The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
YES, H CTS WILL WAIT.
But, THEY ADD, ONLY TO OBLIGE
BROOKLYN,S FIFTY.

wednesday set as the Utmost Limit or Their
mate or Bust r-Meantme the Anti.Tam-
many Conference viii Have said Its say.
Tho precipitato young men Of the Cts Union
suffered a severe shock when they got up yes
terday morning and read in the papers that the
Cts OF Brooklyn had decided not to nominate
Mr.. Seth Low for Mayor of the Greater New
York until they had talked with the regular
Republican organization. These precipitate
young Cts hadn't recovered from the shock
when the hour came for the meeting OF the
borough committees at the committee room in
the Mutual Life building in Liberty street.
They fitted around In passionate hat
bands Of red and white and pink and
assumed an air mysterious enough to
give an average citizen apoplexy. When
1t was IL o'clock. the time for the meeting,
they clambered into the committee room and
shut the transom. 30 that their thoughts
shouldn't escape. About the same time two
| piano hand.organs began playing In the street.
directly underneath the window. The janitor
of the building confessed that he had hired the
organ men because he had been reading the pa
pers lately and had made up his mind that har-
mony was what the Cts needed, and music. he
insisted, was harmony. even IL 1t did como from
a street organ.
Locked up in this room with tho precipitato
ones were some older men. There were Joel b..
Erhardt, for instance, and Joseph Larocque and
Alexander E. Orr. who had a message from tho
Brooklyn Gifts. Mr.. Reynolds led the precipitate
forces. Mr.. Larocque was the Chairman OF the
meeting. and John w. Weed OF the Hon. Battle
Axe Gleason's district was Secretary. The pre-
cipitate ones were all in q fiutter when Mr..
Larocque raped for order, and MIR. Orr. who
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that the special committe on conference Of
his town had failed to make its report. but was
certain to do 1t on Tuesday. and, therefore. he
didn't want tho Cts to do anything until
Wednesday. lie thought 1t was only courtesy
TO adjourn. At this %juncture one piano organ
played The Night That Larry Was STRETCHED"
and the other one started on Miss Maria
Johnsine.' 1t wasn't harmony by a long shot.
In the midst OF the discord Mr.. Erhardt was
recognized. and he offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That in compliance with the request of
the Brooklyn Committee. the Joint Committee on
on "wednesday. Sept, /, at IL O'Clock. noon. upon the
understanding that nnal action shall then be taken
in regard to the nomination OF n candidate Tor the
hayoralty.
On this resolution Mr.. Erhardt made a speech;
He was followed by Mr., Larocque, Mr.. Or. and
young ones ike MIR. Reynolds ard Mr.. Pima
The end OF it was that the resolution was adopt {
ed. SO wednesday may be a red letter day with
the old ones as well as the young ones. -.
After the meeting the Cts left one by one. A
crowd o. reporters stood outside the door. The
Cits looked expectant as they came out, but not
a reporter moved ami not one asked a question,
The Cts all stooG this until Mr.. Orr came. He
looked around and h~esitated as II waiting for
something, Then he said: Boys, we passed q
President Quigg received a letter yesterday
from President Henry d. Purroy Of the Home
Rule Democracy announcing that he would at
tend the conference OF anti.Tammanyo rganiZa
tions at the Hotel Manhattan on Monday night
Chairman John K. Creevey of the Brooklyn
Committee OF Fifty sent the following letter te
Mr.. ouigg:
T BROOKLYN Committee OF Fifty accept. ant
without one dissenting voice. your courteous
invitation 10 meet in conference on the 3oti
inst, and have designated as their representa-
tives at such conference Nessrs. Hiram r
Steele and Henry w. Maxwell. These gentle
men will express TO you fully the views of GU
organization"