New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
ONLY PART OF A TICKET
SUGGESTIONS MADE TO THE CITIZENS
UNION.
soAfB MEMBERS THINK 1T WOULD BE WE'LL TO
NOMINATE MAYOR. CONTROLLER AND
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL AS
sEMBLY AT FIRST AND THEN
LET THE REPUBLICANS CON-
sIDER THE SITUATION.

sIDER THE SITUATION.
early nominations" is the shibboleth OF the I'm
petuous young men who seem to be the present
leaders OF the Citizens Union. and this was the
talk which WIS the most popua: at the headquar-
tiers Of the organization last evening. The plan or
putting ticket in the field before the regular
party organizations can take action was discussed
at an executive meeting OF the Assembly district
chairmen held at No 80 East Twcnty-third-st. last
evening
A large number Of the Unions membership, II Is
understood, favor early nominating convention.
but 1t rumored last night that many OF tho
leading men advise placing only part or the tckct
In the field at the first meeting. This element sug-
gests nominating candi iates for Mayor. Controller
and President OF the Municipal Assembly only and
then adjournng to give the Republicans an oppor-
tunity consider the situation II the Republicans
will indorse the three candidates of the Union the
plan is to allow them 10 name the rest of the New
York ticket. including Sheriff County Clerk, Dis
trict-Attorney, Register. judges and any other
offices to be filed this fall. One Of the grounds for
this proposition is that the Union was formed TO
look after municipal offices only.
The meeting OF the district chairmen was pre-
sided over by John b. Pine, chairman Of the Com
mittee on District Organization Chairmen pres
ent were Joseph H. Steinhardt, S. V. r. Townsend,
Julius Bloombcrg, f. A. Waldo Z. ]. Mandel. John
Brooks Leavitt DIR. H. l.. Taylor. ]. Augustus
Johnson. Joseph NJ Price. j. X. Warnock f. S.
PrO1eSSOr N.
Roland Holt and A. d. Kenyon. They reported
the forming Of committees in their respective dis
trcts. numbering from six TO forty members In
each.
Mr.. Pine said that tho reports were all encour-
aging, and showed that the people rapidly
taking interest in the movement. While many
members of Good Government Clubs are taking
part in the work. the clubs are not as organizations
identified with the movement The plan of or
ganization of election districts was perfected ac-
cording 10 the present divisions The Union does
not propose 10 wait for the election district
divisions for 1897. the maps Of the Bureau of
Elections will not be ready for until July l.
Mr. Pine said that his committee would have
posters bulletins placards and leaflets for dis
trbution soon The committee he intimated,
reasonably we'll supplied with funds for carrying
its work, and volunteers to serve on the district
campaign committees would be welcomed APP
plications would be received either by the district
chairmen at the Unions headquarters in East
Twenty-thrd-st
While the enrolment In the Union was going for
ward steadily and satisfactorily Mr.. Pine did not
wish as yet TO give OUT any estimate of the number
enrolled For the present only small meetings are
TO be held half dozen more in each Assembly
district, leaving the big ss-meetngs TO later In
the campaign. Two meetings in the XXVth Assem-
bly, District announced-one for this evening
at the parish house OF the Church of the Holy Com
munon and the other at headquarters tomorrow
evening.
The Executive Committee OF the Republican (anti-
machine) Organization of the City and County Of
New-York met at Lyric Hall last evening, Cen
era Wager Swayne, chairman, presiding. Resolu-
tions favorng the Citizens Union movement were
adopted and the chairman was authorized to ap-
nolnt a Committee on Enrolment behalf OF the
Union This committee is to take charge OF tho en-
rolmen. OF that branch OF Republicans represented
by the organization