New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
NAME AND SIGN OF THEIR OWN
THE CITIZENS STATE PARTY" WILL
NOT USE THE CITIZENS
Union EMBLEM

The men who are most bent upon putting In
dependent State ticket In nomination have expressed
their intention to oblige the Citizens Union by not
using its emblem the independent ticket. They
only did II 10 obnge the Citizens Union. they say.
A beehive will do them for an emblem. they declare,
ana that they will have. Moreover. they are going
to refer to themselves as the Citizens State party.
The Tribune yesterday announced that they in
tended to do. Boudinot Keith. secretary OF the
committee that Albany last Monday to dis
cuss the independent prospects in view Of Colonel
Roosevelts decnation to accept the honor of being
their candidate yesterday took his pen in hand and
wrote the following epistle
September 30
Mr.. r. Fulton Cutting. Chairman Executive COM
mittee. Citizens Union.
Dear Sir: Wren our committee invited the cooper:
the declared object Of the Citizens Union to bring
ss0ut The eS;es sepaTadSSn St s s had rs
mind that in your political action last year you
nominated and elected Citizens Union msmSers or
Your declaration OF intention to pursue similar
course this year published many weeks ago. wa
ronted us we think, in SURPRISING that You might be
DESTROYS OF supporting other state oiicers as We.
ton to use the Citizens Union liane and emblem
was based partially upon the fact that your canal
were AFFORDED a full column upon the official ballot
We were entirely wiling TO aid your local movement
We learn however. informally that some OF your
be are the year of Spo N ma
principles and objects OF the Union. and that the
y, Is Of pfh e e 1z T s &
nicpal from State and National politics, can be
effected by nominating municipal officers eXe'u-
We have no desire to combat their position or to
ents. At meeting OF our committee held at Al,
bany on the 2sth inst we were enp9wered 10 select
desirable and we have decided thai when at Hsep
Party" and a beehive our emblem.
1t is unfortunately too late to amend our peti-
tons but suggest that when they are filed with
the Secretary Of State your organization make
formal OBJECTION in the manner presGrIoed ~ t9
the Unions emblem. in which objection our
commi'See viii CONCUR ...o made, .,o.o .,rcrr,-
stances, Is empowered TO accept our SUGGESTION as
BoUDINoT KEITH. secretary.
Never o. Rothschild. who Is holding down desl,
at No. AZ East Tweny-third-st these days and has
lots OF business listening reports OF the men
sent out TO signatures TO nomination petit
tons. said yesterday regarding Mr.. Boudinots let
ter: I'VE just said TO them. Take back the heart
that thou gavest' We thought they wanted us to
their emblem. II wasn't any object TO US TO
use it,"
When asked If the declnaton OF Colone. Roosevelt
would make new petitions necessary Mr.. Rothschild
sad why, no, We don't think so We have con-
sidered the matter and have come TO the con-
clusion that II probably the principles as much
the man that induced the signers Of the original
petition 10 sign. Anyway we haven't got the good
men or the time to circulate new petitions. We
have decided 10 announce that n any slgner wants
his name stricken OF. now that Colonel Roosevelt is
to be the independent candidate, We'll strike It
off If we hear from him. We haven't had any re-
quests OF that sort yet. and do not expect many
Arthur Won Briesen, chairman OF the Citizens
Union. yesterday took his turn at letter-writng.
He addressed John Jay Chapman in about fifteen
hundred words. saying that he thinks Colonel
Roosevelt would oppose corruption wherever he
might find it in office, and that he would be clean
and pure in his administration. Mr.. Won Bresen
further said that 30 per cent OF the voters OF the
State independents. and thus turn the Sta te
they could elect their candidate II all their votes
could be concentrated. He fears Colonel Roosevelt
has made a serious mistake In declining the indie
pendent nomination Consequently he favors Civ
Ing the Colonel another chance 10 accept by pro-
ceeding 70 put him actually in nomna ton. II
Colonel Roosevelt should then decline finally 1t will
! be time enough to decide whether 70 nominate an
! other man OF to retire from the canvass. Mr. Won
| Rriesen adds that the should be submitted
! 10 a mass-meetng of the members Of the Citizens
Union ard regrets that the Central City Committee
Tth The mass Of he ,nembers Of The orga lion