The sun., 1894-10-18
WHAT WILL MIR. srRAUs Dos
81. Friends Say Hs Nay Not Ru,-Priv.ts
Finances OF the Seyenty.

ut isn't certain yet that Mr.. Straus will run"
was the statement made by one Of the warmest
personal friends of the Tammany candidate for
Mayor yesterday afternoon.
MIR. Goff has made statements which leave
II conjectural whether Mr.. Straus will consent
TO be a candidate after al" !" declared one of the
eight men who prepared the Tammany Hall
slate for county offices.
Both these statements were made late In the
afternoon, and both gentlemen who made them
said that they thought the uncertainty en-
shrouding the situation might disappear after
conference to be held at Mr.. Strauss headquar-
ters in the Union Square Hotel at 30 o'clock.
Congressman Isidor straus. brother Of the
candidate, paid visit to the City Hail. and
had a hurried consultation with Mayor
Gilroy shortly before the Mayor left the
city The Congressman and his brother,
Oscar s. Straus, were among those who were at
the headquarters at $50 o'clock. SO was ex-
Mayor Grant and several Tammany lead
nounced @ that the e. uncertainty V was as % strong @
Is s ever; Al, All the while, ;, though; the
though the canvass were TO be carried to cleo.
ments and such other little campaign expendj
lures, and the literary bureau ground out q
tabular statement showing how much the me a a.
bers Of the Committee OF Seventy were ~ ed
tSes psy The statement no Is S
follows: "'
The effort has been made TO hold up the. Com.
mittee of Seventy distinguished am' y ~ the
citizens of New York for the magnitude OF their
collective and Individual interests in this city
They have been credited with such int Arrests and
with great public spirit in the attemIyt to make
itappear that their opinions on city batters are
of great value.
Then follows a table showing That many OF
the members OF the committee arc reported by
the directory TO reside outside of New York, that
some OF them are not assessed at all. and that
still others who were assessed swore off their
taxes on account OF debts and IntortgaRes.
The table reveals the fact that Col Strong
only pays taxes $2b. 900 of 3e rsonal property
that j. Pierpont Morgan is assessed only as
much as the Gould children. and that others
are. like Perry Belmont residents OF Long
Island.
Concerning the proposition of Mr.. Straus to
withdraw II Senator Hin and the other State
candidates of the Democracy permit their names
TO be printed on the New York State Democracy
ballot, County Clerk Purroy said yesterday that
he considered 1t presumption on the part OF
this matter after all the sacrifices the Senator
has made for party's sake in this campaign.
Speaking on the same line. Corporation Coun-
sci Clark said that In his mind candidates for
local office ought to consider in the State
of paramount Importance.
There was o little betting down In the street
yesterday on the result of the election. It was
all on the result IN the State. The biggest bot
was madc by sam Walsh with A. ]. Wormser,
the former putting up $500 on Morton against
Wormer's $3.50 on HILL Offers to bet even
money on Strong Ind no takers.
Samuel Adams, the Sixth avenue dry goods
place few bets OF $500 each even that both Nor
ton and Strong win be elected. Mr.. Adams Is O
brother OF ex-Congressman Jack Adams.