The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
STRAUS is
DETERMINED.
Almost Certain to Withdraw
Unless Hill Declares Against
the GraCe-LXX Ticket
SENDS A MAN TO THE SENATOR
Determined to Learn for Himself
T.L Wl.l Al. 49,
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.

That Nathan Straus, Tammany's cam
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 LXX's
county ticket to be printed on his State
ticket, Mr. Straus Whimsical of
letter of acceptance-send to the EXecu
tive Committee of Tammany Hall
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
asked him If statement made by one
of his subordinates, that he was in di-
rect communication with Senator Hin
was true. Mr.. 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 reporte 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 ar
pear at the head of a Republican county
| ticket.
when l hear from Mr.. Hill I will
have something to say"
"Mr. Hill has already pronounced in
favor of allowing the Grace-LXX county
ticket to be printed on the regular
Democratic State ticket" 1t was sug-
gested.
Mr.. straus admitted that he had heard
report TO that effect, and had sent
his secretary to Mr.. Hill to ascertain
for himself If it was true.
IT can't believe it," continued Mr.
|
will not allow the use of his name or.
Republican ticket. To my mind, 1t Is
out of the question. Please do not press
mo further to-day"
He refused to say anything about
whom or how his letter answering the
notification OF nomination would b.
made public.
In conversation with n friend MIR
straus Is said TO have remarked that II
Mr.. Hill permitted the use Of his State
ticket In the manner indicated It woulC
certainly tend to the defeat OF the Tam
many ticket. and that he did not propos,
to be set up in. politics as a martyr
The panic that the Tammany oamI
Nathan Straus to withdraw from the
Mayoralty race is made clear by the
frantic haste in which some OF tho Tam
many leaders and members OF Gilroy''
Advisory Committee OF Eight went chns
ing across country yesterday to induce
Senator Hin to remove the cause fol-
that threat.
Among those who left the city yester
day, presumably to attempt to Undue,
Senator Hill to change his mind, were
Mayor Gilroy Corporation Counsel Clarl
and President Jimmy Martin, of the 20
lice Board. all members Of Tammany',
Big Eight.
According to an Associated Press de
spatch, Mr.. Martin saw Senator Hi
, last night at Fonda. Mr. Martin wa:
at Police Headquarters this morning
where he was seen by an "Evenini
World" reporter and asked the result
? OF his mission TO Mr.. Hill,
= II won't admit that l saw Mr.. Hin,
said Mr.. Martin, sharply. Neither will
I admit that / went to see him on thu
l mission imputed to me. l won't tall
on the subject. That's ALL"
, Mr.. Martin was evidently in an un
4 pleasant frame OF mind, but he manage
! to keep the cause OF his perturbation
secret
: Mayor Gilroy and Corporation Counse
; Clark returned from Albany this morn
ing. Neither would discuss the purpos
of his visit 10 the capital - that Is
. neither would admit that they wen
away in the hope OF meeting Mr.. Hin.
1--WE went awav on a matter OF bust
/ ness" is tn. way Mayor Gllroy put II
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