New-York tribune., 1894-09-29
NO DECISION REACHED.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN REPUBLICANS
AND THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
.r.soSs GIVEN WHY NO DEMOCRAT SHOULD
ne THE ANTI-TAMMANY CANDIDATE FOR
MAYoR-ON THE ROAD TO AN
AGREEMENT.

- largo number of Republican politicians.
,,,b q sprinklng from other organizations,
,,a,hered IN the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening showed the interest feit IN
the conference between the Republicans and the
Committee of Seventy. which was held IN Parior
u X on the second floor to consider the uniting
- all the antl-Tammany elements of the city on
one ticke, in the interest of clean and honest
r,unicipal governments There were about forty
nersons nresent at the discussion, which lasted
from to nearly II D. m.
ON the part of the Committee of Seventy
Charles Stewart Smith. who is chairman OF 'he
Executive Committee Of that body; w. harms
Roome General Horace Porter. William T. Horn
blower c. c. Be,man. Gustav III. SchwaD' simon
Sterne William Travers Jerome ana Johh -
Faure were there on the part OF the hepuol,, lr
cans the Committee of Conferrees was VIiV9oi' IL n~
M the County Convention held al Lyric nan Oh
Thursday evening and was as follows: ~,
First Assembly District. Michael Cusack' lu'
William Michaes and Daniel lsola hal V"te
each); lid. Andrew j. McGibney; ~ IN; & Jonn "
Collins; With. George fiard; With Jacoo VI
Patterson; With. Cornelius Van C2u; IN III. II
George b. Deane Xth Herman HausSfnan ;
Nth George Bliss: Xllth. Wllllam henAeI'
XIIIth Frederick s Gibbs: XlNth. 5. v: X
Cruger; XVIII. Robert a. Greacen; AHiln'
thews; XVIIIth. George w. Wanmaker; HlHth'
John Reisenweber; NXth. Alfred q. Mason
XXIst Henry l.. Enstein; NNlld, John H. Gun
ner; XXIIId. Abraham Gruber; NXINth, G: H.
r Coils: XXVth. DIR. +. j. Palmer; NNNl'n'
James X. Doremus; XXNl1th. COLUMBUS ~
Johnson: XXVIIIth William Keloch; MIMI
Edward II. Healey. and NNNth, James l." "eis'
All were present except three.
The meeting was held behind closed doors and
was the first Of series of conferences whlch the
Committee Of Seventys representatives are 10
have with the representatives of all the anti
Tammany organizations which intend to join IN
the movement against Tammany Hall.
No one was called to act as chairman, Dut AT
the outset Mr. smith of the Committee OF
Seventy said that he and his associates wanted
q f,u and unreserved interchange OF opinion on
the question Of whether 1t was best polcY 10
head the Union ticket with Republican or
Democrat for Mayor He asked the Repubhcans
present TO give reasons for their behel' II such
IL was that a Republican candidate FOR Mayor
would receive more votes en- election day than
a Democratic candidate g.,
The discussion which followed was wholly
Informal and to a great extent conversational.
Anonp those who explained their views were
colonel George Bliss. Abraham Gruber, DR. r. j.
Palmer. ex-Judge Patterson: ex-senator olpDs,
General Coils. George w. Wanmaker. Coiuihous
O. Johnson and several others. 1t was said that
many and exceedingly convincing reasons We're
given why the man to head the ticket should De
a Republican. -
naign and its mana cement were discussed out
no names Of possible candidates for Mayor or
any other office were brought forward. W nat
result will follow nobody seemed disposed 10
nredict but all present appeared 70 be satisfied
with the proceedings and 10 feel confident mat
q ticket satisfactory to all who Join the move
ment would be nominated and elected The con-
ference broke up without arranging for another
mea,irg hut one can be called as soon as IL Is
deemed necessary.
OTHER CONFERENCES ARRANGED FOR
The Executive Committee Of the Committee OF
Seventy met yesterday in the Char1ber OF Com
merce room. President James c. Carter. OF the CITY
Club was present with a letter which he presented
70 Charles Stewart Smith chairman o: the Exeru-
tive Committee. pedgng the support OF his organ-
cation 10 the Committee OF Seventy. The City club
has appointed committee of ten to confer with
the Committee of Seventy.
The Executive Committee remained in session for
more than two hours Mr.. Smith afterward an
nounced that the time had been occupied in making
ARRANGEMENTS for the conference in the evening
with the Republicans at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
I'VE also" said M. made arrangements 10 hold
n conference with the O Br.en Democracy on next
MONDAY afternoon at o'clock, and with the
Stecklsr party at o'clock the same day. we shall
NEE; in the Chamber of Commerce ROOM We shali
meet the State Democracy On next Wednesday
evening. but have not yet determined on the
hour or place of meeting. The Executive Comnlttee
had not yet decided whether II Will hod confer
ence with the city Cub