The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
DISC0RDANT QUARqE9FE
New York Mayoralty Candf-
dates Singing Various Tunes
GARDENERS Bad Break.

NEW YORK, Oct Is, 1897.-As Election
Day draws nearer sensational surprises
in the political contest grow scarcer, ana
hard work, extending from the house to
house canvass to the huge mass meeting
becomes more noticeable.
The acceptance of Mr.. Dayton of the
Jeffersonian nomination for Comptroller
was discounted by his evident intentions
prior to the official announcement. None
the less Mr.. Dayton's campaign is watch
ed with deep interest, and by none more
anxiously than the Tammany Sachems,
who fear he will draw heavily from the
vote of letter carriers and firemen and
their numerous friends who would other
wise vote for Van Wyck.
1t is announced that Messrs. George and
Dayton will campaign together, speaking
from the same platform Comment on the
oddity of this is not wanting, as Mr.. Day
ton has not, and his friends say he VIII
not, endorse the more peculiar tenets
which are believed to make for the popu-
larity of the single taxer and free trader.
The phrase '"To hell with REFORM used
by Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, Tammany
candidate for District Attorney, in his
mass meeting speech, is likely to be much
quoted and variously commented upon.
Colonel Gardiner says he used 1t as
quotation and not as party snlbpoieth.
The opponents of Tammany 90 not dc-
cept this explanation
The attitude of the Germans in this
campaign may be learned when the pal
lots are counted-it cannot be accurately
stated now. AT last nights meeting OIL
the Executive Committee OF the herman
American Reform Union resolutions raw
oring Van Wyck were tabled ana Low
Ilr,t taA A II
not include anything beyond a goodly
sized minority of the German Americans,
many of whom, pleased with. Sohmer, s
recognition on the Tammany ticket, Will
vote that ballot straight Other Germans
bankers and wealthy business men--Wiil
support General Tracy because OF his
views ON finance, and still others, VINO pc
lieve the opinions of Mr.. George to be
full of saving grace, will support that
gentleman heartily. In short, the Ger
rlan-American vote in Greater New York,
which many think will reach at least l2o,-
0O0 will be divided on the lines OF per-
Sonal preference.
Secretary Bliss is expected to act as
Chairman of straight Republican meet
ing in Lenox Lyceum next week, and it is
now generally conceded that the WASH
ington administration favors the election
Of the ex-secretary@ @ OF thes the Navy; ,tc o,,now
ledge Mr.. Croker as leader insist that the
main contest is between Van Wyck and
Tracy, while those who are generai.ly L
names, but not the belief, and contend
that the real contestants are Tracy and
Van Wyck. They base their convictions
on the tendency of the great mass of
votes to divide on strict party lines and
on the assimilation notable in the George
and Low tickets. Another queers sthing,
in this queerest of campaigns, is that
while Mr.. George says he will be satisfied
il Mr.. Low is elected, the .scholar-candi-
date declines to reverse the proposition
ana says he cannot accept Mr.. George
peculiar doctrines.
Justice Gaynor, in the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn, today granted an order to sfoW ss
compelling the Police Commissioners OF
New York. to review their proceedings
nomination Of Seth Low, the Citizens
candidate for Mayor. The order is re-
turnable at ten o'clock tomorrow. Yes
terday the Commissioners at meeting
held in New York declared that Mr.. Lows
nomination certificate is legal. Mr.
Sherman appeared in behalf of the Repub-
ican County Committee. 1t is claimed
that Mr.. Low has not the required mum
ber of signatures.