New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-20
ACTIVE WOKh.
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY ORGAN
IZEs PERMANENTLY
,or,, r,pocorE ELECTED CHAIRMAN
CHARLES STEWART SMITH HE "'"D
or THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF THE ENE'l I'VE
PLANS FOR OPERATIONS
TT, Orc, work OF the Citizens Committee OF sew
o,,v vas done yesterday, when permanent VI
z,,Ion was effected and committees were appo"".."
-, ioat T., tho battle which will be waged by 'he
committee against Tammany Hall ana CORRUPT '''
,,, ,orruen, The committee met yesterday
,.,oor IN The rooms Of the Chamber Of 'om'le'o',
,d {, hogan work on the same lines as 'n' "''
committee OF seventy. which drove OUT " e' ''' ~
regime By forming strong Sup-coN''".' -,
uhich tho brunt Of the work Will ran me ''
toe did not declare itself in favor OF any 0"' 20 10,
=, c,nnaien and made no mention OF the me'"oi,
=, ~ o,,,,oved in disodgng Tammany Hall IL dii
-, ro,,r - any municipal platform on when IL "''
,,,ce re homes OF oustng corruption from ''e 0'y
government but /; gave tn" Executive
fur mower 10 frame such n PLATFORM i"''e W"
much enthusiasm displayed ana iee"1s W."
,r,ssoI by all the members which shower 'ha' my
were willing to work uhceaS'"s'' '
mcnt In this city
c,rrrn To ORDER BY MIR. LAROCQtE
,rhe meeting was called to order by Joseph la
u.an,,, ,ho named IT, He proposed for temporary
s,r,,, George l.. Rives. who was Unanimously
,a.,1 ON motion OF Hugh y Camp committee
-, ,brae was appointed on permanent orgah'~'"o"'
and after A short dellberaton this committee re-
or,eI IN favor OF the following oiilcers anu ooi'
mitiees: . ron,
.botr q
orocoue. vice-chairmen. Charles Stewart S'h'"'
,~n, rroshv Brown and J. Pierpont Morgan treas
$780, Kennedy Tod; secretary. John T. raure'
Executive Committee. Charles 5 smith cha''
william f. Hornblower. Frederic Iaylor' 'al''
,rch,hald r. VI. Galloway, W. Harris ioo"'-'
Gustav H. Schwab. Lewis J." Deane'"' .''"o'
e,nrrs charles C. Beaman. g. l.. Rlves horace
porter W. Travers Jerome. John Cianh' hN''e.'
= ,vhoolor and L. J Callahan. Finance commit
Too Kennedy Tod j. Perpont Morgan John l.
rov,sond " L. Strong Woodbury. LanSioh 'o''
nelus Vanderbilt James Speyer. JACOB H. 'o''"'
John A. Stewart and John Crosby Brown
The Executive Committee will have power 10 "P
point any other committees that Will ~ r
~ represont the Committee Of Seventy III co"'e'
.o with other organizations. and 10 call the conn
Mite. together al such times as II may deem al
yisable
The report OF the Committee on Permanent Or
eaniza,ion was adopted. and Mr. Larocqu" TOOK inc
chair When he asked the members OF the commit
tee TO listen TO him for a moment he was met with
a hearty burst Of applause and his remarks wh'cn
vnro in rart as follows received with CHEERS
II IL needless for ne to say In acceptlng the
position OF chairman that receive the nohor as
mark Of confidence on your par. am aeh.S 49,
ali times 10 give my best efforts In the cause whlch
you have cspoused. In accepting the monoe y Dv
have conferred upon me desire TO say ina L III!
hns,uess eneage rnens and other work are such tha
/ would not feel that was doing my duty 10 m NE
committee in accepting unless | knew that MT
charles stewart smith vas chairman OF the t;Necn;
Tg ths cGm mg fTs@t'r ah Rd' that
Smith VIII look after II IN such way hat h i re
safe in accepting with al my otner VIE Sn,s -, wv
sltion Of chairman OF the Committee OF seventy
The secretary then read letters OF regret from
the following members OF the committee who were
unable 10 be present: John Sloane, George Mac
culloch Miller f. r. A. Seligman. Charles {. Bea-
man. Henry \. oakley. William h. NeDD anu ~,
r. ii Derby. Most cf these men were out OF town
and expressed their hearty sympathy with the
PURPOSES Of the committee and their determination
to give II their support.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
on motion of Charles Stewart Smith. The com
mittee then adjourned subject to the call OF the
chair and the executive committee went into secret
session to discuss plan for the campaign and the
question OF permanent headquarters. Rooms III the
Mutual Reserve Life Association Building nave
It Is probable that the generous offer Will ne TAKEN
advantage Of. After the executive committee ma, NAG
nary work which will be carried out by the com
mittee had been discussed and that active cam
paign operations would be begun at once
The members Of the Committee OF Seventy who
were present at the meeting YESTERDAY were the
following, l.. VI. Boomngdale, John crosby
prSred. ME Rehard Dssvcs Dr. Ai9er, Il. Ely
John =. Faure; julius J frank. A. 5 FFissetl r.
FOp H HdTn5a nFd Dr. T'anc acoS s1s
Johnson. Isaac Il. Klein. PercIyal Knanth. Wood
bury LsnEdon M@rs:all C. Len s,on Max
peter 49, Olney. D. c. Overbaugh Edward D. Page.
James b. Reynolds. Henry Rice, G: l.. Ryes. w.
smith simon Sterne Julius Sternberger. Albert
stckney. Henry G swords. Frederic Taylor. John
y NJ galloway, Charles f. Hauset. William
Travers Jerome. Joseph laroclue, George Haven
putnam James j. Speyer. John A. Stewart. William
Gcrerai Charles H. T. Coils and James a. Blanch-
ard who have been at the Republican state Con
ventlon at Saratoga. came In after the meeting