The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-29
GENERAL TRACY FOB MAYOR.
Choice of the First Republican Con-
vention of the Greater New
York.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. % AT noon
to-day in Carnegie Hall County Chairman
Quigg called to order the first Republican
convention of the Greater New York
municipality, which, after an address by
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and the
appointment of committee of eleven to
confer with anti Tammany organizations,
took a recess until P. NJ.
Upon reasse M bling the temporary
officers were made permanent and the
conference committee reported that its
lahors had been without result.
Z lward Lauterbach, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, presented the
platform, which was adopted. The plat
form begins:
There is one great issue before the people
at this time. 1t cannot be separated from
any political contest. 1t is the Issue created
by the Chicago platform and nothing can be
moro obvious tnan that the results of every
election, national, State or municipal, until
that platform has been formally aband oned
by the party that made IT, must count Tor or
against Is odious and destructive principles.
Every intelligent voter knows that if the
first Mayor of Greater New York is the candi-
date OF this convention mighty Impulse will
be given In support OF every sound principle
OF government.
Every intelligent voter knows on the other
hand, that if the first Mayor OF Greater New
be to greatly revive the hopes and promote
the schemes that are grouped in the public
mind under the name OF Organism. and at the
same time TO deliver this magnificent etTop-
oils into the hands OF an organized conspiracy
for pubic plumber.
We indorse the st. Louis platform. We be-
lieve that il needs the support of the intelH-
gen and patr otto people OF New York as much
to-day as it did one year ago. 1t is not only
the cause OF sound money, it is pIe-em1nently
the cause of social order Every vote cast
places both in peril.
After the adoption of the platform,
Jacob Worth placed Seth Low in nomi-
nation for Mayor. District Attorney Oh
colt presented the name of General Ben
iamin +. Tracy, which was received with
tumultuous applause.
The ballot resulted as follows: Tracy
297, Low 40. ex-Mayor Schroeder of Brook
lvn 2. The nomination was made unani-
nous and committee was appointed 10
notify General Tracy of his nomination.
In the meantime, Chauncey NJ. Depsw
nominated for The office of Comptroller
Ashbel 7. Fitch, the incumbent and a
gold Democrat, saying: when the in
tegrity of the country was attacked last
year the gold Democrats came to tie aid
OF the Republicans. 1t is 10 recognize the
men who sacrificed their party that l ask
you to nominate by reclamation Ash bel
P. Fitch for comptroller" Applause.
The nomination was made unanimous.
The committee appointed to notify
General Tracy appeared with the candi-
date, ana after an ovation General Tracy
said, among other things: Il accept the
nomination. If my candidacy be the
means of bringing about the desired
union | shall rest content. II, however,
the spirit of harmony and Cancellation
which We thus invoke does not prevail |
propose, having acce pied this nominal
ton, to make the fight 10 the end.
r. Ross Appleton of Brooklyn was
unanimously nominated for president OF
the council and the nvention adjourned.