The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-10
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FROM GOTHAM
Anti-1ammany Forces Unable TO
Agree on Candidate for Mayor.
fAM0USSTtWARI MANSION SOLD
Eibrjdgc L. Gerry Has Resigned the
FAMOUS STEWART MANslONs0LD
Eibridgc L. Gerry Has Resigned the
Presidency of Society Tor rreycn-
.iono. Cruelty To Gi.iidren-isush
Enr Col Ho,.l.s 10 Settle Bets.

NEW YORK, Nov. a-senator Thomas
/ C. Platt last night declared that 1t WAS
! hardly possible that the republican Or
| ga-l1at.or could accept b.. S. Cu.er
, as Inc fusion candidate for Mayor i,,St
| year. Although it has been believed by
| many tina. Arr. Coi.r 5 npn.t,at.on Dy de
! ;-l:ti-I amu1any elements would be opposed
| " the. Repub. lcan oy@aniZat on, an avoWal
| OF the fact by Senator Plat had not been
loohLL Ior So esil.y.
Democratic oppo5it. IN ID the no'' int::s:n
! of Seth Low also dey..opad Yesterday. ard
il WAS made evident that ,citler MI. CuJer
| nor Mr. Low could &c ayr ed upon " the
fusion SIS, as matters now stand. Re
uu.j.Itans crItc4Se co,2r - s.pf.brtlng
Bryan, and Democrats cr.ticise Low for
acting as fully N harmony with the Re
publican organization.
PLATFORM FIRST, THEN CANDI-
DATES.
1t is the consensus of opinion among in
! dependents that 1t is yet too early % dis
cuss candidates for the next Aayoralty
fight. This view is taken by Wheeler r.
Pecknam, Edward NJ Shepard, Charles
A. Schieren, Charles Stewart Smith and
others. All agree that the fight against
Tammany should be mapped out regard
less of candidates. that platform salts
factory to all clements should be drawn
! and that the question Of candidates should
be taken up last
MIR. GERRY RESIGNED.
| Interest was aroused yesterday by the
| announcement OF the resignation OF "
| bridge T. Gerry OF. the office OF president
| OF the Society Tor the Prevention OF Cruel
| " to Children. 2 position which he mas
| &C II. .ed for many years ms reSh;h'i-
f! ton 6 not to go into effect until January
(, 1st next. The office mas been rendered 70
/, Vernon NJ. DAVIS. an old trend of Mr.
| Gerry, whose knowledge OF CRIMINAL law,
| it is believed, fits him particularly well
| for the position. Mr.. Davis has taken the
| offer under adv sement. and Will announce
| his decision to a committee from the board
| OF Directors at noon next Monday.
Mr.. CIerryS re.ations with various State
| officials, as president OF the society. and
especially with the State Board of Char
ties. has not at all times been harmon
ious It was sad in some quarters yes
terday that Mr.. Gerry's resignation may
have been influenced by this fact. but
Mr. Gerry and several members OF the
Board OF Directors denied the report Mr..
C;erry's ret rement was made known to
the Beard of Directors at a meeting held
several days ago, but the fact mas been
kept secret.
| STEWART MANSION SOLD.
Alexander 7. Stewards many heirs have
at last sold the famous manson CT the
dead merchant prince. at the northwest
corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth
Street The pr.ce paid for the property
is in the neighborhood OF S15eo,oo0 The
buyer is a synd cate comprising wealthy
real estate operators and bankers. whose
names are for the present withheld
Former Judge Horace Russell. who reo-
resents the Stewart he. rs. sni inSly de-
clned to discuss the details of the trans
action at his home last night.
II cannot talk about the matter to any
one he said. Mr.. Russelfs manager !ett
it to be Inferred that he was thoroughly
pleased with the condition of affairs.
COLD BOTTLES
In Wall Street yesterday the shortest
route from the stockholders desk to the
place wilsre bottles were kept the coolest
vas sought by many winners OF election
bets. 1t was Settlement day. and the
losers Smiled" with the winners.
In a manner more expressive than he
intended one of those who won Oh Nc
E!nley reviewed the situation epsram-
matically, saying to his friend whose cash
he had Just pocksted. "a fool and his
money are soon parted. Let's have a
quart"
Few wagers were collected without the
after formality OF a vinous discussion Tha
man who collects old bottles made car
full computation last night. and announced
that not fewer than fifteen hundred bets
had been paid. Among those who drew
many and large drafts were L. V. Bal
and Company, F. II. Brooks, j. J. Judge,
Mendfam Brothers, Louis Wormser and
JACOB Field.
FL spite of odds that were almost pro-
hibitive more money was paced in 1eopar-
dy over Tuesdays election than on any
previous contest since 1884. when friends
of Cleveland and those of Blaine tried to
betseach other TO standsti!l. Those who
keep close record OF such affairs are able
to point to wagers made since the Phiia-
delphia Convention which paced an aS-
gregate Of S1.1J00O0 in the balance. The!
are o: the ooinion that not more than
half the bets were made matters OF re
cord, and hence they believe that at least
SG5GG,0N was wagered
TUNNEL WORK HELD Up.
Because Of the sudden suspension yes
terday of al! work on the norton CT tig
subway under new Elm Street 1t is believed
in soma quarters that James Kane, Com
missioner OF Sewers, has held up the
Rapid Transit Railroad. But for tn:
serious manner in which the Rapid Transit
Railroad Comm ssion has treated the MAJ
ter it might have passed as a mere engi-
neecs' dispute to have be.eu settled with
out difficulty.
No member OF the Rapid Transit Rail
road Commission. or of its staff counse!
engineers and secretary would say direct
" yesterday that tha-a was an attempi
at. .'hold up" but after the meeting o
the, Board. which was held at 5 o'clock ir
the afternoon. and it became known wha
had been done their Silence, was regard
as sign.hoant-
r,er~rrcs w+ra decided on
the meeting. which are calculated to FIRE
h f,s.rtt h.se who sem b threaten
ing the progress OF the work and TO place
the responsibility where 1t may be'onr.
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