The evening world., 1893-10-19
MAY YIELD TO MYERS.
Robinson Will Withdraw if Party
Interests Demand It.
PIatt and B%rookfield Favor a Com.
b!nation Ticket.
Kclly's Statement of the Comptrol-
Ier's Position IL tho Matter.

Comptroller Myers has gone to Chi
caEo T. attend the Manhattan Day cele-
bration at the Worlds Fair. His de-
parturc at this time. when there is talk
OF nominating him az an Independent
candidate for Comptroller, does not Ia
~tcrfcrc with that movement.
The Comptroller will DE Il candidate II
n sufficiently large number OF represent
tative citizens ask him to run lie
CAV" his personal assurances to that cf-
rect to secretary Edmond Kelly. OF the
city club, before his departure.
The only hitch in uniting the anti
Tammany force was win the Repubil-
didate for Comptroller. at first said he
would remain in the field, but this after
noon he said In effect that he was wiling
to Withdraw In favor OF Mr.. Myers,
He said coalition In the past had never
resulted In success. but if the Nominal
ing Committee Of Thirty. which rendered
him the nomination. advised, him that II
would be the best policy for him to with
draw he would do so.
The Independents are In consequence
encouraged.
Chairman Brookield, of The Republi-
can state Committee, who says he IL an
anti-Tammany Republican. favors II
combination ticket. with the anti-Tam-
many factions united he thinks Fitch
Will be def, atCd.
Ex-senator Thomas G. Plat is quoted
rs being OF the same mind.
Chairman Patterson, of the Rcpubli-
can COUNTY Executive Committee, Is OPP
posed to Robins1n's withdrawal. On
this question there Is II great diversity
Of opinion.
The cry of the anti-Tammany Republi-
cans Is '%anything to beat T~ammany.'
They charge that those who oppose the
withdrawal of Robinson are playing into
the ha nds of the Wigwam.
A proposition has been made to run n
cpIpnlptn rltiypng' CITY and count ticket.
but the majority of the independents be
licve that success VIII be more certain
II the fight Is confined to one candidate,
the Comptroller, and that all power. in
fluencc and energy should be devoted to
secure his election.
The meeting of the Independents will
positively be held tomorrow evening
and the policy to be pursued will then
be determined upon. IL the meeting Is
sufficiently representative and the de
mand for Comptroller Myers's nomination
sufficiently popular the promoters of the
movement believe that Robinson can be
prevailed upon to withdraw.
An effort will be made to bring pres
sure to bear on him from within the
he induced to yield in the interest of the
party.
The meeting will be held in the large
han Of Cooper Union. not in Madison
Square Garden
Secretary Kelly made this statement
in regard to the matter this afternoon:
neg 10 Slutt III IIt most POSITIVE
terms that Mr., Myers has given me his
personal assurance that If "a sufficiently
large number of representative citizens
ask him to run he will run. The call
made upon the faith of this assurance.
Mir. Myers's statements are perfectly
consistent, with the assurance above
m ,ci,t'9 a panlitiasa, f foctio n'i in 't the c,tS, nor nor
would II be consistent with his self
respect to urge the citizens of this city
10 give him the Endorsement which he
deserves. He is bound, therefore. when
interviewed, not to appear to be urging
his friends to take action on his behalf
simply and solely for the purpose of per-
sonal vindication.
Moreover 1t would be extremely un-
wise of Mr.. Myers and extremely ur-
wise of US to urge MIR. Myers to run
on an independent ticket. II he wasn't
number of votes to Justify our action,
I'VE are convinced. however, from
the large support that we have in every
corner of the city that there is behind
which IT would he a failure of duty on
the part OF Mr.. Myers TO disregard. Mr..
Myers has II keen sense of his duty to
the city. and We have IL just sense of
What "" 1--WE to MIR. Myers. There can,
therefore. he no disagreement between
us AZ to the step to he taken in con-
sequence of the meeting tomorrow even
ing.
"The Republican party will not and
should not ask Mr.. Robinson to With
draw and nominate Mr., Myers unless
there Is the most positive expression of
opinion on the part of the citizens of
this city hat Mr.. Myers should be
the candidate OF the city for the posi-
ton as opposed to the candidate of the
machine
The friends Of ex-Alderman Cowie,
Republican candidate for Assembly in
the Ninth District, are charging eX-.\s-
HCmhlyman Frederick :. Gibbs with bad
faith. They allcg" that Gibbs Is work
ing to encompass the defeat OF his for
mer rival In politics. cowie lives in that
portion of the Ninth District which was
cut off from the Thirteenth under the
r"lppultiunmeni. Gibbs has some iniiu
: encc there. and he is exercising II ito
down 'owie, II reports are true. There
II a iou~r-cornercd fight In the Ninth Dis
lflct. 'oWI" Is II strong candidate. and
with two or thrr" Democratic candidates
IN the field h" thinks he can win. Ills
friends charge Gibbs with WORKING m
IN" interest of Tammany Han. That
Chirs" has been made repeatedly against
Gibbs, and by him as often denied.