New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
CIRCUITS NAME KISSED
Mesrs. Sulzberger. Trautmann and
Justice BischOf Nominated.

The New-1ork County and Manhattan Bor-
oush conventions of the Citizens Union. called
for nominating candidates for Justice of the
Supreme Court, LIST Districts Sheriff and presi-
dent of the borough of Manhattan. were held
one after the other last night in the hall Of
Cooper Union.
Charles II. Strong presided at both conven-
tons, and T. S. Lamb was the vice-presdent.
Timothy Heaiy and John Davis were the secre-
taries.
The delegation from The Bronx Assembly dis
tricts had only a voice in the naming OF the
candidate for Sheriff.
The delegates from the various Assembly dis
tricts occupied seats in the central part Of the
hall. and the alternates occupied the sections TO
the right and left of the platform There was
hand clapping when r. Fulton Cutting. chair
man of the conference committee. passed down
the main aisle to take his place with the dele
gates from the XXIXth Assembly District.
The New-York County convention. which was
held first, was called to order at $50 p. m. and
then the chairman Of the Assembly district
delegations handed in their lists. The minutes
Of the meeting of September Il were next read
They included the appointment of committees
of conference. organization and on the installa-
ton Of candidates. The minutes were adopted.
and then Mr.. Cutting presented his report of
the conference committee.
part Of the delegates while the leader Of the
fusion movement was going to the platform.
He reported that the committee of which he
was the chairman had decided to recommend to
the convention the names of Henry Bischoff.
ir for Justice of the Supreme Court. Ist Dis
trict- Ralph E. Trautmann for Sheriff, and Cy
rus L. Sulzberger for president of the borough
of Manhattan. the Republican nominee. The
presentation of Mr. Sulzberger's name at the
county convention was a mistake, which Cut
ting later corrected.
Justice Bischofrs renomina ton was seconded
bv A r. W. Seaman
Everett T Wheeler Endorsed the laudatory
sentiments expressed by Mr.. Seaman concerning
Justice Bischoff. The convention unanimously
approved of the report of the conference com
mittee. and Justice BisclIoft was declared the
candidate Of the Citizens Union for Supreme
Court Justice, First District
The nomination. Of Ralph F. Trautman ior
Sheriff was seconded by Gustav II. SchWoD,
and his complimentary remarks about the cholce
OF the Conterrees were ShoTt. The conNeitlCA
then Endorsed Mr. Cuttings report. ana MI
Trautman received the second place On the
county ticket
This action having completed the slate. the
Manhattan Borough Convention next assembled,
and Chairman Cutting. after explaining ms
error in presenting the na me of MIR. SulzOeTger
for the borough presidency, read the report or
the sub-conference committee which had named
Mr. SuIzbergeT as their choice for president OF
the borough James - Butter StSc4iuC-4 ---~
nomination of Mr.. SulzoergeT, and in doing 50
stated that the proposed candidate was worthy
OF the highest confidence of the delegates. lie
said that Mr.. Sulzberger as an officer OF the
Jewish Emigration Society had accomplished
much to benefit the Hebrews arriving here from
foreign lands. He said also that Mr.. SulZoergsr
had carried his district against the power OF
both Of thc old organizations
William \. COakley. Of the LIST District. who at
the city convention suggested the name OF Henry
George, as a candidate the Citizens Union
ticket. next spoke IL favor OF 5lr Sulzoer7er-
He minated that there at least one of the
nominees that he could not support, and TO an
phasizc his opposition 10 MIR. GrCut, he read
Henry Georges letter to him, printed in
other column declining to lie a candidate.
During the deuunCiatiCn of the Controller the
name OF Mr. Grout Kissed bitterly by the
delegates. Mr. SulzberSer without dissenting
vote declared to be the choice of the con-
Icntion.