New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-08
HOW FUSION WAS REACHED.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE NEGoTIA-
TONS.
CONFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMITTEES OF
THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS LASTED ALL
DAY. NEARLY Up TO THE TIME FOR
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION

CONVENTION
The conferences which led to the nomination OF
q union anti-Tammany ticket began at y a. H.
Yesterday and continued almost without Interrupt
ton until the hour OF the meeting OF the Repuo-
Ucan County Convention at p. m. 1t was long
drawn out agony of discussion. anxiety and doubt
until the decisive vote was taken by the RepuD-
ucan Committee on Nominations early in the
evening It was necessary to crowd into some
hours the work Of reconciliation and harmony
which ordinarily might take days to accomplish
and the men who were most earnestly ehsaseu III
the task were almost as much astonished az they
were pleased when the union ticket was agreed 10
by the Republican committee.
Edward Lauterbach. chairman or the Repup-
licsn County Committee: Charles s. Fairchild,
the leader Of the State Democracy. and Charles
Stewart Smith and J. Harsen Rhoadea. Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Committee, met AT the
City Club promptly at a. m. to renew the CON
ference of Sunday afternoon. and they were joined
later by other members Of the state Democracy
committee and the Chamber Of Commerce Com
,nittee There was some more talk about the
excise plank in view of the supposed hostility OF
Oswald Ottendorfer to union with the Republicans
| as indicated by an editorial In Mr.. Ottendorfer :
newspaper but the men at the conference mad re-
ceived some assurances to the effect that Tue
| German-American Reform Union would support
the union ticket If the excise plank to when the
Republican committee gave assent on Sunday
evening was made part Of the platform
PROPOSED FOR OFFICES.
Mr.. Smith presented the names of Charles c.
! Reaman and Myer s. Isaacs as those of candi-
| dates for Supreme Court Judges favored by the
chamber of Commerce Committee and said that
there was no objection to Ernest Hall as third
| candidate for the same Office. Mr. Lauterbach
said that the Republican Committee might stand
| ont FOR Theron O. Strong and James A. blanchard
| Mr.. Fairchild said either of the men named
would be supported By the state Democracy II a
! union ticket could be nominated. tie suggested
the names Of John Fennell for the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions Daniel OConnell. Tor the CITY
! Caurt and Thomas f. Heating for Register II
/ had been previously understood that the Repub
rc.ns wanted 70 nominate Henry c. Betty ant
| f,r,ee W Halves as two of the Judges Of the City
! C,urt. Thomas NJ Hamilton. for County Clerk
and Ferdinand Eidman, for Register. othei
names were mentioned at the conference, anC
when Mr. Lauterbach left the City Club at II
n m he said there was doubt as 10 possible
! agreement.
No representative Of the Good Government
/ clubs had appeared at the conference when MT
/ Iauierbach went away, but several oil the'n wen
! T. the CITY Club later, and remained there durini
! the greater part Of the day. They were haVin1
q conference with members Of the ChamDer
/ Commerce Committee at noon ana at the SANE
! time there was conference OF state Democracy
1 men at No. % East Twenty third-st some oil IN
/ State Democracy men had consulted IN Inc mehi
time with leaders OF the German-anericah f'e
/ form Union. and Mr.. Lauterbach nad heid cor,
! suliatiOn with M OttendOrfer. Mr. LAuterpaci
| went back To the City Club at ] p m, anu ~
! NAMED al the conference for half an hour In"l
! he went 10 the Republican headquarters, IN IhiI
/ tv-elqhth-s st near Broadway saying: THE Brook
field men OF the Republican Committee want VI
Blanchard for Supreme Court Judge. ana l."
! Chamber OF Commerce Committee simply VIII u"
! listen To IT, There Is where the hitch Hes now.
At the Republican headquarters Mr. lsutef
| bach had a consultation with several members .
the Nominating Committee. and then dasneu Oh
to hold another consultation with leaders OF IN