New-York tribune., 1900-12-12
FILLING UP THE FIFTEEN.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON VACANCIES TO
MEET TOMORROW.
BISHOP POTTER SAYS LABOR MEN ARE
WITH THE MovEMENT-GEoRGE FOL
LOWERS TAKE STEPS TO JOIN IT

.rh ,,,tte. which was instructed at Mon
| DAYS session OF the Committee OF FlIteen u @p
| rroach various men whose quahneatiohs NJ OheH
| "a an the four vacancies that were caused oy the
aerl,nations 20 serve OF some OF the original ap-
J polntees upon the committee viii hoio prehni'
! mary meeting tomorrow. IL VIII then De ueteF-
I mined when the whole body shan oe next eal'eu
tosether. At Mondays meeting thirty or ior1s
names were discussed but finally four were CHOSEN
srs the only function devolving upon the suo-eom-
rnittee is 70 ascertain whether the four VIII serve
Considerable speculation was INDUCED in yester-
DAY as 70 the identity Of these -FOUR men, ouI al
though several names were mentioned no Poslsi.e
information could be obtained regarding the cnolce
Members Of that body when seen yesterday refused
10 reply 70 inquiries in this direction maze oy
Tribune reporter, and he was referrec 10 N'lia''.
H Baldwin. jr., to whom was left the TASK OF
making communications to the newspapers MI
BALDWIN left the city early in the day for Phiade-
phia but before departing he said that nothing
would be done until Thursday. and that until then
II would be impossible for him TO speak OF the COM
mittee's plans.
Charles Stewart Smith yesterday morning had a
conversation. which was very animated and lasted
several minutes with Bourke Cochran, when they
met in Nassau-st. opposite the Fourth National
Bank AS Mr. Cochran FASTENED away al the
close OF the conversation he accosed by several
neWspaper mea. who asked II Mr.. Smith had offered
him a place on the committee He said he had not
been invited to serve in that body II do not know
that would aoeept II a place were offered me
II is too early 10 discuss municipal politics at this
time he replied in answer 70 another query.
One OF the members admitted that Mr- Cochran
name had been mentioned at the time Nhen the
filling OF the vacancies on she committee was dis
cusSed- -
Bishop Potter was asked whether. in view OF the
fact that here yet remained some vacancies 10 oe
dlled on the committee, IL would not be adVlsaoIe
70 have labor represented on that body
Most decidedly" he replied. Il think there ough-
70 be two or three representatives OF labor on the
committee We cannot hope TO succeed in this
battle without the coo Operation OF the majority.
wish you would add this hopeful note This morn
ing / received assurances that labor organizations
heartily indorse and willing 10 cooperate with
the Committee OF Fifteen. This 1 consider TO De
most cheerful news"
Indications are becoming more marked every
day that the Committee Of Fifteen Will become the
central body OF a movement that will bring mo
close alliance all organizations which stand eitheI
for the betterment of the citys morals or tor the
reform Of the municipal government II Is becom- b
ing evident also that the fusion or al the toress
is likely TO bring about a movement SuInclently
powerful TO overthrow Tammany anc the vicious
element which il protects. The Single lax men men
the latest TO organize 10 aid IN The comDlneo
attack against Tammany.
Representatives of the party which supported the
late Henry George in the Mayoralty campaign OF
1897 yesterday morning at the ONCE OF samuel
seabury. at No. 43 cedar-st Plans for the new new
movement We're discussed. and committee, CON
sisting Of Henry George. Charles o'Conor Hen. Hen.
messy and Mr.. Seabury was appointed 10 perfect
organization and declare principles