The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16
THIRD MUNICIPAL TICKET.
THE TNDEPEEDENT CoUNTT Or
GANIEATIoN WIZ RUN IT.


a-s A-ySsdy So- Like FOR Governor.
There Is to be a third municipal ticket in the
field this year after all. The Independent
County Organization, which is advertised by
the Committee Of Seventy as supporting Col.
Strong. IL to nominate It. There was q very
lively secret session Of the conference commit.
tee OF that organization at the club rooms of
the Steckler Association. 90 Seventh street, last
evening. at which speeches scoring the Com
mittee OF Seventy as "self-appointed political
arbitrators' and "meddling grannies who do
not represent any constituency" were made by
several members.
Ernest Hsrvier presided. and the sub Com
mttee Of Seven. which labored with the Com
mttee Of Seventy and other organizations TO
bring about union OF all anti Tammany Or
CARNATIONS. made the following report, which,
with its recommendation, was adopted without
adissenting voice:
The independent County Organization, adj
bsspeeks their attention for the following:
AZ the time OF last years election there was
ous s Of u H IN york;
bar to It's increasing encroachments, and no bar
rier to It's wholesale and d!sgraceful frauds upon
ganized form. and the Republican organization
uselessness by past corrupt alliances with Tam
many. II was under these circumstances that
%Hsd the dsea Of Isaac 1 H. %aynsTd
the preliminary steps for organizing a gen.
uine snti-Temmany movement were taken,
eliminating In the Independent County organi-
zation. On Dec. Ia, 1893, one month after the
election. II was launched at public mass meet
dresses on the local situation by. Col. a. s.
Bacon John ID. Townsend Alfred II. Conkling,
Heaiy. The warfare against Tammsny was then
started on the broad and popular lines of a
veritable oppositlon designed to include a, our
creed; color. Or g SSlIItics;,% FollSSns the
took It pp. the Republicans securing. a needed
reorganization OF forces, and other Democratic
fa rte 5sSlnS similar aGton
cuted from December. 1899. until Oct. l. 1894.
vigorous and systematic warfare against Tam
tioa meetings. and appeals to voters through
other agencies A thorough canvass OF the sew
Which Tamman1 Halt HAT VAS s' most strongly 1p S'V i'm
trenched, was made, and the investigations or
% n Sy bore
= result Of this hard. persistent. and judi
SionS work: The outlook was y, 50 generally
leader having meanwhile retired while under
fre) that his successors in charge of the Tam
promise to their state Democracy allies. and
expressed willingness to forego even the nomi-
mating 4, OF tt, Tfimmany candidate for Mayer
Of good government in New York. that the Com
mittee OF Seventy. SO called. an aggregation OF
and voting IN New York city. some OF them y vol.
ing. IL not living in New York city. and others
neither ,bs sq'ng nor LIKING in New York city en-
We were admonished by past experience that
little was to be expected in the way Of practical
leadership for great popular cause from gen
tlemen, some Of them honored and some OF them
aged, whose previous warfare in opposition to
Tammany had invariably been attended with
sometimes humiliating and often gro
tesque. But conscious OF the undeniable good
wish to promote the weii.beinS Of the city Of
New York. we Joined with them, at their invita-
ion not; however. without relustanceIin con.
'ition 70 Tammany Hall. At the request Of their
we PosstP%nsd our nominating
cad. even in movement in which we were the
pioneers.
" the Committee OF Seventy our nominating
at Cooper Union on Sept. 20. attend
fui sicfst aS s.sn er or nom
This adjournment was had In compliance with |
heir request that committee OF the INDIE
)endcnt County Organization should confer with |
hem for the purpose OF agreeing upon ticket |
which should secure the support OF all the OPP
erring with us the Committee OF Seventy. in |
lad faith and with discreditable indirection. !
liz ~ OF SaHs
he State Democracy allies OF Tammany
n perfecting a trade" with Tammany for a |
livision of places on the municipal ticket.
democracy deal succeeded. whereby the
NJ the names with one exception. on the ticket
,elow that Of Mayor. previously chosen by. the
Republican Commttes on Conference. In full
Ter, who had been conspicuous AS an anti, Tam
many opponent. was removed from the ticket as
scy, the Committee OF Seventy. ratifying
he he deal to the extent Of aeqales-
al .se no, anti
n the makeup OF the ticket, but first learned OF
Is composition from newspaper reports, no CON
ule Is not because exercised by Tammany, but
ern no substantial distinction between a ma
ticket constructed In Fourteenth
'rs ow, SnS hckst constructed S
iple OF popular government. Both are scandal
us ,i nyesi3ns g popular rights; Both ought 70
ither party and in all parties
One OF the results OF these machine manau-
he Seventy was that the anti -Tammany Gauss
Tas weak ened. and the situation changed in so
ents feit encoarsged TO Nominate MSHo Sp not
ammany Hall Official
llttee TO convene that body In order that the
INSTABILITY Of putting in nomination a non:
hTtlshH tlckct may DO passed on ana
ispOsea Of. such meeting 10 be held within the
me prescribed by law for independent nominal
ons, and at place TO be fixed by the Execu-
We Committee.
All OF the speeches. II is said, were in favor of
anding up TO be counted in support OF third
cket, and IL said that when the County
ommittee is called together, which will be in a
W days, full ticket will be put in the field. In
'ct. one OF the disstct leaders said that several
the candidates are already agreed on.
mOnR those he mentioned Is Julius Har-
nrger for Sheriff. The fight is ex-
pcted 10 he made on Hamburger, and
i'll probably hurt Mr.. Tamsen. the Committee
Seventy candidate, more than Il will Mr.
dinner. the candidate OF Tammany Hall. This
ame leader said that the candidate for Mayor
i'll be kept under blanket for time. He de-
AIRED, however. that the candidate is a prOmi-
INT member Of the Grand Army and an Ameri-
m, For President OF the Board OF Alderman.
lillian A. Ellis of the second district is,to
ID Michael MadiEan Of the First and pr.
leKander I. Lyle OF the Twenty fourth dis
let for Coroners. This gentleman would
u say what would be done about
10 nominations for Recorder and Judge OF the
lperior Court, but Il Is said 20 he possible that
% organization will endorse Con for one and
ruax for the other place. In this way they-
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