New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
WILL WORK FOR THE TICKET.
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY INDORsES THE
ANTI TAMMANY FUSION NOMINEES.
ONLY FOUR MEMBERS FAVOR THE GOOD GOVERN
NENr CANDIDATES STIRRING REMARKS BY
GENERAL HORACE PORTER AND EN-
MAYOR AgRAM s. HEWITT.


MAYOR AsRAM s. HEWITT
The Committee OF Fifty. appointed by the Cham
Der of Commerce TO invite ali reform organizations
10 unite on an anti-Tammany ticket met III Tue
rooms Of the Chamber early yesterday afternoon
and Endorsed the ticket which was nominated by
the Republicans and the State Democracy on MIN
day night With the exception OF the votes OF ioui
members OF the committee. who are also members
OF the committee OF the Good Government CluDs.
The Endorsement was unanimous. There was iu'i
and free discussion of the situation and most OF the
Chamber of Commerce were emphatic IN 'her
expressions of approval of the work of the Execu-
tive Committee headed by Charles Stewart smith,
WHO WERE THERE.
Those present at the meeting were ChaIies o'e ,
art Smith, j. Harsen Rroades, Abram > hewitt
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Elihu Root. L. j. Caliahah ~
Fulton Cutting. Henry r. Kunharct, "ina" d.
Hornb!ower. w Rhnelander Stewart, Gustav H.
schwab John p Townsend. Frederic Taylor arthur
Won Bresen William J. Schiefelin, Seth Low
Cornelius ~ Bliss. William II. WEBB Geherdi fioi-
ace Porter John Clafiin, Charles Z. beai"ai'
Charles s. Farchi.d, DR.. Richard H. Derby A.
gernon S. Frissen Percival Knauth George NC
Culoch Miller Peter b. olney. James W. Pryor,
John r Parsons A. H. Steele, Simon Sterne and
J. Kennedy Tod.
The committee had been called together by Mr..
Smith who told In detail the efforts when hau
been made to form union of all OF the REFORM or
Plantations.
mated on Monday night was not exactly the ticket
which the committee would have selected, yet II was
the best ticket which could be made up withln the
time allowed for effective work. and II deserved 70
have the support 81 all citizens who wanted good
government and wore opposed TO the return Oh lam
many TO power in Eew-York
Other members pr the committee spoke ireely
about the ticket r. Fulton Cutting. James W.
Pryor and Arthur Won Briesen, who are leaders
among the Good Government Club men, declared
that the ticket was not strictly non-partisan. ana
therefore not an ideal ticket. They wanted the
Chamber OF Commerce committee TO express ulsap-
proyal on that account and declare In favor OF the
ticket which had been nominated by the Good Gov
eminent Clubs.
Previous to the discussion in the Chamber there
had been a meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the Confederated Council Of Good Government
Clubs in the Office OF Mr. Cutting upstairs. Nearly
all OF the members OF that committee declared In
favor OF keeping in the field with the ticket whch
they had nominated In the convention al the Uhi'ed
Charities Building They also talked about the men
who could be induced TO fill the vacancies on the
ticket. believing that the convention az It's session
In the evening would sustain them In refusal
10 support the fusion ticket.
committee consisting Of Prebe Tucker Charles
s. Dawson NJ. ID. Rothschld, George NJ. Cassatt,
De Forest Grant and j. r. Burnett. sent TO seek
the Endorsement Of the Chamber of Commerce com
mlttee, and was admitted to hearing at the con-
sultatlon in the Chamber. 1t after p. m.
when the Good Government Club committee with
drew from the Chamber. and then the discussion
of the Chamber Of Commerce Committee Of Fifty
was renewed. J. Harsen Rhoades, Abram s. Hewitt
and General Horace Porter made speeches In favor
OF indorsing the ticket which had been nominated on
Monday night.
VIEWS OF GENERAL PORTER.
General Porter said in part
Mr. Chairman would like TO press again the
b w0 01k e o excellent
tee. l think voice the sentiments OF many whom
hsys sks se Il ID for the and
and think up TO this time ce h ,bs
perhaps ideal sks, but c e never re saw
an aea absd iSe SATISFACTORY i he the
VSases bmsef There would be circumstances &c
s ": see 70 the n R
little latitude. little choice We are within nttit
me have 70 nle the legal notice; within
shor, time Of the election and we nave great ae s
have the Endorsement Of all who are honestly work
ing for purpose; to prevent such an sppanl
ity Of Tammany Hall. App:ause1 Now, wh ,n
burglars and maranaeTs Msye az pet tmes and res
had possession OF your house. and are coming again
t1s weanon is Stub or a broadaxe; he seizes some
thing and tries to drive the robbers out ana pre-
He does not sit down and le, them enter simpl.
because he has not at HANG me latest d ana mos
improved patent OF Smith & "essoh re'oNer'
FUSION OR DEFEAT
Onest thing Is certain: II we do not unite at once
upon a fusion ticket land do not see how we car
get better one in the little time We have, II vii
mean certainly the return 10 power OF TammanS
Hall I believe that II Tammany Hall can be KEEP
out of power one year longer with the loss OF ~
rcvenues not having it's great payrolis. not havin'
its patronage. that 1t VIII be so much more de
moralized than It is to-day that II Will not return
10 power while any Of Us live IN this community q,
think our committee has done exceedingly wen
did not think week ago II would be possiD.'
under the circumstances 10 have a fusion tlcke,
am rejOiced that they got II ticket OF such stani
ing and while they not ideal candidates, ye
we cannot pick out any single one OF them anC
I'D such attacks that would desire to nave