New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20

GRANT ACCEPTS CONDITIONALLN.
All the members Of the committee had reasons
OF a pecuniary nature for wanting Tammany
rule continued in New-York. They could there
fore he depended on to labor earnestly with the
ex-Mavor When they returned to the NgWam
they reported TO their anxious coiIeagnea thdl
Mr. Grant would probably accept but there was
a condition imposed which brought tears to the
ewes of DRY Dollar" Sullivan. Mr.. Grant htd
declared that before he accepted they must take
from the Tammany ticket the name 81 every
man of unsavory reputation rms pIoVi Hg was
said to affect first and foremost Philip Wissis'
the filthy Tammany candidate Tor Assembly III
DRY Dollars dstrict-thc llld.
Mr. Grant himself. after the committee hdu
left him said that il he accepted 1t would ne
with the explicit understanding that aN candl-
dates whom he regarded as injudicioua selections
should be removed from the ucKet. i iST,S -
name was not mentioned by Mr.. Grant Dul ~
was whispered about th9t Wissis wouiu
have to go ana that ne Wpuiu nay '0''f'''
within day or two. ..-
The Executive Committee accepted MT Grant
conditions and took recess until 49, y. m.
Tammany Hall and the Union Square neau,
quarters were besieged all day by an uneasy ana
dcspairing crowd Of Tammanyites Iney
knew that their only chance Of mak!ng
any showing the polls lay In getting
Grant TO run and even this arrangement
failed TO inspire many Of Them win nole'
Little work was done in the offices OF any OF me
city departments yesterday. me great ma
ioritv of politicians were too anxious about their
bread and butter to stick 10 their Gesks
before he hour for the rcaSSenDIlnS OF the
rrar,,tive Committee at the Wgwem. the
building was damned and the Sidewalks ana
roadway in front Of ii were 50 crowded ,haI
the leaders found difficulty in GLOWING the'r
way into the hall When the committee mad got
together again Commissioner Martin VINO pre-
sided called for the reading OF me resoI l;
adopted by the Tammany County IohNeAuoH'
which gave to the Executive Committee au'hoI-
ity to fiji all vacancies which might occur III
the ticket. Before he did tins Mr.. har'h cVuIu
not have failed TO observe that although ever!
district was represented either by the mempers
or by proxies the familiar faces OF Mayor 'I'l-
row. County Clerk Purroy and CORPORATION
C,,,soI c,Iark were still conspicuously absent.
But he said that the committee was now IN SEES
sion for the purpose of nominating cahul9d A.,
FOR Mavor in place Of Nathan Straus. ana ne
nrdered the roll to be called by districts. that
tho representatives might name their cholGe,
Colonel Michael c. Murphy arose When the Isl
District was called and made speech n iniIs
IImsh Grant a shout of approval followed
and as each district was called SNORT siC 49,.
were made and every man declared Tor Tld I
No man was ever so pi''eilS Ne'iiNN ~ $1,000
doomed cause.
GRANT FORMALLY DECIDED on
Park Commissioner Bell. the secretary, an
nounced Grants unanimous Nomination. ""N
there was another shout.
Colonel Murphy Commissioner Edward Bell,
Carl A. Goepel ex-Judge Henry Murray Au-
gust Finck John f. Murphy. Edward = steers
Charles f Ferris. T. c. T. Grain, Iatrlck Nh,
an and Commissioner Martin wcre appo III
q committee to offer to the now tfce-loiill-
mated candidate the Tammany nomination
They found him at the headquaTiers III thS az I,
ion Square Hotel which Mr. Strau a, mao ranr cd
serted When all present were Propeii' i""sO0
Colonel Murphy said:
This committee Mr.. Grant we're appoih,ed 10
wait YOU for The PurPo'e sc q, his attrnoon
They met this morning al 10 o'clock W.hVQJh %m n,
ooeitivev nrohibited the Executive Committee from
Considering your name H. any way. 1pu 49, re,,ofi
positive that your nearest friends tree 10 .
upon the other members OF the coinmlltee 20 ao
low the injunction placed on mem & rer he
only person to make the fight. You had aii"4Es
been and are the idol Of the young men q. b ni
city You have never done anythn3 Ia HG"o ,i,0n
public or private life to change theT r99I ce iSai
The committee felt. under these cIcuso ,sS
YOU were the proper person TO be the S'"""aio y
bearer of Tammany BaiL .. .h. !, raouira1
the efiorts OF every district leader ana every r'e1
Of yours present to prevent your NOMINATION on aIe
night of the he equal % which had
been seen in this city o tbSr With xed purpose
The appeals resisted for long ule; s aUui
who 4ssaa be gP0 aid So by 2ad
Information that delegate TO the convection me-
anV NC, circnnstances 10 be named candidate o"-
ing to the condition Of your business aHanS laco
since, and Of the withdrawal Of the man VINE 40
nominated that night Efdcu,V IN COMMITTEE Of
Tammany Hail met this morning at ~ ei tSa nom 1nu
gentlemen who had spoken 10 you acre
nnnlS Won accent it, Notwithstanding that decli-
nation the v cO% 10 Se of Of
Hall a committee was instructed 10 Wiir ncc on
you ana m lay dd go You consulted with your
friends understood IT, You gaze US no hoe
"a hope that II the matter was laid before y y9
in a proper light we would get your consen'' :"
man Who had never been in any other organZa.
ton or served under any other nag; would De !he
to 9rn yo out of 'n the ctv You are
to bring out that vote because you haHe r dslrt
sented the organization before and IN represeh T.
ing IL have done credit to It. TO the city ana &c
yourself ~ ,h Coro.n,t,oe Of Sixty met
this morning ard. without dissenting voice
reiterated the demand for your services Nc"
sir. lay their nomination at you" 'ee'
HE FINALLY ACCEPTS
Mr. Grant In reply, said:
Colonel Murphy and Gentlemen OF TIE COMMITTEES
Van cannot regret more than do the unfortunate
condition of affairs that Mr.. Straus has seen III L
make. Nh Straus was my friend, al9 diaI ~
70 decne al this late date the nomination tendeTe.
him for Mayor by Tammany Hall II has been M!
"a MAYOR Of tins city. Such has been my de
termination. and what | say now - condl'ohe
attention Thus. there viii be no mistake about IN
position The Democracy o. New orh v ~ a
iIpd to me | asked many OF you gentlemen t
favor the nomination of Nh Siraus. ana you "1T
k s unSeTstand YOUR statement Of the matter thi
morning you consider somewhat responsible 10
~, anun moi ask YOU or any friend Of mine TO d.
anything that would not take the Fespohs'O'"'
ioII canno, but appreciate your very kind feeling
toward me as EXPRESSED by Colonel Murphy ana
can say to you now that upon the coIal.don , tia
such candidates on your local ticket as ma! use i
n ntudcIous run shall be Withdrawn: ! WI
accept your nomination DO So WIN no [faT ID
Colonel Murphy replied: And, on behalf o
the organic ion / represent here. | say that w