The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
TRACY, SCHROEDER, LOW.
ANTI-TAMMANY CAMPAIGN TAKES
ON A NEW PHASE.


schroeder Talked or as q Compromise Cnndi-
date FOR Nayor-He says No. and Urges
That Low Retire In Favor OF TrncJ-ttepub
ncans Way Nominate fitch for Comptroller
Appleton for President of tho Council
Conference ut the Hotel Manhattan To-day.
The Hon. Benjamin +. Tracy, eX-Secretary Of
the Navy. arrived from Saratoga last evening.
He had little or nothing to add to his telegram
sent to President Quigg the day before, IN which
he said that II in the present grave crisis it was
the judgment of the Republican City Conven-
tion TO nominate him for Mayor OF Greater
New York he would not resist the judg-
ment OF the convention. Ex.secretary Tracy
has been opposed all along to his selee.
ht!oRRN1ke iDpnbikARN
Of GFeator NV York. Yet IN response to the
demands made upon him. and in view OF tho
unanimous ointment favorable to him. he will
be nominated In the City Convention of Tepub-
licapa which. meets AT GarneginuNli at noon on
Tuesday. The nomination OF Gen. Tracy by the
Republicans and the unanimity of sentiment
favorable to the candidacy of an organization
Republican will, in the judgment OF all inter
ested, call upon Seth Low to confront the grave
crisis in the situation.
In view OF all this eminent Republicans and
others have for the last few days discussed
among themselves the probability of n COM
promise candidate. The situation is very similar
to that in Brooklyn in 1881. whom Gen. Tracy
was nominated by tho Republicans for Mayor
and Ripley Ropes was nominated by the indie
pendent citizens. Neither candidate could hope
to win against the Mclaughlin machine can
didate, and so Gen. Tracy and Mr.. Ropes
Withdrew and Mr.. Low was made the COM
promise candidate of all citizens interested in
defeating the Mclaughlin machine candidate.
Many eminent Republicans and their friends
have discussed the possibility Of a compromise
candidate in the present situation, and the man
thought to At the case best has been ex. Mayor
Frederick A. Schroeder of Brooklyn. The plan
discussed Is that after Gen. Tracy is nominated
by the Republicans his friends and the friends
OF Seth Low should get together. and. after q
mutual understanding. Gen. Tracy and Mr.. Low
should both retire as candidates in favor OF ex-
Mayor Schroeder or OF some other equally
strong compromise candidate. But it must DO
said that up to late last night only Mr.. Schroe-
der was discussed as q possible compromise can
didate.
EX-Mayor Schroeder 10 at present at Shelter
Island. A correspondent of the Brooklyn Times
visited him yesterday and discussed with him
the plan to make him the compromise candidate
in the event of the withdrawal OF both Gen.
Tracy and Mr.. Low. The correspondent OF the
Brooklyn Times telegraphed to his newspaper
that Nj. Schroeder made tho following reply In
writing:
~ wiz not DO a comHromi,e candidate or IL;
for the eO once than sna"e either iHa. Of he mem mem named. I
bold that 6y birth and education either Of them
no. * tho sAs Of: TSs time Tor forcing
11s q 1ei5 Sad,gy ' ssleet @Gv'n II The q issGer The Of P no
Citizens mSvsmens and the as,, kspu ut Es ms. are
Hall WHY run tho greater risk of defeat The
Republican leaders have prevailed upon one q
. the foremost men in the nation to set aside his
n I@psrii i Il: ssaitS 10 . and accept sD s''a the e eeii
"a ssee bis IL RI, Sfi.t{{ fact II at tAt tank sm sSoss she i aont ssi
of the machine and objection on that score must
. s sss rs.n M,; bHT sh sSqb,, as. sDd to S S'm 5'l lie ed, f c9,I.
tens an. , give way y (, so, Cen n,r Tray ! may nsyss state ate
to accept a place on the city ticket. Let my
, friends Low and Tracy agree, and ! may waive
my personal prefsTence snd DC comfort N and take
y senator Plat, President oHiEg. and other Re
D publicans had many long talks together yester'
ppuubiicans at the Hotel Manhattan. Beginning at
10 O'Clock this morning; This meeting is for the
RsiSFp on T T, ssdIsas sna Also iHs 70, aSs The p Sn pos so 81 dis
r cussing the availability Of candidate for Comp
the nomination of Ashbel p. Fitch for Comp.
y troller. and 1t was the general opinion last nigh
to indorse MI. Fitch he will be nominated BY tn,
day. Ii has been said that Mr.. Fitch might b.
Endorsed by Tammany after he had been nomi
IS a nSe not IL fa tns to NJ. Fitc hh'sii nndorsement. fo o
is the reason that he has refused TO appoint ol!t
p ONCE. Comptroller Fitch has run his office TO
as the benefit Of the city and not for any CLIQUE o
has received the highest Endorsement from al
classes Of citizens. but nevertheless som Of tn
D.. nominated in their convention II he is to be in
dorsed by the Democratic City Convention o.
ID several days has been favorable to the nomina
ton OF Mr.. Fitch by the Republicans.
tho form Of a petition or directed to the leader
on of either party. has been circulating in Wal
TT is the Judgment of tho undersigned thu
y, the financial. problems and difficulties nece'
I'd, dalton would be most successfully solved by tn
ed elss,i q. Of a CoIp,roll OF t thoroughly fh.or69SHnsghl y, f"m m IA
10 iieve that the hnsneiai interests OF tho cit
az of New York will be best subserved. an
te- s ean.o ihS dsnf wiii to Ss t It: ' ninim 5ssSl' by th tsG 9
ne election to the ofl9 &c OF ComptrqlleE o. the preseI
i" Office marked executive ability, combined wit
re- impartial attention to tho interests OF all tai
oh, ,S. n AS%SnsE . ether; p, TsS hay. y; III s,f9S s1ct ss!s q,
io- Trust COMPANY; J Edward Simmons. PrTesider
an. Bank; II. B. Stokes, President Of the M.nhatta
nd Life Insurance Company: q. G. William
President Of the Chemical, Bank; James stiI
yer man President Of the National e.. Banl
In Mortgage and Trust Company; Francis
,os Bangs. President Of the State Tr9st compan!
ON Exchange National Bank; John r.. Townsen
President Of the Bowery, Swings Bank; W
the fB. snt "A and Sn john pr r. Mscsi f. P 'Hs GSnp Of ff 'Ss 81
try York Life Insurance Company. The institution
a, over which these gentlemen preside have caI
tai and deposits amounting to about Sl3I. Oot
ck. 900. They are in politics about evenly divide
between Republicans and Democrats.
The Republicans ut their meeting at the Hot
Maintain this morning will also discu
LIZ definitely the candidate for President Of Il
Council. The general opinion all along has be,
aen favorable to the nomination OF X, Ross Appl
ton OF Brooklyn. There 10 no change in tn
programme at the moment.
an The Cit Convention will be called 10 order
..t. Tuesday at IL o'clock. noon. by President Quig
Two hours before that the CITY "
his meet in Carnegie Hall and prepare the tel
ad. porary roll of delegates to the conventio