New-York tribune., 1901-09-24
COMPLETING THE TICKET.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN

Charles V. Fornes. a prominent woollen mer
chant and former president of the Catholic
Club. was selected as the anti-Tammany can
didate for President of the Board of Aldermen
at the meeting of the fusion conferrees yester-
day afternoon, thus completing the city ticket.
This action ratified last evening by the
committee of hundred of the Citizens
Union.
Earlier in the day full county ticket was
selected without unexpected friction. The ten
tative lists will come up for Endorsement by the
Citizens Union City Convention tonight. If
that body indorses the names agreed upon all
the other anti-Tammany bodies will follow suit.
and the full city, county and borough tickets
will stand printed above
The Committee of Eighteen favored the nomi-
nation of Hugh Bonner former chief of the
Fire Department, for Sheriff, and he would
doubtless have been selected but for pro-
vision of the revised charter which rendered
him ineligible because of his drawing pension
from the Fire Department.
The thing which came nearest to resembling
contest in committee was over the names of
Everett P. Wheeler and Rastus S. Ransom for
Justice of the Supreme Court. Greenbaum
a compromise candidate. The Democrats all
stood for Ransom. and the Republicans held
their hands off because of the Endorsement of
two Republican justices. The fight really was
between the Citizens Union and the allied
Democrats. and after prolonged discussion the
compromise was suggested on independent
Democrat.
The selection of Thomas L. Hamilton was not
a surprise. Robert C. Morris. Cornelius Van
Cott William H. Ten Eyck and Frederick s.
Gibbs. of the Republican County Committee.
asked for his nomination
The committee unanimous on the name
OF Justice Jerome for District Attorney. They
thought his candidacy would bring out the
charges against Tammany more strikingly The
committee have assurances that he will accept
the nomination.
The sitting of the names occupied a good deal
of time. but the results reached seemed 10 be
highly gratifying to all anti-Tammany men last
night
subcommittee met at O'Clock yesterday
morning ana began whiting
delegation from the Central Federated
Union called and saw James B. Reynolds of the
Citizens Union. of the With Assembly District
and insisted on some labor man being placed
on the ticket. The delegation consisted of seven
members. headed by p. j. McNulty of the
Eccentric Engineers Association. They said
that they wanted William J. O'Brien on the
county ticket. Neither the City Democracy nor
the. Germau-American Reform Union represen-
tatives were present at the conference
During the early morning sessions there was
some objection II said. to Jacob A. Cantor
for President of the Borough but the Repub-
lican representatives. Morris. Gibbs. Van Cott
and Ten Eyck. stood by the Citizens Union and
the Greater New-York Democracy i'm support Of
Cantor, ana his name remained
Then began wholesale slaughter The sub
committee the whole gamut John p Kelly
the leader of the Independent Democracy, whose
name was on for County Clerk was eliminated
The Independent DemOcracys candidate for
coroner also was eliminated BY noon only the
name of William Travers Jerome was left on
the list. and then the political axe wieIders went
at their task again OF the ten names for
coroner. seven We're dropped the first vote.
When the delegation of labor men called in
the interests of William j. OBrien. they de-
manded entrance. but it refused. They
called for James r. Reynolds. and Reynolds and
the delegation went outside to have a conference
The county ticket slate mad barely had time
to cool before the Committee of Eighteen got
together at the same place to fill the vacancy
the city ticket. The names of Charles v.
F'ornes. Oscar s. Straus and Hubert ellis were
all discussed. 1t was suggested by some that
the selection of Mr.. ellis would clinch the sup
port of the German American Reform Union
whose leader is Herman Ridder. 1t did not take
the committee long to agree upon Mr.. Fornes.
The meeting of the committee of one hundred
of the Citizens Union last night to ratify the
ticket prepared by the anti-Tammany confer
eIce, stirred up by Michael f. Flaherty.
who has headed an insurrection in favor of Con-
troller Coer He moved to dissent from the
port of the committee A small panic appeared
imminent when F. c. Huntington arose and
said:
The situation is critical. and can be summed uI in
nutshell. If there is split here in ratfyng
this ticket. ii that the fusion forces will go
to pieces, and that Tammany will overcome all OBJ
stacles. Let US be cool headed. and make fools
of ourselves We must have harmony else
will go down defeat.
The remarks of Mr.. Huntington appeared TO
have considerable weight and, after further
discussion the ticket finally ratified by
of % to II. According to the Coler men,
there only forty of the one hundred pres
ent
Mr.. Flaherty gave notice that he would offer
a minority report at the Citizens Union con-
vention tonight in favor of Bird ). Coler