New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-01


table by a vote Of GO to IS. The vote at the time
was taken as an indication OF the strength Oh INC
side opposed to making immediate NOMINATIONS
Mr. PRAYERS amendment to the rules III oiuei
TO shorten the time Of rollcall. was then car
r;ed The reading Of the minutes OF the last
meeting was dispensed with by order OF the con-
vention and the chairman said that the con-
yen,ion would hear from the Executive Co"-
mittee.
I'VE are presented with a serious question:
Mr. Dawson said land IL should be taken up IN
a serious and earnest manner We nave re-
port of the Executive Committee, and VIII no'
conceal the fact that there has been a large
divergence Of opinion in the committee, but we
labored hard TO come TO the wisest conclusion
possible
THE MAJORITY REPORT
r. Fulton Cutting was called on to read the
majority report of the committee. and he con-
tented himself with reading the following:
Resolved. That we heartily desire the nomination
OF a non-partisan ticket Of such high character as
~ 70 eraci This result we recommend to the conven-
ton the appointment OF committee win power
sasS' Of opposed to amay Hail
10 appoint conference committees 10 meet such com
mttee empowered 10 agree upon ticket 10 DC
nominated by all.
NJ. D. Rothschild read minority report, when
was mainly harangue IN favor OF a straight
ticket but it contained the information that the
committee had selected the names of ten candi-
dates for office II the convention decided 10 go
ahead and nominate.
Edward A. Meridian moved to adopt the major
fly report, and Preble Tucker then moved as
substitute to adopt the minority report MI
Tucker made fiery speech in which he declared
that the Good Government CLUBS might as well go
out of business ii they decided to confer with T. G.
Platt in the nomination Of ticket.
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clared that the Good Government clubs wanted
nothing for themselves. but wanted good govern
ment. and II they were honest they would not
spare any effort to defeat Tammany Hall again
this fall.
L. H. KLEIN HAS HIS SAY.
Isaac II. Klein declared that he would as soon
confer with Tammany as with the Republican
County Convention, and there would be more GER
tainty of eecting ticket in combination with
Tammany.
1T is as much our duty to destroy the power Of
the Republicans as to destroy the power OF Tam
many he said. but his sentiment was heard with
silence. f.. .
and Tucker resolution. Mr.. Sturgis thought one
good result of Good Government straight
ticket would be that 1T would set the TaIninahy
and Republican machines fighting each other
and he would just soon see Tammany on Top
as the Republicans.
WHEELER II. PECKIAMS SPEECH
was greeted with cheers and upon the chair
mans invitation he addressed the meeting from
the platform. Substantially he said:
In the whole history of political parties and or
CARNATIONS / do not remember ever knowing OF
hearing Of such an excellent body OF hS men q, az Isw
York. ! do not remember ever knowing or nearing
Of bodies Of men organzed for p9 wSe boGns
the Office of trustee, was that they wouid hot
s scs an any oyhon you are 0gazd for the public
veal. without any idea Of selfish or personal au-
Such bodies OF men are rare and among the many
virtues which We have been told the GOOD Gov epid
exclusively and that is they don't want Office Now
starting on the theory hat R a2 w Sl here s or You
have been organized for two years. and there was.
was that cause that opened 10 you the necessity Of
creating such an organizaH9n A ey Here Was
something larger than all that; there was some
nngg ba ha96 f been Daring and wearing
hearts for long period OF time. when hau Dee"
II vas this which made you feel it was your
duty to rebel and insist upon ending such state
S OF hnss Shsers and nSi er S Of es
any doubt whatever as to Wha caeI y mo no v
knowledge. the iron heel OF Tammany Hall , had
blood seemed checked and did not circulate as II
should. Day after day your tax list rose; day
after day you had judges upon the bench in
whom you had no more confidence than II they
had publicly placarded that justice was 70 De sq'd
you knew that half the money went into the hands
Of the purloiners; day after day you heard ana
iron hand of corruption and vice. while last year
Il was demonstrated with certainty th3l Two anu
top TO bottom one huge instrument Of black
mail Cheers)
LAST YEARS GOOD WORK.
That what started you into life last year and
brought into political activity who never be-
fore dreamed of troubled themselves with political
lat cd IN combined
mighty force against this corrupt body that had
trampled out your vitals for so long and threw it
over. Tammany Hall was defeated but did one
the Republicans or Democrats 90 i; Why, We ali
combined together as one man win one pglrPose
with 9ne heart and We act!eNed such Satisfactory
result that Tammany went down and out and they
heye but little power to-dsy' Wheg hs;re. that IN
This country elections are constant and frequent
TSs GET 's good a0soT fHn at nave
government Applsus2 Now We hay 50 some ,S. w f
some OF which will be for fourteen years DO y9u
u %aSS E%oa
dIaughter) We have two pohticai 9 h I ia'
suppose that You are going to add to the caus
OF good government by electng Iammaiy men u
iii these Offices? Cries OF mo- NO.
THE OBJECT or THE CLUBS
Now. some CT our friends tonight have beei
telling us TO stand up for pure. lovely charming
and neffabe principles. But, gentlemen, we ar
brought face 10 face now with everyday, matter
of-fact things, and all We have TO say IN this elec
ton is whether \ Il is elected TO FIJI the once
and our object as Good Government mon IS to SCI
that the man elected Is proper and compeien
man 10 I'll the Office. That Is my idea OF pia'
tical good goVernmcnt-to elect 10 once hoh's'
fair and capable men lCheers) .
Now the question Is: How are we 10 persist u
the line We have laid out FOR ourselves are ~
Good Cover nent clubs 10 say they are the ohl
possessors OF virtue In New-lork CITY? why, "
only number some 500 or 1900 so 1 am toid
Are we TO say to all the millions o. this city tina
who
nv ourselves make out a slate and put II befor
the electors and say 10 them you must tax
that slate" without giving them word 10 say oil
the subject?