The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-12
WARING WILL NOT ACCEPT
GEORGE MEN NOTIFY HIM. HE
SAYS NEITHER YES NOR NO.

They Think He Will Decline the Nomination
for Comptroller AFTER 1t IL FILED, which
viii Give Them more Time to Look UP
Another Candidate ana Get Up tho Petitions.
Col. Warning will not accept the nomination Of
the Henry George people for Comptroller. Col.
Warning, those in his confidence said last night,
will writo q letter saying. in the fricndliest
terms, that no cannot sec his way clear to
accept. Col. Warning came to this conclusion.
his friends said last night, when 1t was made
clear to him that Charles s. Fairchild, the can
didato for Comptroller of tho Citizens Union.
will not retire. Col. WarIng. his friends said,
desired to accept the George nomination. but
he also desired an Endorsement by the Citizens
Union.
1t was also stated that certain Tammany In.
dams had said that IL Col. Warning did not ac-
cept the George nomination and should Tam
many win in tho fight, Col. Warning will be
retained as Street Cleaning Commissioner.
Col. Wnring was notified yesterday morning
by the George men that no had boon nomi-
mated. The notification was made at the
Department Of Street Cleaning shortly after
Col. Warning came down to his office. The Noti-
Hcation Committee was made UP Of Il. Lawson
Purdy and DIR. John II. Girdner. Mr.. Purdy
made the speech. lie told Col. Warning what a
fine man the George mon had always thought
him to be, and assured the Colonel that he was
Just the man for Comptroller OF the Greater
New York.
Col. Warning listened attentively to all that
Mr.. Purdy had to say, and bowed gravely when
the speaker had concluded his speech with I've
beg you to favorably consider this nomination"
The concluding sentence seemed TO call for some
sort Of an answer from the nominee. IL the rest
Of tho speech did not. Therefore Col. waring
said:
Gentlemen. I fully appreciate the great
honor you have conferred upon me. I will take
the matter under advisement and will give you
my answer In due time"
The committee bowed, Col. Warning bowed.
and the committee retired. That was about the
second or third time the Colonel had been in
formed Of the nomination. When asked by the
reporters IL he would say whether he would ac
ccpt or decline 1t, Col. Waring said:
81 have nothing to say at present. thought
Imight be able to give my decision to-day. Now
1t will be impossible. should like. however. to
correct an evident misapprchension. I had nc
knowledge OF this movement looking to my
nomination until the whole scheme had got
beyond recall"
Further than this Col. Waring would Say moth
ing. Although tho George Campaign Commit
tee say that they had assurances that Col. War,
ing would accept the nomination. the general
impression yesterday, OF those interested in
Georges election. other than the Campaign
Committee. WAS that Col. Waring would decline
One OF those who has been at work getting ready
the petitions OF the Democracy of Thomas JET.
ferson gave this reason for believing SO:
The time for filing certificates OF nomination
ends at midnight OF Tuesday. according TO the
New York Election Bureau. II Col Warning de
clined now. we would not have time to make
another nomination. II he withholis his dec.
~lination until after tomorrow midnight. he
can then send it in. as l believe he will. and
then we shall have time under tho law to I'LL a
vacancy. Strange as 1t may seem in n city OF
this size. 1000 signatures to n petition canno,
be obtained in a minute
The petitions for Mr.. George. Col. Warning
and jerome O'Seill are now ready to file, and
will bo filed this afternoon,