New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
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SUGGESTIONS AS TO CANDIDATES REQUESTED
OPINIONS OF CHARLES STEWART SMITH
AND c. G. WILLIAMS

sr,ccrsTIONs AS TO CANDIDATES REQUESTED
OPINIONS OF CHARLES STEWART SMITH
AND G. C. WILLIAMS
Tho formal letter of Seth Low. accepting the
rornation Of the Citizens Union for Mayor OF the
coa,ar New-York did not arrive at the headquar-
,ar. ~ the Union yesterday but scme Of the lead
- -, .ha Union said they believed II would arrive
today Charles Stewart Smith, vce-chairman OF
the Citizens Union who was chairman Oh 'he EN-
oc,,ive Committee of the Committee OF seventy III
1894 gave an interview at the heauqudi'eis !es'eI
dsv AFTERNOON explaining the methods adopted for
,..,iro mon 10 be nominated for Controller and
,,.os,sent ~ the Council and asking the pubic 10
ia In suggesting the best candidates lhcueh'"i'y,
Mr. Smith called attention to the i"cu n"' ~
C,tendorfer OF the "Staa;s-Zeituns was "t .i'e
head of committee that asked sem 10" ~ 'N
for Mavor in 1894 Mr.. Smith salo'
~, C,,,,uars Union Committee OF organization -
connosed OF 25o citizens, fairy nd woae.
The indqsir,a of the city Of and n
cludes all shades OF ponuc"i, c,dor his convictions
i,non ary National or State issue put sp3 apvern-
accept and act upon the idebe' Se administered upon
bome.pule 6usiness principles. Tne onlor , a the.
thai the people of the city saoaa nu participation
oretical but real, voice ana actuI'1 ep who shall
in tne nomination and election OF men rests ~ con-
be put in control Of ne ine OF the laws which TO
govern three million OF people nv yetIv and hon
esy manaeed are necessary 10 al forms ~ edera
cratic government as IL respects So great city
,be
s6ould decide for themselves ana upon upon 'ard that
responsDility all purely local quesu9YLas. Yal Cv arc
concernine these the citizens OF New oik ~ from
competent 10 judge man tno,1o1e tno there Is no
other parts OF the SIa!e. For eXhlnPe; ;r.ts GOOD
possible connection between cIeaan 81 Questions
docks the m Inicpai beer and lldaa,o'f f "rcvrnue
Sunday opening. and that OF a,s isr'l ~ the state
or Tor protection or the canal p2ncy oi h. done or
Lei US see what the Citizens gnien nc rnss s imposed
failed 10 do III the performance ., & @ ~ principles
upon Il and defined in its PLATFORM u lperni con,
which was unanimously adopted " aattrr mos;
sent Of two hundred and fifty citizeI,S, FIibu
careful consideration by eX-Mayor ldew'' . Toe, r.
Root Jacob H. Schin, Joseph LaioT,lu... Id ID aud
Erhardt James c. Carter. James B. i'e|"0'" ~
others. .,.,., r-rtor has
I emphaticaly deny that he Chizens .erning i,oLI
assumed tate o' that J. y NV or
dictate the course of action OF any pJI,nne Ts.
ganization nor has the Union, by 6ecniiis
spectfuijy ia confer with other organizaiions' az
sumed superior virtue wisdom. or gttti - e.
cause of offence 10 any man whose sol" "D'' -
the good government OF the city. 49,, - 10
The declared purpose Of the Union from lne I,
ginning mas been 70 Try to nominate ara ae epo t1e
Mayor who would he In q position 70 us' " ~
patronage cs his Office solely for The welfare OF W"
tity untfammelleG by party obligations. -,
IN 1885, influential committee OF cltZehs,
$ which Oswald Otiendorfer was chairman. asken 1
Mr.. Low to permit them 10 propose his name io'
roc al DoD