The evening world., 1894-10-18
SENDSA MAN TO THE SENATOR
Determined to Learn for Himself
Just What the Latter
Proposes to Do.
PURRoY'S HOT WORDS TO GILRoY
Tammany's Internal Strife at Last
Shown Up by an Open Clash
Between Leaders.

That Nathan Straus, Tammany's cam
idate for Mayor, is seriously contem-
plating "A withdrawal from the contest
is no longer to be disputed.
Unless Senator Hill backs down from
the stand he has taken in favor of
permitting the Committee of LINKS
ticket Mi. Straus Whimsical OF
letter OF acceptance-send to the Execu-
tive Committee OF Tammany Hall
letter declining to stand as the candi-
date OF that organization.
Mr. Straus practically said as much
to an Evening World" reporter at
noon, to-day. The reporter met Mr..
Straus as he entered his political head
quarters In the Union Square Hotel and
asked him II a statement made by one
of his subordnates that he was in d-
rect communication with Senator Hin
angry clear through, and was not in
condition to permit of his discussing
the matter calmly. He at first begged
the reporter not to question him, and
then said, with peculiar emphasis, and
a significant shake of the head:
II have sent my secretary up to see
Senator Hill TO ask him whether or
not he intends to allow his name to APP
pear at the head of Republican county
ticket.
when l hear from Mr.. Hill I will
have something to say"
MIR. Hill has already pronounced in
favor of allowing the Grace-LXX county
ticket to be printed on the regular
Democratic State ticket" it was sug-
gested.
Mr.. Straus admitted that he had heard
a report to that effect, and had sent
his secretary to Mr.. Hill to ascertain
for himself If it was true.
Il can't believe it," continued Mr.
Straus. II feel certain that Mr.. Hill
will not allow the use OF his name OF
a Republican ticket. To my mind. 1t is
out OF the question. Please do not press
me further to-day"
He refused to say anything about
when or how his letter answering the
notification OF nomination would be
made public.
In conversation with friend. Mr.
.Straus is said to have remarked that II
Mr.. Hill permitted the use of his State
ticket in the manner indicated it would
certainly tend to the defeat of the Tam
many ticket. and that he did not propose
The panic that the Tammany camp
has been thrown into by the threat OF
Nathan Straus to withdraw from the
Mayoralty race is made clear by the
frantic haste in which some of the Tam
many leaders and members OF Gilroy's
Advisory Committee of Eight went chas-
ing across country yesterday TO induce
Senator Hin to remove the cause for
that threat.
Among those who left the city yester-
day. presumably TO attempt to induce
senator Hin 10 change his mind. were
Mayor G!lroy, Corporation Counsel Clark
and President Jimmy Martin, of the Po-
lice Board all members Of Tammany's
Big Eight.
spatch- Mr.. Martin saw Senator Hill
last night at Fonda. MIR. Martin was
at Police Headquarters this morning,
where he was seen by an Evening
World" reporter and asked the result
OF his mission to Mr.. Hill.
Il won't admit that I saw Mr., HILL"
said Mr.. Martin. sharply, Neither WIN
admit that | went to see him on the
mission imputed to me- l won't talk
on the subject. That's all"
Mr. Martin Was evidently in an UNI
pleasant frame OF mind. but he managed
to Keep the cause OF his perturbation
secret.
Mayor Gilroy and Corporation Counsel
Clark returned from Albany this morn
ing. Neither would discuss the purpose
of his visit TO the capital go that Is,
neither would admit that they went
away in the hope OF meeting Mr.. Hill.
1--WE went away on matter OF bust
ness" is the way Mayor Gilroy put it,