The morning call., 1894-07-24
TREAT ENTHUSIASM is SHOWN.

Faithful to his promise to the delega-
ton that visited him Oh Sunday, Adolph
Sutro visited the executive committee of
the Peoples party at their Tbird-street
headquarters last evening. He was clos
eted with that committee from O'clock
until 10.
As a re suit Of that conference, Mr.. Su-
tFo's nam will he placed in nomination
before the Peoples party convention for
the Office of Mayor.
AS leaders of the party have been I'M
portuning him for month past for the
right to so use his name, the nomination
will doubtless be rendered with little II
any opposition.
And Mr.. Sutro Will accept it-prOvided.
This is in effect what he said 10 the
committee:
81 am not a candidate for any office be-
fore Won. l am essentially not politi-
j.: cian-yOurs is not party of politicians.
have been asked TO come here and hear
what YOU have TO say and to talk with you,
and have done so.
''You ask me if | win allow my name to
be placed in nomination for a position at
the head of your city ticket The ques-
ton has been before me- for some time,
: and you may say that l have had ample
time TO arrive at a conclusion.
so l have But aside from being
very busy man just now, 1 must confess to
you that l am slow 10 commit myself to
this new field.
Il have never been a candidate for any
Office in my life. We're l a candidate it
would not be mere name. The fight
would make heavy drafts upon my time
!, scE I
In the midst of another fight of national
and grave importance, which you know all
about have hesitated to give an answer
that may get me into still another, and at
the same time l do not feel that l should
turn away from q duty that presents itself
in the form of a compliment at your hands.
Therefore l may say that if your con-
venIon shall see fit to tender me the
nomination for the Office of Mayor l will
give it that consideration that it deserves,
and If at that time 1 see no good reason
why l should decline it l may say to you
that l Will not do So"
Here the speaker was interrupted with
.vOciferous and sustained applause.
81 would not wish to go upon any ticket
save with earnest and honest men of high
purpose. SO far as the principles of the
Peoples party are concerned, l may say
that l have been working for them all my
lifelong before any party had formulated
them in to platforms"
There were about twenty members Of
the committee present. The little meeting
was all in executive session." as an exec
utive committee has right to be, the
door being locked against newspaper men
and even the high lights of the party not
members of the committee.
Therefore, Mr. Sutro's words as quoted
are given at second hand. as secured from
members of the committee afterward.
But the impression left is direct from
members themselves. One and all of
these (who would admit that Mr.. Sutro
had been present at alp was terse and
positive.
"Mr. Sutro will accept the nomination
if rendered him. and it will be rendered
him.. Adolph Sutro will be our next
Mayor" That is what they said.
Mr.. Sutro was met and escorted to the
hall by W. a. Carroll Of the Thirty-Sixth
Assembly District.
During the whole of the old gentleman's
address he had the rapt attention Of all
present, which was frequently broken by
the applause his remarks provoked.
Mr.. Sutro himself was seen after the
meeting and. while not inclined to discuss
the matter, still met the questions put to
him in his usual straightforward fashion.
ST do not know that have right TO, or
should talk about this matter as the pro-
ceedings of the meeting were evidently
not designed for the public just yet. Still
o. will say that at their request L was be-
fore the executive committee Of the Peo-
pies party tonight. and while told them
that l was not candidate in any sense for
any political Office. that appreciated the
compliments and should the nomination
be rendered l would take it under consid-
Grafton"
Such members of the committee and
others to whom the secret had been i'm
parted were in high feather last night and
talked eloquently of the certain success to
which "the man of destiny" at the head of
the ticket must lead