New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-03


CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
TAKE ACTION TO-DAY.
1t was decided by the party leaders last night
that the Republican County Convention to meet
tonight should. after organizing and appointing
a Committee on Nominations, adjourn over un-
I'll Monday evening and postpone the nomina-
ton of ticket until that time.
The question Of the nomination Of ticket upon
which all good citizens could unite In opposition
to the restoration Of Tammany Hall was the one
mainly discussed in political circles yesterday.
The strong protests which followed the action OK
the Good Government Clubs Convention on Mon-'
day night have had the effect Of reviving de-
mand for reorganizing body similar to the COM
mttee of Seventy last year, which might under-
take a campaign similar to that OF 1894 The suc-
cess likely to attend this effort can be better pre-
dicted after the meeting Of the Chamber OF COM
merce to-day, at which action favorable TO the
nomination Of "A union ticket is expected.
The effort TO be made at the regular meeting vi
the Chamber OF Commerce might give, II was
believed. effective aid to the movement Tor a
fusion ticket. Charlee Stewart Smith, DR.. Park
hurst and other men interested In the movement
to form a combination OF all Of the organizations
opposed to Tammany have decided that 1t Is too
late to proceed by mass-meetng and appoint an
other Committee or seventy, Dut they nope W
have A central committee assigned to the work OF
negotiating a union ticket to-day. Many OF tho
men who were prominent in municipal reform
work last year are members OF the Chamber or
Commerce. and It is expected that they viii go TO
the meeting to-day ready to lend their influence
for a continuation OF the work begun last year.
Alexander +. Orr. president OF the Chamber,
sald Yesterday that the meeting OF to-day had not
been called for political reasons. but he hoped that
the Chamber would not shirk the duty which
seemed 10 be pressing. Il hope" he continued
that the members Of the Chamber will not fias
one whit in their interest for the cause which
they championed last year"
RESOLUTIONS TO BE PRESENTED.
II was learned yesterday that result or
recent conferences, Charles Stewart Smith has
prepared some resolutions to present to the
Chamber of Commerce to-day. They Will reaf-
firm the Chambers opinion that the government
Of this city should be conducted on non-parti-
san and businesslike basis, and will authorize
the Chambers Committee on Municipal REFORM
to take the lead in effort to secure tne nomi-
nation of a fusion ticket. Mr.. Smith was not IN
the city yesterday, but a number Of his associ-
ates were actively engaged in the work OF stir
ring I'D members OF the Chamber Of Commerce
who have appeared t. be lacking In zeal for the
cause of municipal reform Of late.
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst said yesterday that
he was hopeful that there would be another
union Of all the organizations opposed to TAM
many. "It is evident" he said, that the sood
neonle of the city are Just az determined as ever
10 drive Tammany to the last ditch and keep
that corrupt organization from getting into
power again. The newspapers represent the pop
ular feeling on the subject am sure, and am
convinced from what | see and read that II We
have another union ticket this fall going
to win again"
Good Government Club leaders were still de-
claring Yesterday that the ticket which was nomi-
mated on Monday night would remain in the field
II there was a combination with Platt Republic
cans in tie nomination of union ticket. A Com
mittee on Nominations held meeting in the OIL
flee of r. Fulton Cutting in the forenoon, ana
talked over a plan for completing the ticket at
the Good Government Clubs Convention to-mor-
row evening. In the afternoon the Executive
Committee of the Good Government Clubs met
at No. 80 Iiberty-st and appointed Campaign
Committee with authority to arrange for head
quarters. The Campaign Committee consists OF
George NJ. Cassatt NJ d. Rothschild. Preble
Tucker William ]. Schleffelin and Edwin 7.
Rice, jr.
MANY CONFERENCES HELD.
The leaders of the Republican organization held
a number OF conferences yesterday and discussed
the question OF straight and fusion tickets In all
their phases The managers of the city machine
continued TO express their purpose y select the
candidates to be nominated by the County Con-
vention and said that the majority OF the NOM
inees should be unquest!oned Republicans, but it
WAS said that the ticket should be made up in
part. at least of representatives from what IS
known as the Brookfeld AntPlatt division Of
the party and some Of the leaders heartily fa-
yored the plan to offer some Of the places on the
ticket to other anti-Tammany organizations.
This was the attitude Of Mr.. Lauterbach yester-
day. and most of the machine leaders, it was
derstood agreed with him.
The Republican County Convention has been
called to meet tonight at Lyric Hall. Many Re-
publicans of both factions argued that to place
properly in the field ticket which would not only
unite the Republican vote. but meet the approval
Of the great BODY Of citizens upon which party all
eglance sits lightly, would require more time than
interyened before o'clock tonight. The propo-
sition. therefore. to adjourn the convention until
Monday evening next. after its organization and
the appointment Of a Committee on Nominations,
found many supporters
AT TERRACE GARDEN.
1t was finally decided to call meeting Of the
organization leaders for last night 1t was held
at the Terrace Garden. in East Fffty-eighth-st..
and was attended by two delegates from each dis.
trict.
The subject Of how the ticket TO be nominated
should be made up was also one OF the important
topics yesterday and good part Of the day Mr..
Lauterbach's office. at No. % William-st., was
filed with prominent members Of the party. who
to make suggestions to the makeup OF
the ticket, and other matters
II was said that General Daniel Butterfeld had
withdrawn his name as candidate for Register.
and that Thomas L. Hamilton. OF the lNth Dis