The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31
CONFERRED WITHOUT GIFTS.
,xrr-r4MMANT BODIES IN SESSION
TILL MIDNIGHT.

npc. Their Position on tho aIayeraity Ones
,,ou-somc or the Conrsrecs Declare strong
Preferable to Low ss n Union Candidate
conference Adjourned to wednesday.
Tho conference Of anti.Tammany bodies which
mn, nj the Hotel Manhattan last night at 8
o,c,ock did not break up until midnight. The
oon,crencc then adjourned to meet ct the Astor
House on Wednesday morning at IL o'clock.
This l. an hour before the Citizens Union have
their meeting to take action on the resolution
Introduced the other day by ex-Collector Joel B..
rrb,rdt. which demands that final action"
then be taken as to the Citizens Unions candl-
date for Mayor.
The Citizens Union was not represented ar
last nights conference. Thirteen members of
The Executive Committee of the Cts met ut
I.SO o'clock in the afternoon for the alleged pur-
nose OF discussing the evening conference and
a,ciding whether they would DO represented Mt
n. They had n letter all prepared declining to
10 into the conference.
The Cts stationed a man ut the head Of tho
,tsirs and locked all the doors and closed oil the
trapsonas and the windows before they proceed
Cd TO business. They remained locked in for
two hours. and when they came down
they all pointed toward Statesman Reynolds
and exclaimed ~gleefully: Hes got III"
They IlNl I say WHAT IL WIS nc nau, out MT.
REYNOLDS announced half an hour later that it
was a letter, and that the whole thirteen had
agreed that it was the proper sort of q letter to
send in reply to Chairman Quigg's invitation to
attend the conference. He Rugged 1t close and
youlan'tlcta anybody see it before 1t had reached
Nj. Quigg.
Just before the conference went into executive
session at the Hotel Manhattan in the evening
the following letter was HANDED a. to Mr.. Quigg:
"AUG. so. 1897.
sTh. Hon. Lemuel E. oufoo. Chairman Republican
CITY Committee.
"DRAR SIR: On behalf Of the Citizens Union
IhAve the honor. in the absence Of Mr.. Cutting,
TO acknowledge your letter inviting an officer of
the union TO meet the representatives OF the Re
publican party and other political organizations
on Monday. Aug. 80. 1 am Instructed by our Ex
kcrtive Committee to reply that loyalty to
hhe principles OF tho Union. to the voters who
have authorized us to express their preference
for the first Mayor Of tho Greater New York.
and to the candid ate whom they have chosen,
tn%vitation. Tho Union. having been organised
lr the express purpose Of carrying into effect the
principle emboaied In tho esnstitutional pro
IL L. ei H]lsSs1se o. S Ssa e %o sSsS Uansot h so%al ES'S wi f2s
h Gat tbs nomination q Candidates CHOSEN because cssns'
'S @fss Ga ,G 1hf l Psrs spp w !. s To Il 6i's sI,issn; o,
their party allegiance. in the cause Of good city
ssSo united. in dsclarlnG tho Hon. SETH
proposes prov o sas'f to 'n ssoPd 'I sfh,sM sody Of fh Voters Ss'S an
oppor,unity to exercise their statutory
n accordance with the Election law and In fuf.
elment OF their expressed wish. and 1t Is our
earnest hope that the high character and ability
NJ Mr. Vnw and hia raNnrntza1 ffnnsa fnr tha
ONCE will induce all friends Of good government
hsupport his candidacy: =.
seev %9..P 3 1sn HEs sS sssars soe .Ss WISH WISHES ", y
a asro ..,rsn and III the q ssnsss Il the q, cs si kn;s and
''ssishI lIsSSS5 sjirm,n E JaSPs ?; EE sn%IiIss;~
The anti:rammany organic ltions represented
.. TIE sS% conference en-. q, the Hotel Msnhettan were
= !S..SS.i ins o Which S0ht emsrsses sRs f..
