New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25
THE COMMITTEE APPROTES THE LITTER.
NEw-YoRK CITY AssEMBLYMEN URGED TO AD-
HERE TO THEIR STAND FOR
GOOD GOVERNMENT.

chairman. appointed at the Cooper Union meeting
OF February T. met at the Ciiy club on SATURDAY
and approved a letter which was sent TO the eleven
New York members OF the Assembly who signed the
recent statement sustaining Mayor Strong. Besides
Mr. Cutting x. VI. GALLOWAY Theodore Sutro. Louis
Windmuller John Frankheimcr Frederick Bronson.
William Howe Tolmsn. Salem II. Wales, c. {.
Buel. J. Augustus Bronson. l.. J. Callahan. Jutus
Blumbere Frederick Taylor and James w. Pryor
are members OF the committee. The letter Is a.
follows:
677 Fffh-ave.. Ncw-York. Feb. %. lSs5
To Hon. Frank ID. Pavey. Hon. Walton &. Percy.
Hon. Robert Miller Hon. Howard Payson Nilds.
Hon. Judson Lawson Hon. Louis H. Bold Hon;
Gentlemen The publ,csprlted statement put
forth you upon the 18th OF this month To-
attitude toward the reform iessiaton affecting
sTe Sody Of czns as Ss city % w6o @
in behalf of honest municipal g3yernmenL The cry
ence in the Assembly Of eleven Of her citizens who
terests OF the city above the demand OF factions
and claims Of politicians Your refusal 70 loln IN
an attack upon Mayor Strong. provoked by his ac-
ton In keeping his solemn promises TO the citizens
who elected him, gives cour%ee 10 thoushnns VINO VINO
having no interest In the politics OF the situation
watch with anxiety from day to day the progress
Of events at Albany , .
passing reform legislation should n3i be peint,ed, E
and The people G the ey % he oT bis IL o
by the Committee Of Seventy ana ITS KINDRED OF
You Intimate that faction OF the Republican
party contemplate attempting to dcie"t "'.N
certain reform measures relating 10 'n,s c'.! - ~
viii assign to II some part Of the MUNICIPAL Offices
and that unless the Mayor yields to thc tenants
OF this faction remedy FOR IN" oVercIoMH oi
friendless who suffer injustice In our publc courts
can be secured. In particular, the bll proVidihe
cation. and that r. lane 10 the mniEd o,l,''', @
courts must not be made counters III any % io
litical game. From the Unsatisfactory cHnu'uon i
OF public schools ana from t.e s,a'uano.s i hm
ministration OF nc cllinnai @ ,hnsa who are Inas
able defend themselves against music lH'''
are the bills to which delay II most IN
They are not political; thcy are necessary I.ie n
for The very abuses which led TO the recent union
OF good citizens. without reference 10 party. Inai
union has been. In effect, preserved; ana we can
therefore, nledge YOU the determined support or a
great public sentiment in such efforts az we hope
you may make TO carry out we me ppeh 80 hs rorrh
lsVery truly yours X FULTON CUTTING
Chairman OF committee appointed under resohi-
ton Of mass meeting held at copper '"'o"'
February T.
A resolution was also adopted authorizing the
chairman to appoint representatives, "i the Coin-
mittee OF Seventy the Good Government CIups'
the city Vigilance League and the Gcrman-Ameri-
can Reform Union. and other organization 10 rep
resent the meeting In securing the passage OF me
reform legislation approved by the meeting. ana or
such police legislation as may be prepared Dy the
committee appointed TO draft bills -, ,.,a.a
The chairman appointed the followihg c''i1T1 liz
members OF the committee: Corncllus y; ;;sn,
Julius B.umberg, Frederick Bronson, Nli,al,' ~ II
Brookhed clarence C. Buel. L. j. callana1i Gu,pr ri r.
Chandler Joseph II. Choate, X. Fiiton u.t'"7'
Horace +. Derning Dr. Richard H. Derby yuS o.
Langdon Erving. John Frankhelmer h.tiay ~. ~ peier
way. J. Augustus Johnson Henry a. oaKey: AK y:har,es
H. Parkhurst James w. Pryor. the Key III p1", "
s Italnsford. John Harsen Rhoades Emu ucoh hogi' ~
Schlf William Jay Schienelin, Theodore Sutru; ia
Frederick Taylor. Genera, Samuel Thomas, yyuind
Howe Tolman. Salem II. Wales and Louis "'h'-