New-York tribune., 1897-10-12
CITIZENS UNION ACTIVE.
MIR. LOW AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE APPOINTED. WITH
CHARLES STEWART SMITH AS CHAIRMAN
EXPERIENCED MEN TO BE OK HAND

CHARLES STEWART SMITH AS CHAIRMAN
EXPERIENCED MEN TO BE OK HAND
FROM NOW on.
Seth Low went 10 Citizens Union headquarters
at 3 o'clock Yesterday afternoon and remained
until almost o'clock. Mr. Low will go to head
quarters each day now until the election Is over,
and will take active supervision Of his cam
paign. Yesterday was q busy day around the
headquarters. The Executive Committee were In
session several hours discussing various phases
OF tho situation. All day long callers kept going
into headquarters and the utmost activity was
displayed.
Early In the day Richard L. Adams. the
Citizens Union nominee FOR Register, sent WORD
to headquarters that he could not consent 10 ac-
cept the nomination rendered to him. Mr.. Adams
felt that the Office Of Register would not be
agreeable. so he asked to have some one ap-
pointed III his stead Mr.. Adams also sent notice
Of his deciDatio1 to the Election Bureau at Po-
lice Headquarters. Paul Gocpel was decided
upon by the Nominating Committee as the best
candidate to take Mr.. Adamss place. and his
nomination was ratified by the Executive Com
mittee Mr.. Goepel Is a lawyer. with offices at
No. $50 Broadway. He is president OF the Leid-
erkrarz n member OF the German American
Reform Union. and has been a member OF the
Citizens Union Committee Of Organization.
There was a rumor yesterday morning that ex-
Secretary Farchild. who has been nominated by
the Citizens Union for Controller, would with
draw. This was emphatically denied by the
members Of the Executive Committee. The re-
por; further said that Colonel George f. War
ing, jr.. might be substituted for Nh Falrchild
This was denounced as ridiculous. Then there
was another report that Austen G. Fox would
withdraw. This was also denied as canard.
The members Of the Executive Committee point
cd to all these stories evidence that per
nicous rumors were being circulated to give the
impression that the Union was making deals.
Mr.. Low was warmly welcomed when he got
10 headquarters. He came downtown on a Lex
ington-ave. cable-car. and his private secretary
arrived about an hOur before.
The Executive Committee Of the Citizens Tn
ion was in conference until a late hour last
night AZ the close OF the meeting a member
Of the committee announced that the tim" had
been taken up discussing reported registration
frauds and colonization Of voters In various
parts Of the Ciiv. No locality was mentioned by
this member Of the committee. but h. declared
cmphatically that the Union had engaged coun-
sci and w Dud rigidly investigate all cases re-
ported. and prosecute all against whom evidence
was secured. The names of the lawyers re.
tanned are also withheld. but il Is announced
that viCilant watch will he kept on All iosSlpl"
cases Of colonization and false registration. ,
Mr. Low. while at headquarters daily from -
10 - y. m. VIII see thosc VINO WISH 10 can up",'
him personally In relation 90 IN" campaign Mu'h
~ his time while nj headquarters yesterday was
taken up In arranging for the establishment oi a
campaign committee To take full charge. ChaTl"s
Stewart Smith sill be chairman ~ the coinmlt 1
tee and William b. Hornblower and Joel Is.
Erhardt have already accepted places on the
committee which viii later be enlarged. The
idea Is To have some member or the Campaign
Committee present at all times during the day.
The three members mentioned were IN confer
ence with Mr.. Low yesterday afternoon Other
~. "a
President OF the Borough Of manhattan; Paul
Gocpel candidate for Register; Henry d. Pur-
roy Jacob H. Schn. oscar :. Straus. Robert
Grler Monroe. Or Richard II. Derby. the Rev.
A Nelson Taft assistant pastor OF 81. Georges;
John A Schumann. candidate for President OF
the Council and Julius Licbmann. Of Brooklyn.