The sun., 1901-08-08
VOTE BY The CITIZENS to7.
EACH COMMITTEEMAN ASKED
TO SUGGEST CANDIDATES.
Three Names Wanted From Each Man for
Each Omce on the Municipal Ticket
Sort Of Census Preliminary 20
the Next Anti-Tammany Conference.

Eecu Vsueo On mc Shuul0poi IIcHet
Sort Of Census Preliminary 10
the Next Anti-Tammany Conference.
This week the Citizens Union has sent
out TO each OF the members OF its Con-
ference Committee Of lO7 a letter marked
CONFIDENTIAL In which the Union asks
that the members Of the committee send
To the headquarters list of three names
Tor every Office on the municipal ticket,
80 that the officers OF the Union may know
what Is the sentiment Of all the members
toward the mer whose names have been
mentioned for Office. II IL not the ex-
pectation Of the men who are at the head
OF Affairs In the Union that every man to
whom ono Of these letters was sent will
send In all Of the names that arc asked
for. but it Is thought that there will he
enough answers to the circular to make
It comparatively easy job for the men
who are on the Executive Committee OF
Twelve 10 tell who d the first choice OF
the members Of the whole committee for
the more important Offices. From the
list OF names thus obtained the Unions
representatives in the conference Of anti
Tammany organizations will make up the
list OF names Of men whom they will favor
for the Offices at the next meeting Of that
body
1t has puzzled the officers Of the Union
for some time to find out how they are
to get at the real sentiment Of the members
in regard TO the candidates. All of the
men who are taking an active part In the
negotiations with other bodies have been
at work to devise some plan to bring out
the real sentiments of the men In the Con-
Terence Committee and at the same time be
workable. So far the efforts Of the leaders
TO learn anything definite by personally
asking other men to suggest candidates
have not met with great success, for all
the men that have been approached have
acted az though they thought that the
time was not ripe. The officers of the
U mon have found no strong sentiment
In favor OF any particular man, while there
seemed TO be a general agreement that
II would be well not to have the names
OF the men who are to be nominated come
out at this time.
The l07 men on the Committee Of Con-
Terence OF the Union were appointed by
the city convention, TO which they must
report when 1t reassembles. These men
represent all Of the elements that are in
the Union, and from their replies 1t is ex-
pected that the sentiment Of practically all
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learned. When the replies are received
at the headquarters Of the Union they will
be tabulated, and from this list will be pre-
pared list Of candidates that the Citizens
Union Subcommittee Of Twelve will sub
init to the representatives of other parties.
II Is expected that each OF the parties that
are represented In the conference will
have list of names, and that it. will be
found that many Of the names are the same.
Then by process of elimination the lists
will be reduced to final list containing
possibly half q dozen candidates for each
ONCE. any one Of whom would be acceptable
TO all OF the factions who are to take part
In the campaign against Tammany. When
this last list Ia arrived at II will be the work
Of the members Of the conference to 70 to
tho men whose names are upon II and ask
them II they will accept the nominations
II they are offered. II il not proposed to
let the ticket be- damaged In any way by
the refusal Of any man 20 accept nomina-
ton after 1t has become known publicly that
one has been offered to him.
IL il expected that all OF the returns
from this canvass OF the Citizens Union
will be In by the end OF next week 20 that the
tabulation can be begun. The conference
will reassemble In the last week in this
month or in the first week Of September
and the results will be made known then.