The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-11
THREE .U CONVENTIONS HELD
DELEGATES HEAR THAT ALL
GOES WELL FOR FUSION.
Everett p. Wheeler speaks for Personal
Liberty and Rational Enforcement of
the law-Coaference committees M
County and thorough Tickets Named.

County and thorough Tickets Named.
The organization meetings Of three Of tho
Citizens Union conventions were held last
evening In Cooper Union. The New York
county convention was called TO order
first. and When II adjourned TO meet again
one day after the final meeting 81 the city
convention. II split into two bodies. one
the Manhattan borough convention. the
other. The Bronx borough convention
There wer- ia delegates and alternA,cs
In the county convention They were
enthusiastic and united They showed
that they believed tina, they were going 10
win In the election They reviewed encour-
aging reports from the members % tho
city conventinon's Conference COMMITTEES,
who informed them that ia. city ticket
would 10 composed Of Citizens Union men
progressive and alert. and would H. sup
ported loyalty by every organization OPP
posed to 1ammany Hall In the city of New
York. The confidence which Everett =
Wheeler and X. Fulton Cutting. who made
These predictions. SHOWED wa significant
Ia view Of the fact that Tammany Is max
ing an effort to have II appear tha, IA job
has been put up on the Citizens Union
The delegates to last nights conventions
did not think 50.
The County Convention met In the big
assembly room In Cooper Union II was
called To order by G. e SHdal. chairman
Of the County Executive Committee. Nr.
Nadal announced that IA. Executive Com
mittee had decided upon Jamas Il Roy
nolds. who managed part of the seth IOw
campaign In 1897. a. temporary chairman.
Mr.. Reynolds began his duties a. a pre-
siding officer by announcing that the dele
gates had gathered To prepare for the
victory IN election day The delegates
all cheered
We nave to hank the Enemy said
MIR Reynolds. for the vast quantity Of
ammunition which they have supplied
10 va. We have To thank the bold men
la private life who have gone nut To ex-
pose the rottenness and corruption Of
the Government under which We live We
ought 60 thank particularly that bold
officer Of police who dared to -ay hs would
not pay for the rights and privileges which
he had earned 10y faithful service Cheer.
The schools opened yesterday. Thcr
arr 5O,OC0 children for whom there are
no accommodations. Think Of what that
means Think Of the men and women IL
means condemned To rauprriSm and crime
because the city government hnds II more
lucrative TO award CERTAIN contracts han
to hire school teachers Think what Il
means for YOU and for me, who must lsar
the burden ~ these children. uneducated
and ignorant. for the next twenty-five or
fifty years. We are not Tor that liberty
thn L. LICENSE, or fpr awarding special
privileges 20 those who can pay FOR tlom
and denying nghts 10 thOe" who cannot
raw. We do not hook To- the Legislature
To control tho morals 81 the people. nor 70
the police 70 direct ia" details ~ their
lives hut We will do well II we quart AZ
well the homes of th" - " I-.upl" A. Tam
many has guarded lie dive ara hroth"l- =
Tn" Committee on Permanent organ
ilation reported the name Of Calvin Tom
kline for permanent chairman. John T..
EtI.tis and G. 4. birmingham for Is.rma-
nent vice-chairmnn. and Thomas 4 Fulton
for Secretary. They were el.ct.d.
Then Everett T.. Wheeler made a sprsCh.
He said that to every house h. the city
had come the touch % Tamruany tyranny
and that u had fallen Co the Citizens Union
20 head the way In an end"avor 20 clean
ou, the foul PLACES. Speaking ~ tie con-
ference on th" city ticket. ~" said
The representatives ~ ia" political or
ganiza'ious la the conference have nov and
will not insist upon 10" nomination ~ any
Candldat" who will not have our cordial
support. With their approval and AZ their
request the Iitiz"u-' luiuU las proposed
and submitted a list Of uEu"s T. ~" an
cNpr, ssiun sometimes us.d among W.
lawyers, w have bsen carrying the move
m.ut. II II an honor, hut Il j. not deserved
We do not want to stir up this foul pool
simply To- suhmcrgr that which u nov on
top aud bring another - IT, kind 10 N" sur
face We want 10 clean II out We want
al administration that Will -p APPEAL - the
cunfldencc Of the people that they will want
60 reGlrct l..
Any wild and f%auatinal attempt 10 push
To the cNtr"uF. IA" enforcement Ot any
Ew Sunday law or loot sunday law viii
~ doing = Ero-. i%ntIStic' - IN" an
uy Sdrh an attempt CA u'V,T Win and
Oush' never e. VIII. N" p'uph' 90 tie
Ctv are urd"rly and they Nau order Tlry
want order ~ thr streets. They want a
Iplior fnrN', courts and magi~tmt,s vhu
will pr.~erV,' order 50 that any uTn and
any woman can At any time e. about upon
tlsir huuorablr bu~. '"-s'- w perfect 80
cunty and fearle~snr's-. The obI"'t 81
government - not To regulate the conduct
al individuals Ia their huu-ts that h h'ft
to their Cunsci-uc- and To- uTganiXatiuilS
which are formed for that puris-s
X Fulton Cutting. chairman OF III" tltie-'
Committee and chairman Of IA" Clnf-rucs
Committee, madr II sIsech h. which h. said
We want Ia do MOI" than turn the ras
Gals out We wait 10 Sr' up before the
people an sdmini~tratiou In the image Il
liberty. which they will all r"cogui1, nid
understand. In our differences We hivr
found tina, II NAV H.. difficult for all 10
agrNe upon the names IL the mon whom
son. Of us might NEST want. but | can
as-une you that the mon 10 II. selected will
L.. G'i/.us' Union men
The convention appointed a committee
consisting Of Mr.. cutting. ". Reynolds
and Mr. Iomkin-, instructed To appoint a
conference committee To nsp' cunmitto,~-
of other organizations opposed To Tam
many Hall o. agi'S' upon a cunt ticket.
They Werr instructed to include them
selve. on the committee N TO make u
numlrr twelve. The nine other members
Of the committee are D. u l. Gould
Paul Fuller, Francis G. Huntington. James
X Brown. Timothy Haley. Adulph OpJ-n-
hym, James Begg, Fielding l. Marshall and
Charles n Strong After tho appoint
mcnt Of this committee the convention
adjourned a
~NASHArTAN Hor CONVENTION
The Manhattan Borough Convention
met In the hig assembly room IN Ioutsr
Union and voted to haV" ~" Conference
Committee Of ia" County convention
represent n In cunfer-nC" with other organ
i2a'ions over ~" hnroufh ticket
BRoSN HoKorGu CONVENTION
The Bronx horuugh convention met In
one 81 the smaller Ess"tnhly rooms With