New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-22

pcines covering the heads of all the departmen,t
and the meud look rst to the ranks Of his own sup
ne ,a W." win he deny that? Would he deny mat
ihe, ,sr sre {, take ali these important places? a"sh
Iheya nnlause1 According to his avowed views. y.
his business to see II he Is elected Mayor
gs Is NOT % Be- his a1 rst duiS a. has
asd S S9 ths RsI' PRIDE 1e Il he
Colonel Wsring from The care OF our streets: .,,
NSw rr eat metropolis Of three and half million
Of ipeope with its annual collection and outlay Of
;;Sst' Il possible TO prevent it, the Republicans Gf
this city ought to see that no man Is placed IN
tns Tboe responsibility are pledged 20 the princi-
ne ne Of non-partisanship in municipal affairs
One more reason why cannot vote for General
Tracy is this: Senator Thurston came here an1
sd nod lneSs hnR he dse "s sced
%d ssT We haSe been elects epuSean
The S foT yrSas on ana once naSe nsyf ha m
WAS the local sdninisration of the city Of Nsw-
YORK in charge of REPUBLICAN, Wnsrrs} No
thar these active politicians who are making these
;aise pretences before us
s W it. ana vi that win take my seal; That i
81 cIuS OF Ger eraI Tracy he defeats Seth Low. as
IS Object s 70 co. a mat ms w t dme @
blast OF thunier upon the good fortunes Of II he Re
ouhiicar party. fApDlHnSeD once Jet II ne knoNh
thDe CT the city OF New-York acting under the
nsff& Mi succeed If he insists upon MS present
course in handing over this grand metropolis to
me tender mercies OF Tammany. and no more fear
hi blow could be struck 20 the future Of our party
Mr. Choate was once interrupted by General
swayne who announced that II r. NJ. Snyder
was in the audience he would find news of in
terest at home. This the audience interpreted
In various ways. but a humorous light seemed
20 most the prope! one in which 10 regard the
announcement
THE RESOLUTIONS.
When the appreciative cheers that marked
the end Of Mr. Choates speech had died away,
Thomas Humphrey read and moved the adop-
,on without comment Of the following resou-
tons:
Once only IN thirty-hve years past has Repub-
,,csn been elected Meyor OF NewYork, and he was
t ssto org Of 81 he territory now added KY +
Ia been clear that without the same extent Of
auxiliary force no Rep9Slcan SoGd d be CHOSEN as
was aen also e clear thai part,san sen
pubcan Of long and SSss fes srre. to the the
Confidence Of the public. not only through his spot
less character and personal aniy nut al oDdu uot
his public spirit ana his n'ehF app'o'e' ''"''''
The present incumbent of the MayoraitE DOM en-
lava and deserves the thanks OF this great CITY LOT
Ks valuable administration OF that once ana me
hanks Of the party a. ws aDr t hS for the
government Of cities. but he has from the frst ds
od sson Of
ed both the public wish and the impor'nh''es vi
the highest assen,blage Of Republican, when
this State could produce having competSsu So, y. ION g.,
v vss ae pTessn urged the public
welfare required that municipal analrs pe IN.
and WHICH On they framed they carefully
ranged for public action IN obed,snee 70 borourhly
pS}s' '' '"' '
THE PARTYs HIGHEST POLICY.
Loval obedience to that mandate was in this cit!
concurrent with great opportunity 10 make II Woih
ou, In our case triumph Of the pubic goou' VINO"
e the party's highest policy and TO make Its work
ing in our case inspire the whole country 10 ADOPT
the same so adding to the National record OF mat
party which. having In time past freed the save
now shields the laboring man. ,,,s s,,ro,,on Re-
phcans Of this city at tho call h Of the s sxee
sss public good and u parry ,sy
SSSs sn aad Of he aTna have
mated him for the first Mayor OF the new ana
That nomination and its subsequent aecepta me,
made q. mutual pledge, from which only the multi
would but make them universally onenGeo VIII
and alenated from whatever party he might justly
be accused of having sought TO benefit by such ar
Nowhere in the party, was there any genuine
desire for the psrty's sake that he should do so.
out Instead a general wish that his nomination
should be formally certified when the convention
"A" 4 factious opposition to this broad State policy
as to municipal elections. and TO this method Of
direct nomination by the voters OF the party Was
price for which alone they will permit the partys
rcsress when they have the power to prevent it,
the nominee to represent the method. Some COW"
must be had for an attack upon the method whicn
they dare not openly impeach Therefore. they
shaped their course TO attack upon the nominee,
and themselves. by Tammanys help, already hold;
Ing In the present city precisely that sort OF control
% which direct nomination by i6c voters is most
dangerous they centred on the r individual AL their
nomination in ACCORDANCE Nth the views OF i h
sIssSN BE- the as
10 their alleged personal distaste.
The direct nominee was ready for whatever did
clearly inferred to be approved by his constituents
s,large but this demand they clearly sawIand SO
ton had assumed IN order to induce surrender of
precedent which, If established. would always sug-
gest TO the members Of the party means OF escape
from any fraudulent control OF Its conventions.
NO CONCESSION.
For this reason alone If there had not been album
CANT reason. besides this they would corccde moth
Ing Of the kind The cry was raised by the faction
that otherwise Tammany Hall would into
control. The reply was shaped by the wcknown
relations OF the faction to Tammany Hall Tho
supporters Of the independent nomina ton preferred
contest with Tammary Hall. with its allies along
side. 10 a surrender OF that sort. looking them
selves for alles TO all quarters where the right o;
suffrage Is held dear, where good government IL
cherished and Tanmany abhorred.
Therefore, BE II resolved, Jhat We VINO SPEAK
for that great mass Of Republicans who have
joined with the Citizens Union as me mover % Inc
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