The evening world., 1894-10-08
WILL PRESENT
A new TICKET.
The Xxx, However, Is to
Stick to Strong for Mayor
and Golf for Recorder.
TlDROP NAMES Of GRACE MEN
The New Slate Will Be Decided
Upon at Meeting To-
Morrow Morning.
THIS 10 BE THE LAST EFFORT.
II 1t Fails, the Xxx. viii Issue a
Stateme 1t and G. Gut
Of Business.
THIS 10 BE THE LAST EFFORT.

The Executive Committee Of the Xxx.
will make a last, supreme effort to-
morrow to arrange ticket that will
be acceptable to the anti-Tammany
organizations, and with which they hope
to defeat whatever ticket Tammany
Hall may put up or indorse.
In this last effort. however, one thing
seems pretty certain, and that Is that
not single Grace-Fairchild mans name
will appear upon the remodelled ticket.
The Xxx. seem to think they have
been sold out by the Grace Fairchild
combination. The took UP the latter's
candidate, John w. Goff. and while not
pressing him for Mayor, gave him that
which he himself longed for-the nom-
nation for Recorder. With two excep-
lions 1t gave Mr.. Grace every other
place on the local ticket. Still the lat
ter was not satisfied.
Now the Xxx. looks upon the Grace
Fairchild crowd as boilers and pro-
poses to treat them as such.
The Grace Fairchild people will hold
their convention Tomorrow night and
nominate a ticket. The leaders will
The ms xx W 30 TO asea9 now and
ignore all that the Grace-Fairchild men
may do.
some members OF the Xxx. to-day at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms on
Nassau street Some of the morning
papers had announced a meeting there,
but that was mistake.
Chairman Charles Stewart Smith was.
however, on hand, and when William
Travers jerome, Gustav H. schwab
Larocque dropped in 1t was decided to
send out for few more Of the Execu-
tive Committee. Gen. Horace Porter
The Executive Committee, or quo
rum OF 1t, got together, and for nearly
two hours debated the situation.
Then the meeting aSSiiourned and Chair
I'VE have done nothing; we know
nothing, in fact, nor Will we, until II
o'clock tomorrow morning. At that
hour We will all get together and make
a last effort to select ticket that will
be acceptable.
81 do not wish to discuss the action of
Mr.. Grace or the gentleman acting with
him a the present time"
Charles Steckler and Julius Harvier.
OF the Independent County Organization,
and ex-Sheriff James O'Brien, called at
the Chamber and had talks with the
members of the Ink. after the meet
Ex-sherIn o'Brien. who had separately
seen every member Of the Executive
Committee present, made no attempt to
hide his feelings He said he had urged
upon all the necessity Of dropping
ticket below that of Recorder. He was
| satisfied that he had carried his point.
Gustav Schwab, when seen Immediately
after the conference. said:
1T will he impossible for us to have
any ticket ready for publication before
to- morrow morning at II o'clock. All l
can say is that from the office OF Record
er down the old ticket will be remodelled.
New names will probably be selected for
all Of the Offices"
Mr.. Schwab did not think there was
much truth In the story that the Ger
man An erican reformers had split up.
"They have not held meeting since
the conference OF yesterday" said he.
"They will meet, however, on Thursday.
Then we will know where we are at
In case the Committee OF Xxx. actual
" decides upon a ticket tomorrow
morning, a second conference OF all the
organizations-the Grace Fairchild peo-
pie excepted-will at once be called to
indorse It.
That the Republicans are expecting
such a move is evident from the fact
that their convention will not be re-
convened until Wednesday night.
II the LXX.'s remodelled ticket 10 re-
jected, 1t is very probable that that body
will Issue a statement setting forth the
reasons for Its failure and go out Of
business.