The sun., 1895-04-04

Heform movement referred to. and up to the 4th
day OF October the Gnmlnntinn Of n straight Re-
mlitee seemed inoyitSbic: Woald that no change
In the programme had taken place.
William l.. Strbng was n member Of the Com
mittee of seventy. His ambition to become the
BY James O'Bren. loader OF the o iiren Dcrnoc-
fscy. and others; On the 4th of October he sent
adcr s Sss sna n4spItoa s tho Na% 'h" the he
the senior member OF the Advisory Committee
Of The stat kepu6Gan C9mmtteS m with the
for him :ao assent. Of the Republican County
Committee to Joint or fusion ticket upon
the Republican party. all the other candiUn'es
TO represent The various ORGANIZATIONS mr.srd
sprsnce that lis friend. ii sls"tsd Would ignore
all factional differences, would be thoroughly
loyal to the Republican, state and Local organ
ization and to those who represented IL. As u
and subsequently on the same, day Judge Pat
terson. called on Mr.. Strong. who assured these
gentlemen OF his sincere ubicnnism. his de-
Gated tie conduct 81 Mr. Bliss and his associates;
81 he were elected Mayor no man would le
more welcome to his office than he; that ho
would advise and consult with him in all things;
from Mr. Bliss md his friends any more than he
Murray and his friends; that he would not ap.
point. at the suggestion OF Mr.. Bliss or any one
tonaSle to i those % then in conference with him;
that he would heed their protests against any
r rn po,s Mns ihe onv W nome Sf that %oI pr"b
ably be suggested by the Comm OF seventy.
wrots n thG presence OF tnesS i ErnteneR 10
10 suggest that that committee should prcssit
more than one maine for ratification by the Re-
Al he consn.Ion 9f the ntsryisw one me Of Il the
gentleman. an honorable man, and would ac
ccpt no tavors at the hands OF any one without
realizing tho obligation YOU are under. and we
ILL hnrn N ~
ly and honornblv after YOU are elected.
1t was then agreed that If his name were pre-
sented by tho Committee OF Seventy the Rerub;;
recommend ii to ,hc County convention. These
interviews. which. in their detail. 70 to,evcn
and their. PROMISES Of cobp,,ra,i1n than are
herein indicntcd. were immediHtslE ely reduced 70
their correctness certified TO by Mr.. Phillips,
who was present.
pledges, Nlcssrs Murray and Patterson. with
their associates at once went TO work to put the
secure lis nominat tion. which could not have
been accomplished under any otEer crcun-
Upto the very evening OF the meeting OF the
County Convention the nominee of the L mon
League Clique was Eorneiims n; ", Mss , ,ie ana when
was informed that it WAS his intention to nom
ina,e Mr.. strong. he expressed great surprise.
and objected to the nomination.
After election MIR. Plat, accidentally met, the
Mayor elect at the rooms OF the Governor elect.
In that Interview which lasted for half or three
quarters OF an hour. in the presence of tho Gov
ernor, Mr.. Platt, after conGratuating the Mayor
upon his election. took occasion To give him as
surance OF his hearty support in the sdmnstra-
ton of his office: that he WAS not only willing
but anxious 10 hold up hs hands in every way:
that there was no motive or desire on the part of
the organization except the Strengthening OF the
Republican party in this city. MIR. Strong. in
return for these assurances. stated that he was
Just MS good Republican AS Mr. l'lntt and just
as anxious for the welfare OF the party. 10 said
in apyointne to Office ne would lie obliged TO
recognize in some way all the poli;ica. elements
which supported him. but he would do cvery
thing in his power consistently to sustain the
organization q the Party here and strs,ngthsn IT;
these gentlemen at a dinner shortly thereafter,
il which ih 1ycr tsS IN
he e You'd iiV Consult rs WITH Sir. Platt. lew days
thereafter NJ. rhii!ips called Yr9n Mr. Plat, At At
desire TO bec him. and n injecting took place at
pany:. The Mayor requested that Mr., ratt
should name two three men as suitable can
didates for the Office Of Commissioner of Public
Works. saying that he was informed that the
sign. The Power of Removal bill WAS then dis
cussed. and the MAJOR was assured of c"6pera-
tion In secnrin: whatever Kind OF legislation he
The attitude OF Commissioners Murray and
in the statement that they were not only true
Republicans. but honest men,, that they were in
their appoint tmcnt. II rappointment prior to
the election had not been secured. the Republi-
cans rpuiu NOT nave ODisliSi All ubueel clct-
tion in the city, and II vas very doubt
fpl whether, the RepubIican ticket could in
their support, and, with that Of The Su;
pcrintrndent "f Police. an addition Of aa.ooo
added TO the Republican vote of the city. The
Mayor assrnted TO all this assured Mr. Platt
thai he ,sm , be M 'Isss
and gave the ms 5nrance that under no circMm-
OF You'd ,n%Ss G yI PASSED BE t6s s
and was In the precise shape that it was recon-
mended hy the Committee of Seventy.
Immediately after its passage Mr. Philips
called upon Mr.. latt and informed him that
the Mayor was anxious that the bill should be
amended chiefly aS TO the four months Clause, ho
desiring il TO I've changed to six months. and also
that he desired i to be amended so that the
bo clothed with the same powers and privileges
that he wa: III, WShSs M M in thS, r.spGt hsYns
lican members or the Senate. the amendment
was promptly made.
1hi. next and last interview between these
gentlemen took place on tho invitation of Mr..
Phillips at the hOa.c OF Mr. strong. at the time
of the passage ot the Power OF Removal bill.
interview the Mayor reviewed and emphasized
his assurance il.4t under, no circumstances
far n 10 say That in his opinion II would be an
HepaBrs "In a Of % asc men u who irSf had ie"
the parry we'll. and IL whom lie was uader
suS sr"Nt persona, ohtSn,Ioms; a. n,,, ,,o no,
not resiGn"d nna ,ne appointing OF .ommls;
10 suI.cSt names for the place. Tie firs! suG-
ges,ion "f n pr"nncnt Ec,tlcmnn who had been
o member OF the Legislature was not satislaC-
tory to thc Mayor. The name OF Col Frederick
d. Grant WAS icn suggested by Mr.. platt as II
man not connected In any wa? with either fac
lion, on- Whose name would give character and
strength to the posi- ion, and who would becapa-
ble Of disclarlng the duties OF his O!fice to the
Mayors satisfaction and TO that OF the party.
The Mayor answered.: That is good name: |
do not believe we need look amy further" and
Mr. P.att lett with the confident belief that Col.
Grant would be nominated as Commissioner OF
Public Works.
This is the only suggestion for appointment to
any Office, save the retention OF Messrs. Murray
and krrwin. that Mr.. platt has ever made, di-
rectly or indirectly, 10 Mayor StrOnE. aud that
was mp,lr at til" Mayors request. and for M
other purpose thIn 10 have this important place
made free from faction. and have tome man
placed there WHO would distribute its offices
with reference TO tho good or the public service
and OF the party.
On the 18th of January Mr.. Lauterbach was
elected temporary President, and on the I'D
OF January President OF the County Committee
Probably no contest for tho office would have
taken place had IL not been sc,l,llOiIsly Circu-