The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-29
MEANING ORA rorE ron SETH Low,
A Vote FOR Him wow IL . vote AEalnst = RE-
publican for President In 20

Seth Lows chief hunting ground is on tho
river basin of the loyal Republicans. Seth
LOWS chief hope is to get away from their party
enough of these loyal Republicans TO detoat Gen.
Iracv for Mayor. In order to do this, be declares
mat he Ia a Republican and expects 10 remain
one, although occasionally forgetting himself,
he speaks OF when he was q Republican. His
supporters declare that he is n good Republican,
and that, therefore, a Republican should vote
for him.
Here is Seth Lows record: when he was old
enough he Joined n Republican organization In
1881 the Republicans had nominated a candi.
date for Mayor Of Brooklyn and the Citizens had
nominated a candidate. These two candidates
got out and n union was made on Low.
The moment he became Mayor OF the city OF
brooklyn, Seth Low became n boss. He at
tempted to destroy the Republican organization,
and in order TO do that he built up a machincof
his own. With the aid OF this machine he sue.
ccedcd in having himself rcnominatcd and re-
elected. He still insisted that he was n ltepub-
lican.
In 1884. while Mayor Of the city OF Brooklyn.
he boltcd tho nomination Of James G. Blaine for
President of tho United States and supported
Grover Cleveland. lie and the office voters he
had appointed cast enough votes to defeat James
G. Blaine for President. Only n few more than
1000 votes were required. Seth Low furnished
them.
In 1885 he still insisted that he was a Repuo-
lican. without waiting to sec what a Republic
can convention would do in regard to nominal
ing his successor rs Mayor, no Joined the free
trade Cleveland Mugwumps and nominated
Gen. James Woodward, a Democrat. The papers
at the time declared that he hoped to bring
about n situation similar to that which existed
when he got his first nomination, and out of
this AFT tina lion m IN ptprn m third poninn tiop for
himself. He did not succeed.
He took the stump for the Democrat Wood.
ward. and just enough votes wero polled by
Woodward to defeat the Republican candidate.
So the year folio wing his exploit Of defeating q
Republican candidate for President he defeated
n Republican candidate for Mayor.
In 1883 Seth Low resigned from the Republic.
can party and bolted the nomination Of Gen.
Harrison. In 1892 no again bolted tho nom ma.
ton Of Gen. Harrison. In both these years no
supported Cleveland. lie says that last year he
supported William Mckinley. II he did sup
port Mckinley that support was confined to his
one individual vote. He did not make a speech;
he did not contribute any of his infuence; nor
did he contribute one penny Of his large fortune.
II Seth Low should be elected Mayor OF New
York now. in 1900 there would be n situation
exactly like that which existed in 1884. Seth
Lows warmest admirers do not claim that he
can be elected. They merely assert that he can
beat Gen. Tracy. The defeat of Gen. Tracy.
loyal Republicans point out, means the election
OF Henry George or Robert A. Van Wyck, the
French ball candidate. In the event OF the cleo
ton Of either Of these men. the Republicans say.
the immense influence and the immense patron.
age that will be in the hands Of the next Mayor
Of New York would DO thrown next year against
the Republican party and in favor of the Demo.
cratic party in the Gubernatorial election.
Further. in 1900 the immense influence and tho
immense patronage or the administration would
be thrown In favor OF the repudiated candidate
of the Bryan Democracy for President of the
United States.
Therefore, the Republicans say. every Repub-
lican who casts a vote for Seth Low for Mayor
OF the Greater New York is q traitor to his
party in the state and In the nation. lie casts
a vote not only against that sturdy Republican.
Gen. Tracy. but also a vote against the Republi.
can candidate for Governor and the next Repub-
lican candidate for President.