New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
"CITS" REPLY TO HALPlN.
Committee Calls Mayor McClellans $
Administration Ncn-Partisdn.

The Citizens Union nominating committee yes
teray replied to the letters addressed to that or
ganzation by William Halpin, chairman of the
Republican County Committee. In his letter Mr..
Halpn asked If the Citizens Union had sent a
letter to Tammany Hall asking cooperation.
The reply states bluntly that Tammany Hall
was invited to cooperate but this is qualified
by the statement that Mayor Mcclellan had
made great strides toward non-partisan admin
istration of city affairs, and that cooperation
between the union and Mayor Mcclellan was not
an impossibiIity.
The full text of the letter is as follows:
William Halpin. Esq. Pr ssdent Republican County
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of the 23d
inst. inclosing resolutions adopted by the Repub-
hcan County Committee, beg to say tn 1t j copy
OF the statement such as you received, describing
the Citizens Unions principles. was addressed to
the Democratic General Committee of New-York
County. and to more than hundred other organi-
cations. political business, social and educational
That T TeLated ed to IONS po
to ''Tammany Hall. with view to indorse any
nominee nominated by Tammany Hail. 1t was
The Citizens Union occupies the same position it
candidates for the city offces 10 De filled next N,
vember. who. whatever their affiliations in national
politics, will be directly responsible TO all their
fellow citizens for the conduct of our local govern
on 10
candidates will be in hearty accord with the Citi-
Personally they viii be the same kind of men as
those whom the Republican party has supported.
in ooperaton with the Citizens Union. in the last
two municipal campaigns
In the effort accomplish its purpose the Ctti-
gems Union viii be glad to have the corporation
of the Republican the Democratic party. In
the last two campaigns the local Republican or
ganiZation has approved the principle of part-
sanship in city affairs and the Citizens Union is
rendered. On the other hand, the local Democratic
organization has always been avowedly partisan
During the last year, however, Mayor McClellaF
has appointed two commissions on non partisan
grounds If the organization which made Mr. Nc
Clelan its candidate for Mayor is ready to pursue
this initiative it's logical concusion-to give
conclusive evidence at early date Of its deterr
nation to choose all officials for their specific quail
cations, Irrespective of partisanship, and to breat
away from its traditional employment OF the
Citizens Union will be glad to have its co-opera-
ton
It is in continued obedience to these principles
that the Union appointed its subcommittee of six
teen nominations and that it Issued and dis
tributed the statement to which you refer. and in
obedience to said principle the Union expects to con-
duct its fourth campaign Yours sincerely,
r. FULTON CUTTING Chairman
B. B. OdeIl, ir chairman of the State Com
mittee. was asked last night what he thought OF
this reply. You must see the officers of the
county committee" he said. 81 a country
man. don't know anything about what is go
Ing on In the CITY,"
William Halpin, chairman of the county COM
mittee, not in the city yesterday. Ex-Govsr-
nor Odell was at headquarters all day. He had
a talk with Lemuel E. Quigg, Charles +.
Mathewson, counsel for the Consolidated Gas
Company, and others He non-communica-
tive on all political subjects.