The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-09
OLCOTT TO RUN FOR MAYOR.
MS CHANCES GOOD ron THE REPUB-
LICAN NOMINATION.
Yesterday the District Attorney HAD q Confor-
ence with VAR. pintt ana Expressed His
Readiness TO Make tho Rncc-ouiEE'a
Preparations for tho city Convention.

Readiness 20 MAKO tho
Preparations for tho City Convention.
TIE STU announced on Sept. l, the day on
which the handful OF Cits precipitatcd the
nomination OF Seth Low, that tho Republican
organization Of Greater New York at its City
Convention OF 3iS delegates would undoubt.
eddy mako the fight with District Attorney
olcott as its candidate for Mayor OF Greater
New York. Since then President Quigg OF the
New York Republican County Committee has
had almost daily conferences with Mr.. Olcotf,
and yesterday Senator Plat and the District
Attorney met for what was apparently n final
talk rs to Mr.. 0lcott's availability. After this
talk it was announced that Mr.. Olcott, If called
upon. would certainly carry the E~onfalon OF tho
Republicans OF Greater New York into the
fight.
Mr.. Olcott is Of sturdy material. Is sound in
his Rcpublicanism, and stands firmly by the
national and State administration and upon
the platforms which support those adninistra-
lions. Gov. Black appointed him District At
torncy on Dec. 10 to succeed John X. Fellows.
Mr.. Olcott enjoys q peculiar distinction. When
his name was mentioned as tho possible sue
cessor Of Col. Fellows the Evening Post gave
Mr.. Olcott unstinted praise. Uncle Larry God.
kin spoke of Mr.. Olcott as n fine young uian.
extoiled his mental e~ndowments, and all that
boit VI lAiLh ook "htA N'N''Ns S"a
he ascertained that Mr.. Olcott was u member
| OF the Republican organization OF New York ho
switched instantly TO u denunciation Of tho
| new District Attorney. But that is all right,
Mr.. Olcott's friends said last night. OF course.
the Republicans have other candidates In view,
but just at present, the sentiment has crystal
vention were to be held to-day he would un.
doubtedly bo nominated for Mayor OF Greater
President ouisg was busy yesterday nscer-
s sala K, The ne, most aya Ma place sa in N W %inw tho he
S Mesro ope EaS o Sn'N House, Carnegie Hall,
LenoS Lyccum. and Grand Central Palace. Al
Of these have ample seating capacity t9r me
thousands OF spectators desire to attend the
convention, and necessarily this contingency
City Committee at Republican headquarters
tonight the selection Of Chairman OF the CITY
Convention, viii be discussed among other mat,
tiers. At the last meeting OF tho committee
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff was accepted, by all.
Jacob Worth ana sheriff HuttlinS included, as
the man for Chairman OF the convention. IL Is
Changed. although Mr.. woodrqd, jus, at tho
i h9% %ith M IT'S worth Ept and and Mr.. But:iins:, ''
state Committeeman William J. Yonnss Of
Queens county was at the f II R. AN 81 Gsr h Msgl
riors from his baiiwick. Mr.. Yoanss said
The eighteen votes Of the delegates from
viii be cast solidly for the Republican eandi,
dato Of that convention. Make no mistake
ABOUT that Inc Ilt6 committee Oh ANc u oIE
way Is made up OF four Democrats and u patch.
work citizen who was first expelled from tho
Gleason Democracy. next from the Jefferson
Democracy. and finally. after he had boon In
the Republican fold a short time. he was
dropped out OF the window OF that organization.
These are the Eve who have been at work for
Seth Low. But ,~eishte.n d~slcsates who be.
lieve In tho principles OF the Republican party
will DO in the City Convention. and they VIII
yote as one man for the Republican candidate;
The -Republicans who read that the Brook'
feiders, under tho leadership of Col. Wager
Swayne, had adopted resolutions inviting al
other organizations opposed to Tammany Hal
to meet In conference" were not at all sur
prised. They merely recalled that Of the Asto,
House conference on Sept. l. ut which President
Quigg presided. Gen. Swayne and all the othei
Brookfelders joined In adopting tho following
Resolved, That in the Judgment Of this conferenc'
the nominating conventions OF all organizations OF
posed TO TAmmany Hall ought to be held on the SAINT
day, 30 that ready conference on all questions MAJ
be assured. and Sept. IS being the earliest day OF
which. under the constitution OF the Republican
County Committee OF the city and county Or New
York. tho Republican City Convention can tie assem-
bied. it IL hereby recommended TO all organization
opposed to Tammany Hall that they hold their uomi
mating conventions on that day.
The Republican critics said that such a litti'
thing as the Brooktielders d!shonoring thei
votes at tho Aston House conference was mere
ly Incidental, and 1t WAS taken as a matter o
courSe.