The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
LOW SAYS "NOT JUST NOW"
CTS TAKE THIS NO FoR A YES AND
MEAN TO NOMINATE HIM.

much Moro Evidence or the Popular Desire
20 Have Him for HIsyor-Cits Will Try and
nominate Him Anyhow Hent Tuesday.
The Hon. Seth Low wrote q letter yesterday
replying to the demand Of the Executive Com
mittec Of tho Citizens Union that he accept the
unions nomination for Mayor of Creator New
York. The letter was road to the committee
last night when It met at 80 East Twenty.third
street. and was made public later ae follows:
DEAR SIRs: You have asked me II l will &C
cept the nomination for the ONCE Of Mayor Of
New York ut the hands OF the Citizens Union II
rendered in the near future. and you have
stated that In your opinion there Is o popular
desire that I should become q candidate for that
Office. This has naturally compelled me to con-
slider the question in all its aspects and in all its
momcntous possibilities with the almost care
fulncss.
This much I am prepared to say. In view of
the grave Importance Of the first election under
the Greater New York charter, l will not elimi-
nato myself from the situation as I was COM
PEELED to do three years ago. On the other hand,
am still charged with responsibilities toward
the university over which I have the honor TO
preside, that I may not lay aside except under
compulsion Of a public duty that cannot be gain
said. Testing the specific question you have
nut to mo in this light, I am obliged to
say that 1 do not think I am warranted
in accepting the nomination Of the Citi.
rens' Union at the present time. The
question of time apart, I must have much moro
evidence than I now have OF the popular desire
to make It seem to me q public duty to become q
candidate. II I were convinced that there were
such n popular desire, and that my candidacy
would prove a u~nifyinR force among the friends
OF good government in the city, ! should not hes
itatc to accept your nomination, for ! am heart
lily in sympathy with the purposes Of the Citi-
sens Union as l understand them.
81 ought to add that whenever or however
nominated, II nominated at all. I must DO FREQ to
serve New York according to my best judgment,
III should be elected Mayor. as 1 was free. when
Mayor OF Brooklyn, to servo that city. / should
be unwilling to accept any nomination II there
were attached to 1t any obligation. expressed or
implied, in case Of election, other than the obi
CATION Of the official oath as Mayor to make the
the discharge of every duty. Respeetfully.
ITO Messrs. r. Fulton Cutting, Joseph La
ROGUE, and Carl Schurz.
NEW YORK. June T."
The proposition to nominate Mr.. Low was
mittee. q week ago, and a COMMITTEES was ap.
pointed to call on him and get his acceptance
on Organization Of the Cts, which has the
power Of attorney" from all the members to
n .sI. snmm; anybody od It Sfss 1T t, i In addition nsh L to
labor men II The city were demanding his nom
Union, or that the Union had anything to
6ommitsee on Labor and Social Reform. Which
s sas. "a ss'S ins OF mtaata!f isss f sRS T sisss &c, eoo Sss
Union. The seven were Henry Weismann,, Harry
y Efp, ssn sfiS.s y. Ts%1 4. Rs; ;nsSIa :s Si. ]: ~; Af saPi!
yan- The three outsider were J. r. Brown,
John J. Zuber. and John Long. Mr.. Low posi-
nation unless he was the choice Ct all the opno-
position.
which was held last night was an adjourned
one. The committee consists Of twenty-five.
hhaifS ss ssI' the fsSf Ietser d SIdi'fSn ad d defes s%S o thoss
wss about half past 8 o'clock when. The com:
quarters and locked itself in. Things, went
along smoothly for half an hour. Suddenly
the rear hallway. It sounded human. The re.
porters were gathered In the front room down
The reporters sport rsshed out into the hsD hallway aH~ai
half way up the back stairs was the mascot Of
s ssf C WhicR t %as id.s stf iced a. .Is &. o ssais sDS $a q Thits
ters around the corner. They were Il It tooth
spit. The white cat undoubtediy had, the best
Of it, and the mascot was doing most of the yell
Committee cat was fired out, the mascot disap-
Fearing up the stairs. The row 80 unnerved the
minutes, Then the letter was given out, and
with II i this key to II:
,ura Me Ft tbat M mr. xi hpw ssce Letter abs as n e pGISittIyS as .;
the Citizens Union II he Is convinced that there
y a general, popular desire that he should be
gressiye government in the Greater New York.
w. VIE indorses the principles and objects of the
unite all elements which are opposed to the
sPSlls t iysse Il ei 81 city he sS %ifI 9esaSn,z His 80 staff aSiI.
cation, express u ess't or Implied M t other than nj that oo Of
his oath Of office, and that he will make the in
terests OF the city his paramount concern in the
aischarge OF every duty, meets the requirement
coupled with his wel;known public record. will
sIec SG;EGpIeo ana relied upon as no nero ante
The Executive Committee has. therefore.
ganizntion on Tuesday. June 10, and will pre-.
sent at that time the letter of Mi. Low and rec
N liz LOW i IN no IaH 9a5Sn for sss Ma %ss'uT we e Sd RilsSs
s among III The S1tf nieSSs gf T Iaod P Goysr a Hnifyiin In If fire. re-
The campaign viii Be pushed from now on
over ali iiiTr parts " tS SseafE Fssat ena New SH Y os extended
The members of the committee got the details
slared # was outrageous. Then they went
TT2G@ The s]ss iesSang s shs s sSas Ml. J 10 sspsls 4. Rs shloEss
presided at the meeting. and that as soon az ii
wxss called he and the secretary read Mr.. Lows
Key printed above and had that read.
Did anybody make a speech T. asked the re
hoMdOh indeed. YET" said the secretary, every
Doay there made a speech-everybody."
"And did they all agree in their Interpretation
%"SoIb; LSw' message" asked the reporter;
We're wss no fight either, l can tell you that
ES% that's all ] can toll you about the meeting
tuat 8 everything. Hut hero are soma Othai
Oea Of interest; Headquarters have beer
Spsned H. tho First, Seventh, Ninth, Seven
I Issts; SEd to,nisht at q meeting In the Mint
Augustus johnson OF the Eighteenth. who sail
~ 91t thirty,nine election district representative
k1W was their choice for Mayor. and the Nintl
district association passed this resolution:
,heso.ped, That II is the sense OF the organization o
~ ..uLens Union OF the Ninth Assembly distrfc
DID,. he non seth Low Is the strongest and best can
%a.a lot the once OF Mayor of Greater New York
ChaI Inas = conference committee be appointed by III
~ ,ie"s9 on the subject. and to use every endeayo