New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22

triotic as any one else and we wish to DO every
thing in orr mower to secure good government
If our candidates are elected we VIII nave s'''
No answer was received by the members OF m NE
City Club the telegram sent & resnl, OF the
Myers in Chicago telling him OF the resu' VI ~
meeting. The telegram was as foiloWs'
Theodore w. Myers, Chicago.
Having fully recognized your right to make your
acceptance Of an independent nomination Tor 'on'''
ondtonal upon unmistakabe approval oi 2rr't mum"
her Of your fellow citizens glad To be soie " III
form YOU that night such approval was uhs'aN'"N
shown ny great and representative msss'meeuhe' d.
which you unanimously nominated.
WAGER SWAYNE'
Il. FULTON CUTTING,
EDMOND KELLY.
POSITION OF THE CITY CLUE DEFINED.
rh. cuv Club members who took part in the
meeting confined their expressions Vi 'i'
the following statement: -
Mr. Myers many Of his friends ana some oi inc ~ =
mbcan leaders waited for the result OF 'he
held last night before committing themselves 10 '"P
O, the movement. II proper Therefore 10 p""'
ont what any conclusion is to be drawn thce''"''
Tho meeting demonstrated the movement Is III th'
best sense of the word popular one 'hs i 'o
that The SUM- and Times can ina 10 say I" H. w
r,oont sneakers were advertised because none could
lie found to speak. The people came not " near P''
nent speakers but nominate popular canu''.e, -
II wa, thoroughly nonparsan; Republicans ana p'mo'
Gratis were equally chcered g. il was morouehS "
NOUS neither Republican nor Democrat mot WIN 'c
SLIGHTEST expression Of dsapproval a. his movement
ascrs from that of Peoples Municipal League IN inc
following essential features: ta) 1t is slrted anu sup
ported by the people. (b 1t has behind 1t The oor
vote (c) 1t has politically popular leader 49,.
In support Of the foregoing ii may b. poin''u o'' ~
tho noone spoke at this meeting in spite oil thv cd-o
and absence Of representative men; that the IaDof WV
was found for thc first time in hearty eo'oi'r' ,.
,urolv municipal reform movement, ana 'n''' ~" "
a VI
standing the high personal quaIihcauo''s y" ,',.,,
Scott the standard bearer of the Peoples "u"'''i''
r,cuc he had never had the opportunity OF sccurIIS
tho nonu,r favor that IS lsvishcd on lhcouoe '"
Myers. -, ,hir vary
:, The political elements that are by 'n''
nature allied in thi, movement the Independents wv
Labor party. the Republican party "'
many men, the Ant-SnapI~rs - -. ,.. 49,, II,
In 1890 the Labor party looked Win po''u'e u ~
tho Municipal League there Wa practcsiN no u'
l., rammanv and there division In the D'h'''''
,a,tv Now the contrary l. the case we nav Wv
h votc. there is widespread dsalcrtion III inc WY
stronghold of Tammany Hall. and the An'l-s"'Pi''
have bccn prevented by National CONGREGATIONS N h
' nm ,snlv hostile attitude 10 Tamniany are AL '"e
,oo,a vindictiycly anxious 10 'knife' lah"""' !" $50
:, l., ,hmtcd that all these considerations are SUM-
c,cnt TO Justify expectation Of success ana oo'u GU
operation on the part OF all concerned
prp1-B1JCANS WHO FAVOR COALITION.
I'm 70 a late hour last evening, no word had been
i,,oa from, Mr. MYERS at the City club or al
thor the Republican state or County headquarters
Republicans of prominence, including Cha'i'na"
Brookneld and Chairman Hackeu' OF '"e 80
and State Executive committees eN-i o"0e
Patterson. John Sabine Smith ex-senator "
c:,hhs and other wel-known Republican Leaders
adhered TO the belief that the nd3rsenien' -, P
troiler Myers the proper policy , Ioi % xintv
P1O ssrn What sf ado &r Myefss ana
little doubt expressed OF MI kop,hS1 ,,,a," II
drawal If Mr. Myers decides to be candlda e,ios
The Sontroller sent messages to personal iflelis
on the subject yesterday. they were "o' '"'
ohn F.. owens representing the Welsh societies ,dn
which have declared for Mr. MyeTs oSI6er from
The Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening:
Hon Thee W Myers no'ri a a'e:pt the
sS"Ss election Is assured T YonS '2 B. OWENS
Mr. Owens declined to give the authority upon
which he sent this telegram, and neither sA'unse
let night would admit that Mr. owens was an-
thorized by him to send me mes sooer i-non on
Friday evening and told newspaper men TO w' W
he showed the message that ne hau S nv can
Myerss personal assurance that ne woua De a '9 fn
didate an hour before the controller s,h'u ~,
Chicago. He said he expected d positive answer
to-day.
AN AMAZING TALE ABOUT MR.. ROBINSON
Among the curiosties exhibited at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last evening was a letter purportihs
IN no written by Henry c. Robinson. Republican
nominee for Controller, and addressed to an even
ing Democratic newspaper. In which IL was sa'u
that he had been in consultation WIN ihehpe's
of the committee which placed me in nomination.
and after a full consideration OF the meeting last
evening | have definitely concluded not to with
draw from the canvass.
Mr. Patterson Mr. Smith Mr. Hackett. MI.
Gibbs and other Republicans to whom this alleged
letter shown expressed great surWist d, 10
Contents The letter was written upon the mote
naner of Porter BROTHERS & Co. NOS - ana ~
Worth-st and Nos IS and Il Thomas-st Of wh ,.G,
firm MIR Robinson IL a member. but some ltepuDii-
cans at headquarters last evening douptci l1S
ennuineness They thought II entirely beyond pc
lief that Mr. Robinson would listen 10 any duNIre
from any one connected with Democratic e'rn-
inc naner or take such publication lot MS
medium of communication with the pubic