New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
OVERTURES WILL BE CONSIDERED.


OVERTURES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
p,.r Mr. prATT SAYS THE REPUBLICANS WILL.
MAKE so FURTHER EFFORT TO SECURE
UNroN-AN APPEAL FOR THE TICKET
The Republican City Committee met yesterday
in the headquarters at No. Madison-ave. ana
,wenty-six Of the twenty-cight members APP
pointed by President Quigg were present hat an
hour before noon. Cornelius Van Cott was too
III to attend the meeting. and General COILS was
the other absentee Mr.. Quigg presided. and
George r. Manchester was made the secretary
or the committee Members Of the committee
who are residents Of Brooklyn. Queens ana
Richmond were made members Of separate
finance committees for those boroughs. The
committee remained in session for two hours and
odonied a declaration intended to leave no doubt
tha, General Tracy Is to remain In the field as
the Republican candidate for Mayor. Following
is the declaration:
RccogoizIng that the first obligation OF every
friend ~ good government In the greater clty OF
New-York IL to the cause II united action against
Tammany Hall at the coming clection' the he-
publIcan party has spared no endeavor 70 brinR
into harmonious relations ali elements IN the
community which might be united in the inter-
est OF successful campaign anu s'u"u anu
patriotic government.
That these efforts have failed Is due solely 10
tho nosltlon OF the Citizens Union. which has
perSsteufly refused. ana Stlll TtuS'S W ''ISu'i
any other than the candidacy Tor Mayor OF one
certain individual. whose candidacy has peen
r-oved In the preliminary canvass not 10 he a
unlfy,ng force among the friends OF good gov
orn,,c,, whose nomination by the Republican
marty has been rendered impossible by the acts
~ himself and his associates. and whose per
sonal attitude To the question OF ms own candl-
dacv IS a CHIEF source Of discord and dsunion.
The Republican city Committee has. therefore,
Resolved. That the candidates nominated by
the Republican city Convention
For MAYOR BENJAMIN f. TRACY:
For Controller. ASHBEL p. FITCH;
For President Of the Municipal Council. r.
ROSS APPLETON IT.
viii remain in the field until the polls
close on the night Of Election Day and
every eiector who upon any ground. Is opposed
10 the restoration Of Tammany Hall and Bryan
ism is urged to give his prompt and active sup
port to these. the only ant-Tammany candidates
who can be elected
Mr. Oulgg and other members OF the commit
tee said after the meeting that there would be
no further conferences with other pontlcaI or
ganizations and no conference with any repre-
sentatives Of the Citizens Union but that the
Republican organization would 60 ahead ana
nominate straight Republican candidates on all
the tickets still to be named They declared
that the only hope for defeating Tammany was
in the election Of Republican candidates ana
that the campaign would be conducted with
that purpose in view.
General Tracy said yesterday Any talk about
nv withdrawal In favor OF Mr.. Low is nonsense.
II Is evident that people who have placed any
faith in such talk have not read my speech be-
fore the Republican City Convention The Re-
publ!can campaign Will begin as soon as all the
republican candidates are nominated. and then
7 expect 10 devote my entire time TO work III
the campaign.
Senator Thomas C. Patt said; There VIII oe
no further attempts by the Republican organlza va.
lion to secure union against Tammahy' put any
WV. ~ ~,,,ros IN us will be considered. General
Trocy is in the field to stay until Election Day
and he will he elected