New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
A NON-PARTISAN MAYOR.


kn9W NJ Root q voice: And Choate') These
NAME NAME OF seventy have added to that quartet the
nn Mines Of Choate and Carter. because | wanted 4
ti Hent So0s and think rom what have hearl q
ssoats since the election. and from what little talk
uan'; Vet given retainer TO Carter, but expec,
NG Ts sa TG to have s Started in the Mayor char
lSnb what they tell me of my office. suppose 1t
sontcnmnsdered as being from this time continually
De oath until the lst of January. lS9s. When
Ssnguet Committee, called on me 70 arrange date
for tbs elmer ,hogsh' !, would be very appr pro-,
know common IL The drySoods s world a., and
Csasssin thought we had better nave ii now.
When Mr Clafn left me wondered what had
SSoono,e; | remembered that two or three years ago
= dvjne in this city went around. made ;eN adj
S SrG very Jew friends among OF know
hat | hardly. agreed with him at that TIM.
" bis flock But he continued his work, and in six
or eight months he convinced me that ne vas on
the righ; track. ana he made lots or other pcopc
mink So too. and finally the legislature OF ms
SiTererent departments OF this munGipahy, ana
vnu know the result of the work Of that commit
tee One result Of it is this banque; Fortunately or
o,Inrwise ! was made the standa bearer of the
which Se TaTn 81 Of 'n Sa Pe Tork MADE
a. fSr a combination ticket to be nominated with
eEopK Contributed more to the success of that
tcket than any other one class OF people. CAP
pSSS ow. took the oath OF office today, as told
you think there are few men mere NAV VINO be one nor or
two laughter
on A NON-PARTISAN BASIS.
While We arc on this subject want to say that
this Ticket was elected entirely on noh-parusah
has,s (Applause) There is one gentleman. Know
n This room who didn't vote for me. He sad to
g me one day recently: Colonel l believe you are
elected on non-partisan BASIS
sdlu, -. - carry that oft"
W saa ,ben he said. while voted against you,
vow for an office. because YOU know you are gong
nSnPsThsrn nsnsa to hnR hS vas right
APPLAUSE In talking to several democratic friends
q nine i, who 2a v %ant tor to- root them al out
Well guess out of the leS Pe9pe th Nna yD 0sn
sSd we viii have 10 look after Them and convert
sheu, You know. We are commanded 10 ms.ee "' t
INN qness IS to bring him into camp applause
So we will have 10 take care OK our lahi'na"S
Bu, gentlemen This non-partisan question IS con-
siderable OF question II is easy enough lor you
Before election. and 50 i was, ana IL iSh se,H
hard work say Il now But Mhen you vose ,o or
ss nearlv 600 that have got. why, 90 YOU know
there are only seven or eight OF mem ina. are fr
d,,rSuf,on Of the ten Offices at my disposal among
nearly GOO applications WIN a ony ,gow VIVA, the
Committee OF Seventy will say 10 me when IheS
vet 10 see me. l don, know what the Repuohcan
nartv-these two factions Of II. according TO m
hesnY bsen in 10 see me yet; Brookfeld hasn't been
IN ~ see me Patt hasn't been In 70 see M u-augn-
Ia people and make them all happy. ~ one hg, a
drygoods can tell You see, noD9dE put a az
And now, here is Or Parkhnrst, the CHEZ CON m
.paO Of mis- @ he h one H % , been m
spirators. has never said word TO me ABOUT an
saw anything to me: Brookhed says he wont ana
Plat swears he won't. so. gentlemen ! rely upon
YOU the drygoods merchants o, the city OF New
York to give the proper advice 49,. ,.a,oi
Do you Know believe could not have elected
Q, Democrats. believe that just exactly the ar
.rangement that vas made from The C1mt1aaIn.
many examinations. made II possible TO elect a
Mayor and the pTenlG the he GT Hal
municipal government free from ponies IN WI
eInec, tbat Of me. and you will be disap-
pointed Continued applause, Geh.eI ei ma,
ever called upon re s 'S q" So Nos That is JUS,
what you expect after the first day OF January
Gentlemen. II had the command 0, language
T. "a would be great qualification to me. AS you
eli know ! never write speech ana never 'H nun
Sse @nse A cannoi but the recoecti9n OF this
token OF your respect ana es'eI hnn INV term OF
%n eSpi Mee II Shall have the esteem AND
respect Of the merchants Of the , city a OF Of iS,
X.
grave. prolonged cheeringD
WHAT JOHN CLAFLIN SAID
John Clafin was the next speaker and he was
warmIv applauded. He spoke briefly on The
Greater New-York." saying In part:
The great METROPOLITAN life that flows out into
BROOKLYN into New-Jersey and into Westcneest Is
County really part Q; the e OF ,,nre thai
New-York will accept the responslpllity ~hcn -
her and viii gas 2 or on iee portion
which goes across the North River ana lies Gown
to sleep s in fPrs ss Wien that Shall have
come a fact when New-York shall stand up. great
that in the future in the for first place anon
the cities of the world London VIII be nei 0ny
rival and it is not az all improbabie Una, event
ually she may surpass London tAppause)
MR.. CBOATE's ILLUSIONS AND ADVICE.
Mr. Cboate came next He paid his respects u
Mr. platt in a way that tickled everybody.
particularly his illusions in regard to the conn
dential circular TO country editors which Mr.
Plat sent out This is what Mr. Choate SAID N
detail. 18TH.
Nh Chairman and Gentlemen: feel sn Wholly
unequal TO cope win in ,o me- For the first time
in my life do wish from the bottom OF my heai
, ,ns5 in " the City Of NewYork applause sure,
4, Is the most true. the most direct 'ne my /,
iispid pahth"ay 20 pale beside it, Even ,hs
most illustrious clergyman OF 'ne gay w. his nm
taken him three NnOie 1eaio ~
equalled place in the opinions OF his fellow-tne"
These lawyers that have been lao3rng Ior Ia re
Root Hornblower Beaman and all the resi- Oh n q
twenty. thirty and forty years or rdlina" ,h, !.
4 quarter of a century 0aughter), even that !.
nothing 10 the profitable and honorable prosecu
ton Of the drygoods trade Ony ,hrr Tyanods AZ
AZ Worth-st as eager and as ardent a. IN You you,
earliest bovhood Now you stand the Mayor-eleC
Of this great metropolis upon whom the eyes NJ
only Of these millions Of citizsns oo az n,
seventy millions OF this Nation. and OF an ai'
people OF the world who are IN love WIN go :,
government are centred. AppauseD only, want -
learn the good things In the drygoods trade 30 IT,
aspire 10 become master OF me fihS a. nm
trade There are some things about II 90 ~
understand For instance. have occasion Ha IT 10 &
up and down West Broadway every day IN Wy
year and there [ sec In front of Mr.. Claims stor