The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-09
STATE CIT PARTY PLANS.
JAKE WORTH, Ex-B0SS, INTERVIEWS
JACOB WoRTH, CIT SAGE.

noih or Them CrltIclae Arr. Riatt's Leadership
ne selnah-Sacob IL Going to Have Cits'
Unions In Every Large CITY, ana Take Ailthe
Moral Force or the Party with alm Out crit.
County Clerk Jacob Worth OF Brooklyn issued
yesterday a carefully prepared statement in the
form OF an interview with himself. Most OF II
was devoted to abuse Of Senator Plat as a pc.
litical leader. The Brooklyn ex-boss ascribes
Republican defeat to tho refusal OF Senator
Plat to accept Seth Low as the Republican can.
didate. lie alleges tho use Of Federal patronage
TO secure the nomination Of Gen. Tracy. OF the
City Convention he says:
Had he mfr. Plattl been q private citizen. as
he was two years ago, no power that he or any
body else could have possessed would have been
strong enough to prevent that convention from
placing Seth Low before the voters OF Greater
New York as the candidate Of the Republican
party for Mayor. for the great body OF Republi-
cans knew that the circumstances surrounding
the position Of both parties in Greater New York
was of such a character that 1t was necessary
that n coalition be formed of all tho independ.
ents in order to accomplish the defeat OF Tam
many Hall"
Mr.. Worth's explanation OF Mr.. Lows unity
Ing force proposition Is unique. Here 1t Is:
when Mr.. Low made that declaration he
had no thought of becoming n ~unifyinr force MS
between the Platt convention and the indepcnl-
ents, but between the several bodies represent.
ing tho enormous number OF independent voters.
The ~unifying forco he had in mind
was that possessed by a man who could
secure the united support OF the indie
pendent organizations which Joined to-
Gcther for the purpose Of preventing the
success OF Tammany Hall, and which was ex.
pected to be the only ~unifying force necessary 10
convince Republicans OF the necessity Of his
nomination. II did not follow, and it was not
to be expected. that the party that was 60, 900
or 10000 in the minority, as was the Republican
party, could produce that ~unifying force. A man
like Mr.. Law. fortified by tho entire indie
pendent vote. was such a force. and no man
could be who was put forth by the individual
power exercised by a stranger to Greater New
York. as far, at any rate, as voting in the city Is
concerned"
He follows this with an explanation that the
Citizens Union could not have withdrawn Low
for another candidate who would be acceptable
to the Republican organization, because the
Gifts had organized and agitated for the election
Of LoH only, and could not transfer their sup.
port to another.
The defeat OF the Republican State ticket Mr..
Worth also chcerfully piles on Senator Platt's
as follows:
fluence in the same direction in the %futuref'
In answer TO that, was the reply, Il may
say that Citizens organizations will be formed
in New York and Brooklyn. and II not In every
county in the state, at least in every one OF the
larger cities. In Brooklyn and New York they
lican voters: that class OF Republican voters
that takes out of the Republican party in these
In it; that portion Of the Republican voters not
only self-supporting. but never looking for any
mem Zen arc %" dis 81 asS d.s and they art are P the men i uros
whom the party must rely in the future for
The next question and answer In Mr.. worth's
monologue are these:
viii the departure of this force make the
control OF what Is left any easier T.
"No. it will not. for tho reason that all these
men who are now or may be In the future, look
ing for positions to be given by the general Coy;
be connected with the Citizens organization of
Brooklyn. New York, or any other city. As to
Just now. There will be an organization as TO
system. and there will be q governing body in
not at present in the position to give information.
The organization may not be constituted like the
Republican organization. because the men who
will compose 1t are patriotic citizens. They are
men Of means and business, and they represent
the intelligence Of the party and the community.
The conditions that have made this movement
necessary are least appreciated by Senator Plat.
lie is either utterly ignorant or tho sentiment OF
the Republicans and independents. or else.
knowing II, determines to thwarti 1t. He acts the
| part OF a man used to being In the minority and
willing to remain there. engulfed in selfish and
obsolete political ideas, rather than keep pace
with the constantly occurring changes in tho
views of the voters in municipal contests. and
make an effort to transform the minority into
the majority
Then follows the assertions that the Senator
Is an assistant Democrat; that machine Repub.
Republican Assembly candidates Endorsed by
the Citizens, Union, Mr.. Worth then ventures
to ask himself IL he believes that President Nc
| KinleV will he controlled or influenced nv Snn.
ator Platt in future, He, fails to give himself
a direet answer, but asks, Why should he be Z,
States cater to a man who made such a inisera.
Bile failure in the city and State of New York
and permit him TO control the patronage . .
in the interest or q faction OF the party that is
in the minority Z
He suggests the possibility Of a Republican
diets that II ono is attempted the entire vote
cast for President Mckinley in the state will
leave the party. Mr.. Worth disclaims ambition
to be the leader in the hew movement he out
lines, Mr.. Worth intilnntcs further thai he +
Richard Croker S'eR in nns I about bout the iSS" eoDaifio SrS .
things in the Republican party 80 that he was
assured that he could nominate and elect Jus
suspicion he says:
This brings us to a new condition OF affairs
when the two parties are. through their leaders
brought into contact with each other. 1t is
dangerous condition, for the only safety lies II
keeping them apart: From the very momen
parties TO enter upon an understanding witt
each other. our very system OF government il
menaced. and government by party becomes
delusion and n farce
Worth closed his statement with the followin.
utterance:
"a man who will sacrifice his election for hi
nomination because he is so anxious TO run 10
ohice-well, there is nothing In such a characte
to Justify the expenditure Of time in discussing
him or what he does
Worth's talk about the formation of Cit
Zens' organizations throughout the state wa
not well received by the original, Cts. The
were not satisfied with his disclaimer OF
desire to lend the movement, and they said tina
they thought any suCh movement would pros
per better If it were ihaugurated By some othe
person than the dlscreditcd Brooklyn leader.
Senator Plat refused TO discuss Worth
statement, as he consistently refused to repl
10 Worth during the campaign.