The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
CTS MAKE A NEW SLATE,
FAiRCHiLD, COMPTBULLER; krL
LEY, PRESIDRNT or COtNCU.

Robert }. uO.uct, President OF Nnnnnt,n
Blrough, t]Irrinmin T. nnII, Conut, ,lrrL,
,. \. MncTnrinnr. District Nuorn"Nt n y
McSwccnS, sheriff, ,. u. pnnnCs, f,cgIstcr.
The boss Cts put in Two and n half hours NJ
talk yesterday, in which time the city slate that
had been perfected at Seth Lows house on Fri.
day night WAS broken. One reason for this was
that word had been received from Edward W.,
Shepard. who is in Europe. absolutely refusingto
let his name 20 on tho ticket. This nocessitutcd
a still hunt Tor another man. II is said that cx.
Mayor SChicrcn was out of the question for
President OF the Council, because he would take
only the Comptrollership, and the bosses had
definitely made up their minds that that i'm.
portant Office must go to n New York man.
AT 10 o'clock the joint nominating commit
tee from the five boroughs met and had a con.
fab which lasted until noon, and then their
chairs were taken by the Cts Executive Com
mittec, who talked until half past 3.
The whole talk concerned the Comptrollcrship
and the Presidency of the Council. For the latter
Office. 1t is said, Major John ID. Kelley of Brook.
Ign was selected. Major Kelley is a promincnt
Catholic. q former City Treasurer of BROOKLYN,
a Shcpardiio Q, aud was one OF the Brooklyn dele
CATION 10 Friday nights convention OF the Ma
tional Democrats, where he tried to get Low
Endorsed.
On Friday night it was fairly certain that J.
Harsen RhOadcs would be named for Comptrol.
Ter; This is supposed to have resulted from tho
failure OF The cts to get Charles S. Fairchild,
their first choice.
ON Frid9y afternoon he told a man that no
would not take the nomination II no could help
IT.. because hc feared that his health would not
stand the strain and he wished to devote ali his
spare time TO certain schemes for the reforma-
the contrary, is willing to take the nomin ltion.
Yesterday, great pressure was brought to bear
would probably accept.
For President Of The borough Of Manhattan,
DE npInln cd, MIR. IDIlpt il n nrnmipant NAM.
ber, of the Catholic Club.
The meeting Of the, Committee on Organize
uon VIII undoubtedly be held tomorrow night,
so the Cits say. and an absolutely independent
county ticket will he put W.
their candidate for County Clerk will be Benja.
min L. Hall. Mr., Hall, until he was elected
years ago. was a LAWYER and an ardent Goo Goo.
He is notninally a Republican.
FOR District Attorney there are two men in
yet known, although the chances are in favor Of
young Mr.. William Travers Jerome, who is now
other one is Wallace Macfarlane. n'
Young Mr. Justice Jerome has been an Assist
examiner. MIR. Mactarlane is about to lose his
JOB as United States District Attorney for this
district.
The man said to be tho candidate for Sheriff
Is Edward F.. Mcsweeney. He is now the AS.
Ssistant commissioner Of immigration. He is a
named for Register. He was a Gazoo, a German
Republican in 1898. II the Republicans had held
Brunt and Andrews for Justices of the supreme
Court the Cts would have Endorsed them. AS
It is, the Cts will probably put those men on
their ticket. This programme, like those of va
riety shows, is subject to change without
Preparations have been going on for the Low
mass meeting in Cooper Union on Wednesday
night. A band will be there with strict orders
not to play "Theren BE a Hot Time in the Old
Charles Stewart Smith will open the meeting
and preside. The star attraction will, of course.
be Seth Low, but as side issues the Cts will
offer Carl churz. Charles c. Beaman. and Gen.