The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31

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that the Republicans all over New York city
understood the conspiracy that had placed him
In nomination.
"They will resent It, he declared, by voting
for their Candidate, ana their votes viii be more
than enough to elect benjamin F. Tracy
Mayor. Tho information that we have been
able to gather at Republican headquarters
from tho various districts tells us un.
mistakAbly that the Republican ticket
will win in the borough Of Richmond. tho Re.
publican ticket will win in tho borough Of
Queens. the Republican ticket will win In tho
borough OF Now York, and the Republican
ticket will win in tho borough OF Brooklyn"
It took Ave minutes for Mr.. Quigg to mako
this announcement, for he was interrupted every
moment by enthusiastic cheering. Mr. QuiRg
warned Republicans not to take any stock in the
alleged straw ballots that had been taken by
yellow journals and by self-seeking Mug
wumps. He said there arc in the city
seven great Republican districts, and tho
most careful investigation and canvass OF
these districts by the Republican organi-
xation showed that each and every one OF
them would give as great n majority for G en-.
Tracy as It gave last year for Gov. Black.
And mark this prediction" exclaimed Mr..
ouigR. "out OF tho thirty.iave Assembly dis
tricts in the city OF New York Seth Low will not
get q plurality in one"
This statement, too, was greeted with the
widest cheering. Mr.. Quigg talked about the
Low campaign OF false prctences and lies then,
and finally he introduced Gen. Tracy. Again
the man with the stentorian voice howled
"who Is Gen. Tracy T. and tho audience
roared back a second time. First in war. first
in peace, ana first in the hearts of his country
men,, When Gen. Tracy could speak he said
in part:
GEN. TRAcy's SPEECH.
"It has been truly said by your presiding Off.
Ger that this is one Of tho most remarkable and
most important political campaigns in which
the people OF the territory cmb aced in the
Greater Ne York have ever participant d. That
campaign is now drawing to a close. The argu-
ments on all sides have been heard. The
people have made up their minds. and victory
is ours. Tremendous cheering.l All that
you have got to do is 10 gather the fruits OF
that victory on the second day OF November.
TCheers and cries OF That's right; we'll gather
them."J
II shall, not detain you with a sp och. hut I
shall only call your attention to ono or two
of t Q lead nS features OF this campaign.
In the first place. the campaign of one OF our
OPP nents has been a campaign Of false
pretences. They have attempted to fight us on
the plea that there are two Republican can.
didates appealing for the suffraRes OF the
Republican party. l wish to say that
there has been but one Republican candi,
date. IGreat cheering and cries OF " Right you
arc" and Benjamin F. Tracy have not and
I shall not abuse the candidate Of the Citizens
association. IHoots.l I shall 8 ate simply facts
as | understand them, history as the candidate
Of that association has himself stated it.
when Seth Low accepted the nomination no
said: ! am a hepuolieah ana l. sHpec. TO zemain
mako that statementi He asserted that poli-
tics. State and national. had nothing what
ever to do with his campaign. Nom
nsrtisonsbin was his cry. there must nm noli.
did it make whether he was a Republican or a
make tina, statement Is the statement. true r
came general. Above the roar there sounded
'n ee s,e1 Traan ,h Su,I ASKED saSu what i, f was that thai" con-
zen. rae men \ Wv II WIS IL " e nn.
loyal support of the principles of the party as
enuneiated by national conventions and loyal
support of the candidates nominated on those
principles. Again he asked is MIR. Low q
Republican r. and there was one long. drawn.
Out No. IN n..n - So,h Inm,. t 100 u"s.
$500 ,h., -. .a,,, 40, srnnor, R.riauir u,r.
rlouns ina. DC &c co "nn,S h0 po s ,aarscm neh' thn nri mar.
pies of the Republican party that had nominated
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opposeu was the Pialiorn'oi pFo'ec''oh W amer
lean labor. and there WAS a roar OF applause.
Gen. Tracy next asserted that Mr.. Low. the
-. -. 81. p.hu
Same year that ne res'she' from inc fepuoii'
can party. appeared on the public platform. in
Cooper Union and mad - speech n vocatinR
the election OF Grover Cleveland. the Demo.
cratic candidate. Again there SCUM ed the roar
of boots and the steamlike Kisses. Low voted
for Cleveland in 1888, said Gen. Tracy. and
again in 1892.
III Seth Low couldn't DO n Republican be-
cause he disagreed with the principles Of the
party, and il he voted against the party's
candidate. at two successive elections, Is he
q Republican IA roar OF noes and cries
Hes a Mugwunp. Must ne not to become
= fcpupilcan again IeeelHc ms secohu oap
sism ! ma ne receiTSu NJ mas ne re-
coined the party Nherc Is inc record
Who were the ushers ana the managers
OF the ceremony Were they Joe Larocque
and HOrnbloweri Did they rebaptiZe him In
the Repu hlican party lGreat laughter and q
voice. What did he do in lssfi" He defeated
blaine in IsS4.' ICrics of Good. good " and
1reat cherrinpI