New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09

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EX-MAYoR HEwITTs roRcEFUL s1EEch'
Ex-Mayor Hewitt. who had been too III 70 a"eha
earlier meetings OF the committee spoke WIN '"u,"
earnestness. and was applauded frequently lie
said In part:
1t seems TO me that there is some conlus,Dh az ~
the real nature of the question at Issue, ih nr
such thing as practical politics ! am WIZ these
gentlemen who nave iak1a TIE Pa e aways seek
for the idea; Organization OF society and It's demon,
straton very high plane bu, "a sone Of
them temporary in municipal, affairs or local; we
are confronted with these deu,ies n, ana we
every time we certainly viii not correct any aous's;
The only ssTs al Ha IS to govern this city Tas
issue is not new. Seven or eight years ago II Was
made my pT" us sTs eecea Sn the rammny Hail
ticket Mayor: | nave no reason 10 ehtelta'n az
affection for the gentlemen wno ma mahassd s
committees.
WHAT HE WOULD DO.
Now. II the issue were presented TO this COM
munity as between a Republican ticket nominated
by Boss Platt who is to NE just as objectionapie
a boss as Boss Croker. l should vote for the ne
publican ticket. rather than have Tammany Han
restored to power. (Applause) Now. this tckrt
ticket than any solid Republican ticket H. th1p y
fore we should take the dose, bitter as soiin ~
nublcan ticket why do We hesitate 10 take one
which is at least decent ana respectable. when me ne
these thieves plunderers and baekmailers to power
applause / cordially sympathze with MI Th "'
perfectly we ths! was as sn Gbs 1osrs an
we're no hay be 'n moyes of the Good
clubs 1t seems to me their function is edncationa
thai they ars 10 fnsh his tSat Rey are to
their great power and their personal in"v ts cat
bear q every s in be- Sdr to get rhe
that adopt in politics mas been ahma' SSomInated
o one OF any ticket Nppause The Good Govern.
msn ,S Gqb ns can 3, ps0T c ns
dying organization to-day but the r nea1 or az
Ie a to see the chamber Of mixing with
politics of any kind unwilling as Am No Of the
Republican organization to-day. YET u t5e me pub
yielded something TO the Just deHan a can eet With
iic and we ought to take what we can se' "''"
gratitude.
TO SUSTAIN THE TICKET.
Al the close OF the discussion vote was taken
and all of the members of the committee, eN0eP'
the four Good Government Club men, voted 10 ap-
prove the work Of the Executive committee ana ~
dorse the fusion ticket. An adjournment was AN,
with the understanding that the comini,tee Mou,
meet again and arrange TO ad inc p,gnroms
and the State Democracy IN mans held short
meeting and decided that 1t would act IN cohce.'
with the Republican and State Democracy eo'iii'''
Late in the afternoon the Good Government CiUo
men were still talking about forcing tner ,S ho
in the evening TO stand by the ticket "nivm ma
They sent to ask Charles c. Beaman to withdraw
from the fusion ticket and run on rhe,r sn sought
TO induce Elhu Root accept the nomination l1T
Supreme Court Justice on their ticket anu ne sai'
he had no time for such an experiment: ~
After Abram Hewitt LETT the conns 1sorsed the
fusion ticket and that was the right thing 10 90 III
order to beat Tammeny The only thng 10 De uoe
ia 10 take the fellows with votes ana give tneh hoic
votes II we are to defeat Tammany Han -
Cornelius n Bliss said that the fusion ucke. wa
elected . ,,,..o. mara tho
best procurable under the conditions.