The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
SULZDERGER'S STRAIGHT TALK
WHY DEMOCRATS ARE HOTTEST
OF ALL AGAINST TAMMANY.

Again New That We Know tho Differ
ence: He Asks---Speeehes at the Notlfi-
cation OF Two OF the Fusion Candidates.
Ralph Tramtmann and Cyrus l.. Sulzberger
the fusion candidates for Sheriff and Presi-
dent Of the borough Of Manhattan. were
notified at the Savoy Hotel yesterday after
noon by committees representing the Repub-
Lean convention, the Citizens Union and
the German American Municipal League.
Speaking for the Citizens Union Cyrus G.
Miller said that the nomination OF such
man a. Mr.. Trautmann, who was not promi-
nent politically, would have been impossi-
BILE twenty five years ago or even ten years
ago. Il was as q business man that he had
been chosen, and the party that he repre-
sented was looking to him to clean the
SherifY's oflce.
I'VE know, said Mr.. Miller, 'of the attach
ment Of the Germans for you. but We hope
that when you get into Office you won't have
attachments for the Germans
Abraham Gruber said he believed that
Mr.. Trautmann would be elected by larger
majority than his most sanguine friends
predicted and that he would have the sup
port Of every anti-Tammany organization
Mr.. Trautmann made short speech in re-
ply and said:
'This campaign is not a battle Of tariff
against free trade nor gold against silver
This 10 fight Of virtue against vice. clean
illness against filth, manliness against de-
pravity, and honesty against graft. For
that reason could not resist your ofer,
and think it IL your honest belief that
every good citizen on election day VII show
that he is with us and with our principles,
Applause.
notified Mr., sulxberger, who he said could
not have secured such nomination but for
that organization.
The Republican organization" he said,
certainly would not have named you owing
to your independence, and 1t is a vindication
of the Citizens Union that they have sue
ceeded in convincing those now with them
that It is their duty to support YOU: You
Of man who will give us a business admin
iytration.'
Charles E. Lexow said for the iiepubi-
cans:
AS one OF that great party which always
sinks individuality In movements such as
this, no matter how 1t hurts / pledge you
its support from top to bottom
he would conduct the business of Borough
President on the principles that he had con
Quoted his own business on, and added that
it would be impossible for him to conduct
the ofioe on anything but non-partisan
basis. He said:
Il want TO say a word to my Republican
friends ! know that they do not desire
nor expect that. 30 far as national policies
60 or the next election Is concerned, l will
abate one jot or title my support OF the
principles Of the party to which ! belong
But that party in New York has been so
degraded that il you Republicans think it q
reproach, think what it Is to US that the e1-
preston Of a party's principles should be
made through q gang which no adjective
can describe. While for you this is an
attempt TO clean our city, 1t is for US, and
not for you. an attempt to redeem our party
Does our great city stand a chance of having
these people put back now that we know
the difference? 1t Is incomprehSnsible
that tbs voters Of New York, having ex-
perienced Van Wyck on the one hand and
Low on the other, can do such a thing