The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-19
IN PLACE OF STRiTS, WHO?
Tammany Men Urge Graut
to Run for Mayor.
TALK or CROKER OR sHeeHap.

- NoN EoFmhuy announced, NOhONH UC-
ries ne A.y Lo.Rer-erent Pressure o-
Es-Msyor GRAFT TO Run-strau.'s Mes
ss.ger Falls to See Senator Hiii.
Tsnnany Hall expects TO have new candi.
date for Mayor to-day candidate who will
be satisfactory to everybody,"is the way one Of
the Committee Of Eight who made up the pres
emit Tammany ticket, put It last evening
The Executive Committee. composed Of the
district leaders Of the Tammany organization,
which was empowered by the County Conven-
ton 10 I'LL vacancies on the ticket has been
called to meet at o'clock this afternoon, when
1t IL expected that the new candidate will he nut
in the field TO succeed Nathan Straus
Mr.. Straus, according to the information of
all the Tammany leaders hss declined to make
the race. Mr.. Straus him self would say nothing
on tho subject last evening The indications
that point TO his retirement from the field. how
ever, are too strong to admit Of any other inter-
probation. In the morning Mr.. straus an
nounced that he had sent his private secretary,
A. l.. Kinkead. to Rochester to see Senator Hin
and present letter requesting the Senator not
to permit his name to be printed on the Grac.
ballots with the name of Col. William l.. strong
for Mayor. When he should receive a reply he
declared he would have some big news"
Whether or not he had received reply from
Mr.. Kinkead neither Mr.. Straus nor any
one connected with the management or his
canvas would say yesterday, but no reply was
needed Tor 1t was stated positively by Chair
man Hinckley OF the Democratic State Commit
tee that the arrangement for tho printing of the
names of the regular Democratic candidates for
State offices on the Grace ballot had been mads
and could not be receded from on Mr.. Strauss
account or for any other reason.
This stand OF Senator Hill and the State Com
mittee was well known to the leaders OF Tam
many Hall. most or whom sympathize with the
Senator and his effort to get every Democratic
vote in the state cast for the regular State
ticket, and they took 1t for granted when they
learned that Mr.. Straus had despatched his letter
to Senator Hill that Mr.. Stratus was out OF tho
race, and that 1t was In order to cast about for
another candidate.
Most OF them hurried to the campaign head
quarters or MIR. Straus In tho Union Square
Hotel yesterday afternoon to ask IL 1t was real"
true that Mr.. Straus had declined TO run. 'rhs
rooms hired by Mr.. Straus, the corridors on tie
first floor. the reading room. and TIM big hotel
parlor. were filled with Tamnary Hall leader.
and other politicians at O'Clock. until the gath
ering in many respects resembled one which pre-
cedes meeting OF the Tammany Executive
Committee in an exciting campaign.
The particular feature Ut the gathering was
the EFFORTS put forth by many OF the district
leaders To prevail upon ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant
to accept the nomination for Mayor in place Of
Mr.. Straus- Mr.. Grant was managing the
campaign FOR Mr.. Straus, who Is his warm
personal friend and whose nomination he and
his friends did much to secure. The cx-
Mayor Is greatly chaRrfned by the attitude
IN which he has been placed by Mr.. straus In
MS EFFORT to dictate terms to Senator Hill, and is
said not to have been In sympathy with his
principal In that matter, but advised sharp
stahd-up nRht on personal ana party Issues,
without consideration or how many Grace DEM
ocrats Will vote for Senator Hill
The district leaders who visited Mr.. straus,
headquarters yesterday AFTERNOON got hold OF
ex-Mayor Grant, led him into the big parior OF
the MOTEL ana there used their persuasive elo-
quence on MIN IN the enort TO get MIN 70 be tho
standard bearer or the organization. Among
them were James w. Boyle Lawrence Del
mour. Patrick Keenan, james i. Heating. John
reilly MOTIFS reatherson' Charles r. Murphy,
Polce justice MCMAHON. John D. RYAN, senator
Timothy ID. sullivan and Excise commissioner
william Dalton. John NJ Bowers, Charities
commissioner eheehy' senator Guy anu follcs
justice Johh .. Ryan auueu their opportunities
to those OF the leaders.
10 one anu all OF then the ex-Mayor SAID that
nothing "ouiu SUIT MN oetter thah 70 Jump into
the hght now ana make u rousing canvass; but
he asserted as no has before. that IL Is impossi-
bic Tor him 10 DO SO unless ne Is released by ms
e..
business associates from contract whlch blnds
him TO Keep out OF political once or active par
tcipation In politics. TO one OF the men who
told him that the hope OF Tammany Hall rested
on him MI Grant said;
Ia give slO,OOo To-day IT was Tree 10 make
this night but am not
Some OF the leaders AFTER their talk with Mr..
Grant, said that they believed lie would use
every enort TO secure release from the contracts
which prohibit his acceptance or the nomins-
ton, and they professed the belief that he would
succeed. and viii, in fact, he the Tamnany Hall
MayorNlty nominee to be voted for at the com
ing election.
There was Tery well dehned rumor around
Democratic state headquarters, to the effect
that IL ex-Mayor Grant refuses to accept the
nomination II would not be an unwise thing for
Mr. Croker 10 take the bull by the h"rns anh
himself accept the nomination for Mayor ofNew
York. This report went around the private
rooms or Mr.. Thacher, Major Hlnckley ana
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