New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
GODDARD FIGHTS A BOOM.
DOESN'T WANT HIS CHARITABLE WORK
MADE A POLITICAL ASSET.

Captain F. Norton Goddard. who is on the
Citizens Union list of tentative candidates Tor
Mayor. is expecting tussle tonight at the meet
ing of the executive committee of the East Side
Republican Club. of No 223 East Thirty-hrst-
ST., to prevent his enthusiastic friends from
booming him for the mayoralty nomination
Many members of the East Side club are like
wise members of the Civic Club. In East Thr-
ty-fourth-st. The Civic Club. Of which Captain
Goddard was the founder. has what is called an
Eviction Fund" This fund which is to pre-
vent unfortunate families from being suddenly
evtcted from their homes is considered by Cap
tain Goddard as private matter. and only MS
personal and trusted friends know anything
about the management of 1t. The captain Is
the principal contributor TO the fund. which
costs him. according to his friends In the Civic
Club. about $4,000 year Then there are
free coal fund and an excursion fund. and vari-
GUS other funds. to all of which Captain God
dard sustains the relation of godfather or a
Santa Claus. Now. his political and non-politi-
cal friends in the Civic Club and the East Side
Republican Club want to make public fnforma-
ton concerning the captains eviction fund and
free coal fund. so that the anti-Tammany con-
ferrees may be more fully impressed by his vote
winning popularity
Naturally. the captain objects to any such
programme. on the ground that IL Is "too
cheap" and would make real charity farcicaL
UP to this time his arguments have prevented
any demonstration for him on the part Of the
two clubs with which he is identified, but some
of the more practical politicians in the East
Side Republican Club now say that it won't do
for the captain to be modest, and that they
going to boom him. whether he likes 1t or
not.
Friends of Captain Goddard in the City Club
in West Thirty -fourth-st.. said yesterday that
at the proper time a strong effort would be
made by his friends in that organization to
impress the anti-Tammany conferrees with Cap
tain Goddard's availability. The Rev. Thomas
r. Slicer. who is the clubs committee on
political affairs. Is a pronounced advocate OF
Captain Goddards nomination. His opinion Is
said TO be that the question that the voters OF
the lower East and West sides will ask con-
cerning the mayoralty candidate is: What
kind of man is he personally? Is he a friend
to the poor. and VIII he give the laboring man
a chance2
Mr.. Slicer Is said to be of the opinion that
using the captains charitable record among the
poor people Of the XXth Assembly District is
been consistent in his phianthropic work, be-
ginning II, as matter of fact years ago. and
long before ne became a Republican district
leader.
yesterday, but he is expected at the meeting Of
the executive committee OF the East Side Re
publican Club tonight
AS an Illustration Of the practical work that
has been accomplished in the XXth Assembly
District since Captain Goddard became leader.
the captain OF the Sixteenth Election District
said yesterday that last fall the RepubI
polled 1913 votes. as against 23O for the Demo-
in the district was only about 100 70 500 for
Tammany