New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-12
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ALL ARE IN LINE NOW.
THE GERMANAMERICAN UNION IN.
DORSES THE ANTI-TAMMANY TICKETS

A LITTLE FRICTION OVER THE SUBSTITUTION OF
DIR. ANDERSON FOR DIR. oMEAGHER AS A
CANDIDATE FOR CoRoNER-HEARTY
SUPPORT PLEDGED TO STRONG.
GoFF AND THE OTHERS.
| The Central Committee Of the German-Ameri-
| Reform Union met .ast night in FernandSs
Hall, Third-ave and Fifty -ffth-st.. and ndorsed
the nominees of the Committee of Seventy with
the exception of DR.. William O'Meaghcr, for Cor
oner. DR.. II. A. c. Anderson was the choice OF
many OF the delegates, and a resolution was
adopted instructng the Conference Committee
Of the Union to urge the Committee OF Seventy
to substitute the name Of Dr. Anderson for that
! OF Dr. O'Meagher on the ticket but In case OF Its
failure to have the change made, to indorse the
ticket finally agreed upon by the Committee OF
Seventy.
There full attendance Of delegates Carl
Schurz presided and John e. Pannes and Joseph
Winter were secretaries Among the delegates
present were Frederick +. Grisel, Charles
Loewenstein Gustav H. Schwab, Theodore
Sutro Carl Hauser Hermann Ridder, Edward
Grosser. Dr. H. A. C. Anderson Dr. Emf! w.
Hoeber L. f. Thoma Jean We'll, DR.. A. Berg
haus Herman Rosenthal, Arthur Won Briesen,
NJ Oppenheimer Perc.val Knauth, James Speyer
and f. A. Dettmann.
In calling the meeting to order Mr. Schurz said:
The field is now clear; let the little wars cease
ard Jet us now unite ir freeing the city from
tyrants" Mr. Schwab reported the ticket which
had been presented by the Committee Of Sew.
enty.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.
Theodore Sutrc then read resolutions telling
the aims Of the German-American Reform
Union and praisng the candidates OF the Union
ticket OF William l.. Strong the resolution
said: "FIe is an outspoken opponent OF the mar
row-minded. un-American and natiyistic tenden.
cies of the American Protective Assoclation
John w Goff was oxen or as feafess anu sue, sue,
cessful fighter of criminality and as man Wen
fitted t. fiji the office Of Recorder. and the others
were spoken Of in pleasant terms. DR.. Ander.
sons name was placed on the ticket instead OF
DR.. O'Meagher's
AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT.
The substitution of the name Of DR.. An
derson for that of Or. O'Meagher called forth
an animated debate, in the course OF which
Mr. Schurz left the chair and made a
nlea for harmony I'VE organized
he said, "to do this city great service."e want
the public good, not office" He spoke ot the rep
resentation the Germans already had on the
ticket and said We serve neither ourselves nor
the public by asking this that or the other once
for our countrymen. Consider TINS matter cali.'y;
do not know DR.. Anderson" he added. but !
think II he knew that the good cause was AZ
stake, he would withdraw. =,
Or Anderson said that inasmuch as he had
been indorsei by the state Democracy; ne a wou'a
not withdraw The question was finally settled
by the adoption by a unanimous vote OF Mr'
Sutro's resolution with both the names OF Ahue,-
son and OMeagher left out. ana WIN an a.nSn.
uent added empowering the Conference Commit
ta. 10 work for the naming Of Anderson on tne
ticket but to accept, whatever 1t might De- mo
ticket finally offered by the Committee OF sew
enty. -.
on motion of Jean Well a campaign commit.
tee consisting OF member from every AS
sembly District. named These are .he
names Of tie members Of the committee: Au-
gust Schleif J. Schne"weis, Dr. JULIUS Saiow,
Magnus Levy, H. f. RoDi \. Keinan Iheouore
Sutro. Edward Rocky Charles LUZ. +; ,a,ss Ackes-
mann IT. Lichtenheim. A. Schlag. j. g. Weigold.
F. Hellwg +. =. Gr!esel. Franz Graf, Hehry
Kuhn Victor Fielder NJ Oppenheimer, oswaId
Ottendorfer Charles NJ. Laub Henry Rler +.
Guetler l.. f. Thoma. +. o. Dettmann. CharIes
Sutter Max Richnitzer, W. Dieckmann ana W.
H. Hennig
The following were then named COMMITTEES
- inform the candidates Of their mountainous
Carl Schurz Gustav II. Schwab Hermann KID.
der A. Won Briesen. L. l.. Loewnste!n, DIR. ).
Sachs Or. A. Berghaus and }. B. Pannes. -, ..,-
The chairman OF the meeting received the tos'
lowing letter from Louis Windmuller:
Unable to be present at your meeting; | request
vou to recommend To members 10 advocate me
csSon Of ,b, Wam macry E o our M yoer are Demo
Gratis and that 1t would have been easier TO suodus
Tammany Hall II its opponents cou,d nave uni,sa
on the candidacy Of good Independent Democrat;
II is TO be regretted that this was not feasible an
the more slrce Tammany has chosen Nathan Straus
a man who deserves our esteem as an intel!igent
German and generous benefactor.. But We haVs
agreed that we would rid the city from the tyranny
Of Tammany and this can be accompVshed only II
we all urite Mr.. Strong have known MN per.
sonal;y for number Of years as man OF great @
business ability and of sterling honesty II We sup
port him h will accept the nomination ana ADMIN
ster the affairs OF the city on the same sound prn.
cIpes which guide him In the management or the
various large institutions in which he Is now the
leading sprlt
Under these circumsanc questions OF party poli.
tics must be- left out OF consideration expect that
our members will finally decide unanimously in his
favor. II n minority should first object they ought
o ion the majority. for only by being united, can
we expect to that influence 70 which the Ger
man element Is fairly entitled