Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-28
New York Republicans Can Har-
monte on Secretary of Interior.
LATTER, HOWEVER, DECLINES TO RUN
Believed He Would Heed His Party's
Wishes in a Test.
THE STU ALTON TODAY
Special From a Stat Correspondent.

Special From Stat Correspondent.
NEW YORK, Septembe aS.-Under pres
ent circumstances nominating conventions
here do not necessarily count for mach
The present intention Of th. regular re-
publicans is, after ha ving met ut noon to-
day and organized. to meet again tonight
and nominate General Tracy for mayor.
ex-Representative Fitch for controller I'D
r. Ross Appleton for president of the
council
There will then he in the fie I four NOM
iuees for mayor OF Greater New York
Tracy. republican; Lew, Citizens Union:
Henry George. who was nominated by the
united silver democracy last night and
Gleason of Long Island City, who is the
nominee of the Gleason (SoitD democracy.
1t is not at all cert tnIt any one of
these men viii be in The iiel IN the cam
paiSn- The regular republicans have not
given up hope of getting Mr.. Low to with
diaw. This is one reason for :hcir Gecil-
ing not to make their nom;n;, tons iefore
night. though they DO not really expect TO
ccme TO any agreement with the Low peo-
pie until after their ticket is noniaateI
General Tracy consented to be a candidate
with the understanding that he was to
withdraw if by so doing Low could he got
out of the way. This question is opel to-
day and will remain SO until it is positively
settled what Low will do.
Opinion Divided rs to Result.
The regular leaders are divided il. op.n-
ion to the result. Tn osc who are work
ing hard for a compromise-an1 this in
cludeS Platt and his personal IieItcnants--
lave not Yet entirely givel up hope 'liat
Secretary Bliss may be prevailed upon to
come to their rescue. They 10 not think
II would be possible TO get him to cunsehi
u this now. but they hold to the hope that
no In slnf iE Ilt fIia
Citizens Union is still obdurate, and it is
evident that both Low and the republican
candidate are in danger % defea-, Mr..
Bliss may be induced to StraIghtsn ont the
situation by taking the place of botn can
didates. They persist in this as remote
hope, in spite of the positive declaration
OF Mr.. Bliss that he will not permit the
of his name.
Low, they say, would without hesitation
retire in favor of Bliss, would Tracy,
bat this is a matter for consideration after
the nominations have teen made. 9th
ers think there is a possibility that
Low would retire in favor of Frederick
Wurster. the present mayor of Brooklyn.
Mr. Wurster is willing to be the compro-
mise candidate, and it is said that if the
Citizens Union would consent his selec-
ton would open a way out of the diff
Guilty.
1t is not the present expectation of the
Platt neOple, however. that anything can
be done in the way of compromise until
after Mr.. Tracy has been nominated.
At best it is only hope that many of
tEeir own people do not indulge in.
Low People Irritated.
The Low people have got into such a
state of irritation that it is difficult to
deal with them. The regular republicans
have never ceased for a minute, however,
il their efforts to bring about an agree
rent, and they do not intend to cease
Until there is absolutely no more use of
the effort.
The nomination OF Henry George by the
radical silver men last night is merely con-
ditional. The important point in the situa-
tiCn with them is not TO permit the election
of city officials as democrats who will exert
the great power which comes with the
control of municipal affairs in New York
as weapon with which to combat the
prevailing doctrines of the democracy as
national party.
They do not want Tammany to send to
the next democratic national convention a
solid gold delegation from New York state,
who will try TO overthrow the silver
clement in the convention. and. failing to
do so. will bolt. Therefore. the silver de-
nocracy want TO hold themselves in a po-
sition where they can. if necessary. contest
with Tammany the right of representation
in the national convention on the grounds
of regularity. They also want to force
TammaBy to make pledges with respect to
certain local matters Therefore the prospect
is that if Tammany nominates candidates
VINO openly supported the Bryan ticket last
year. and will satisfy the silver men that
they VIII not use the power, if given them.
to the injury of silver in national poIitics
the Henry George ticket Will be taken OUT
OF the fight The Tammany or the Platt
ticket must win.
George Will Hurt Tnmmnny
In the event of Low and George both
staying in the field, it is probable that
George will hurt Tammany more than Low
viii hurt the republican ticket This would
u due to the fact that most of the Low
men. who are republicans, will probably
vote the straight ticket eventually while
George runs, his silver supporters will
stand pretty soiidly for him. and he will
draw some votes from the regular Tam
many organization j. p M
Naval Orders.
Ensign l. 5. Thompson has been ordered