New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-01
CIRCUIT RECALLS MYERS CASE.
The Municipal Campaign of 1890 Given as
Precedent,

Controller Grout yesterday long before his letter
telling President Cutting of the Citizens Union what
he was going to do drafted. gave out an in
tervcw in which he said that precedent fully justi
fled him in accepting nomination from the fusion
lists and an Endorsement from the enemy. He said:
friend OF mine has gone TO the trouble of look
ing up the files of the newspapers Of the fall of 1880
parties for reelection. He first nominated by
the anti-Tammany conference committees, whose
action was subsequently Indorsed by the Repub-
lcan, County Democracy and Peoples Municipal
nominated him after he had been named By the
fusionists. The German-American Reform Union
milton Mr. JeroT1e tGo nd serve% as a ~ ASH
Tt s,t Jsr0i1 VIZ tu 9Jlve gII 4s Isl
one of the most active Of the fusion campo gn
jected to the candidacy Of Mr.. Ny ers because he
had received the nomination OF all parties Ny
friend assumed that the discussion OF to-day would
be about repetition Of that Of 1850 but fo4n1
other hand, very general commentator. Even
MIR. Flatt of Tiosa County, is quoted in The New
9[k 70 Oh oGt99eT ~ as sVng tne e iGo%
tire harmony with the complexion Of the fusion
Perfectly So think the candidates named have
been selected with rare judgment. and Will meet
the views Of the people. Not a word be said
nation. and I think this is remarkabie when You
consider fine raniditv with which the ticket was
placed in the field"
On November 2, 1890. in a single statement in The
Herald. he said: I was absent from the city
during the. weeks that the ticket was named, and
was surprised my return to find how good
ticket constructed TO satisfy many conflict
lS eleiIShIS II seems 10 DC growing SlIeII6lIl
every day and hour since II came under by ooser-
Nation and never in n lie felt more confident or
victory for good government than the present
situation TO Offer
At County Democracy mass meeting held in
Cooper Union October g, 1890. eX-NIayOr William
r Grace is quoted in his speech as s4Iing: or
your candidate for Controller. Theodore W. Myers
no more need be said than that his administration
of the AFFAIRS of that great office has We'll mer1ted
his denomination He is running on his record
vt mass meeting Of the Peoples Municipal
League, held al Cooper Union October Il. Joseph
II. thOate. chairman. in referring to the presence
Of Mr.. Myers, who OcCupied-a seat the platform.
said: That same faithful Controller is here to-
night whom Tammany nominated that she might
not confess herself beaten"
The NeT-NOrk Tribune which Tebuked me the
other Cay for stating that would accept the in
dorsement OF any organization if 1t came without
solicitation and absolutely without any conditions,
on the ground that l could not serve two masters,
when I thought IL was well understood that have
never or never Will serve master, printed the
following editorial October II. 1890:
controller Myers has accepted the Temmany
Han nomination, but he has not a word say in
contrast in this respect between his letter to the
Peoples Municipal League and the he has
written 70 Tammany is striking. To the Anti
Tammany ticket he pledges his earnest support.
adminis ar the affairs Of the city upon basis OF
wise economy in the common interest OF all citi-
zeus."
It is perhaps worthy OF mention. too. that among
League. and who tn orefOre voted for tae nominal
ton Of Mr. Myers, was Edwin l. Godkfn " no was
then the Editor OF The Evening POST
The noteworthy feature Of tho situation Of $500 IS
that II was not then considered political crime by
any one for Mr.. Myers to accept the votes OF any
hodv OF citizens and by doing SO he ala nos i'm any
way alter his course in the campaign or the CON
dust OF his office after he WAS elected.