The sun., 1901-05-05
CUTTING, HEAD C0NFERRER
MADE CHAIRMAN or THE e. 4. CON-
MITTEE or IOs.
And VIII Appoint q omnittec Of Twelve. which
WIN Have tho conferences In IInnd City
Committee 10 lie Campaign Committee
No Disposition TO Change Platform.

The Committee OF lO7 appointed by tho
City Convention OF the Citizens Union
met last evening at the Unions headquar-
ters. - Union Square Fast, and organized
Il Fulton Cutting. tho chairman Of the city
Committee Of the Union. was elected hair
man. Ludwig Nissen. President Of the Man
uincturcrs' Association of Brooklyn. icc-
hartman and Thomas A Fulton OF the Twen-
ty-nrst Assembly district. Ecw York county.
Secretary Chairman Cutting was author
tied to appoint an Executive Committee
OF twelve, tho members of which will d. "A
great part of the dot all work Of the committee
Mr. Cutting was opposed - the selection
of himself ns chairman OF the committee,
and protested against II at the meeting
but his fellow committeeman insisted upon
his accepting
Secretary Fulton, in announcing the result
of the meeting last evening. said thnt the
Committee of IO7 would not have charge Of
the campaign Of the MON. but would merely
have to DO with the conferences with other
bodies opposed to TammGny Hall The. q
conferences will he carried on very largely
by the members Of the committee Of Twelve.
which will report to the entire committee
accommodations for nominations Tho
Committee OF io7 will then report To the city
convention. which will reasonable some
time carly In September
H. CRmrniGn Committee ~ tho Union
WI consist of its City Committee. This Is
mn1e NJ of sixty delegates elected from
the Assembly districts hy the district organi-
2ation, twenty delegates at large elected
by h" district delegates. and the sixty chair
men Of the district organizations. making
| In all n committee Of $50 II was decided
/ tha, aS he CaInpaign will Involve local nghts
n tn
1 representative committees to have charge
] Of all of these fights" and to avoid compli.
cations ana collision Of aut thority the tuy
! Committee was decided upon rs the ono L's
! suited TO carry on ite campaign
! In answer 10 questions thai were put to
| him last evening Mr Fulton said that tho
| members of III" union believed that the moro
| the platform whi"l NIS al ped 10y IN" u V
! convention WIS Il Idlrd bv IN" public the
! more popular It would b'com" Mr. Fulr
! said tlat - far u, hc k1icN th'rN wa, no dis
| position on IN" part of any Of the officers
! of IN" union t. modify any cf III" plHukS
which we're incorp orGted in N" platiurm
! last week lie slld that some planks might
b" added by ,he convention when II 70. g.
| semDlsd II u"CrS-lry 10 cover changed
conditions next fail As a matter Of l4ct,
/ Mr. Fulton said the union vas VOL satisfied
with i,s piatform ana VAS not IN any hurry
- make any change IN II
At the meeting "i IA" difference Commit
tee last evening tuurc Wa, no iaIk Of pu.,si-
! bile candidates for MaNOr or for aur other
! Office The members IF tho committee talked
about the enrOlmcnt 81 IL" Union. which
! Is growing every day Mr. Fulton .nid after
the meeting that the enrolment was n better
| one than the mon had in 1851. and that he
| believed II would br fully rs large More
| time has boon given 20 tn" preliminary work
! and more car" has been used IA the selection
| uf names In the lwrntr-irst Assembly
| district In lsP7 there were 40 enrolled mem
! hers of tho Union, and $500 votes were Cas
| for its candidate for Mayor
tn" cnr"llm" T. Already larger tha n
| that now In one election district thcrp il
| an enrolment Of 100 voters and others have
| nearly ~ lnrge numhnr
Chairman Cutting viii appoint the FNccli-
! tive Committee Of Twelve within n short timc
| He intends to advise freely with other mem
| bcrs of the organisation before naming them
| These mon will probably conduct the mn ioI
| p'rt OF the negotiations with tho reprcscu-
| ttvos of other bodies before tho CONVEX
| tiunS are held next fall