New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-13
EIGHT NAMES OFF.
MAYORALTY LIST rs PRUNED
AGAIN.
SURPRISE THAT MIR. PHILBIN SHOULD
RE FIIMINATED-No REASONS GIVEN.

The Committee of Eighteen yesterday after
noon took off eight names from the list Of men
being considered possible candidates fof
Mayor That was the net result of three hours
discussion at the Down Town Association. In
Pine-st. Then the committee adjourned to meet
again on Monday at D. m. at the headquarters
II the Citizens Union IN Union Square. Mem
bers of the committee united last evening In the
declaration that they were no nearer TO choice
Of a candidate for Mayor than they were when
the committee was appointed.
By general agreement but for reasons that
were not told, the committee yesterday elm
mated from the mayoralty list the names OF
John D. Crimmins, Eugene A. Philbin, l.. j.
Callahan Rastus s. Ransom. r. Ellery Ander-
son. c. V Fornes Ludwig Nissep and Thomas
c. Durham. No new. names were added to the
list and II was allowed to stand as follows
y.so DE WITT WARNER, eDo Fos7FB Es,T TBABoDY'
JACOB A: CANTOR w; Bo 81 81 f RS6I
HERMAN RIDER. F MORTON GODDARD.
NO REASONS GIVEN
When, members of the committee were asked
why the.nanaes Of some Repuhlicans'an and Brook
Ivn men were allowed TO remain the list In
snite Of the resolution that was passed by the
committee on "Wednesday declaring preference
for an independent Democrat Of Manhattan as
the candidate for Mayor. they said that the
resolution was=not intendedfto be binding. M. j.
Dady was a proxy for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Woodruff at the nneetingssof the committee on
Wednesday and. yesterday. and it was said that
he Offered the resolution that was passed on
Wednesday.
Actor the committee ,ended its talk last even
ing fine members declined to talk about the rea-
sons for droppingusome of the names on Weones-
DAVIS list and We've particularly carefui not 10
tell why the nameaof District Attorney Phlipin
had been dropped The elimination Of Mr. Phil
hin.s name was a surprise in view Of the favor
with which IL mentioned by some members
of the committee Wednesday.
IT was said that while mo new name was dis
cussed at the meeting. it was probable that
some new names would he added to the list on
Monday before the committee begins TO take
votes One name that might be added, IL was
said was that Of Judge z. Henry Lacompe OF
the United States Circuit Court who formerly
Was CORPORATION Counsel Of the city. AS an in
dependent Democrat of Manhattan and man
well Informed about city affairs. 1t was saio
Juare Iarornbe would make a strong candidate
In was aecertained that the meeting yes
to-day some of the Manhattan Democrats spoke
in favor of w. Bourke Cochran as canai iotls
who could draw away many Tamrnany votes
and il was remarked that one of the Germans
Rkpresent praised Mr.. Cochran. saying II was not
yoften that German wanted'to speak wen vi on
lrishman.
VOTING AT NEXT MEETING.
AT the next meeting of the committee on
Monday afternoon" said Thomas A Fulton
the secretary of the, committee. the voting on
names probably will begin Probably the COM
mittee will take. adjournment for dinner IN
the evening andtspend good part or the nlght
in a discussion of names before decldlng on
candidates to be recommended to the anu-Iaiii-
MANY conference. The committee must MAKE
report to the conference on "Wednesday even
ing, and the primary elections Intervene O..
TUESDAY, So The work of the COMMITTEES must
be completed On Monday night
Nothing can be done by the committee 10
the way OF selecting candidates for other offices
until the candidate fer Mayor has been selected,
because some Of the men who are now regarded
as possible candidates for Mayor probably VIII
be on the lists for Controller ard President OF
the Board of Aldermen.
The name of Controller Coler was not dis
cussed at yesterdays meeting of the committee
II was said that at the Assembly district con-
ventions OF the Citizens Union in New OK
County on Wednesday night resolutions IN favor
OF the nomination of Mr.. Coler for Mayor were
offered and tabled in twelve Of the thirty-f1Ve
districts.