New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-28
Colgate's
SOAPSan PERFUMES
UnexceIled for quality and fragrance.
TO FIGHT TAMMANY HALL.
MUNICIPAL REFORMERs ACTIVELY AT
WORK.
CONFERENCES HELD YEsTERDAY-PLANs FOR
MORNING A CENTRAL CoMMITTEE-PRos-


pEcTs OF NAMING FUSION TICKET
rhsrs were a number Of conferences In the CITY
vesterday among men who have been prohihe". -.
| tho movement for municipal REFORM ana ,lie e"i
tonic OF conversation was the formation Oh .e
ira, committee similar in It's character 70 last
vear's Committee OF Seventy. TO erect coh'o'""
ton OF the reform organizations against iaii""s
In the campaign this fall. Most OF them were n
On downtown offices at short notice, half oozeh
.men gathering at each place In response 10 NJ
t,ons by telephone. At each place tne "' ,
which might best serve the interests OF the various
organizations were discussed Several plans ioi
the formation OF the Central oo"i'
talked Of but there will have TO De o'heI 1o"io'
ences to-day and possibly next week before any
- 10 odonted II was generally agreed that
the selection OF such committee was u'e."n'
Inardad nv the necessities OF the political situa-
gion. , ,.. &C MEETING
Ono nlan which seemed to be favored by many
was to invite each OF the reform organizations "
name a conference committee, and nave tho o
eraI committees unite to form the Centrai Ooi""'
- 7, was too late Il was said TO call hass
reetinp for the selection Of committee as INC
Committee OF Seventy was formed last year
sides IT was added, the fact that 'he 'o0a
This fall would lack central ana commanui"e "e
ure such as a candidate for Mayor, "e". g.,
representative gathering of the best citizehs III
reet,ne The excise question also, might pe
. disturhine element in the discussion II i"as'
meeting was caiieo. go - .,.A o1ective
Ch.r,as stewart Smith who did so much enecuSe
work in the formation OF the committee "a
entv WAS busy all day yesterday III aiou'e Vs.,
,.ar.s, q, influential men in the movement ou'
-. IS not ready 10 speak OF his plans IN con-
a,ior with newspaper men. DR.. ParKhurs' niSo
had a number Of talks on the suoJec' VIZ"
vho called to see him at his nome anu ' -
afternoon he met number OF men VINO are Wv
in the City Vigilance League ana 'hey an
ether IN his study. DR.. Parkhurst SAID ne was
-, 20 dtscIose any Of the plans for the Ior-
.,or Of a committee, which had come 10 hs
rrowea0e but he appeared to be hopelu 'i"'
there would be a central committee anu ''I1s &c.,,
,,ould be a fusion OF all the reform o'eai
this fall. GUMS
ATTITUDE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT ONOD'
A subcommittee OF the Confederated couno'i - -
Good Government Clubs met again yes'e,uN'
the office Of r. Fulton Cutting al NO o. Voc. ~
6. hut Mr. Cutting said in the afternoon ina "o
no. NOT nj liberty to speak about the cohsui'a
,on further than to say II would De rehe"eu "
dav He expressed hope that there "o'
combination of the organizations wh'ch 'oon 20 -
in the overthrow OF Tammany sst aS IVA reason 10
doubt that the Good Government eIupI Candidates
plan BY which ihe eeSt on fusion ticket
The convention Of the Confedera,eTa ondsv even
Good Go N nad CHARITIES building but 1t is now
hs a. ~" ~ the convention will not proceed 10
n0 na,sd that the convention will select con-
ference committee instead and aH,moriH rooniza
unite with committees from other REFORM Organize"
lions.
SOME VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS.
The action TO be taken by the Republican county
Convention next Thursday evening is being con-
s,dered in advance by the men Interested III the
work ~ forming a central conference committee
and some OF them said yesterday that II tne w
phf
publicans decided TO run srash' "0N''
,,cret would attract fewer votes than would be
cas-. for the union ticket because the ahu-iia'
Republicans would be recognized IN tne cIaiared
lion Several prominent Republicans have ueci "a t
that the only way to beat Iammany s a na Vim
dolnh expressed the feeling OF the fiatt hepuo
leans yesterday. Mr. Olcott SAD: ~ am III an1.
~ union ticket but always with the uhderstann.
Ing that the Republicans on the ticket must De
named by the Republican COUNTY os
II such committee insists on naming the canui,
dates then the Republicans Leans VIII nominate
strdie sm for union ticket" Mr. wndolph said,
provided the Republican SSIn we WE never con
sent to let any outsiders select oui part OF me
ticket We are e TnKR e IS pH
lieve a combination ticket can carry ne city easily
this year
POSITION OF THE GERMANS.
No doubt is entertained that the state Democracy
and the Independent County Organization VIII
&C. Nth other organizations on a union ticket,
and as to the German American Reform Union
,hera Is hope that IT will also unite. although the
eycise question has caused some members OF that
body TO lean toward Tammany OF iate. ~ =, al ~
SVrs, bas received letters from prominent German
,zens declaring that the feeling OF hostility TO
Tammany hot as ever ID dhe ntea a. % nninn
tacEe could be nominated on platform declaring
in favor Of local-option law sTcn "a tKgo Moun
command the No'es vi ''
the city.
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