New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-22
FIGHT AGAINST TAMMANY.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAY AP-
POINT ANOTHER COMMITTEE
OF SEVENTY
wELL-KNOwN CITIZENS SAID TO BE LEAD
ING THE NEW MOVEMENT.

A plan to have the Chamber of Commerce take
action for the appointment of another Committee
of Seventy to prepare for anti-Tammany cam
paign next year has been formed, and may he
brought the attention of the Chamber at its
meeting early next month. The movement Is un-
derstood to be confined to members of the Chamber
or Commerce who have not committed themselves
to the plan of the Citizens Union recently an
nounced. for the appointment of Committee OF
Seventy at the convention of the organization IN
April next Jacob H. Schif, Morris X. Jesup ana
D. Edward Simmons were mentioned yesterday as
among the leaders in the new movement lheE
were not ready yesterday to make any statements
about the movement Charles Stewart Smith,
George l.. Rives. J. Pierpont Morgan. c. G. Eearnan
ana Woodbury. Langdon among the men VINO
were members of the Committee of Seventy that
brought about the nomina ton of William l. Strong
by the combined anti-Tammany forces in 1894 and
they have not Joined in the Citizens Union move
ineht Tor the appointment of Committee or sew
enty next April.
REASONS FOR ACTION BY THE CHAMBER.
The reasons which said to be given for action
by the Chamber of Commerce at this time are that
committee appointed by the Chamber will have
the confidence of the business of the city; that
such committee will not be handicapped by the
declaration of principles to which committee Of
the citizens Union would be committed; that the
Chamber of Commerce committee will be able to
effect union with all anti-Tammany organza tons,
as was done in 1894 and that the committee by be-
ginning work early secure plenty OF campaign
material for use against Tammany next year
There is said to be desire that the mis-
takes of 1897 by which Tammany able to win IN
three cornered fight shall not be repeated in the
next municipal campaign For that reason, it Is
said, there should be in the field Committee of
Seventy. which act to harmonic and unite all
the elements opposed to Tammany msrule.
Twenty of the members of the Chamber of Com
merce Committee of Seventy Of 1894 have already
indorsed the plan OF the Citizens Union Central City
Committee for a convention in April, at which a
Committee of Seventy to make recommendations
for a municipal ticket will be appointed. They are
John Clahin. Abram S. Hewitt John P. Faure,
Joseph Larocque. ]. Kennedy Tod Lewis L. Della
field. Thomas A. Fulton, William &. Hornblower
DR.. r H. Derby, Richard Deeves DR.. A. Jacobi.
a. S. Frissell Arthur Won Briesen. George Haven
Putnam. Gustav II. Schwab, James Speyer. Will
lam J. ScheffeIin Simon Sterne James B. Reynolds
and Everett P. Wheeler. Many other prominent
Of the city have indorsed the Citizens Union
programme.
1t said last evening by some of the men
who have been active in the affairs of the Citizens
Union that the appointment of a Committee of
Seventy by the Chamber of Commerce before the
end Of this year would interfere with the Cit
izens Union programme prevent the Committee
of Seventy to be appointed by the Citizens Union
from making recommended tons for municipal NOM
nations Indeed, IL was said the Citizens Union
might appoint as members of its Committee of
Seventy several of the men selected by the Cham
Der OF Commerce
APPROVING CITIZENS UNION PLANS.
Since the manifesto of the Citizens Union was
published a week ago the following have signifsa
their approval Of the address issued .sNAcra q
pressed their hearty in the plans there
in outlined: