The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
TO DIR. DEPEW FROM WORTH
CANE AMAsA THORNTON OFFERING
A NOMINATION FOE MAYOR.

which Mado the Doctor Grtn-But worth n
for Lew. You Know, ns Anybody Can Hear
at paratogn-Stream OF Cits' Goid waters
the waste Pinces-wasto Places Very Gina.
The Hon. Amasa Thornton has within the last
forty-eight hours offered. in the name of Leader
Jacob Worth OF the borough OF Brooklyn. the
nomination for Mayor OF Greater New York to
the Hon. Chauncoy NJ. Dcpcw of the borough OF
Manhattan. MIR. Thornton said that no was
specially commissioned by Mr.. Worth TO make
the offer TO Mr.. Depew.
II has been known for several months that Mr..
Thornton has boon Mr.. worth's secret agent in
dealing with the mcmbers OF the Citizens
Union. Mr.. Thornton had been fired out as
leader OF his Assembly district by the regular
Republican organization of New York county.
and Immediately after that ignoous episode no
Joined hands with Mr.. Worth.
Mr.. Dopew regarded Mr.. Thornton's oGcr as y
hugo joke. lie is an old enough bird in politics
to deal with principals and not with agents.
Mr.. Depew informed Mr.. Thornton that he was
for the regular Republicans OF Greater New
York and that he had no time to discuss Mr..
Thornton's mission.
Leader Worth proclaims from tho four cor
nors Of his cottage at Saratoga that he Ia for Seth
Low. Mr.. Worth, his friends said. believes that
his advocacy OF Mr.. Low in the city convention
IN the Kings County Convention. Ono OF Mr..
Worth's friends said yesterday:
For so astutc a political lender as Mr.. Worth
to take such n stand is unworthy his experience
and intelligence. He has been told that Mr..
Convention. but that having used Mr.. Worth in
that convention (Mr. Worth all the time imagin-
ing that he Is using Mr.. Lows friendsl. they
Will doser. him in the Kings County Convention,
and II the county candidates do not suit Lhoin.
will mugwump around and fiddle fiddle, as they
always have DONE"
Nevertheless. 1t will be no doubt slightly intor-
estipg to know that the Hon. Amesa in tho
name of the Hon. Mr.. Worth has offered to tho
Hon. Mr.. Depew the nomination for Mayor OF
Greater New York.
The Talleyrands and Caesars OF the Citizens
Union have already expended, II was stated yes
terday, 100000 in gathering in the $4,000
straw votes for Mr.. Low. Talleyrand Reynolds.
Cnser John b.. Pine, who is an officer of Colum.
bia College. Mirabeau Cutting and Gladstone
Clark OF the Citizens Union have expended large
sums to pay canvasscrs In the effort TO beat up
straw votes for Mr.. Low. IS an evidence OF the
wealth at the ommand of the Cts, the follow
Ing little note is worth perusal:
Mr.: We allow each Assembly district 800
per month for expenses of headquarters. etc. We
furnish any number OF chairs the Assembly district
may require; also desks and tablee, all literature. etc.
Yours. JOHN X. HATCH,
Secretary COMMITTEES on Enrolment.
There are sixty Assembly districts in the
Greater New York, which makes the expendi-
ture OF the Gifts under Mr.. Hatch's communica-
ton. 90. 1000 n month. This is n trine com pared
with other expenditures OF the Gifts. Net re-
sult-25,Oo0 straw votes for Mr.. Low.
Talk about rubber legs" said a critic last
night. when he read Mr.. Hatch's note. MY.
my, don't / wish / was in the game. Easy, dead
easy. I'd yank those rubber legs from here to
Mars"