New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-14
MR.. DAYTON ACCEPTS.
TO GO on THE TICKET OF THE DEMOC-
RACY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.

rrpr TiIi: CITIZENS TICKET
~, ,n...,,r Of Charles W. Dayton as a cam
d!datc for Controller was solved about l. o'clock
last night when he tod two members of the
Ceorco Committee that he would accept the
nomination Of tire Democracy of Thomas Jeffer-
son NJ. Dayton afterward confirmed the state
n,ent or the George men. As to the Citizens
Union nomination he said he had heard no'h-
!nc and now expected 80 hear nothing.
Tho Citizens Union. II may he safely sah'
does not intend % put the eX-PostmAster on us
ticket and although Mr.. Dayton was ready 10
aocart fine nomination Of The Union. 1t will not
h, offered him Seth Low candidate for Mayor,
himself decided that nothing more In the way
Of rorirrocal arrangements with tho Henry
George pdgty was desirable. So unanimous was
the approval - NJ. Lows judgment, that AT
the meeting Of the Citizens Union Executive
Committee. held at 50. 30 East Twenty-thrd-
Of, Yesterday. the question of substituting Mr.
Dayton for Charles :. Farchdd was not eve"
broachol Mr. Farchild was no present at the
meeting nj The Citizens Union headquarters
Yesterday as was published in several afternoon
newspapers; therefore he did not get up ana
cav that ho was ready 10 withdraw in favor OF
Nr Dav.on Mr. Fairchild has not since then
oxnressed such n desire. He has accepted the
Citizens Union nomination, and Mr. Fairchlld
Will remain upon the ticket and snare l's ia'e'
Whom seen at the Manhattan Club by re-
porter II The Tribune about ~ o'clock last even
ing Mr. Dayton had not decided upon MS coutSe
or the part he would play In the campaign ne
said then that he would prefer to do Whatever
would hurt Tammany and Crokerism the "'os''
81 am I'm this fight" he said, ito intlict upon
Richard Croker and tho brutal despotism "h'c"
he has established in Tammany Hall the hios'
serious possible injury. lf can accoIhp''"
,,o-. AGAINST Ta1nmany and Crokerlsm by ac-
cepting a nomination, or two mountainous ~,
Controller. should they be offered me- should
nor hesitate to do so. Everybody knows 'haV IL
Robert A. Van Wyci and Bird s. Colcr should
no chosen MAYOR and Controller respectively OF
tho Greater New-York, they will go into those
nlaces simply to register and fulfil Cookers Will
10 I can do ANYTHING either by running or ny
not running. to prevent that kind OF government
being inflicted upon the people or the new '''e-
tropolIs, | am at their service
Mr. Dayton. for some reason. expected MI
Fairchd to withdraw. and that the '"'No''
Union committee would ask Mr.. Dayton 10 s'ep
into Mr. Fairchd's shoes. Mr.. Dayton ""''eu
az bls office until 400 o'clock yesterday eN-
Meeting to hear something from the '"i"e"s
r,,on headouarters No word was received ana
about dinner time Mr.. Dayton TRANSFERRED ''H
personal headquarters 10 the Manhattan 'Iuo
Al a late hour last night no word had reaV"e"
him. -
r. John G. Clark. secretary or the O"']e"'
Union organ!zatlol and OF the Executive COM
,r,,,ec ,.as correct last night no word from the
Low h.. dquarters VIII reach MT D'' ~" 80
course u the campaign
THE talk about the withdrawal or MT / ar
chrd as a candidate for Controller. said Mt
he followed
stitu,lon Of Mr.. Dayton. Is the inerest moon
shine Icannot imagine by whom or where such
, storv vas concocted The matter has never
h..n even entertained by the leaders OF this
or.,riyation Mr. Fairchd has said repeatedly
that he had no thought Of going of the ticket
and tbere Is nobody here who wants him 10
withdraw. ..,or,a, that az
th. meeting AZ the citizens Union head,lun agS
YESTERDAY. Mr. Fairchild was present ana o"'t'.
II wlthdra/. but the c,mmitt"r a,,ri " n r
that h. ought 10 stay on the ticket III ''S'''
- mis- statement Mr. Clark said a.
"Tbat story IL made out ~ whole cioth' MI
Falrchild was not present al an re Wa 80, "a
pcctel 20 he here to-day. but Il" dii nor CIi'.
a. ~ tho hot time here In the meeting t',nay'
allow me- 10 say that the subject OF MI rhl'
rtud.s ,,lthdrawal or the subject or MT. bhS-
,nr.s rolng on the ticket was not mentioned or
hin,eI a, in the slightest way. Mr. FalrchnI
has declared his purpose not 70 "l'hu'aM; anu
". all believe he VIII STAND 10y III, ''.Y'' .,...
lanes y REYNOLDS. chairman oi IN" fN''ul'N'
Committee confirmed Mr.. Clarks Statrmeht 50
far "a Mr. Farchiis alleged wlthdtaWH -
concerned The people about Tani"hY heau
ouarters who have been deiVlng irto the law
w. nrovc that the substitution ~ Mr.. Dayton
sor MIR Fairchlld would bc Illegal can now resi-
from their labors and devote their attention
~, 60 more 10 Judge Van Wyck's canvass.
charles stewart Smith Yesterday denied a
printed statement that he had advised ME-
raIrchlld TO withdraw 10 make room Tor Mr..
DAYTON. ON the contrary. MIR smith sau' lie
advised Mr. Fairchld 10 stick.
Mr. Dayton and Controller Ashbel J. fltcn
We're taking luncheon yesterday AT the naic
Savarin in the Equitable Building "heh Nich-
ard Croker accompanied 10y Thomas +. Ryan.
treasurer Of the Metropolitan street halfway
COMPANY and ex- DistTct-Attorncy DE Iancey
NicolI walked in As Mr.. Croker and his
friends passed the table at which Mr.. Fitch and
Mr. DAYTON sitting. Mr. croker stopper,
and disregarding the caustlc attack OF Mr.
DAYTON I'm some OF the morning papers. the
Tammanv chief extended his two handsome
In Mr. DAYTON and the other To Mr. Fitch
| saving. I'VE may disagree In politics. gentle
| men but there 81 no reason know of Why this
| should Interfere with our personal friendship.
Roth Mr. Dayton and Mr.. Fitch shook hands
| with the Boss. and he passed on 10 join Mr..
Ryan and Mr. Ncoll.
MAYOR STRONG IN THE CAMPAIGN.
MAYOR Strong will address the voters of tho Nth
Assemhlv District to urge the election OF Seth
| Low This evening NJ o'clock. at Progress AS
| Geld yin preside. William Howe Tolman Of the
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