New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-17
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THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
IT IS COMPOSED OF INFLUENTIAL REPRE-
SENTATIVE MEN.
coon WORK EXPECTED OF THEM IN THE COMING
FIGHT AGAINST TAMMANY HALL
POWER AND CORRUPTION.

FIGHT AGAINST TAMMANY HALL
POWER AND CORRUPTION.
The meeting Of the newly appointed Committee
Of SEVENTY which Chairman Joseph Larocque has
called for Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. is looked 10 win
unusual interest by good citizens without disilhc-
ton of party. They hope 10 see this committee
enter upon the work placed in It's hands Win year.
promptitude and tact. and map out a caihPd's"
against Tammany Hall that will result in the com
plete overthrow of that greedy cunning ana cor
rupt political Organization. 1t is committee II Is
thought in which the people OF this city VIII nave
entire confidence believing that 1t is composer
OF men who are unsefshly devoted 10 the cause
of honest government and clean municiphl au
ministration and not Of those who have consented
10 take part in the movement In the nope Oh Sec"'
ing office for themselves their friends
The makeup of the committee met the approval
of all citizens opposed to the domination vi IAN"
many Hall who seen yesterday II WIS con"
coded even among Tammany Hall men ana th''r
sympathizers that for character, high standing IN
the community ability. earnestness and devotion 10
the citys best interests it would be diihcu'' 10
match the names which Chairman Larocque' with
the assistance of Secretary Gustav H. Schwab' had
selected to assume the direction and burden OF the
momentous contest with the combined elements Vi
corruption to be fought this fall.
Much regret was expressed yesterday that ex-
Mayor Hewitt could not be prevailed upon 10 oreso
his trip to Europe until after the election 50 aS ~
take part personally in the work OF the committee
His presence and experience it was felt might prove
invaluable There is no lack, however OF eXce!iei'
material in the list. Chairman LaroGque; IL was as
serted would prove the above all others 10 Iea
haps to- that achieved BY its prooype OF twenty
years ago. which grappled win ana 1i s.rnntiu e ,a
Der of the firm OF shipman. Larocque Choate IS
about sixty-hve years Old Delnocrat IN poh'hSs.
longs TO the Metropolitan. the Reform. the Demo
Sol ie az
man Lloyd Steamship Company at TINS port ana IS
Charles Stewart Smith. exprssdent Of the cham
Der OF Commerce has been ,denteH WIN 'n rcy
land Democrat. prominent member OF the Bar As.
ISOLATION and one OF the COMMITTEE OF that nouy
He was nominated by Mr. Cleveland for justice OF
the supreme Court but Senator g seegre ed, his bsb 5
ing-house OF Kuhn. Loeb CO.. has been prominent
in Smar n nss # for e ah FIRM 6f Phelps Dodge
& Co. is another philosophical man. though now
oE Harris a Ko0m nsa has esfn h
recent Chamber Of Commerce Conference at me
S GSem KnauiS Sn Henry oakSy j.
son., Lewis L.; DeaheId Char.es Ta6er, Wl, IAN,
putnam are other wei. known mep identified with
Good Government Cubs and other reform ofEaNlI5 y,
Stewart Charles c. Beaman. George l.. RiveS and
William Travers Jerome are LAWYERS ani'lated en-
been more or less prominent in cVi. service or
municipal reform. ,,.,,,,..
Strong Woodbury. Langdon. ). Perpont Morgan. X
NJ Galloway. Charles Hanselt ana John CROSBY
Brown are among the solid business men on ne
committee. Simon Sierne was secretary q me on
Committee Of Seventy. Cornelius xanderoHi; Gen,
eral Horace Porter. General c. II. T Coils Genera
Arson c. McCOok. James \. Blanchard, Peter u.
Oney and George Haven Putnam need no in;rofuc-
ton 10 readers Of The Tribune.
: Among those who for various reasons declined 20
90 upon the committee Wheeler II Peckham,
James c. Carter. Henry w. Cannon. D. Wiilis James
Cornelius ~ Bliss James a. Roosevelt. Oswald OF
tendorfer j. VI. Constable. Morris X. Jesup. Joseph
" Harper. Arson Phelps Stokes; Afrei r. Conk-
ling clifford 4. Hand Francis Lynde Steison, r.
Eiiery Anderson. Henry r Beekmln. William
butcher John r. Lennon. William Martens. William
Gilman A. l.. Gu,nan. Dr.. H. a e. Anderson. q.
Rernhem. Moses Oppenheim"r. Herman Kosenthai.
H. Hum V Henry Rothschil. william G. Smith
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