The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-11
Mr.. COUDERT Is FOR HILL,
AND WILL VOrE ron a DEMOCRAT
AGAINST COL. STRONG,

Indignant nt che Action or the Grace Con-
vention-This - = TIme, Hs says. when
Democrats Must Stasd Together-Other
Cuckoo Leaders Agree with His.
There was loud, long, resonant roar yester-
day among the Grace Democrats. who insist
that they are Democrats despite the action Of
the Convention at Cooper Union on Tuesday
night. The marrow margin by which the de-
cision 10 support Strong and Coz was reached
In the conference Of lesders-2s to 25-was evil
dence that trouble would follow and that thou
sands OF Democrats who had afiiliated with that
organization would leave in disgust. The action
Of the Convention was 80 sudden that IL took the
breath from many OF the leading spirits In the
state Democracy.
Two well-known citizens Of New York and
leaders in the state Democracy found great DIFF
iculty in suppresslng their Indignation. They
are Frederic X, Coudert and Charles !. Canda.
Mr. Coudert openly declares against the work OF
the Convention and advises all Democrats to
stand by senator Hill and the state ticket.
Mr. Canda told n leader Of the Cuckoos that the
work OF Tuesday night meant the destruction OF
the state Democracy. Other leaders were Bit
terly opposed to the attempt to choke a Republ-
can candidate down their throats. and will
fight against the Republican state and county
tickets.
Mr. Coudcrt. who was n memOtr Of the state
DemoCracy's conference committee from the
Twentieth district. said yesterday that lie would
have attended the Convention at Cooper Union
II he had had the faintest notion that an at
tempt would be made to endorse the nonline-
lions of Strong and Con-.
81 can only say that 1t was great surprise to
me-" he said. Il had no idea that our organization
would ever endorse Republican for Mayor un-
less so unfit person were nominated by other
organizations as to make IL impossible with
self-respect TO vote for him. They seem TO have
taken u different view. however. | not
present. and therefore had no opportunity to
dissent. But doubt very much whether the
action Of that Convention is going TO hold the
state Democracy"
will you support the ticket ,"
IL shall not vote for Mr.. Strong, II | have
Democrat to vote for. You may proclaim that.
Some persons may find fault with the stand |
have taken, but | cannot help ii. | do not care
about that, as believe am right. think that
the Republicans are rs partisan as we are, and.
indeed. u great deal more So | do not consider
Mr.. strong the nominee OF the Committee of
seventy. Mr.. Strong is the nominee Of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Con was the first choice Of
the Committee OF seventy and was only dropped
by them after the Republicans had asserted
with great emphasis that their Convention
would not accept Mr.. Goff or any other Demo-
cfat"
MIR. Coudert was asked for his views the
action OF the shepard Democracy in nominating
n third ticket.
u view that action with very, great regret" he
said. :" Mr.. Wheeler IL an unobJeCtionshe gen
and character. should be willing TO vote for
him for any office which II was within the
bounds of reason to expect that lie might fill;
but every vote given to Mr.. Wheeler is a vote
psrtV Is in a condition Where it requires the aid
and not the enmity of our own people. This is
the time OF all times whenthe party should have
the united support OF all Democrats in view OF
the issues. II the work of the Republican on
stitutional Convention is adopted as It is likely
To be. no man can undertake TO predict what
will be the result on the future of Democracy.
except that it will take years to recover from the
A state Democracy man who cast the vote OF
his. district against the ratification OF strong
teenth district. MIR. Slevn was not at all slow
in expressing his views
two years ago when we first started the state
Democracy. am a Democrat. and no man or
body of men can deliver me to the Republican
party. never suspected for moment that the
State Democracy contemplated the delivery OF
poiled that many votes. and would have won the
election in this city. Il we had nomi:
been been between the state Democracy and
the Republicans Tammany, with the prospec;
to us rather than to the Republicans. 1t looks
very much as though some OF the gentlemen in
cure as tSc defeat OF senator Hi and tie State
ticket | hope. however. that they viii have
duty $50
was delegate in the Cooper Union Convention
and is President OF the Tilden Democratic Club
in his district. He said:
When want to join the Republican party,
will go In. will not he led. ! think we should
have had chanc" TO nominate Democrat Tor
Mayor"
leader in the seventh district. said:
II believe that II we had put a ticket in the
field the Republicans would have won: our
ticket would have been second. and the Tam
many ticket would have been third. The prime
object. of course was to defeat Tammany."
"Why was IL necessary, then, TO JOIN the lie;
publicans IL Tsmmany would have been defeated
why, we want TO defeat Tammany over
whelmingly. Strong will have 10000 ma
iority."
that the bolt from his organi Zation because of
the nomination OF Strong for Mayor Will be
very serious. He said yesterday that individual
Democrats. members Of the organization might
as such. would be loyal In Its support OF the
ticket. He said this in spite OF the fact that
there is decided opposition on the part OF the
b aS''d districts n M. Grace has confidence
in his ability 10 convert the kickers to
the cause Of Col. Strong and says that he is 60
Will tell the people what he said in his speech
at Cooper Union, that Mr.. Strong is liberal in
his ideas on the liquor question; that he II not
believe. and that above all he will make non
partisan appointments, and when he names
Democrat rhey will he Grace Democrats. This
Of course, is all dependant on Mr.. Stronss cleo
ton.
SUPPORT FOR SENATOR NH.