The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
REPUBLICAEs IN VAR PAINT.
No Room for Low Men In brooklyn Assocla.
t~ions-Tracy Meetings Tonight

The patriotic Republicans in Brooklyn have
put on their war paint in earnest. The cHpul.
sion OF a small cotcrie Of Lows supporters from
the seventh Ward Association on Tuesday
night is a ~salutary warning TO all traitors. Mr..
Fred c.. Cocheu had this to say about the
Seventh ward Republicans:
According to the by. laws Of the Republican
Association Of the county all enrolled members
must support the candidates OF the party.
These men whom we expelled were admittedly
working for another ticket and thus hampcred
US i'll our work for the regular Republican can
didates. Mr.. Lawrence, one OF these men, was
n delegate to the City Convention, and voted
and shouted for Gen. Tracy. Then he went over
follow our example and expol every one who is
openly out for Low. They ought to be made to
There are accommodating evidences each day
that the Low sentiment Is rapidly disappearing
and that the rank and file of the organization
are returning to their senses. There was a
notable illustration Of this Mt the meeting Of
the Republican Association in tho Thirty.ilfth
Low stronghold. on Monday night. There
were III members present and a ringing resolu-
ton indorSins Gen. Tracy and the entire Re.
.. There wcre only forty-seven absentccs,
most of whom were down cheering for Tracy
Academy or attending other Republican meet
ings, In the Twenty.eighth district Of the same
ward there was only one member of the assOcia-
ton who voted against the Endorsement of Gen.
Tracy.
All over tne CITY Wherever. RcpuDllcan gain
erings are held there is n similar Overwhelming
sentiment for Gen. Tracy. John Rooney, the
President of the Kings County Protective
League, mas had II canvass made of the voters
in st. Johns place, between Fifth and Seventh
avenues: The result showed ia Tracy men
and 10 Low men, fully onc-half of tho latter be-
ing Democrats. The Brooklyn war veterans and
their sons association have adopted II resolu-
tion plcdging Con. Tracy their warm support.
The Republican members Of the Police and Fire
departments are with Tracy almost to a man.
Tonight there are to he four rousing Republic
can rallies In Brooklyn. One will be at the
Clermont Avenue Rink under the direction Of
the Home and Country Protection Clubs, which
were organized in the Blaine campaign. The
Fred A. Schroeder, zen. James r. O'Bcirne.
Dennis X. Sheridan, and Silas Il. butcher. An
other big meeting will be held at Military Hall,
in Leonard and Scholcs street, Williamsburg.
Still another Republican rally ing ground will
be knickerbocker Hall, in C,llymer street, near
William Cullen Bryant, who was supposed to
be wavering ut one time between Tracy and
Low, will preside. Gen. Tracy will SPEAK at
each OF these meetings and al. the three or four
others arranged in his honor for to-night..
The Villa sburg Republican, Club will hold
big meetings on Oct. 80 at 43 Even street and
on Oct. 81 At 81 Graham avenue, at which Cor
The Brooklyn Tones had this to say yester-
day after an analysis OF tho situation:
"Remember that Gen. Tracy will receive the
rock Republican vote, that nothing can
shake. As Shepard was declared to be the win
ming candidate and received but 5000 votes.
when he needed about 10000. so Low, who
probably will run better. will be as bitter a dis
appointment to his supporters as the Eirl baby
heir"