New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
THE LEATHER TRADE LOYAL.
MERCHANTS AND EMPLOYEES IN The
SWAMP" FOR Low.
rx.MAyon sca!EREN SAYS II IS srcAusH THEY
REMEMBER rAMNAHY AND WANT TO Be
Sure OF HONEST covrRNMENT-AANY
-rc.-s THAT THr CITIZENS UNION

sIGSs THAT The CITIZENS UNION
WILL BIZ o. TOP.
No business section in the city IS taking more
interest IN the political campaign than thar
devoted 20 the wholesale leather trade. and
canvass made in that district yesterday shows
that the sentiment for Mr. Lew there IS Of the
strongest kind IN fact. II ran be said that
practically the entire Swamp" is for Low frsr
last and always IN this fight. and the men who
d. business there are by no means backward
in letting the world know It. man wou!a
have come trouble In finding dozen men OPP
posed TO Low in the whole district or even hait
that number The feeling for Mr.. Low Is 20
strong and pronounced III the district that IL
has surprised his most ardent supporters.
Charles = Scheren. ez-Mayor or brooHlylA
vas seen by a Tribune reporter yesterday az
his office. No * Ferry-st and he said: Livery
h,av down here is for Low, ard you may say
so do not think there Is man IN tne street
who IL not going 10 vote FOR him, with possibly
arc execution. am satisfied that Mt Low -
eoins 10 be elected he IS going TO haVe d
tremendous vote. 2 much greater vote thah ''''
averase man gives HIN credit tor. !he Iealhe.
men are for him because they are hteFes'e"
in good government. and they know that theS
will Get il under his Administration ihe'
Lro,v ueN what abuses there were uncer tne
aar,;-ietration of Tamnany Hall. and they are
afraid NJ Tsmmany getting into power AGAIN
rrev have picked out Mr.. Low because they
think he has the best chance 10 win. lhey
know he is an abs man, and ne IL t"ef -
candidate ] am surprised myssll a. 'he So
and erwhelring sentiment FOR MIN oo"n ''1'
II is almost unanimous in MS taNoF' anu = =.
growing stronger and more w!desp's-' e''''
day
n : RAMSAY. the president OF the Hide ana
Leather Bank. was next seen ny li'V
Mr. RAMSAY Is Democrat. but he Is supporting
SIT Low in this campaign win ne''' anu s''''
He SAID.
.orhe sentiment arlons the customers Of this
h,nL as far as I know, is largely in favor OF
Mr. Low In the first place he Is the in'sl con-
netent man lie IS man ~ great experience
in municipal affairs. having s'rNeu ,s,',,.o
terms as Manor Of Brooklyn. He gave btooh'sii
the best dministraton that cry ever H. :. Mt
the exception Of that Of Mr.. Schertn; he !. mo'
only man of ablnty ana piseuCai a,.or of
but he Sc mush better fitted TO be ne!oI az
cresf.r New-York than any other or the cdhu'-
dates beyond the shadow Of dount. ... d.
mir Low is man wnom personally every ~
publican and Democrat has aoSoiusS,s n1 syerv
against and there is NJ real reason WY wei
good citizen should not vote TOR lin ~ IL pIliy
the orders Of The bosses ina, h'ana $3.50,
toern ard their duty. n other W"rds oeiere
inc. xvhst General Tray said % him before the
Jus r ~ t,,s.;N,ei convcniion pors IL is and
think II Is worth repeating again: 'Seta "a" ~
the greatest authority on me a1milis'"''V" -
municipal affairs IN thu United states. ,
"Th,, - ,,st tic reason why are gong u
vote for him ! am opposed 10 boss ,u,e' Us
nominations and boss anything ana l mum nun,
that If boss rule is pern,ttef 70 pfeNuh ~ w
be tho beginning Of the destruction or the ftpuV-
iican form of goNernn"1f. hsNt a,"ay9 -
q fighter and kicker against ~ ano am solne
to continue 10 oppose 81. ! am opposed 70 nav
iro marty politics control our municipal aHalrs
our CONSTITUTION was made IN ofI"si,"n !" M.
I'M the bosses have sought 80 override VI ana ~.
provisions | think that people should rue al,1
.bat AR Low is the choice ~ INC people 40
not go how any fair -rna1co mon can 20 49, wy
pos in an election liae this and vote ior any
Another reason Why | shall vote for Low Is
that | am sincerely Of the opinion thnt tIoh.r
and Plat are one in this sltct"h 10" "a.
ouv,hinR against Plat says Croker ana ION
49,. an,tthine auainst Croker says flatt IN,
slogan AZ botl 81 them IN this campaign IS Any
thing to beat Low They ar hoih against Low
in onnosition TO good government am gresuy
,, a., In this campaign and have taken an
active part in il since Il began. ana am Soins
TO continue TO DO 80 untli the polls close on
election night - 1900, ~ 1,, q.
anoth.r leather merchant. also declared his In
tenton Of voting fo~ Mr.. Low IN preference 10
all other candidates in no mistaken tones. ne
also declared that every leather merchant or MS
acquaintance so far as he knew. vas going 70
do the same George II. Raymond and George T..
Eastinead. OF the same establishment arc also
strong Low men. i poll vas taken IN NJ KEGS
Ssrtopv end warehouse recently. and 90 per cent
M the men were found To be In favor or Low
and announced their dstermir alton 10 vote for
him. - o,
are also strongly for Low. So also ~ william
Howard IIool,le. of tho same street The sentl-
ment in Front-st. Is equally strong, both among
the merchants and the employees In the oiiices
and warehouses 4 canvass was taken yester-
dav among the eighteen tructmen and porters
employed by one Front-st MN, and sixteen out
Of IN. eighteen we're found "a b. for Low. out
OF Ten men in another oiiCe near by nine we're
| for Low Tne other man lives In Ne" jersey
| and cannot vote IN this election.