The sun., 1909-05-26
SCHWAB HEADSTHENINETEEN
UHICH WILL PICK OUT A HUN
DRIED OF THREE CONPLEXIOSS.
Come to Represent Business Men, Some
Labor Men and Some tho Remnant
Engaged In the Social Movement
Nominations At June Mass Meeting.

80 Nominations at June Mass Meeting.
All New York's population is to be di-
vided into three general groups for the
purpose Of supplying the Nineteen's
committee Of One Hundred which is to
take part in the municipal campaign
This was decided yesterday when seven
teen OF the nineteen named last Friday by
Robert c. Ogden to nominate such a
committee met at s2 Beaver street.
The three groups, who are to have
representation on the committee by
borou CHS, are, as classified yesterday
first, business men, subdivided into real
estate men. lawyers. and business men
generally; second, labor men, and, third,
those engaged in the social movement. I"
How many subdivisions, il any, there
are to be OF the last two classes will be
decided when the subcommittees to be
formed get to work with the pruning
shears.
Gustav H. Schwab was selected yester-
day as chairman Of the Nineteen. While
il was not SO announced his selection
was generally regarded as meaning that
he will head the Hundred Mr. Schwab
made little speech Of thanks to the six
teen men who accorded him this honor and
said that he would do the best he could.
Mr. Schwab. besides being one of the
best known business men of the city and
the representative of the North German
Lloyds here, is not without experience
in municipal politics. He was one of the
leading spirits Of the committee of sew
enty which helped to elect Mayor Strong,
and prior to that, in 1890. was one Of the
instigators Of the Peoples Municipal
League. which tried to elect Francis NJ.
Scott Mayor but didn't. Mr.. Schwab is
commonly rated as a Republican.
Mr.. Ogden sent word yes terday that
while his health would compel him o
leave the city for a rest. he would like
TO serve as one Of the hundred. and he
will. providing the mass meeting which
the Nineteen is to call approves Of its
selections. No date for this mass meeting
was set yesterday, because, as one Of the
committee said, no one could tell now how
long it would take to make up the hun
dred. Already 700 names have been sent
in by citizens who have taken a hand, and
to secure the proper representation for
the three groups and their subdivisions
is going to be a task. Mr.. Schwab said
that the mass meeting, which will be a
sort of convention, would probably be
held late in June.
The only members of the Ninete an
who were missing at the first meeting
were Char les A. Schieren and Charles S.
Brown, who had engagements which
couldn't be deferred. 1t was an executive
meeting and lasted more than two hours.
RasiTaS a labor m IN Eol
often, f.. H. Gary and Hamilton Holt
were prominent in the discussi on. which
had 10 do largely with the selection of
the hundred. Mr.. Gary said that it was
evident that there was complete unanim-
ity as to the objects to be accomplished,
and the labor men agreed with him.
1t was decided that Mr.. Schwab should
name several subcommittee to canvass
the names for representatives of each
group on the Hundred. and also a COM
mlttee to draw up platform to be sub
United to the mass meeting for its ap-
proval. Mr.. Schwab gave no indication
of how long he expected this would take.
but it is probable that the COMMITTEES
will meet again next week and that the
committee will then be ready. 1t was
also agreed yesterday that MIR. Schwab
should also have the important job of
finding a treasurer. Winfred r. Deni-
son was appointed secretary.
None Of the Seventeen would be draw
yesterday into any discussion of their
plans, but the statement was made that
there was absolutely no talk of any one
for Mayor and that the sole concern of
the Nineteen would be the selection Of
the best Hundred they could find to sub
init to their fellow citizens in mass meet
ing assembled platform that would
he acceptable to all those who were in
favor of better government. The Hun
dred is to be campaign committee which
will decide how best TO carry out the plat
form adopted by the mass meeting.
The names OF quite number of clergy
men have been sent in by admiring friends
who believe them worthy material for
the Hundred. Whether or not room
will be found for the Church on the COM
mittee is one Of the matters yet undecided.
though there has been some informal
discussion on the point. Ii selected.