New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
LOUIS STERN NOMINATED.
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF
MANHATTAN.

coRoNERs ALSO PUT IN THE rrELD-EvERY-
THING DONE WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
The Republican Convention for the Borough OF
Manhattan, for the purpose of nominating the
President and Coroners OF this borough. was
held last night The following nominations
were made:
For President Of the Borough Of Manhattan
For Coroners OF the Borough of Manhattan, DTS 1r
THEoDoRE X. TuTHlLL,, GUsITAyyE6 I S SI
LER; GEORGE W. KRAM and MOSES D.
The convention was cid at the Granerc!
Lyceum. No. III West Twenty-third-s st, and
so smoothly did everything work that little more
than half an hour was necessary TO carry
through the nominations. At no period WAS
there the faintest sign OF opposition to the pro-
sramme mapped out by the machine leaders,
and In each case the nominations were mace
by reclamation. Lemuel f. Quigg was on
deck with the avowed purpose OF exercising
sort OF paternal sup ,rvision over the mee'ihs
but his intervention was not necessary oesohu
a little coaching for the chairman upon '"e
methods OF procedure john ii. Connei was APP
pointed chairman Of the convention ana ueo'ee
r. Manchester. Henry II. Guttmann ana W. -
Baxter were selected az secretaries. lhe"' upo
the motion Of Georte X. Bidweii, the "o'i''i'a
ton Of candidates was at once proceeueu WIN
Alexander 7. Mason nominated Louis stern 'oi
the presidency. and fl doing 20 ne saiu III pa :,
put Mr. Sterns's name before you WIN me me o
With nccla,nation' He stands for the highest
PRINCIPLES Of Repubcanism and Tor an that - 10
lived for manv wears in this city. one who Is an
important factor In II, mercan.i IA be- known
throughout the length and breadth o, me 'roare
NewYork. His services to me tepur ,ions 70 the
titreuf al
manv charitable institutions Of this ciy nave oeeh
AZ ali times OF NECESSITY large and liberal
George b Dcane seconded the nomination.
which was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Deane proposed the name Of DR.. Tuthl
as IN. first Republican candidate for Coroner
and the other nominations FOR coronerships
were Dr. Gustave Scholer, by George wan
maker. Or George w Kram. by John J. Col
Inns and Dr. Moses j. Jackson, by Alexander l.
Masor.
A committee was appointed to fill possible
vacancies. and the convention adjourned.
THE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Mr.. Stern. candidate, for the presidency, Is
che OF the partners Of the well-known drygoous
establishment Of Stern Brothers. Of Twenty
third-st He was born In Albany about nity
years ago. and at the age ~ twenty-five opened
a
big concern now controlled by Mr.. stern ana
his brothers. Isaac and Benjamin AIthough
Mr. Stern has never been prominent IN poll
tics he has for several years been an inhuentiai
factor in the Republican organization or the
XXIXth Assembly District.
II will be remembered that two summers ago
while staying at Kissengen. in Germany, ne was
arrested for an alleged insult to baron Won
Thiingen the Deputy Commissioner or the spa
Mr. Stern's offence which was a technical anu
trivial enc was that he refused TO take MS
son whom the authorities judged to be less
than fifteen years old. out Of the gardens. Mr.
Stern was sentenced to two weeks imprisoh-
nent and a fine OF 500 marks. but was liberated
on a bail OF about 100000. during the consid-
Grafton Of an appeal Of his conviction Event
ually instead OF complying with his penalties
Mr.. Stern made good the amount OF his bail
and lef; the country
Mr.. Stern is a vce-presldent OF the Repub-
lican Club and a member OF the Liederkranz.
METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art American Museum
~ Natural History trtowI Association Al
bany Society and Of the American Geographical
Society. He lives at No 993 Flfth-ave