The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-08
TWISTED FULTON'S WORDS.
HE DIDN'T SAT- CITIzENs' UNION WAS
GOING OYER TO TAMMAHY.

No ientThl OIty committee OF tho ClLlZenn
Union held IN Getting on Wednesday evening
to consider matters OF organization. It was a
long meeting. and at 10 o'clock there seemed
no probability that IL would end before mid
night The members OF the committee had
begun an. exhaustive and detailed discussion
OF the history Of reform movements In New
York city 30 prolonged was the debate that
the committee did not finish It's business. and
the meeting was adjourned until next
Wednesday evening. without any action OF any
Kind. Under the circumstances. its secretary.
Thomas II. Fulton. announced to mum Der OF
reporters who went to tho headquarters after
10 O'Clock that there would be no nows to be
given out. Among the reporters was one who
put this question to Mr. Fulton
Mr. Quige has been quoted as saying that
formal negotiations for com binaton against
Tammany have been In progress between the
Republican organization and the Citizens
Union. Is that truef"
There Is no truth in the report whatever"
responded Mr.. Fulton. promptly. mo such
negotiations are In progress with the Citizens
Union as understand it,"
Mr. Fulton spoke the truth. Mr. Quiga has
never said that formal negotiations were in
progress with the Citizens Union. Mr.. Fulton
went on:
1t Is not the present expectation OF the
Citizens Union to Nominate q county ticket in
New York this year | cannot say that it will
not nominate ticket. for the conditions may
change. but at present It is not the expectation
OF the Union t"take such action.
In tho matter Of Assembly and Adermanic
nominations. the Central City Committee will
not sock to dictate to any District Committee
The District Central Committees will be al
lowed to have tho utmost liberty in deciding
what Is the best course for them to pursue
The Central City Committee will only exercise
the power which it undoubte has over the
district committees in case there ia an evident
wrong to be done. In its attitude toward the
Republican organization and every political
organization. the Citizens Union occupies OK
actly the same ground that It has for months.
There Is nothing new about It.
III the Citizens Union dominates a decent
Democrat in some district. and the Tammapy
organization wants to endorse him. we shall
he glad to have its endorsement | know that
some persons will hold up their hands in
horror at this suggestion. can not see that
Tammany vote is any worse than n Republican
vote and what we want to do is to elect our
candidate. Besides. there are many Demo-
Gratis in the Citizens Union who are tired OF
being asked every year to vote for Republican
candidates. We don't want to be a tail on
the Republican kite. II we can get
Tammany endorsement, and by 1t elect a
good Democrat to office, we shall do so.
In this matter the Citizens Union stands lust
whore it has for months We have found that
tho conditions vary SO in every district that it
is impossible to lay down any hard and fast
rule for the guidance OF the district commit
tees. so each district will be allowed to do as
the local conditions indicate will be best for IL
to do The Central City Committee will not
attempt to dictate or to interfere except In case
sees that some wrong is to be done"
Mr.. Fulton spoke further in the same spirit
The burden OF his remarks was that the Cit |
liens Union was independent OF any other |
political organization. and proposed to main
tain that indie pend ence while at the same time |
neRlecting no opportunity to bring about tho
election to Office OF men who suit It,
Yesterday morning three newspapers print
ed stories Of acme length about the Union and
its plans. One OF them was the Ne,o York
Herald. Its story was under this head:
''Quigg's Plan Is Torn to Pieces-Citizens
Union VIII Seek Good Men in Tammany as
Well as Among Republicans-County Leader
Rspudiated."
The Herald has a strong Democratic leaning
1t saw that by putting false Interpretation on
Mr.. Fultons words IL could create the i'm
preston that the Citizens Union had suddenly
taken I'D a cudgel and started after the Rspub-
lican organization. 1t did not bring out the
fact. which Mr.. Fulton stated three or four
times. that the Unions attitude toward other
political parties was the same that It had oc-
cupied for months
Another paper which printed A story on tbe
subject was tho Journal The Journal IL a
Democratic paper 1t aspires to b. the mar
sonal organ Of Richard Croker This was ita
heading; NO Citizens Union and Republican
Alliance"
The writer OF this heading utterly Ignored
Mr.. Fulton's statement that Rspublican an
dorsems nts would be accented, and that the
nomination OF candidates would be controlled