The times., 1897-09-13
OLcOTT BOOM LAUNCHED
Is Willing to Be Mayor of
Greater New York.
PLATT CALLS A CONFERENCE
Abe Gruber Says the Nomination of
Olcott by the Machine Will Force
Low to Withdr raw - Feeling
Against Low Growing Stronger
Every Day The Regulars Happy.

William NJ. X. oloCtt's mayoralty boom
was formally launched in New York Sat
Hrday night at an executive session OF
the district leaders OF The Twenty first
Assembly district. This is the district at
torncys home district, and Senator Platt
had issued commands that the first guns
should be fired there.
Abe Gruber was in charge Of the
battery, and the pieces were doubieshotted
ana aimed to blow Seth Low out OF the
race. majority OF the forty-seven cleo
ton district leaders flocked TO Lion Park,
Columbus avenue and One Hundred and
Eighth street, In response To d call sent
ont late Friday night.
ASseinblyInau Georg. c. 4 ustin and other
machine advocates were also present. In
d stuffy, hot room, behind closed doors the
leaders deliberated.
Col Gruber led off witlia speech, in which
he mathematical the Citizens Union and
their candidate He reviewed. the history
Of the pffor is OF the Republicans TO induce
the Citizens Union To await the decree of
the Republican city convention before
nominating candidate for mayor, and told
eow invitations to conference had been
rejected With scorn. Mr.. Gruber denounced
the Citizens Union managers as a lot or
Selfish" ''egotistical," amateur poll
tciaus,'' and their candidate as ''the be-
ii ayor OF Blaine and Harrison;''' "a traitor
to his PARTY and a man whose conduct
since his name was FIRST mentioned for the
mayoralty merited the contempt and con
dennation Of str,dghtout Republicans.
Then Mr.. Gruber paid tribute TO Mr.. Oh
cott as the first choice Of the organization
Republicans for tile mayoralty. He out
lined the record Mr.. oicott had made as
alderman and IS district attorney; char
acterized him q one Of the bfainiest and
most brilliant Of the younger leaders of Re
publicans, and offered d resolution, which
was adopted, rendering 10 him the support
OF the banner Republican district for the
nomination for mayor.
There yereother speeches, some OF which
questioned the practlcabiity of naming
straight Republican ticket in Demo
cratic city. But the power OF the m.
chine was absolute, and advocates oi
further conferences, if possible, with tins
Citizens Union. were shouted down
Coached as he had been by Senator Plat
swered all suggestions for overtures I,
the Low forces with: Let Us see if tn
domination of OlCott will not compel Low
| to withdr<w. If it does, then we md
talk with the anti TamTnany associa
tions about a compromise Candidate"
Everybody present was given tG under
stand that If Low pulls out and the anti
| ia.nmany man declines to indoTse Olcotu
he would be withdr3w wn in favor of an!
nan on whom there was possibility OF :
| union.
! Orders were yesterday sent to all tn
| iistIict leaders TO follow the Twent ty-f frs
| district in boosting Olcott. Meetings ii
/ accordance with That command have beer
/ called " herever The machine controls, an,
before next Saturday night it is intende,
! TO have the candidate indorsed in eacl
assembly district.
senator Plstt issued summons to
! large number OF state and Greater New
! York leaders TO meet him at Manhattan
Beach yesterday for q conference on party
| Questions II expected To see there Chair
| Ian HacEett and Executive Chairman
! CdeIl, OF the State COMMITTEES: Chairman
| QuiEg, OF the county Committee. Lieut.
GOV Woodruff, chier OF the anti-W ortt
| 1oroes in Kings; Collector Bdweu. Post
master Van Cott National Committeeman
| Gibbs ard organization leaders from vari
Gus auargers Of the State. Senator Plat
has had some very alarming advices from
tie interior OF tie State ouJbrea ki
against his leadership have been frequent
and he has asked for explanations.
From Monroe county there has com
to him news of a revolt which, if no
quclied Gt once, may turn chat usual
reclribbed Republican county over to th
Democrats.
Resentment over the Ralnes law and tn
turning down of Judge George E. Wernt
for the court of appeals nomination hay
had much to dc with che dissensions Their
Splits in Cortland, Erie. Niagara and otht
districts are also worrying the Senate
exceedingly.
oppoSiuon to the nomination OF Willial
] Wallace for chief Justice Of the court
appeals has developed among many sta
warts. WHO cannot see just why Platt. WI
opposes Low for having knitted Rlain
should support a candidate who aetual
voted in 1884 for Cleveland. This oppoS
ton VIII have TO be offset ere the stat
committee meeting next Saturday, and
IS Senator Platt's purpose to do it if
can.
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