The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-20
FOR MAYOR, HUGH J. GRANT.
Tammany Eagerly Puts Him
Up the Fourth Time.
STRAUSS LETTER or REFUSAL.

Party and Goi.g TO Run with All His
Might Strnus Got No Answer rro, Hill
Except . Verbal Promise to Consider
His "Ultimntuu" - CIiroy and PurroY
Not at the Exccuuvs Committee MeetInr.
Nathan Straus announced yesterday his re-
fusal of the Tammany nomination for Mayor,
and Hugh J. Grant was enthusiastically numi-
mated in his stead.
Friday is my lucky dny," said Mr.. Grant
after his nomination. Every time have been
elected to Office had been nominated on n FRI
day, and the one time suffered defeat was
nominated on another day."
Mr.. Grant was nominated by the Executive
Committee Of the Tammany organization. which
was empowered by the County Convention To fiji
any vacancies on the county ticket. The fact that
Mr.. Straus did not intend to run was known to
every Tammany Hall leader twenty four hours
before II was formally announced. and most ~
the leaders had been using all their powers OF
persuasion to get ex-Mayor Grant, who was
conducting Mr.. Strauss canvass for him,
to step into the breach. Some were
urging him to do IL because they
considered him the strongest available candi-
date, and others thought 1t devolved on Mr..
Grant to make the race because he was in great
measure responsible for the nomination of the
candidate who has withdrawn. Friends of Mr..
Grant said it was true that he had worked hard
TO secure the nomination for Mr.. Straus, and had
done 80 at the personal solicitation of Mr. Straus.
He felt hurt. therefore. that Mr.. Straus should
have declined.
1t took much urging to get Mr.. Grant finally
to accept the nomination. He had prevented q
stampede OF the County Convention for him by
a letter in which he stated that he was under
a contract with business accoCiates which would
render 1t impossible for him to agree to head
the Tammany Hall ticket. This same reason
was presented by him in response to the urging
of the leaders Mt the remarkable scene In tho
parlor of the Union Square Hotel on Thursday.
where the organization was offering the nomi-
nation for Mayor to the campaign manager of
the man who had not yet formally declared him.
self out OF the race for the same place.
A good part OF Thursday night, political
friends Of the ex-Mayor labored with him at his
home in West seventy-third street. Among
these were Senator Edward Murphy. Jr. and
| Richard Croker. Mr.. Grants business asso-
ciates are Frederic p. olcott and another, both
good Democrats and warm friends of Senator
Hill They were consulted with and urged to
permit Mr.. Grant TO enter the race, and when
they were told that Mr.. Grants candidacy would
undoubtedly be Of great benefit TO the State
ticket headed by Senator Hill, they consented.
This consent was not obtained until yesterday
morning, however, and not until after the Ex-
ecutive Committee of Tammany Hall had met
at 10 O'Clock. At that meeting IL was the unan-
imous opinion Of the district leaders that Grant
was the strongest possible candidate that Tam
many Hall could put in the field. and a COM
mittee was appointed TO wait on him and secure
his consent to run.
The committee consisting OF George w. Plum
kilt, Patrick keenan,, and Michael G. Murphy,
visited the ex-Mayor at his Office, 261 Broad
way. They obtained Mr.. Grants consent 10 run
conditioned on the withdrawal OF some objec-
tionable candidates for local offices In some Of
the districts. They made their report 10 this
effect to the Executive Committee, which recon-
vened in Tammany Hall at 4 o'clock p. NJ.
Mr.. Straus had signed his affidavit OF declina-
tion for filing with the Police Commissioners in
his headquarters shortly after 10 O'Clock. He
arrived there at that hour accompanied by ex-
Mayor Grant Sheriff Sexton. and W. +. Still
lings. Soon after this he left the rooms and the
hotel and they became thereafter the campaign
headquarters of Hugh J. Grant
When the Tammany Executive Committee re-
convened ut O'Clock the entrance hall and the
reception rooms on the first floor were crowded
with members OF the organization, curious 10
know what was 10 be DONE Another crowd en-
numbered the sidewalk. The nrst business of
the Executive Committee was TO receive the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Straus:
To the Chairman or the Erecutirs commhts OF Ta~-
many Hall
DEAR SIR; cannot too highly express my apprecla
ton OF the honor conferred me by my nomi atIon
the candidate OF the Democratic party for Mayor Of
the city VI New York. The distinction all tho
more nattering because the nomination rendered
10 without any pledge. either expressed or i'm
piled. But while have never had the slightest doubt
about the election OF the candidate placed ON your
ticket simply obey the dictates OF my conscience In
Withdrawing my name from Il. Ny reasons you will
ind fully set forth In the letter, OF which sp-
pend copy, addressed 10 the Democratic candidate
for Governor OF the state but TO which have received
no written reply
Though personally OF the race my efforts for tho
OF ticket will be continued without inter
mission, and all the organization far perfected and
campaign material accumulated at my Headquarters
are with the headquarters themselves freely the
disposal OF my successor have the honor to bevery
respectfully yours NATHAN sTRAUS
EEw York, Oct 10.
The appended letter 10 Senator Hill follows;
SsnatOr lard b. Hin
DEAR SIR: trust that you have declined 20 allow
your name to be placed any other Ticket In this
county than the regular Democratic ticket upon
which my name appearS expect 90 stand the
candid ate of the Democratic party for Mayor but
shall positively decline TO II you overthrow the
political standing Of the Democratic party In this
county by permitting your name 10 appear ticket
with Republican Mayor, have the honor TO be.
very respectfully yours NATHAN SrRAUS
NEw YORK. oct. ~.
IL VIII DO h"'lceh thht MI otrauss private
secretary Mr.. KipkeAd, who went 10 Rochester
t. bear this message 10 senator Hill. returned
with no written reply. senator Hill merely told
Mr. strauss messenger 10 tell his principal that
the Senator would consider the proposition pre-
scented.
Mr.. Strauss declinaton was unanimously Ao-
cepted. AS the several Assembly districts we're
called by Secretary Edward Bell. every district
lrEder beginning with Col. Michael c. Murphy,
arose, and in few words said that his choice
wa, Graul. who was sulOgizsd as a man whose
record in public once is without blot or stain.
and a. one who all rally TO his support the en-
thusiastc youns men Of the Democracy. When
the unanimous selection - Mr. Grant a. tho
can dida'r Of the organization vas announced -
{ iJ ru.aH James y, Martin. there was a Chez
49, % f.VU" an rho ia the crowd In the lt..-
ma 30. ! ..I- .t.g ttIm the crowd m the STREE
Col. Mtclrtl a. Murphy, lark COmmiha'n'..
Bel, EdMaId !, sIesFs, NlEl.l tinck. ca. \.