The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-06
TT UNIFIES REPUBLICANS.
CTS, PROGRAMME no HELP TAI
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p,,i, Purposs or Nominating Asas"b'y"es
Councilncp. aud Aidermen-Sen re-
Calls ON Cen. I~tnrrIseu-county iiche' ~
made Up-van Brunt 10 ne No"'hA'o"'
The Hon. BENJAMIN F. Tracy yesterday after
mon returned from q visit overnight TO ex'uo''
Morton at Rhineclif. His visit TO MIR. Norton
h.s.Id was p,rely a social matter. Late in the
dov bo called on ex.Prcsident BENJAMIN Har-
ri.on at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Many Rcpuo-
licans had hoped that Gen. Harrison couiu 50
arrange his engagements as to maEca speochior
Gen, Tracy at the mass meeting = in Cooper lnioh
an Friday night. Gen. Harrison and Gen. Tracy
t.lked this matter over, and while Gen. Harrison
again expressed his great interest in the hight
which Gen. Tracy is leading, he said that he had
come TO New York on 4 social visit and that 1t
had not been his intention to enter the political
aeId as a speechmaker. Gen. Harrison on the
fra, day he came to New York remarked that
his ~pcechmaking days were over, and last oven
ing 1t appeared to be almost certain that Gen.
Harrison could not arrange to be present at tho
mass meeting in Cooper Union.
MANY Republicans assembled at the head
quarters OF the city campaigners, l Madison
square. All were interested In the county ticket
TO be named on Thursday night in Lyric Hall.
No definite slate has been arranged; and none
will be, 1t was said. until later on. There were
many tavorites, though. for the various nomlna.
tions, and the majority opinion was to the erect
that the following nominations might De made;
For sheriff. Thomas l.. Hamilton.
For County Clerk. James h o'Beirne.
For Register. Gen. George Won setback.
The T ,mmany people on Thursday afternoon,
A was learned from Tamuany men, are TO re-
nominate Charles H. Van Brrnt for the Supreme
Court bench. and the Republican County Con.
vention on Thursday night. Republicans said. is
to indorse Judge Van Brunt and to name as
Justice ex-Judge Thomas Allison. 1t was the
opinion that Julius II. Seymour and Elisha X.
Camp will be nominated by the Republicans
ing appeared to be settled.
Senator Plat and Representative Quigg spent
the evening together at the Hotel Castleton, st.
George. Staten Island. They discussed the alt.
uation and tho progress Of the campaign. and
both said that everything was running along
Republicans at the Fifth Avenue Hotel re.
ceived the news that the Citizens Union is TO
nominate candidates for Assemblymen, Council.
men. and Aldermen with no surprise at all. 1t
was tho unanimous opinion, however. that the
S Sominasion Uni1 had IN thro Ssn'e on the ins' @.i Gs0'CTFSSe e
Citizens Union folks have stated all along. IL
T wss sse" Of no 5nhs II was can oiEnniaea to DOT e shs
offices, and Mr.. Lows remark that no hoped TO
b q ~unifying force in the matter of being the
candidate for Mayor OF Greater New York has
been received with. varied comments, But the
Republicans say that It is msnifestly the pro,
fammany Assemblymen to Albany and to dc
everything in their power to eject Tammany's
Councilman and Aldermen by precipitattns
and that there can be but ono result in the
close di~stricts, and that is the election
copied that these Citizens Union nominations
for Assemblymen. Councilmen, and Aldermen
Tracy and the city and county tickets. Mr.. Low
has insisted that he would receive Republican
votes. The Republicans at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel said last night that after reading the pro
Rramme OF the Cts to attempt to elect Tam
many candidates all the Republicans in Greater
New York will close the ranks and become one
great united party for the election of the city
and county tickets. and furthermore that the
battles for Assemblymen. Councilmen. and
Aldermen will be hotly contested in every dis
triot.