The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-17
NOMINATE ON SEPTEMBER "a.
@. U. CONVENTION PRAISES AND
CRITICISES LOW.

Not Committed 70 Him-Faverv E1sbera
Rapid Transit Bill-F. G. Huntingtor
Chairman-Bank Predicate Head Gu
Open In the QuelIing Of Hoeber
The Citizens Union convention at Coope,
Union last night made the City Commute,
the Campaign Committee for the year
directing 1t to report TO the convention OF
Sept. "a, or at an earlier date II the conven
ton should be reassembled earlier, on II,
efforts to secure the cooperation Of othel
organizations In an effort to elect Official,
next November who will loyalty continue
the generally enlightened and progressive
policy Of Mayor Low and his associates.
The Union said 1t didn't like the Mayors
Rapid Transit stand. though.
When the meeting was dropping under
the depression Of overlong speeches there
emerged from a midway place In the hall
the former Coroner DR.. Hoeber who has
devoted much Of his life to giving others
Joy. He was quickly recognized as he
began an inhamed declaration against
any gag rule in the Union. He had under
stood the committee on rules to report
Q provision that every resolution must 90
to the City Committee without debate.
The rule was that every resolution intended
to be part Of the platform in the coming
campaign should be thus dis posed Of
Before DR.. Hoeber found the truth he
had uttered some rare combinations Of
words which made him the popular hero
OF the night.
Trying TO beat down the clamor he had
raised. Temporary Chairman A. NJ. Harris
Of Staten Island hammered the desk so hard
that he broke his gavel. and the head few
out into the audience.
Charles Fl. Lglis. president OF the First
National Bank OF Staten Island, was sitting
In the front row. The heavy bit OF wood
landed on the top OF his head, which Is none
and blood began to now. Mr.. Inglis ca me
back into the hall few minutes later when
the flow hs d been stopped, but the injured
spot continued to swell
Mr. Harris's speech told everything the
administ ration had done, and as the names
Of the fusion heads were brought In each
got his cheers, but none 30 loud as Jerome's.
Robert Grier Monroe's name brought
startling volume OF sound from one quarter
Of the hall. An Irish delegate in the front
row, q renegade from Battery Dams dis
tIict. crooked his neck to have q look at
porters: -Them's the byes from the water
City Chamberlain E. r. L. Gould reported
for the permanent organization OF the con-
vention these officers:
Permanent Chairman. Francis Hunting
a, s. Haisht OF BrSSokiyn. John F. Eustis Of
John DeMorgan OF Richmond.
Mr. Huntington Is q lawyer and q son OF
Dr. Huntington OF Grace Church.
The proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition to make the Aldermanic districts
the basis OF organization. 1t was pointed
out. gave to the City Committee the power
to add to and remove from the membership
rolls whatever names 1t chose. M, ID.
Rothschild OF the Twenty-Hrst district
objected to that and to number OF other
changes, 80 the matter was recommitted
to the City Committee. Rothschild said
the use Of the Aldermanic divisions would
split his organization IN two.
r. Fulton Cutting got a rousing welcome
when he presented the resolutions con-
graduating the administration on it's sub.
stantial realization Of the expectations OF
It's supporters. The resolutions said:
The administration has shown . otpscity
ment upon a. comprehensive. and generous
scale. although In the matter Of Rapid Transit
sss n'n pees an Ss Saya
has yet proposed
On this point Mr.. Cutting said:
We will not lay on the whitewash A. pro-
ay so s Se Msyo1 ot
honest politics. l think I've earned the
right to ssy that the Citizens Union has
no boss.
The convention did not commit itself
TO the denomination Of Mayor Low or to
any other candidates, nor was q single
word said In attack on the Mayor. The
convention voted to reassemble on Sept.
"A .or earlier to make nominations.
Resolutions indorsing Elsbergs Rapid
Transit bill were passed and then resolu-
tons for and against all the railroad bills
now before the Legislature Powered all
over the room. Two-thirds OF the dele
gates had gone. OF those who remained,
every third man had q set Of resolutions
rapid transit legislation good
and bad, proposed and possible. Julius
Henry Cohen wanted the union to take
hand in the nominations Of Senators and
in the interest Of transit
legislation. After long wrangle he sue
ceeded in getting through this resolution:
Resoi,ed. That the various district organiza-
respective district to secure the nomination
and election Of candidates to the Assembly
and 6enate whose character and record are
free from any faint Of railroad control or
influence. and whose character and promise
are such that they may be relied upon not
e crab railroad hrosdd bis But to advocate press
and secure the passage OF an act embodying
the idea OF local railroad commission.
The City Committee was charged with
the platform as well as with the
duties Of the Campaign Committee. II will
report to the convention again In September
on men and issues.