The sun., 1897-09-21
LOW MEN ARE IN A PANIC.
,yD THE MAYOR HINTS THAT Low
MUST WITHDRAW.

Man would Do-Cits suddenly Annonncs
Tbey viii Postpone Nominations Until Oct.
T. when the Ticket VIII ne IN tho Field.
The Cits changed their whole front OF battle
Yesterday The Executive Committee, at
,pecial meeting held yesterday afternoon at 80
Liberty street, voted TO call together the Com.
uitteo on Organization on the evening OF Oct.
for the purpose OF making nominations.
The significance OF this step Is most evident
when II is remembered that only few days ago
chairman Reynolds made the positive statement
that the Cits would nominate candidates for
comptroller and President OF the Council before
the Republican City Convention. which will be
held on Sept. 2s Mr.. Reynolds saying at the
,i,no that tho Citizens Union had decided to
70 1t alone without reference TO what the Re.
nublicans might do, lit being evident that
chairman QuigR's conferences were not held In
GOOD faith" And even so lately as tho end OF
l.st week (but before the meeting OF the Repub.
lIcan state Committed Mr. Reynolds said that
the candidate for Comptroller would probably
he a New York man and tho President OF the
Council man from Brooklyn. At both times
the statement was made that while the Cts in
tended to put full ticket in tho field. no action
would be taken in reference to nominations for
roun,y offices and Assemblymcn until the first
Of the month.
The sudden change Of plan can mean but one
OF two things, as Chairman Reynolds ad
mitted yesterday: Either the :Cits arc 'layin
low" in the hope OF making some common. i'm
moral political deal or they are waiting for both
the Republicans and Democrats to nominate
IN order that they, the Cits, can fll up their
ticket from Comptroller down by selecting
names from the other two tickets. Chairman
Reynolds reiterated yesterday with great
warmth that the Cits would never descend to
d,a ka to the a1fcrnafiva he
sniled and said he was not authorized to talk.
The truth Of the matter is. il the testimony
Of persons we'll informed to the inner work.
lnSs OF the Cts intelectuals is to be believed.
that the Cits are practically In state OF panic.
made all the greater by the knowledge that
the mind Of their leader is much disturbed over
the situation.
NJ Low had intended to go to Cornwall.on.
theHudson for Sunday. and his private score
tary, Mr.. Beebe, Gaye it out officially on Satur.
day night that he had gone. AS o matter OF
fact. hc did not 60 out Of town. but, instead of
thst, had talks with several prominent Re.
publicars not identified with tho machine
Moreover, it is had on good authority that on
last Wednesday night he had long talk with
Mayor had publicly stated that Low could not
via without the support OF the Repubh AN
deny tnls report, nor will ne say that he ha,
Tod Mr.. Low personally what he had alteaG!
.a!d 10 the reToTteFs s aese Nous Ihinss
ts Isyor yesterday that Nr. Low might
withdraw. have had visible effect on the C!ts,
and they 10 longer will say positively that he
pa, to Chairman Reynolds, he fairly rose up
i5ea Yesterday he was different
Al that was sivcn ont after the meeting OF
the {. :, Executive Committee yesterday W..
Tie resolution couCecn.I: tie Il '..ina.!Ou-- At
hrsl Mr.. ReynolG, refused 10 give any explaua-
ton OF The sudden change OF p.E1.
haE= .sf1l - S.NYtF IA has
have ye.y good reasons Tor dcins 80.
What nominations Will YOU make at this
Il rtaly don't know.'' he answered. 81 have
10 authority 10 talk about 1t. The resolution
Mayor strong saTs to-day that Mr. Low may
ritndraw, was said 10 Mr.. Reynolds. is that
,ir. I Enolds Srew red in the face and locke:
about Tor caarce 20 escape Finally he said.
II don't tt.nS 20. We nave MIR Lows
ts7rnces thit he VIII run. We are IL this ..ht
Secretary John c Clark said that the meet
be n tie natG!c ut a regular nominating -Ua-
rsn,ion nd a tu!i ticket would be NAMED at
that Il e,-ng SO that the voter need not do
ANYTHING. but; as was said above, Mr.. Rey-
made that names would be taken from the
otEe' two tickets, both Of which will have been
Mayor Strong talked again yesterday, and
m Ne doSs6 sad RrsS,Ggy the same things to
!erent times there is no toubt about his
tination mat Mr. Low is at least tIinEisg Of Of
Withdrawing from the fight. The Mayor re
fuses 10 say so in, so many words but he is
Wiling 10 allow that inference 10 be made.
Nor will he say what reason he has for init
DO you 81 believe that there may he a
union sgeinst Tammanyf' he was asked yester-
II hope there will be most sincerely" he re.
piled. tor without that union an antiTam-
many victory is impossible"
DO you think there can be a union on Mr..
II should like to see that above all things,
be {. not Endorsed by the Republicans he will
be defeated. and fear that the Republicans
. machine Republican I would approve the
Endorsement Of Mr.. Low under the present con.
dtons. But there other men who could be
iaRset'en ielSss O' union OF all the anti ramma'y
DO you mean to say that Mr. low will with.
otaw when he finally realizes that he Is not
unLtJing forccF
Il viii, not undertake to speak for Mr. Low"
p, 9Tn captain and quite capable OF speaking
ior himself, as he will do when the time
The Mayor, raped on his desk for a minute
he becomes convinced that he cannot win
aad as At the same time can and will be the cause
lamLAany victory, he may withdraw. i
cant ss1 say for him, whether he will withdraw or
:. 'iou say there are other men about whom
tbe anti'Tanmany forces might unite. Who.
for instanccY
:, don't care to say now" replied the Mayor,
but ] don't mean inysclf Let that idea DO
n.rled forever. have faith in the good sense
" NE leaders OF all these movements. The Rc-
nuhhcans are bound ~ nominate a straight
IcLet Even then there will be time for Mr..
ilow to withdraw A. d the Republican canhi.
Gate ate TO withdraw and all hands to take n fresh
bar hat - fny idea OF how union can 10
g9uRht about. There are certainly men in
This city on whom ali could unite, and unlets
"aI ,.r y done We shall have Democratic Mayor"
q, Did Did YOU tell this q Mr.. Low when he called
or yon the other nightl'
NJ won nt,say word about that" said the
mayor fou must learn about that from the
perrsson who started the report"
.IhairInan Reynolds called on tho Mayor yes
miry eiIuay afternoon and talked with him about ten
.ax t:: What he talked about neither would
happy when tie left