The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
oNEM0REAPPEAL WMYERS.
ORR. cLUB CoRoNERs cERsIFx THAT
TIE BOON IN DEAD,

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But mr.. Myers wiu Ft.a ~ HIS 0fnse 9
| Letter tren Mt. Kelly. Mr.. Cuttire. sns
Gep. Syfnyne. Bcerisw Hts, 20 Reconsider
--sobinscn VIII Take the Whoie Lseking
with the pomp and ceremony fitting the
occasion and with reasonable number o.
nourneft. the Myers-Kely episode was closed
last niaht and the Myers boom was laid al
rest The Board OF Trustees Of the City Club
sat as Coroners on the remains and gave q
certificate OF death. and then, before the
nnourners. Mr.. James O. Carter pronounced u
eulogy
The last day OF the deceased opened with q
copy Of TIE suN in every boomers hand.
THs SUN contained Mr.. Myers's refusal to run
for Comptroller. There was confux to Mr..
Kelly's :ofice in the Equitable building. It
was n sad occasion. Mr.. Kelly Ia said to have
declared that there are mighty mean men in
tho world. and that he had been cruelty de-
celved By them. Then he said: Its all q
burst bubble, and they blame mo for It."
AZ the day wore on and Mr.. Myers didn't
| send any moro refusals. courage came back.
At5k o'clock It reached the point where the
boomers said: He must run. The boom still
lives. Hsshall not desert u.s." Then they got
| MP the following letter and mailed 1t to the
comptrollers once. where he will get IL to-
morrow whom he gets back to Chicago:
| TAepdrs ". HFsrs E.g.
DrAH sia We have telegram In response to
advising you that q great and representative mass
msstinE Of your FELLOW citizens have placed you In
nominatien for Comptroller of the city of New York
The situation which results demands q word OF ex
PLANTATION part
The movement to nominate youhad Its origin in what
occurred at recent meeting OF the Board OF Estimate
and Appoftonment OF this city AZ that meeting the
initial steps OF scheme Of public expenditure involv
Ing many millions, and vitality affecting great prop
srty belonging to the city, arrested by you
citys behalf By the exercise OF discretionary power
which, for the protection o. the public interest has
been vested by law In tho incumbept Of the position
which You hold.
For this conscientious discharge Of public duty you
were AZ once and publicly threatened by the cty's
chief administrative of1cer with revocation by law
power to protect the eitys interest you had
done. suth threat. under such' from
Vide public I INTEREST the comptroller naturally
DOUBT Pssn n9 and correctly
law, Of state 80 Tar as thus city ia eonSernod
nS:ss q II. @
% G po ss: ns
the Mayer INTENDED % resort; - ' ..
OF: chief chs nominssion: n.y. Individual tads
sf' y e siss'on oF ns h ysf MSs
nominated the present mayor OF the city.
By s,issn
s;1:,. ss.y ana loss openly Than by express
DsSmps action 70 tia. effect widely
AND made your lnaspsnden. nomination the logical
asaa ps 70 nas.y because tho issue at stake
70 the not pass Ss
SSs .%sn wou
move. Tne dsmonstration which resulted lett doub;
Is s'ss also .,. no time. no.
s.! @ s s.s as
SoO vo,srs :. ms ely placing you IN nomination
isls, sna,s,alssa f.i.y re
W.T. sp ssJsss
agent. merely THs power y TshSraw rests " law
@ % Rss'' us sa% P 6s
SUBJECT ''' respectfully K fusr est tGT1,so
Coronera took the boom and Mr.. Kelly into the
club house at night and sat for an hour. Then
sHy the % eoRa
may DO described as touching. In the course
al SSs to TGo Mr. K s
Board Of Trustees At the snd MI: Carter d. said aid
the Corouers had prepared q resolution which
Ny; Harsen Rhoados would read. 1t was as
sns comp;roIi.isBp e' III Candidate f0r
The resolution was passed. Then the club
Proceeded to- sS business i endorsed John
George NJ. Bayne IN the Nineteenth. James Il
r. ,hs Eleventh. S%dsen Lawson n
OF Ave to Invest gate election frauds and an.
das seePed 70
Ex;Asssmblymen conkllpg. nephew o. Ros-
football players. ex-baseball players. and ex-
college athletes to go on duty in the lower part
mitted a fraud Ia the precinct he was o in c he
didn't care II the other man was seven feet
to form lot e dse. POLITICAL
meeting adjourned There was wake Es' over vee
eating and drinking until sorrow was for.
Mr.. MeyeIs certificate of nomination was
secrstsry 81 The organization which placed
him IN nomination; Comptroller Myers will
for the certideste OF his nomination was fled
Yesterday. still they do say that the certificate
is ySid because Il r. not properly, ni!sd out
IN oaadidsss Robinson made his rebuke to the
outwlthout, his consent more emphatic yes
we Wiling e At .s any time to withdraw. he
eoiamittse Of thirty decided that IL would DO
tn o best course for the party. But did not |
think that my name ought to DO used quite SO
freely rs It was BY some Of the negotiators on
nothing. at oil to say IN the matter The man
ayers OF the Cooper Union meeting kept say |
that would withdraw felt that. II any such |
neaotiations were In progress. ought to know |
about It. and determined to put stop TO the |
matter at once I will say. further. that have |
no APOLOGIZE to make. The Convention placed |
me, In nomination. and no one had any au- |
thofity TO use me asa puppet IN any sort OF
Patterson, Smith. Simpson 4 Co. are now |
trying to square themselves by saying that |
they never contemplated withdrawing Robin
son. |
Ashbel P. Fitch Is enjoying the, predieament
OF hls opponents immensely. He Is still kept |
pretty busy reading letters assuring him OF |
Bu uport. He has received more than 1900 SO |
far, He got the following yesterday from |
Collector Kilbreth: |
nv DElR Ma FrrcH-I want to congratulate you. as |
well the CITY your nominate for the
Comptroller, Apart from The satisfaction feel by
reason OF my long and warm friendship you ain
sspsciAy pleased 70 know that this important office