New-York tribune., 1901-06-18
SUGGESTIONS FOR A TICKET.
CITIZENS UNION COMMITTEE ASKS FOR
A LIST OF CANDIDATES-PARTI-
SANSHIP DENIED.

The Citizens Union Committee Of One Hun
dred met at the headquarters. at No. "a Union
Square East. last night. and heard reports from
the committee of twelve. or the conference COM
mittee. The committee of one hundred was the
committee chosen at the Citizens Union con-
vention to have full charge of the campaign
until the convention again met and to report
to 1t. The committee of twelve sub-cOm-
mittee appointed by the committee of hun
dred to confer with similar committees from
other anti-Tammany organizations.
K. Fulton Cutting. chairman of the Citizens
Union. presided. After vigorous discussion by
many members Of the conference committee
upon a report presented by Colonel Willis l..
Ogden. chairman of the committee of twelve the
following resolution was offered by r. Fulton
Cutting and adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee of One Hundred
approves OF the efforts of its executive committee
iilS 10 work for good government of this city;
J., Resolved That the Committee of One Hundred
instructs It's executive committee prepare for
Consideration for submission TO the conference in
uue uIne list OF names of several candidates for
each of the general offices filled the cleo
In thus instructing the executive committee the
Committee of One Hundred expressly disclaims any
to precpitate nominations. Its purpose is two
fold; fold; first to attest the Committee Of One Hun
dreds dtsinterestedness by declaring it's readiness
to accept any one of the several candidates for
each office, and, second, to refute the unfounded
charges that have been made that the conference
has already been captured by partisan agents in
the interest of certain candidates, and aIay all
fear that the conference may degenerate into
Iactonal struggle for the nomination of representa-
coalition
1t is the hope of the Committee of One Hundred
that among the names of citizens thus presented
Ine conference may find those of men eminently
htted Tor office and acceptable all parties to
enable II TO arrive at general and early agree
ment upon union ticket to be submitted for CON
sideraton to the bodies represented in the confer
enCe.
John NJ. Weed then introduced the following
resolution. which was also adopted:
Resolved. That the conference appointed by the
committee OF One Hundred be instructed to urge
upon the conference the renominatiOn of judges of
approved ability. integrity and impartiaty with
out distinction of party
While there was mention made of the reso-
lutions of the German American Reform Union.
the resolutions were undoubtedly prompted by
the resolutions of the German American Reform
Union, conditionay declining to participate in
the conference. Colonel Ogden in a long speech
eHphatlcaIly declared that the utmost harmony
existed among the conferrees
II was explained after the meeting that in
suggestinG 10 the executive committee the prep
aTatlon OF n list of names candidates for
offices the purpose was TO have the list ready
when the conference called for them The
object is by submitting them first to the Com
mittee of one Hundred to secure the most
available and best men. Mr.. Cutting said the
Citizens Union not bound 10 any man or
set of men.
The result of the meeting. member said last
night. was To dlsahuse the minds OF all that
any partisan influence at work in the con-
ference. The resolution introduced by Mr.
cutting denying this. followed by the resolution
introduced b. Mr.. Weed, an indication to
the members OF the German American Reform
Union that II could consistently send com
Tee 10 the conference without violating any OF
Of that body declining TO enter into the con-
ference.