New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-07
WORKING TO GETTOGElHEk
SUNDAY CONFERENCES OF THE ANTI
TAMMANY FORCES.
,rp,RrrcANs VOTE TO CONTINUE THE CONSUL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE SITUATION
WITH REFERENCE TO THE ENCISE-AN
INFORMAL VOTE ON NVI IINF'''E
COURT JUDGES

After another dav spent in coneultatlon, con-
,erences pow-wows and Confabs. the RepuDilcan
Nominating Committee agreed last night by the
close vote OF i-6 10 152 to recommend 20 the con-
vention for its adoption an excise plank' uraNh
-, Nv 1auterbach. which approved the platform
of the Republican state Convention held al sara
Too senternber H. and added the expression
=. tho county Convention referendum for the
sunday ouestion practically on the lines Of the
o,,,,,o, nassed by the Executive Committee
- tho New-York state Democracy last Tuesday
.,e,inc This resolution. which has become
,o,v, ne the state Democracy excise plank
nos drawn by Charles s. Fairchild chairman OF
.ho state Democracy organization. and one Of
Tho most conspicuous figures in yesterdays con-
terence AZ the city Club
The decision II the Nominating Committee on
chic noint which was not reached until nearly
,,anight after a long and wearisome debate. was
,he outgr1wth Of the conference al the CITY Ciuo
a,rine Yesterday afternoon. in which the Cham-
her of Commerce. the state Democracy the Good
cn,er,rent clubs and the Republican organiza-
,,ons were represented. In taking the vote OF the
Nominating Committee last night each member
.os, tho number OF votes which his district has
ao,o,otes In the Republican County Conventio"
rbe Xrth District was not represented In this vote
~, i,s member would have voted for the excise
nlank accepted had he been present
Az INFORMAL VOTE ON JUDGES.
rha Nominating Committee took no action
.o.,,-,a,. or last night in relation to the choos
g., ~ candidates for the places on the ticket,
,vcont in the case OF Judges Of the supreme
court An informal vote resulted IN Ernest
Hall Theron q. Strons and James A. Blanchard
he,r, made the choice of the committee. but
g was said after the meeting that the action
was not 10 be considered binding. OF the
names selected eX-Judge Hall is known as
straight out organization Republican. MI.
Strong as not allied TO either organization
while Mr Blanchard is a non-factiona' hepuDH-
can whose sympathes are against machine
methods When the ticket Is finally formed 1t
was generally understood. last night. three
places are to go to the anu-Platt or Brook
field division Of the party. Thomas l. Hami-
ton was spoken Of as slated for County Clerk
and lob f. Hedges for City Court Judge.
During the conference yesterday at the city
Club Mr. Fairchild said that the State Democ-
racy would ask for three places on the ucke|
10 be filled as follows: John Fennel for Judge
OF the Court of General Sessions: Thomas r.
Heating for Register. and Daniel C'Ccnnell Tor
City Court Judge. 1t will be observed tha'
there is no conflict between these recommends
tions and the expression Of the Republican
Nominating Committee last night.
AGAINST O'BRIEN AND sTECKLER
The members Of the Chamber of Commerce
Committee and the representatives of the state
Democracy at the city Club conference yesterday
declared that under circumstances could
- either James o Bricr Alfred Steckler be CON
sidered for the places of Register and Suprere
Court Judge respectively TO which they have as
pired.
After the last session Of the Republican com
Inittee last night Mr.. Lauterbach informed eX-
Senator f. NJ. Bixby and Charles Steckler. the
representatives Of the O'Bren Democracy and
the Independent County Organization, who were
a; Republican headquarters most Of the even
ing that II might as well be understood that the
opposition Of the Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee made further consideration of the names
referred to as practically useless. Further con
sultation. however. resulted In a posrpOncrnt III
Of this decision, and Mr.. Steckler and Mr.. BiXby
end their committees were asked 10 appear
again to-day at p m. at the conference room.
MIR OTTENDORFER's STAND.
Oswald Ottendorfer denied yesterday that he
had entered into any agreement with the Re
publicans or the Committee Of Fifty in relation
TO the excise plank 10 be adopted by the Eepub-
lcan County Convention tonight. He said
that he had distinctly told the gentlemen who
had waited upon him to request his cooperation
and that Of the German-Amercan Reform
Union. that he would consent to negoiia-
1ions.
II said" he pursued. that would have moth
ing to do with the scheme. I ala say that the
State Democracy plank satisfactory To me,
but did not agree to accept it If adopted by the
Republicans or any union combination. still
maintain that We ought to run third ticket
as a protest both againsy Tammany Hail and
ba Gahh inf n ri
When told Of This statement of Mr.. often
dorfer. Mr.. Lauterbsch said:
IF that l. the case, why was Mr. Ottendorfers
representative. DR.. J. II. Senner. present at to-
days conference IN the city club? We propose
TO put Mr.. Ottendorfer and the Germans who
say that nothing prevents them from joining us
in clectng an Auu-Iamnany ticket except the
excise question 10 the test Mr. Otttndorter VIII
have to find some othe- reason for going in with
Tammany tall this year"
The Republican Nominating Committee aG-
jouIned about nidnirht 10 meet again at p. m.
to-day at the Republican headquarters In West
Thrty-eighth-st The Committee on Resolutions.
which has the excise plank n charge spent most
Of yesterday the platform without finally COM
pleting H. This committee will meet again at
p. IN. to finish its work
REPUBLICANS GET To WORK
The first session Of the Republican Nominating
Committee began shortly after II a. H.. and lasted
untn nearly p. m Edward Lauterbach pre-
sided and all the members II the committee who
offended Saturdays meeting were present or rep
resented by proxies. The main question dis
cussed was whether the negotiations with the
Committee OF Fifty and other organizations
should be continued. Some Of the machine men
contended that the attempt to reach any salts
factory end In the way OF fusion ticket would
prove futile and they wanted 10 60 ahead and
name straight ticket The majority however,
aid not agree with this view. Mr. Lautorbach
took the ground that there was still reason to be-
Aeve that resul; satisfactory 10 all ltepuolcans
might yet be worked out