The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19
WHOSHALL BETTE MARTYR?
,op,ysOy INSISTS THAT THE
he .uxop BELONGS TO HIM

..d 10 AbdIcnte In Favor OF MT.
Nos The Comptroller Beseeches His
$500. 20 60 sSiow-A Motley FohowinE
I r IItr denomination Tomorrow.
,-obnble that Comptroller Myers Will be
.,,s,ed tomorrow evening In Cooper
nom,na "a I, ia said that ho will have the sup
ps u. ~ various exchanges in the lower part OF
w. ,hs Reform Club, and other MuRwump
W. .,n.snap organizations, including Col
sns Cirier Monroe and Sol Berliner The
hov. ls being engineered by the Mug
Iumps and the city Clup'
m. Boatd OF Trustees OF the club met yes
,.,a,y afternoon in the room OF the LAWYERS
c,nh in the Equitable building. 1t was star
.s.nb.r NJ setting. and when 1t was over secre-
- Edmond Kelly said that tho trustees had
a..,ded unanimously that mass meeting
.hould DO held tomorrow night to nominate
NJ Myers. Mr.. Kelly also expressed the hope
mat candidate Robinson. who was nominated
=, tuesday night By Jake patterson ana ). sa-
%.. smith for the Republicans would with
draw. and that MIR. Patterson and mr.. smith
.,hs Republicans would endorse Mr. Myers.
~ 800 he had been authorized to say that
rh.irman Brookteid OF the Republican State
oommittee favored tho movement
chairman Brook field was not consulted about
..,a made. and whether he can do anything
.sout having any OF the candidates withdrawn
a. ouestion. Mr. Kelly could not tell any
.h,no about that The organizations which the
Tnsvumps can control for Mr.. Meyers. 1t is
.,,.csd are tho Stock. Produce. and Cotton ex-
.h.noes. Otto Kempner's Citizen Democracy.
M. Stecklers. the Welsh Jeffersonian Demo-
ratio Club, the Riverside Club. the Business
Mans Democratic Association. and tho varl-
ana anti. Tammany district associations. The
vuovumps understand. however. that all OF
thsse clubs and organizations " Ill be useless
v,thout the Republican Endorsement. and they
ara prepared to move heaven and earth to get
That II Is possible that they will get It. but
candidate Robinson did not talk rs though he
,.llshed the idea. To a reporter Mr.. Robinson
said:
"Thers IL no foundation for tho suggestion
that I would not accept the Republican nomi-
nation. and that the Independent Democrats
and the Republicans would then unite on
Tbsodore ". Myers. I shall accept the nomi-
nation. The party must put UP some man to
IA knocked down. and suppose that might
uvell DO that individual as some other good
Republican. You know there must be mar
tyrs In every good cause. Mr.. Myers has been
sndorsed By the Republicans and the Demo-
.Iss & h past snd he is not the sort Of man
Il, sor su tsst may be made to pull Mr.
Robinson out Of the race will DO hotly OPP
Patterson and Mr.. Smith to nominate him.
stance. will kick like army mules and they
WIN be aided by some Of the other district
what is the sense Of .stultitying ourselves
BY endorsing q Dem ocrat for any office p de-
handed Mr. Simpson OF THE Sun reporter
when Nj. Myerss name was mentioned.
dorssd him. and what did We get out OF
IL Can YOU name single Republica4 who
place Under svs MN m Not Thsn
many Hall Democrats. even when they were
not.s com eG.ent as were the men We pushed for
the This Of Dem
msnt and We elect them. and then they 70
rr!ght back on us and vote and work against Us
d,. n It. to en p %ay to ' dd i. tn tn
nominate and stick to, your ticket. and II you
are going to be knocked down. DO knocked
Comptroller Myers himself understands how
useless it would be for him to be a candidate.
yathe is willlng. He said yesterday:
any such enterprise. it Would mean Tor hem
Tine labor; ana money and. il ali prohebility:
sars that they %, not mistake their friendly
atlArge. 'orth movemcn emit II 1t Is to succeed at
no personally. and are not my friends, but are
i The citizens wish it. But Mr.: Fitch is a good
and. while not experienced in the kind OF work
.eluired Of him in this office, he undoubtedly
has the Willingness to Dc its duties well; Let
s ,an.ss sPa under m9s probable ercum'
Chairman DroOkHald was Gam nv fha ra.
Think the ticket that has been nom mated
asa f20S ysrs tSf thst fhi there
lie f tie Isnst panty sss
aEsd with any Of tho oH leaders n about e'' not
NJ; John Sabine Smith said he was Of tho
opinion that 4 Friday nights mass meeting
publican endorsement ought to 90 to Mr..
Myers. provided. Of course. Candidate Robin-
so "a, IS willing to withdraw.
PFsEno, are hot for Com ptroller Myers. Mr..
s sea .Hl said he hoped that Mr.. Myers would
wa, wa, EepIpIi ., sRRtd4rsems;pt; ~,
Sael hsd promised certain persons that In case
o ennoifl Robinson was nominated without
opposition IN the Convention he would with
a ;a,.st d Il would seem that GiSbs tthe
Suss eng b promise At least there was great
SndePt talk was hottest. The hunt was con-
S use.ea 6y jimmy OBrien.. He game pretty
NEAT rna. catchlng Gibbs In the Astor House about
noon. but Gibbs saw him first.
m aMe Yesterday afternoon the Executive Com
Sn .S 9 ;, OF ne Republican County Committee
~ l@.luesti question Of endorsing Mr.. Myers came up.
S, .sf me me meeting II was declared that nothing
m MAJ pssn done. but it was understood that q
T Gnoiaate Robinson Withdrawing. provided
no Sss should be nominated by m independent
~ Ky sort OF promise OF success. The men In
dors s0amistee wh2 viii kick at such an en-