New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
THE WAR AGAINST TAMMANY
PREPARING FOR THE BIG CAMPAIGN.
BELIEF THAT THE FRIENDS OF HONEST CITY
GOVERNMENT WILL ALL Re IN LINE BY
THE END OF ANOTHER WEEK-WHAT

GOVERNMENT WILL ALL BE IN LINE BY
THE END OF ANOTHER wEEK-WHAT
WILL MIR GRACE's MEN DO?
II was the accepted opinion among weh-informed
promoters of the movement against Iammahy nan
that before the end Of another week the plan OF
c,mpalrn. including the ticket to be supported, will
have been agreed upon. The interchange OF sent-
ment already had seems to leave little DOUBT that
IN. candidate for Mayor Will be a Republican OF
,,nulartv and hgh-stan1lug In the community ana
that his selection vii! be acquiesced IN py all the
Anu-Tammany organizations. with the possiple OK
ccDtlon of the Grace Cuckoo Democracy, Win prac-
,ic,l ,,n,nlutv The conference he'd In Paror
u p of the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Friday evening
,e,veen tho representatives Of the Committee OF
Saventv and the Republican leaders was the SUD-
iect OF much comment IN political circles yesterday
The sentiment general that the reasons Wl'ch
had been presented for the choice OF kepupieah
:, head the ticket were so satisfactory ana coH-
vncins that the question OF nominations 50 TAR as
tho Navoraity was concerned might be CONSIDERED
at rest.
The Executive Committee OF the citizens move
nent represented by the Committee OF seventy nelI
no meeting yesterday. most o It's members went
an, ~ toxin but the members Will come together
o,-aIn tomorrow and push forward their WORK u
getting the Antl-Tammany organizations mo INC
They will hold two important conferences to-morio"
many Democracy at 3 D. m. and the other win
the Stecker independent County OrsanZ Ion ut
D. m Both these conferences VIII take pace al the
rooms OF the Chamber OF Commerce. NO. - Nassau
St II was reported yesterday thai neither Inc
n.nrien nor the stecker Democrats would offer any
,,i.ction TO the programme urged by the tepuol-
cans NJ Friday nights conference. that kepuph-
oar, shoud head the ticket Much satisfaction was
EXPRESSED AT the large and enthusiastic convention
held by the dependent County Organization "t
Cooper Union on Friday evening The spirit OF re-
sstance to Tammany tyranny nlah.''''ei oS inc
great gathering Of Independent Democrats was
Looked mon as one OF tlr most encouraging Signs
Of the contest.
What tho New-York state Democracy VII. do al
,ber county convention, to be held ut Cooper Union
on Wednesday evening, was "A subject ior Hluo"
speculation yesterday There were rumors aiohl
that at that convention full municipal ticket VIII
be nominated. and that II would De composed y.
material which Tammany Hall might be constrained
to indorse
, conference was held yesterday between eX-
Mayor william T. Grace, who returned from Europe
ON the Lucania on Friday eX-Secr,tary |har'es D
Falrchid the chairman of the cuckoo orsah'Za-
ton and Colonel Robert Grier Monroe IL was
hold in a law office in William-st., and Colonel
Monroe who gave information afterw'rd consSrn,,
ing IT, said tnat nothing but pohtlcs was AIM NJ
about during the fifteen minutes throuSh WHO" ''e
Wr Monroe said in regard TO the many weird and
con stories when nlu petH CuNui'tNN aDV,s
me purpose of the organia ,!on. that they shouu
be- received with many grams OF aIo"ancet S Ser
cause only two men were authorized 10 sPeih ioI
The Ncw-York Cuckoos. and they were eX-Mayor
Grace and Mr.. Fa!rchiid. 49,, .,, -,
Colonel Monroe was asked about the reported Al
lance WITH Tammany Hall on local matters; ne
replied that he could only give his own lhulNluuii
opinion on the subject. and that was that any al
lance with Tammany Hall on "A local ticket was
in,nosslble ''The New-York State Democracy, ne
said has organized to fight Tammany Haii' ana
II must be true to ITS fundamental principles.
The Colonel WAS asked what the probability was
.l.,,f Nor
placed in the field. 49, CO.. Alb. l., 49,,
He replied; An lndependenI SUI tn o, ~ I'D
postion to the Democratic state ticket nominated
nj Sara toga last Wednesday does not think, meet
with any favor among the members OF our orsah'-
cation" -, H.. -. A. Non
Colonel Monroe added that the policy OF the New;
York state Democracy could not be definitely stated
until its County Convention meets on wednesday
eve ming next when II would be DECIDED what shouiu
be done In municipal matters a. least a.,
It Is probable that a conference between Ine
Executive Committee Of the Committee OF Seventy
and the Cuckoo leaders will be arranged 10 take
place before Mr.. Grace's County convention IL heiu
on Wednesday evening. . -, ,,..,. ~
II was runiored yesterday that the Cuckoo con-
yentlon might be ''stampeded for MI Grace Tor
Ma vor in the sa me manner Mr.. Hills convention
al Saratoga was stampeded for him. ,,-,
A Tammany man, In speaking or Colonel Monroe -
statement that there could be no alliance with
Tammany the local ticket said; That al
MANY indorses him, nobody could say that there
was any alliance or course not lnuorsih8 "a
nomination does not necessarily constitute an ALL
ance
within few days that II their County Convention
Endorsed Mr.. Grace they would support MN loyaiy.
Mr. Grace In the city several hours yeSteS.
day and returned to Great Neck at . p. m