The evening world., 1894-10-18
STRAUS IS
DETERMINED.
Almost Certain to withdraw
Unless Hill Declares Against
the GraCG-LXX Ticket,
SENDSA MAN TO THE SENATOR
Determined to Learn for Himself
Just What the Latter
Proposes to Do.
PURROY'S HOT WORDS TO GILROY
Tammany's Internal Strife at Last
Shown Up by an Open CLASH
Between Leaders.
PURR0Y's HOT WORDS TO GlLR0Y

That Nathan straus, Tammauy's can
idate for Mayor, is seriously contem-
plating a withdrawal from the contest
is no longer to be disputed
Unless Senator Hill backs down from
the stand he has taken in favor of
permitting the Committee Of LINKS
county ticket to be printed on his State
ticket. Mr.. Straus Whimsical of a
letter of acceptance-send to the EXecu-
tive Committee of Tammany Hall a
letter declining to stand as the candi-
date Of that organization.
Mr.. Straus practically said as much
to an Evening World reporter at
noon, to-day. The reporter met Mr..
Straus as he entered his political head
quarters in the Union Square Hotel. and
asked him If a statement made by one
of his subordinates. that he was in di-
rect communication with Senator Hin
was true. MIR. Straus was evidently
angry clear through, and was not in a
condition to permit of his discussing
the matter calmly. He at first begged
the report ter not to question him, and
then said, with peculiar emphasis, and
a significant shake of the head:
II have sent my secretary up to see
Senator Hill to ask him whether or
not he intends TO allow his name to APP
pear at the head of a Republican county
ticket.
when l hear from Mr.. Hill l will
have something to say"
mir. Hill has already pronounced in
favor of allowing the Grace-LNA county
ticket to be printed on the regular
Democratic t.,
gested.
MIR. Straus admitted that he had heard
a report TO that effect ana mad sent
for himself If it was true.
II can't believe IT, continued Mr.;
Straus. Il feel certain that Mr.. Hill
a Republican ticket. To my mind, 1t is
out of the question. Please do not press
me further to-day"
He refused TO say ANYTHING about
notification of nomination would be
made public.
In conversation with friend, Mr.;
Straus Is said to have remarked That II
Mr.. Hill permitted the use of his state
ticket In the manner indicated it would
certainly tend to the defeat of the Tam
many ticket, and that he did not propose
to be set up in politics as a martyr.
Nathan Straus and his brother, Isidor
Straus, were in consultation this after
sSSaa for Sysr an hour at the Cn9n
their talk was concerning Senator Hill :
action in permitting the State Dem
ocracy to use his name as an aid to its
local ticket. Secretary klnCaid, who
went to see Mr.. Hill in Mr.. Straus' )
interest. had sent no message up to
o'clock.
The panic that the ,Tammany camp
has been thrown into by the threat OF
Nathan Straus to withdraw from the
Mayoralty race Is made clear by the
frantic haste in which some OF the Tam
N Land Il RFRNlA .lTt.
Advisory Committee of Eight went chas-
ing across country yesterday to induce
Senator Hill to remove the cause for
that threat.
Among those who left the city yester-
day, presumably to attempt to induce
Senator Hill 20 change his mind, were
Mayor Gilroy, Corporation Counsel Clark
and President Jimmy Martin, of the Po-
lice Board. all members of Tammany S
Big Eight,
According to an Associated Press de-
last night at Fonda. Mr.. Martin was
at Police Headquarters this morning.
where he was seen, by, an Evening
OF his mission to Mr. Hill.
II won't admit that / saw Mr. HILL"
said Mr.. Martin, sharply. Neither viii
mission imputed to me. / Won't tall,
ON the subject. That's ALL"
Mr.. Martin was evidently in an IN,
pleasant frame Of mind, bu' he managed
secret.
Mayor Gilroy and Corporation Counse
Clark returned from Albany this morn
ing Neither would discuss the purpose
of his visit to the capital - that is
neither would admit that they Wen
away in the hope of meeting Mr. Hin
I'VE went awav on a matter OF bust,
ness" is IN way Mayor Gilrov put it,
senator I'm was not within 200 miles
of Albany wnDic we We're there. What
we went tor Is Of no concern to the
public"
What DO you think of Senator Hilrs
stand in favor of allowing the names OF
the L%X.'s candidates to be printed on
his State ticket?" the Mayor was asked
Wont 1t hurt the chances of Tam
many's candidates."
II decline to discuss that matter" said
the Mayor II have decided 10 stoI
talking politics for a time"
There was Just as much doubt thl,
morning a Mr. Strauss headquarters
N the Onion Square Hotel as TO hi,
Intentions as there was yesterday. Hi
letter of acceptance Yves not made pub
lie, but the anxious watchers were in
formed that that document. when 4
was given out, would set at rest al
e, y.