New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13


c,loneI George e Warng jr.. has declined
the nomination Of the George Democracy lor the
$50 ~ Controller His letter OF decnation,
.n,,n was written last night. will be filed at
po,cs HEADQUARTERS this morning. Following is
the letter - ,so-
u...rs z lawson Purdy and John E. Girdner.
Committee Of the Democracy OF THOMAS Jenei-
Gentlemen: thank you and through you the
,aytv which YOU represent for the honor zone me,
Pa, cannot accept your tender OF a nomination
Tor the Office Of Controller
am very was not consulted he5 ae Saye IT ,o old
fore {9i' woHd not give up for inc sake Of be
?0ring Controller Of Greater New-York the nope
Garment O, Street Cleaning until the plans now in
hand for it's improvement shall nave oeeh carried
YOUR reoues. have delayed the writing o. this
letter in order that you might not ne al
the vacant place Your ticket. s,., ~
Now tha, YOU are free 10 act confidently trust
hat von will find a better man to aid YOU IN your
wor"' Hespe'''U'' GEORGE f. wAR1NG. Jr
The foregoing letter was written by Colonel
War,ng at his home last night. and was not
given out until 1870 o'clock. Colonel Waring
said in regard to his letter.:
u think the letter IS self-explanatory. have
set forth why have delayed writing II. 1t Is
-oere,v q declination Of the nomination. not a
resignation from the tlCNc'.
when asked II he did not think that being
written and given out last night would make the
deol,nation illegal technically. as having allowed
his name 70 go upon the ticket not in good faith.
he said. II do not think so. ! am not we'll posted
IN the legal aspects OF the case. but am certain
So can be that all the requirements have been
complied with. and believe the proceeding to be
nerfectlv regular have stated in my letter
that II was delayed for this very reason. 90
not see how 1t can make any difference
Colonel Waring was asked If any understand
ing had been had with Charles W. Dayton. or
any one else ~ take his place on the George
ticket NO. not 70 my definite knowledge he
replied Il had expected 10 know by this time.
but do not. I have not seen Mr.. Dayton or
any one who could speak for him to-day. nor
have received any information from the COM
rnittee Of the JeffersOnan Democracy am
aware. however that Mr.. Dayton has been
thought OF most prominently the one TO take
the nomination.
With the subsiding Of the silver shouters. the
Henry George headquarters were extremely quiet
all day yesterday. The talk around the CORR
doris OF the Union Square Hotel was mainly upon
the probability OF Charles W. Dayton going on
the ticket for Controller. II well under
stood that after Colonel Waring had served the
party by allowing his name to stand until the
day FOR filing nominations had passed he would
withdraw. and that Mr.. Dayton would be sub
stituted The change is being eagerly looked
forward to ny the managers Of the George cam
raign II was expected that Mr. Dayton would
carry with him two classes OF voters who other
-isa would support Tammany Hall. One or
these ia what Is known as the uniformed vote,
consisting Of postal employees. policemen and
fremen, and the other class is made up OF large
number Of those Tammany adherents VINO were
disappointed at the rejection by Richard Croker
Of Mr.. Dayton's candidacy for Mayor.
When a Tribune reporter went to see Colonel
Waring yesterday afternoon, the Colonel got IN
the first word by remarking: Il have nothing to
saw" Then he smiled. and said by way Of ex-
PLANTATION: II am getting so used 10 that express
SION since have been named as candidate
that when my wife asked me a. breakfast this
morning II / would have sugar in my coffee
replied that had nothing to say. Possibly