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n,, o,,r,,,or. with ooA,, blessing, I shall

That Obligation. with Cots blessing, ! shall
faithfully and fearlessly perform.
But the great duiy OF the hour y union :, snt
II 10 obvious that the struggle upon which w.
are about 20 enter will be a severe one AMI thai
small number OF voters. II v G ndidntcS re.
main In tho field and divide tho votes thai
should DO united The E 7 miS Of '"'S WS.t S.aI
ssFy e bring isssiSSF q ri tt tho adv sdyoes';S E
the presence OF this great duty all per.
sonni ambition and private interests sink
into insignihcance There IL no sacrifice OF per
sonni pride or ambition too great for q patriotic
citizen to make In order 10 accomplish he OBJ
ject which the friends 81 good government have
80 nearly at heart. This IL not = question OF any
one or didnte against NIL possible candidates.
In this great community Il is given to no man
who can deserve and command the support OF
those who are honestly striving for the common
"If II shall hereafter appear TO your repre-.
sentatives that instead Of promoting harmony
and success my candidacy stanDs. In their way,
Judgment Of your representatives. shall seem to
could be more hateful to mo than the tn ught
that bad pervcrsely stood In the way OF that
S SoaiRIion to sn'I Ta@ Gh ar po Haii when Stfaen %Pro % az,
tng best assurance Of success. The Re,
publican party in hi: city is hSnoT red
IL for the division OF the anti. Tammsny vote.
Its course appears 10 me TO have been consist
emily prudent. rational. and conciliatory. This
course shonli be maintained so long as there IL
a DO. slbility OF union, but II the effort for union
shall finally fail, IL should be made clear to all
men that tho responsibility for such failure does
not rest upon the Republican party or it's can
didatc.
deeply sensible Of the honor which has been
shown me by my fellow Republicans in selecting
me as their candidate, ! accept the nomination.
II my candidacy be- the means Of bringing about
the desired union shall rest content. II, how
ever. the spirit OF harmony and conciliation
pose, having accepted this nomination. to make
the fight to the end. ] hall ask for the votes Of
my fellow citizens on the direct issue OF good
city government, as an advocate and supporter
regard this contest, which ] enter ag inst AL
others. as a battle to be fought and won. I.
Gen. Tracy's speech was received enthusiastic.
cally. A dozen time in the course Of Its delfv-
Hfs declaration that he was in the fght TO the
end II the "unifying force" was not found was
wildly cheered.
APPLETON ~oMISATE
President Quigg moved that the convention
proceed TO nominate a candidate for President
ished. and Jesse johnson OF tho borough OF
Brooklyn was recognized to place In nomina ion
X. Ross Appleton. Mr.. Ross name was received
men, and one OF them moved thai this nomina-
ton also be made by accla There was a
mighty shout and IL was done. On motion OF
Collector Bidwell the officers Of the convention
were made a committee 10 notify the nominees,
and. on motion of Gen. c. II. T. Coils. the
campaign committee W ich President QuigR 10
to appoint to-day was empowered to fill vacan-
cluded the work Of the Greater New York's first
Republican convention, Mr.. QutRR moved that
the convention adjourn without date. The
crowd made for the doors cheering the candi-