Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-11
NATHAN sTRAIs NOMINATED.
Tammany Hall Names ITS New York
City Ticket.

The Tamnany Hall county convention
at New York last night nominated the
following ticket:
For mayor. Nathan Straus: president
board OF aldermen. Augustuss Peters:
sheriff, William Sohmer: recorder. Fred
crick Smyth; superior court Judge, Charles
II. I'rUaX; coroners. John II. Shea and
Jacob Mittnacht.
The convention was called to order IN the
IAN street wiewam at $40 last evening.
The slate 10 be presented TO the conven-
tion had been decided uIon at a meeting
of Tammany's executive committee during
the afternoon.
The slate did not Include the name OF
Hugh J. Grant for mayor but some little
time before the convention was called 70
order there was some talk among the out
slders OF StampedinG the delegates for
him. Mr.. Grants friends promptly warned
MIN Of this and he wrote letter, Which
was given to the chairman TO read 20 the
delegates, saying that under no clrcurn-
stances would he accept the nomination.
The delegates were called 10 order by
Police Commissioner James y. Martin as
temporary chairman. John b. McGoldrich
and Willis Holly. Mayor Gilroy's private
secretary, wire named as secretaries OF the
convention.
Commissioner Martin called upon ex-
Speaker Of The Assembly William Sulzer
for a speech. Mr.. Sulzer said that Tam
many had again been called upon 70 elect
democrats TO Office, and that again as in
the past, IL would do what il was expected
TO do, without the assistance from the re-
publican or any other political organlZa-
ton. The main Issue OF the campaign In
the city, as well as In the state he said
was the question of civil ard religious lib
ertv-of freedom Of worship and thought
as against religious Intolerance and bIgotry
IL was fight Of and for the masses against
the classes.
I'VE welcome this issue" said he. LET
into this fiChf knnttipc R,t,t
success. preaching nothing but success
and-knowing Twin"
Judge Nanwyck of the city court pre-
scented a resolution announcing the Ameri-
can Protective Association, which was
adopted.
The platform adopted indorses Grover
Cleveland,s administration particularly for
the repeal of the Sherman silver law and
praises David Il. Iiill and the admrlistra-
tons of Mayors Grant and Gilroy.
Then the attempt was made to stampede
the convention for Mr.. Grant. His name
was mentioned by one of the delegates and
IL was the signal for prolonged applause.
Judge o German got the floor as soon as
quiet could be restored and declared en-
phatically that Mr.. Grant would not accept
a nomination.
Then the name OF Nathan straus was
presented for mayor by Judge O'Gorman.
Mr. Straus was declared the Unanimous
choice Of the convention without further
less of time.
Then the rest OF the slate was presented
ana adopted unanimously as q whole, and
the convention adjourned.
The New York World this morning print
ed an Interview with Nathan L. Straus in
which he claims that the Nomination for
mayor was offered him by representatives
Of the Grace-Fairchild party on condition
that he support VIM. X. Grace for United
States Senator to succeed David b. Hill
Mr.. Straus says that he declined the offer
Il belong TO no political organization" con-
tinued Mr.. Straus, land 1 do not intend TO
Join any. L have always been an indepen-
dent democrat, end I intend to remain So
and IL i am elected mayor OF New York
1 intend to retain that Independence alb
solutely."