The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-29

OF BIOOklyn ndu arrived at lne ndlit
and they were admitted to a consulta-
ton with the committee on conference.
There was a brief session, at which the
situation was formally discussed, and
it's was suggested that an adjourn
ment be taken to give other organiza-
tions opposed to Tammany an oppor-
tunity to be present. At o'clock the
conference committee went into secret
session again, and this time besides the
Brooklynites there was present repre-
sentatives of the Purroy, or home rule,
Democracy. The Citizens Union was
not represented.
Henry d. Purroy made a vigorous
speech advocating the endorsement Of
Low. Members of the Brooklyn COM
mittee also spoke for Low. National
Committeeman Frederick S. Gibbs de-
nounced Low as a mugwump, and
Chairman Quigg said that the conven-
tion could not consider Low. If the
latter would withdraw from the race
then there might be something done.
Mr.. Lows friends said that he was
in the field to stay, and after a wrangle
for nearly three hours the meeting ad-
journed without result.
The doors of the convention hall were
opened at 7:15 o'clock, and the audi
torium was packed to it's utmost ca
pacity. Shortly after o'clock Senator
Platt, accompanied by Mrs. Platt and
several ladies, appeared in the parterre
box, Immediately above the right of
the platform. The band played Hail
to the Chief" and the crowd yelled and
| cheered until it was hoarse. "Three
cheers for Plattp were given again
and again. The senator bowed and
smiled.
When the convention reassembled
Chairman woodruff called for com
mittee reports, and the committee on
contested seats reported in favor of
dividing the vote in the First and Sec
ond districts in Brooklyn. A Worth
delegate moved as an amendment that
the sitting delegates be allowed to re-
/ tain their seats.
Mr.. woodruff instructed the secre-
| tary not to call the roll of the contested
districts.
Jacob Worth denounced the ruling of
! the chairman.
81 do not care about being cheered," ,"
! said he when the cheers of his friends
| had subsidized "I have been Kissed as
| often as l have been cheered, and I
| do not know of anything 1 have done
to deserve one more than the other"
He went on to denounce the report Of
the committees as unfair.
At this point the Platt men yelled,
"Sit down." but Worth kept on. He
said that the delegates had been regu-
larly elected, and when a dispute was
| sprung he had expected the committee
on contested seats to do just what they
had done. He understood they had as
sembled to hold a convention to nomi-
nate candidates, and not to elect new
! delegates His motion was defeated.
The temporary officers were made
permanent officers. Lemuel e. Quigg
was unanimously elected president of
the city committee. 1t will be his duty
to select the committee to conduct the
campaign.
Edward Lauterbach chairman Of the
committee on resolutions presented the
platform, which was adopted.
After the adoption of the platform
District Attorney Olcott presented the
name of Benjamin F. Tracy. Mr..
Worth named Seth Low. The ballot
resulted: Tracy, 297; Low, 49i eX-MayoI
Schroeder, of Brooklyn, 2. The nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Then the other nominations were
peared with the candidate for mayor
who made a speech of acceptance in
the course of which he said: "If my
candidacy be the means of bringing
about the desired union I shall rest
content. If, however, the spirit of har-
mony and Cancellation which we thus
invoke does not prevail, I propose hay
ing accepted this nomination, to max,
the fight to the end"
None of the defeated Low men hav'
expressed an intention to bolt the regu
lar ticket. The Citizens Union sew
eral days ago announced that the with
drawal of Low was out of the question
and the Republican committee at tn
same time presented an ultimatum Il
the effect that Low was not acceptable
to the Republican organization. Tn
Brooklyn committee of so and tn
Purroy Democracy are stll loyal T.
Low. A union Of the anti Tamman,
forces gpeug now unlikely.