New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04
WOODRUFF FAVORS UNION.
lie THINKS TRACY WILL WIN IN a
FOUR CORNERED CONTEST.


DRAW IN FAVOR OF THIRD CAN
pIpATE-How Ne DIVIDES
THE VOTE OF TIE
GREATER CITY
r,eutenan,-Governor Timothy T.. Woodruff gave
Tho Tribune an interesting statement yesterday
afternoon on the present attitude OF the Republican
orgsnization accompanied by a table OF figures,
showing that, according 10 the estimates o, the
Republican leaders. fonr-corncred MaToraity
fight would result in victory for General H. +.
Tracy. Mr. Woodruff says that ne believes inc
Republican organization and the forces oennn
Seth Low can still he united He adds. however
that the withdrawal OF Low would ne demanded
nv the Republ,cans as the first condition Of union.
Mr. Woodruff comedies that union would be hishy
desirable but declares that 1t is not aosoiu'eN eS
sential 10 Republican success.
Mr. Woodruff bases his calculations on the propo-
si,ion that 5oOoV votes will be cast OF this num-
her 22O 600 h, says are Republican, whether MEM
bcrs of the organization or Independent. The nat
ural Democratic majority Is thus mcm NJ.
Woodruff comedies to Mr.. Low q per cent OF me
Republican strength. or 5000 votes, ana Ioohs 'oi
outside help for General Tracy leaving MIN
with 65 90 votes TO his credit. or the 2sO"" Demo
cratic votes. the Lieutenant-Gover allows thhl
5000 will be cast by gold and other ihdepehue"'
Democrats for Low ard 10000 by Germans, also
for Low Lows vote would thus be made mp py
a. 90 Republicans. 5000 gold Democrats ana WV
German Americans. and would reach 'o,l' "
1900 OF the 10000 votes left for van "Ec~'
George and Gleason. Mr.. Woodruff gives 10000 10
Van Wyck and 1900 TO George and Gleason COM
bned The summary is thus:
TRACY AZ ,asl
Low 10000
GEORGE AND GLEASON. ............-..... 10000
Mr. Woodruff says further:
.'Jndenendent c,mpaiyne. unsupported ny a reSd-
lar party organization. have ended IN iamehtao,'
defeat in every instance. General John rs. "o
ward. of the best and ablest citizens OIL y,
lyn. got l5 200 votes an Independents ch"u'"'''
in 1855 On the day before the election MS man
ayers bet that he would have 43gp ,E dMata NJ W.
Shepard got only 500 votes In lS'o aitnouen LIE nas
friends though, he wcud have 5000 Wheh IN n", NJ
A. Schieren ran In 1893 and utterly Iou'f T ,
Laughn Democracy he received me he snpnor Of
nomInation unanimously ana nan TT TracY or Van
WICK will be elected TO certainty ne va ~
rom from getting control and then perhaps turning The
county over TO Organism and Popullsm In 100
of FOR n the bepn oTccs beSn9 %r Low 10
sc Their and unite and have no loud, 'h9y ouI
ony he necesesry for Tracy and both re-
r in favor Of third man af 6s s to n0 sne
artly similar 10 that which existed In ISL in Brook
Iyn when Ripley Ropes and General Tt s" came am
Thus was the Mclaughlin Democracy defeated
and BY %s @S q ha Ian
the Greater New York.
The lieutenant Governor visited the Union
Len eiIa club Yesterday afternoon. and IL was not
long before ne found out that he had entered
stronghold OF enthusiastic Low Republicans There
are men in the club who think that Low should
withdraw in favor OF Tracy. but they are out
numbered four to one by the men who think that
Tracy should withdraw In favor OF Low. The
members of the club unanimous In their opn:
ION that union should be attained II possible. ana
ihey are almost unanimous IN believing that the
Withdrawal Of Tracy would be the most sensible
and satisfactory solution OF the problem. John =
McKeon. president OF the club says that the Low
Sentiment is overwhelming. and that fully half the
members OF the club will vote for Low, whatever
General Tracy does. . -,
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff had long and
earnest conversation with ex-Mayor Schieren. ana
the incident gave renewed hope TO the members
present who are still hoping and looking Tor
union.