The times., 1897-09-07
Mr.. VAN Colts CHALLENGE
Wants a List of Signers of the
Citizens Unions Petition.
WAY TO END A CONTROVERSY
The Postmaster Says That if the
Roll of 102, 600 Alleged Signatures
is Gennine This Is the Way to
Prove It-How TaumaDy VIII
Select Its Candidate.

New York, Sept. 6.-Postmaster Van
Colt, who is chairman of tie committee on
organization of the Republican county com
rnittee, issued challenge today to the Citi-
zens' Union TO make public the names on
their alleged roll OF l02 900 signatures
for the nomina tion of Seth Low.
Mr.. Van Cott said that the charge has
been made repeatedly that the enrolment
is largely fraudulent aud that the charge
has been denied by the leaders of the
Union. He said that II the roll is fraud
ulent the Union will be the sufferer, but
If it is genuine the controversy can be set
tied ty making public the names.
Mr. Van Cott said that if the leaders OF
the union were convinced that they have
/ l02 900 genuine signatures to their pc
tition he cannot understand why they
should fail TO make public the names
and allow the fullest Investigation.
prominent member OF the executive
committee or Tammany Hall kaid today
that the candidate for mayor would not
be selected until tie day before the
meeting of the city convention. he said
that meeting of the executive meeting
would be held on the day before the CON
vention, and that fifteen or twenty names
would be submitted, and from this list
the Committee would select the men 10
be supported by the organization in the
convention AS Tamrnany will control
the convention the man selected by the
executive committee VIII be nominated
Chairman Danforth this afternoon issued
the formal call for meeting OF the Demo
cratic state committee, to be held at the
Hoffman House at noon, September 1 5,
70 nominate candidate for CHIEF Judge OF
the Court of appeals. Ii is understood that
Justice Alton Is. Parker viii be nominated
for cbief Judge, and that the committee
Will make 20 reference to the Chicago
platform. Justice Parker, however, is d
free silver man and supported Bryan and
the Chicago platform last year.
William I. Wardwell, treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company. is the first can
didate placed in nomination for the
mayorality OF Greater New York by a
regular nominating convention He was
unanimously selected today by the conyen-
tion of local Prohibitionists and later in-
dorsed by those of Brooklyn. Albert H
Walker was named for comptroller. and
Francis Crawford for president OF the
council In accepting the honor Mr Ward
well said.
Il cannot say that 1 expect TO be elected.
l accept for principle 1 believe that
LOCO votes for our ticket will be OF more
benefit 10 the cause Of good government
than 100000 for Seth Low or machine
politician
The platform adopted denounces the
Raines i;quor law as having wrought un-
spea6able evil by legaIizing the sale Of in
toxicanng liquors seven days and nights
In the week, thus FOR the first time sur
rendering the Christian Sabbath to the
liqucr dealers and the saloon keeper to
utilize his hotel for assignation and other
evil purposes. 1t further SAYS:
we declare our belief that no reform
or citizens movement can accomplish
lasting results for the tenefit or tie pub
lie without Incorporating in its platform an
undyinc hostility TO the liquor traffic.