-d aud made
your ind pendent nomination logical AMI
answer Of good Is heeane such without regard
party, because The Lsue OF stAhc uan'ccnici p"H
lines
application 70 you 70 pcfiDt the public judgment u
express Itself through you not answered ty re-
fual but only expression q doubts which IL was
supposed that n sufficient d"uons'rnron would rcmoNe
Tn, demonstration which resulted let doubt " the
state the public mind.
The proximity Of the ELECTION. a-o. lo', no time. not
one day for delay Ming with the proper onicers,
required by law ccrtinaie signed Is not cs. than sN
hundred voters u this city, placing you IN nomination
You absent IN Chicago. The certificate wa, fled
II left undi-tgrbcd pre.ent, fairly u the voter ~
New York and o.. 10 other do. the issue out
lined above. In great numbers, With dep irtcf t.
citizen. have sought and aNad u such ogpIftunity
In Ming The have been their agents merely
The povc % Withdraw II Law with alone
respectfully suggest that you consider further before
doing 80 The city press ami private inquiry alike d.
close the plbc mind upon the subject Very respectfully
WAGER SWAYNE.