New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05

VIEWS OF MAYORS STRONG AND WUfolEh.
Mayor Strong who takes great deal OF Interest
in the arrangements of the Citizens Union for the
coming municipal campaign said yesterday that
in his opnion the nominations ought not to be de-
laved bevond July Some of the reform leaders do
not want to put off the naming OF the ticket so
long They would nominate 1t next week IL they
could But the Mayor believes July would be a
better time. He also said that there should be a
combination with some one OF the political parties
outside of Tammany Hail If a municipal ticket op-
posed to Tammany is to be elected this FAIL Ihat
the Mayors desire is that the Republican party
should be the organization TO join with the Citizens
Union one doubts
81 look for a grand campaign this year." he said.
land while / accept tho old adage that there Is
luck in leisure think the candidates ought to be
selected early. Our Presidents are nominated In
June and July Is not too TO nominate Mayor.
..The Citizens Union is all right In pushing Its
preliminary work. but It may possibly overstep the
mark as the Good Government people did year
before last I suppose however, that the members
know what they doing. Nevertheless. II any
ticket opposed TO Tammany is TO succeed COM
hnation will have TO be made with the Republicans
or the anti-Tammany Democrats II the Citizens
Union goes ahead and nominates ticket and the
Republicans put up straight ticket the chances
are that Tammany will win There can be no
question Of this think Tammany Is well organ
ized 1t poed l35c00 votes In the city last Novem-
"Rut Tammany be defeated If there Is a
union on some good man like Seth Low. ex-MayOr
Srhieren or Cornelius y. Bliss, followed by cam
naicn like that OF 1894 If Tammany indorses the
iIrion ticket however, in preference 20 putting up
~ ticket of it's own think It would be success
mi even if the Republican organization nominated
a ticket OF It's own" and the Mayor chucked at
The idea OF Tammany supporting the Citizens
Many OF Mayor Strong's friends believe that he
ie Tho logical candidate for the Citizens movement
his wear and that the Republicans should IN
dorse his nomination as they did the Committee
of Sevcntv's ticket three years ago. But the Mayor
Tcneated Yesterday the declaration he has made
many times OF late that under no circumstances
would he take the nomination himself
"T have worked during the last three years
harder than did in any fifteen years previously
and / think ! have had enough OF II. - .
his views on the Citizens Union His remarks
we're called out especially by the declaration Oh
Mr REYNOLDS OF the Citizens Union. that tne
1enior would nominate a candidate for Mayor OF the
1mao,or ('ttv as soon as Governor Black signed the
chorter Nayor Wurster thinks that SUCH action
Is not 10 be encouraged -
Vie saws further: MY Idea OF getting good GOV
arnwent Is that some arrangement similar TO the
80 x,hIch brought about the nomination or Mayor
Snrora should be entered into. Let the Citizens
IITninn The Good Government clubs and tho Re
n,,hIiran organization get together and agree on
gus,rate man The Republican party Is not strong
ino,rh 70 win alone; the De nocrats are. ] be-
Rcnubican for the reason that the party VIII
a,,,nniv ~ ner cent of the vote. He should be
=, I,nrn,ilcan OF high standing. do not believe that
ia iebould be OF such a positive partisan character
' e 10 nrevont him from securing the best men Tor
The responsible positions of heads OF departments