The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-13
DARK HORSE NAY WIN OUTY YET
EIGHT MORE MAYORALTY SUG-
GESTIONS Topped orr.
And the Impression Grows That the Right
Ant-Tammany Candidate Has Not
Becn Pound -Philbin Ameng These
Dropped b, Committee ef kaEhteen.

Been Pound -rhfibin Among Those
Dropped b, Committee ef Eighteen.
The Committee Of IS which IL considering
the suggestions that have been made from
all SOURCES In regard 20 tho Anti-Tammany
nomination for the ofice Of Mayor. trimmed
tho list OF possibilities. n little bit moro
yesterday, and knocked od eight names
which were on II when they adjourned
on "Wednesday afternoon. When the
nesting was over II was announced that
no name. had been added TO the list. but
las, evening there vas q report that Austen
q. Fox. q mcmbsr Of the Committee OF
IS. had besn discussed. and that II not for
mally, his name was practically among the
possibilities.
The meeting Yesterday was held In the
rooms OF the Downtown Association. az
90 Pine str-ct, and II lasted from 4 O'Clock
until $50. Al its conclusion Il wns an
nounced that John ID. Crtmmins. Gold
Democrat. z Ellery Anderson. independent
Democrat. G.. V. Fornes, independent
Democrat: Rastus 3. Ransom. independent
Democrat. Eugene A. Philbin. Independent
Democrat. Ludwig Nissen. Thomas c.
from the list.
HH IUEchNs 1iNOIhAbH W
Fulton Of the Committee Of Is, that
their names would be considered no
moro by that committee
Mr.. Fulton. who Announced the result
OF tho meeting for tho committee. sale
tina, the liz, Of named possibilities now
before II consists ofthe following men John
Dewitt Warner. George Foster Peabody.
Seth Low. George l.. Rives. J. Hampden
Robb. X Fulton Cutting. jacob A. Cantor.
Joseph ?. DAILY, Hoffman Rdder, Charles A.
Schiercn. William 4 Baldwin. Jr, =. Norton
Goddard. Bourke Cochran and Edward
NJ. KnoH.
Under the resolution barring Republt-
can. and residents 81 BROOKLYN from con-
alteration. which was adopted 10y the com
mirtee ai it, first meeting. this list Il sill
further reduced by striking on the names OF
Peabody. Low. Schteren. Baldwin and God
dard. For good and sufficient reasons, ao-
cording to the politicians who have watched
the development Of Affairs closely, Warner.
Rives Robb and Cantor are not receiving
very serious consideration. THIS narrowS
the list down TO Cutting. DAILY, kidder,
Cochran and knox
II was a~ss.rtsd last might that Mr. Cock
ran on the eve OF his departure from Eu-
rope for this country had notified his
friends here that under M circumstances
would he accept the nomination Tor Mayor
So, on the face Of things last night. Cutting.
Dalv, Ridd-r and Knox were tho four men
actually under consideration on the ohirisl
list, with Fox unoficially In the race. There
was al~o a story to the sfsrt that a German
American, whose maine was not DISCLOSED.
was suggest ~ 10 the commit 80, and that
It wa discussed very freely
L, NAV be said that ar a matter Of fact
the resolution barring Brooklynite- and
K.publican- will not stand Ia the way OF the
selection 81 TIA. best man whose name comes
before the conference, and everybody la-t
night was looking for a dark horse 10 come
In and carry on the prize A. usual. there
Wa a lot Of talk about Mr. Low and ms
chances. This talk began with the cam
paign, and A. no time has u lost strength
The officers OF the committee denied
emphatically yesterday a report circulated
on "Wednesday evening to the efef that a
formal resolution had been adopted barring
from Con.ideration men Identified with Cof-
porate or financial Interest,". The feeling
OF the members 81 the anti -1ammany Con
ference from the beginning has been that
the man 10 be nominated must De one who
will command the support ~ all Glasses OF
citizens. and the "f II sharrs
this feeling
A, it, first meeting this matter was Dis
cus~ei in a general sort ~ wav. but there
was no formal action taken. nor could there
TIE. for the Investigations made by the
committeemen have convinced them that
there is no man Of sufficient standing and
ri rength In the community 10 Inspire conf
dence among voters who has not some
corporate interest. and they decided early
thai there was nc way To draw = dead 1n@
In This rrsp-St.
The Committee ~ Is adjourned yes
terday to meet again on Monday afternoon
AZ 4 o'clock AT the headquarters OF the
Ci,irans' Union. 81 Union Square East.
That will be the final meeting OF the CON.
mittee. for II must report to the general
conference on Wednesday evening. and
IL cannot meet on Tuesday ON account
Of tho primary election. The committee
will 20 into session AZ 4 o'clock II will
eli until the members get hungry When
they do. Il will tak" a rec,-s Tor dinner
Then II will go back and ait again until ~
has complr'ed the recommendations which
II IL TO make 90 tho conference
50 far, the questions ~ the nominee for
Comptroller and Of the NOMINEES for Presi-
dent OF tho Board - Aldermen have not be-'n
taken up. They cannot he discussed in
telligrntly until tho head 10 the ticket Is
settled. II - believed that there will t-'
little difficulty In arranging for theee offices
a. soon a. III. Mayornlty " Disposed OF. II
was asserted last night tina az a matter nf
fact hone 81 the committeeman felt that 80
far they had got hold Of exactly the right
man'to head the ticket.
some OF Comptroller COlcr's Citizens
Union admirers think that they will Ice able
20 capture the Citizens Union City Con-
vention when II ras-embles on sept %.
They believe that they will be ahle 90 STAN
pcde the convention and make him IN"
nominee. MIR Coier himself thinks that
they will be able 70 do -, and II y kelly
thai an attempt will 10 made To bring this
about. for his supporters have shown that
they ave no intention - being bound 10y
the action of the Cpnfcrsfoe unless that
action IL exactly what they want
The CITY convention was organized last
ApriI Its chairman ~ George Haven
Putnam Of Manhattan He IL likely 20
have an entertaining session OF " when
the convention rras-amhlcs In the Com
mites Of II Comptroller Golfer ~ almost
without n friend Col Willis J. Ogden,
chairman of the committee, siid Yesterday
that the rciection - the Comp'ruller'a
name was practically unanimous Col.
Ogden addei thar the suggestion OF barring
Bnsoklynite- came from tho Sh'-'han
Democracy. which only a couple 81 weeks
ago had Coler's name on it, lot
II wa r'ported Yesterday that 'ol
Michael ! nadv. who AT IN III" committee