The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-07
RUSHING TO HELP TRACY.
REPUBLICANS OF THE MILTON
TAKE UP THE FIGHT

Foraker. Thurstop. and BOuteiio to speak for
Sound Money and Honest GOVERNMENT
QuIEE ON tho Cits' Policy or TreacherS-
Mass Meeting Put on Untn saturday.
The Republican managers decided yesterday
to postpone the mass meeting in Cooper Union
from Friday night to Saturday night. The
postponenent was made necessary, II was an
nounced, by the fact that the Republican
County Convention is to be held In Lyric Hall
on Thursday night and that there would be n
crush Of work resulting from that convention
on Friday. Besides. 1t was made known, Sena-
tor Joseph Benson Foraker OF Ohio has tele.
graphed that he will be In New York on Satur-
day and that he cannot gci here before that
day. Senator Foraker, in response to invita-
tons from New York Republicans, has cheer
fully consented TO speak for Gen. Tracy and
the Republican party of Greater New York.
The Senator Is a sort of an adopted son of New
York State, having graduated from Cornell
University, from which his son also graduated
a year or SO ago. All the Republican warriors
from Senator Plat down are warm friends and
admirers of Senator Foraker. and Mr.. Foraker,
like all Republicans of national rcnown, is
kecnly interested In the success of the Republic
can fight for u Mayor OF Greater New York.
Gen. Tracy will make his first speech Of the
campaign al lhc mccllnR IN IOOptT HUI Ou
Saturday night. He and Senator Foraker will
be the great guns of the occasion. The Re-
publican warriors received word yesterday
from Senator John NJ. Thurston Of Nebraska,
who was the permanent Chairman of the Re-
publican National Convention at st. Louis last
year. that he Is ready to speak for the New York
Republicans and for Gen. Tracy on any occa-
sion that tho Republican managers may select.
The same gallant reply came from Representa-
tive Charles A. Boutclle of Maine.
Frank s. Witherbee, n member of the Ad-
visory Committee OF the State Committee, said
yesterday that the Republicans of Greater New
York could hardly appreciate the interest of
Republicans throughout the State. even in the
smallest crossroad towns and hamlets, in tho
success Of Gen. Tracy. Mr.. Witherbce has re-
Gently made u tour OF most of the counties above
the Mohawk Valley. His country home is ut
Fort Henry. He went on to say that all Repub-
licans. not only in the counties in which he had
travelled, but in other counties, were deeply in
terested in the success of their party's candi-
date in Greater New York.
The daily mail received by the Republican
managers is heapcd with letters from Rcpubli.
cans all over the country asking for informa-
ton and declaring that the Republican party
is everywhere keenly interested in the fight of
their brethren in this end Of the State. These
Republicans in their communications make it
very clear that the moral effect OF n Republican
victory in New York on election day will be OF
stupendous Importance. The communications
also announce that Bryan and his followers are
equally alive to the importance OF the election,
for the reason that the Bryanitcs stand ready 10
take advantage of any mishap that may happen
TO the Republican party in Greater New York.
THE Sun has already called attention to the
dishonest conduct of the managers of the Citi-
.---fI Vii l. d, a g. H.
men. Councilmen, and Aldermen. Tho Citi-
-cns' Union by nominating their candidates
for these offices leopard in close districts the
candidacy of Republicans. and 1t was freely
admitted that the Citizens Union, BY throwing
off the mask in the matter OF these nomina-
tons, has made itself an ally of Tammany Hall
for the purpose OF sending Talnmany Assembly;
boards of Tammany Counci!men and Tammany
Aldermen.
President Quigg OF the Republican city CAM
paigners ,i'sued the following statement con
corning the conduct Of the Citizens Union in
making these nominations:
The absolute dishonesty of the men in con-
troll OF the Citizens [ Mon movement is shown
by, their entering the field OF State politics.
for good municipal, government, they expose
their hypocrisy by this action.
IF the purpose OF the movement is not to in
luro the Republican party and organization in
his city, why do they thrust themselves into the
state ~COntestf Their dishonesty is shown in
their statement that owing to a bad election law
they arc compelled in nominating by petition
10 nominate candidates Tor all OFFICES. That Is
an untruthful statement, and If the Election
law is n bad one. the section to which they
refer is n Good Government law. and was advo-
Gated by many of the men now prominent in
the Citizens Union movement.
I'VE had great difficulty in keeping them
from cheating at n primary election held under
n law advocated by these same men. This
primary election was passed for the protection
OF parties and voters. The men al the head OF
this movement now stand unmaskcd as dis
honest enemies of the Republican party"
AS the campaign progresses, it was asccr-
tanned. the. Republican managers propose to
pour hot shot Into their ndvcrsariCs and to
arouse every Republican voter in Greater New
York to. the importance of elccting IA Hopuh-
lican, who stands on tho sound money plat.
form of the st. Louis Convention, to be the
first Mayor OF Greater New York. The Re.
publican managers in charge of the fight said
that they hadethe highest hopes and that'all
the news of every character received by them
was favorable TO the Republican cause. But
as each day passes more Republican steam
will be put on. and the sound principles of the
Republican. party, ms advocated in the st.
Louis platform, for which Gen. Tracy stands
in every line and paragraph, will, it is promised,
awake enthusiasm In the heart of every voter,
Republican, gold Democr4!, and good citizen
generally who does not believe that the great
est metropolis of the Western Hemisphere
should be turned over to the forces of Bryan
ism