The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
sErH LoR,s Politics.
A Republican only who's ne Es in Need or ne
uublican Votes.

pubiican Votes.
Seth Low seeks votes from the Republican
party on the plea that he is a Republican. 81
am q Republican and l expect to remain one."
Mr.. Low has declared many times since he has
been a candidate Of the Citizens Union.
He no longer contends for the honor himself.
"When l was a Republican Is now the burden
OF his political references to himself. Such were
the words he used in n speech In Long Island
City last week when pleading with the suffraR.
lists Of Dutch Kills for their votes. He no longer
fishes for Republican support with tho pro.
fession, II am still a Republican" But his
friends do.
Here Ia his record in brief: In 1881 he was
made the candidate OF the Republican party for
Mayor of the city OF Brooklyn through the with
drawal OF Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy and n candi.
date who had been nominated by the Citizens
party. He was elected by Republican votes.
He Immediately started building up n Low ma
chine through which TO fight the Republican
party. Through tho aid Of this machine he sue
ceeded In forcing the Republican party to re-
nominate him for Mayor.
His record as Mayor Of the city made 1t actually
impossible for any political party to renominato
him a second time. and in 1885, without waiting
TO see what the Republican Convention would
do or what sort OF man 1t would nominate for
Mayor as his successor. Seth Low joined u gang
OF Cleveland free trade, Mugwump Democrats
and nominated Gen. John Il. Woodward, n DEM
ocrat, for Mayor. The papers of that time de-
claro that be hoped to bring about tho same
sort OF situation that had resulted in his nomi.
nation the FIRST time and through that situation
to capture another nomination for himself. He
did not succeed In bringing about this situation.
but instead Of supporting the Republican candi.
date he went on the stump for Gen. Woodward.
and, although Gen. Woodward got but $4,000
votes, it was enough to enable the Democratic
candidate to beat the regular Republican candi-
date.
This was the year following the election Of
Grover Cleveland as President of the United
States and the defeat Of James G. Blaine. Seth
Low showed the sort of Republican he was in
that national fight. He resigned his member
ship in the Republican party because he did "ot
like Mr.. Blaine, and said he could not stand Re-
publican principles.
IL 1888 again Seth Low supported a Mug.
vump Democrat for President OF the United
States-the same Grover Cleveland. In 1892
Seth Low again supported Grover Cleveland for
President. and Benjamin Harrison wasdetcated.
Tho defeat OF James G.. Blaine was accom-
plished in the city OF Brooklyn. II Seth low
and his fellow Republicans had supported Mr..
Blaine New York State would have been car.
ried by the Republicans, James G. Blaine would
have been President, and Grover Cleveland
would not have been inflicted on the country.
II Seth Low should be elected Mayor of New
York now he would be Mayor in the year 1900,
when the next President of the United States is
to be elected. He would have the same oppor-
tunity to stab the Republican candidate then
that no had in 1884. Next year, IL he should DO
elected. he would have the same opportunity to
stab the Republican candidate for Governor that
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