The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-19
REPUBLICAN CLUB SOUND.
TRdoY'S CANDIDACY ENDORSED
WITH HARDLY A NO.

Constitution Forbade ut to Endorse Candidates,
90 It Voted to support the National, state.
and city Platforms or tho Party In This
Election Loud Cheers Given for Tracy.
BY q vote which was almost unanimous. the
Republican Club. at its meeting last night.
adopted the following resolution:
"RcsolrCd, That it Is the duty OF all Republi.
cans in tho present campaign to support the
national, State, and city platforms OF their
party"
This is nothing less than an Endorsement of
Gen. Benjamin +. Tracy's candidacy for Mayor,
for the city platform contains a dozen planks
which, II they do not all mention Gen. Tracy by
name, refer to tho necessity of the election OF
the Republican Mayoralty candidate and by tho
strongest kind OF inference condemn the move.
ment In favor of Seth Low. Here are some OF
them:
There 10 one great issue before tho people at
this time. 1t cannot be separated from any no
htical contest. 1t is the issue created by the
Chicago platform, and nothing can be moro OBJ
vious than that the results ofevcry. election.na-
tionel, state. or municipal-until that platform
has been formally abandoned by the party that
made it-must count for or against its odious
and destructive principles.
M Eyery of fh tSs Greo toscF S sno Yer lnG il II tb .n e. nfn.
date Of this convention n mighty impulse Will
be given in support of every sount principle OF
government. and the city will obtain the ser.
vices ~ its Chief Magistrate OF a statesman OF
the highest rank in antccedents. in character.
The cause Of good government, meaning
thereby honest and intelligent administration.
can never DO divorced from the Republican
We indorse the st. Louis platform. We be-
licye that 1t needs the support OF the intelligent
and patriotic people of New York as much to-
day as it did one year ago.
A vote for any other than the Republican
piled opportunities for harm, the self-same In
iucnces and the self.same individuals that were
cast out of office in SO mighty a storm OF
righteous wrath three years ago.
Gen. Tracy's name is mentioned in ono plank
where he is commended for his part as Chair
man of the Greater New York Charter Commits.
sion in securing the adoption OF the provision
against granting perpetual street railway fran.
chises.
The meeting of tho club was one OF the best
attended in its history. There were about 100
members present, the attraction being the pres
e~ntation to the club Of n handsome portrait In
oil Of Gen. u. S. Grant by Artist Charles A.
Whipple.
The club has been supposed to be considerably
tainted with Lowism. For a long time it was
consistent in its opposition to the regular Re-
publican organization and the leadership OF SEN
ator Platt. The Introduction, therefore. OF the
resolution adopted last night. would ordinarily
w AooAOu III no oh VI uSiooS. hO
sentiment in favor OF Gen. Tracy has been grow
ing 30 strong Of late. however. that there was
John Sabine Smith introduced the resolution.
President Merriam ruled II out OF order, as tho
constitution Institution does iHsd not permit ihe ntr9 sda Lone, Of
othce without due notice IN advance Of the
not indorse candidates but Republican prin.
ciples; The RGpubliGan city platform was read,
the fact that Gen. Tracy's name Ii mentioned In
i. Mr.. Smith retorted that the endorsement of
Commission and not as a Mayoralty candidate.
On q roll call the appeal from tho president,s
s seGns'e Of the TsT m eus6ers' Who oy voted f0 to 81 sustain the hi;
Chair in opposition to the confederation OF tho
resolution were Police Court Clerks Block and
samuel b. French, and Alfred r. conklins. As.
semblymen Laimbeer. James s.. Lehmaier, and
James. S, Lehmaier moved for . postpone
men. Of the oo1'ideratiOn Of the he res
in which he suggested that the majority
were not acting the par. Of gentlemen in
notice. He was asked pointedly Il he would
vote tho ticket; He replied amid derisive
he believed would save the city from the rule Of
Assistant District Attorney Lucas L. Van
Allen said that there IL but one way to prove
ones Republicanism. and that is by voting for
Republican candidates dates n9mi ina a. on RepT6,
club was organized to carry out Republican
principles and it could best do 80 by indorsinR
the principles adopted by the party in conven.
ton.
John Sabine Smith spoke against delay. and
the campaign 1t should begin at once.
th aG 2SSi6r \; kfs er y9eia a L9 s% 6 mSnj Hpps ndsG 70 70
c eas mssG[' another a4a a man who he G ndm hissnh thSt h b,
has LETT bis party for this campaign. Then Col.
II would like to call the attention of the club
to the fact that two years ago ! offered an
amendment to tho constitution Of the club
resolutions without due notice having BEEN
given to al members. 1t was bitterly
the Republican Club could always be relied on
to do the right nr. Thing FROM from a Political HI point so,p,t of Of
1t tonight. Laughter and cheers.l.
A. b. Humphrey made an impassioned speech
principles which It was organized to maintain
and p5omuigatr; He was frequently cheered.
81 hope the mon who are opposing this reso-
luton, who preach Repnoiicsn doctrine one
tho possible result of. their action. They must
remember that 1900 Is not far on and should so
act as to strengthen the party for the struggle
OF that year; They cannot do 1t by repudiatinG
Robert \. Kenyon, the Low man, arose to
enough to name Gen. Tracy in his frst sentence
with tho result that the members arose. waved
their their ha fnq tSa Rep l% Slr: Snd c saSnted cheer TS On
Demonstration lasted two or three minutes, and
President Merriam lost the head Of his gavel.
The vote on Lehmaier's motion to postpone
were lifted in favor OF 1t. Then Alfred II. Conk.
ling tried to amend the resolution by lacking on
a paragraph indorsing the administration OF
Mayor Strong.
John Sabine Smith moved to table the amend
ment, Mr.. COnkling withdrew II, and the VOTE
was taken on the original resolution. There
were not more than fye men who could be heard
the amendment was greeted with hearty cheers
The club then, on motion of A. Il. Humphrey
directed its campaign committee, which has
been rather inactive of late. to get to work al
once with tho business of tho campaign undel
the provisions OF the resolution adopted.
This business over, the portrait Of Col. Gram
was presented. Col, Fred d, Grant was present