The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
LOW ADVISED TO RETIRE.
VHr HE CHECKED THE "NOMI-
S4IE OR BUSTn CTS.
other Friends HAD Convinced Him Their
Course was Hurting His Chances-Repub-
i,can Regulars to Anord Auti.Tnmmanyitcs
Every Chance or Uniting on . Candidate.

halt has been ordered in tho prccipitato
course of tho active young statesmen OF tho
Citizens Union who have been intent on NOM
mating tho Hon. Seth Low and electing him
MAYOR without tho aid or consent Of any othor
organizations or men in the Greater New York.
1t is understood that Mr.. Low ordered the halt
himself. 1t is certain that he told some of them
that the course they have been pursuing is not
the one which he would have adopted in every
particular had he been managing the movement
IN person, and that he told at least one of them
thai other OF his friends had informed him that
tho action and expressions OF Mr.. Reynolds. Mr..
Ienvitt, and others have tended to injure his
candidacy with organization Republicans.
This confdant Of Mr.. Low learned that one of
these friendly advisors WAS Elihu Root and that
Mr.. Root even went so far as to advise the Pros
ident Of Columbia University to withdraw from
the field. 1t was through this source that the
fact became known that Mr.. Root had seen
President ouigg OF the Republican County Com.
mittee; in fact, had lunched with him. When
Mr.. Quigg learned yesterday that the report Of
his dining with Mr.. Root, who is one Of the or
uanizers of the Citizens Union and q member of
its Executive Committee. had been made public
he frankly admitted its truth, but declared that
the municipal campaign had been hardly adj
yerted to by either of them. From this it Is to 10
understood that Mr.. Root did not act in other
than a friendly capacity when he saw Mr.. Low
and advised him to withdraw from the field.
Mr.. Root realizes that the arbitrary course OF
the statesmen who have been booming Mr..
Lows boom, and the constant iteration by them
that they will not consult the wishes OF the Re-
publicans or any anti-Tammany political or
SANITATION, but nominate their candidate for
Mayor and let the other organizations do what
they please, has been so irritating in its char
acter that it has done great injury to Mr.. lows
cause. 1t is understood that Mr.. Root told Mr..
Low that he was satisfied the Republican or
Ranization would not consent to indorse his
candidacy providing the Citizens Union In.
sisted on their plan OF nominating him In ad.
vance of the meeting Of the Republican City
Convention.
II is certain that other Republicans who have
closely studied the situation have discovered
this to be the prevailing sentiment among Re-
publicans throughout the Greater New York
Mr.. Low, it may be said, was not ct all pleased
with the suggestion OF his retirement from the
contest, but he promptly took his overzealous
friends in hand and let them understand that
they must proceed more cautiously. 1t Ii said
that he told Chairman Reynolds, who had o
talk with him on Thursday night. that he
was not satisfied from the evidences
which had been furnished that there was
that overwhelming demand for his nomination
which he limited in his letter to Mr.. Sshurz, 10
seDh LdrOCQue, ana CnArlob StcWaEt SullLu no
should consider necessary to induce his accep-
lance. He pointed out that their canvass for
siShhssafe so % one seG bd nssaslSn that hsa Nc ec would Ptsf ike tS
; M; a 5SSs Il = iif & Sse Il a aSs lass e. e s & e. any q:
ganizatiens the sTsp g%t OF wh,Sh wtn f Se M nsSss.
ii Is q & Se noe Nominated. The hint Of Chairman Rey.
holds that coercive measures. such as the nomi-
nation T. Of inpde2 2sndscn,s san - q ssss for minor
The effect OF this talk was noticeable yester-
day morning: Ths e. IL n arrnIs6 s9 Ks, in al The be- move SSun
done that was necessary to secure Mr.: Lows &C
ceptancc: They had prepared a plan for notify;
had issued a call for a meeting of the Executive
Committee Yesterday afternoon to put that
was chanstd when Mr.. Reynolds announced
that there would be no meeting Of the Executive
. C9mp dsnS,d in the so StitsFpn m Homi that 81 probably %b ? M no
q COMMUNICATING with Nj. Low may b con:
consult with Nj. LOWS friendsi in other borouehs
The men who viii represent the New York
County Citizens Union in the conference be-
are srse joseph sspi hI Lsr : sa I. Joel B. B. iai haHdft oG Johns E.
Eustis,. and John b. Pine. Each Of the other
borough organizations will have a similar num-
1t was said at the headquarters OF the union
f t6as M at s kST had lf asr lSsI n Ma. for his summer
time when MI. Low ,cr%al : nomination deIHf By the the
Reynolds answered that, 1t had not, and added:
You see. We must take steps TO bring about
York. The principal business to come before
our meeting next Tuesday will be the arrange
i Rsos 81 p1tns sS Snd co dsssili t5 e s11T. ed aS @iD,
the nomination OF Mr.. Low made by the whole
Of Greater New York. and not by one borough.
Al that must be arranged before we make tho
notify M; Low before long Of the extent Of the
Meantime, while the Cts are striving to satisfy
Mr. Mr.. Low that Il he , Is to be the "unifyins force q
which was limited at BY Senator Platt a few
y President Qulss Of the County '1 COMMITTEES.
the Chairman OF the Provisional City Com.
m ,bs Their plan Is to SECURE a union Of all
ten Of conferences in which all The orsaniza.
conferences. they BELIEVE. can = union 8 Such ias as
they contemplate become an accomplished fact
%Ths fES essb PEs II sssiSiifsy{ii want. a union
WIN The Citizens' Union II II can DO obtained
he shbeG parit. anu and VIII VIII seesp ae t IN no sS ot inS way risS'S W. e
want a union of all anti, Tammany forces, but l
nave yet 70 meet a Republican who wants to see
publican party. We all sincerely desire a union
q forces. but we cannot cease to be a party or
Unthlnktng persons have criticised the Repub
mean leaders because, they have put forward nc
-, " II hayOTdlIy. lucy cannon III
20 with any degree OF consistency II they carry
OUT the plan for union which they have decided
On. II a conference is to be b d, they say tina
they ought not to be hampered by adherence Il
the candidacy OF any MN. The composition o
the Ticket from Mayor down, they insist, shoulc
DC the result Of the conference II an effectiv,
ahIi'Iammany union is to be secured.
Inc s me consistent policy will characterize
inc action Of the Provisional City ommitt
which win meet at l Madison avenue on mex
Monday night, 1t was said Yesterday that tn,
Gonllniltec VIII not even go TO the length OF fix
ihs date for the holding of u city convention
ior rear such action might tend to cause friction
N me en- lrt to secure harmonious action. TIL
nIal elCrt VIII be to have a conference will
fepresentt tives of the several anti!Tamman,
Srsaullatl3GS with q view TO selecting the SAM
aalG ior holding their city con entiOns, and 70
Ihe ltepublic!ns TO arbitrarily Xix u date for thei
convention might be a stumbling block in tho wa,
VI securing 4. uniform date for all sucl
conventions. This effort to secura q uniform
TThtG = prompted by the request Of the New
tt4prh So9nty Committee that such action b.
s ssnen 1S ne City Committee, With that objec
secureu, II Is said that it will be an easy matte
~ hrFanEe conferences ms to candidates, the con
ierees 70 DO appointed by the Representative,
conventions. No other business than this vii
5e cone when the City Committee meets on Mon
GSS night and another meeting will be held b
IN on the date and place for holding the con