fl,,oS SFf es% m,, Xsw IqEf; tho GitizsRs r:
Ho%2 Rao Democracy, the indepsndence
Hall Democracy. and the Republican Organize
regular Republican organizations were repre-
s, ssmsp b E,e5 MI onies; ciS NstiOp 9i c9%mini1-
Coils and Postmaster Van nV Colt. The
Home Rule Democracy was Represented
s.l H bsmoor p; P n. ! 2spre,s Ths b PaMsP iiIIsn &
chez. The citizons' COMMITTEE OF Fifty Iii A1 OF
f-.SD ohiNy az v bpOAGoLlCu llcnEy a.. MAX
vel, Alcxs nder f. Orr. and others. The Repub-
tcan Organization Of the City and County of
bEayne and William Brookfeld.
1t was expected that the conferees would con-
1ne themselves in the discussion to naming u
Jay When all nntfTammany organizations could
ny together for a general conference as to can
GEidates to be named by the city conventions. but
was quickly observed that this was consid-
SFed or secondary Importance, and almost immG-
pialely there broke out a very general discus
President Quigg of the New York County Re-
Ruoloan Committee, and Chairman Of the City
conference Committee, was the FIRST speaker.
de was listened to very attentlvely. as all hands
Sos that they believed that Mr.. ,ouiRg would
ettitude of the Republican organization. Mr..
9uisK,s speech was eminently diplomatic. 1t
Ssrd 'G %csds to sa IN e eTS aSy FSssRsS or o, He .Dv h %ar no
nsn,: Go1 n ne q did state t.. that The Republican or,
q be- held u up S'i In the f Interest Sf Of Sec set Ro I6 pTo pr %
rs. D Il he sA Citizens Union Mf; 1Hdis ss.r M:a' s ct 20 Say az
twas not inconceivabie that Mr.. Low might be
accepted as the candidate OF all the anti!Tam-
Rredpitated Mr.. Low or any other candidate
me Republicaa organization would not and
SSGgid Inc not be bound by any such proceeding. and
NJ Quigg clearly intimated that II the Citizens
Union took such q step the Republican organi.
fatiSn would nominate candiiates OF Its own.
Nth special emphasis. Mr.. Quigg clearly stated
W. ~ ion Of the Republican organization, and
yIHHO AZ "Ns Carelul IN nS language ana IN
hs attitude not to offend In any way
the senst,ilities OF those who had gathered
around him. he nevertheless did not fall to let
% known positively that the Republican or
Esnization in Greater New York was not TO be
M tan or any self-cons!ituted oodX.
xMr. Purroy. Gen. Swayne, Mr.. Orr, and Mr.
MSSwell all were favor tble to the nomination
SiiMr. Low. In their remarks they declared theii
RS.slhls can iiaato With was Whom mo to s'r oppos.
~2ammany Hall; but 1t was very ap
parent that the frienls OF Mr.. Low
lLr conference believed that the Citizens
Union should postpone final action as TO hl
h9mination at the meeting on Wednesday.
The gentlemen from Brooklyn, 1t was OBJ
served, lad become very much impressed by tn,
rem 'rks OF, Mr.. ouiRg as to the Republican or
khhlzatioD's attitude In Greater New York, AnC
NhHs been said all along that tho members o
fhe Brooklyn. Citizens COMMITTEES had the rea
Interests Of Mr.. Low at heart,
~ tlonal Committeeman Gibbs and Gen. Coils
toi!owed In the line Of Mr.. Quigg. and Informed
J! present that II the Citizens' Union at III
Hesilng or. Wednesday prccipitated the nom
Ettlon Of, Mr.. Low there would DO three ticket
mtg cid. namely, Tammany Hall. hlican
S5t Cltzeis' Union; while II the Citizens UnioI
toiks were patient Mr.. Low might be accepted
Ey1l hands. whereas II reckless action were
takGn the regular Republican ORGANIZATION
might tnk9 nm md rannpninuta Mor,s uIiIl,-