New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-01
GERMANS FOR SETH LOW.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RE-
FORM UNION SWINGS INTO LINE.
THE NEWS OF rAMMANY's NOMINATION OF JUDGE
VAN wYCK CAUSES PROMPT ACTION IN
FAVOR OF THE CITIZENS UNION
CANDIDATE.

VAN WICK CAUSES PROMPT ACTION IN
FAVOR OF THE CITIZENS UNION
CANDIDATE.
The Executive Committee Of the German
American Reform Union. at special mee'hs
last evening. called to consider what cano'da'e
for Mayor of Greater Now York should be In
dorsed declared unreservedly FOR Seth Low"
Resolutions were passed to the effect that the
Citizens Union candidate should be recoih-
manded to the general committee OF the Ger
man-American Reform Union for ratihcation
The meeting was called to order behind closed
doors In MaennerchOr Hall. at the late nour oi
10 o'clock. by J. A. Zibbell. chairman OF the FIX
ecutIye Committee There were present three
deleqates from each Assembly District In the
CITY The resolutions. which had been prepared
hv q conference committee composed OF }. a
Zibhou Herman Ridder f. ]. II. Tamsen, JULIUS
WIel and T. f. Amend were presented by MI
kldter Several speeches were made IN WHICH
the attitude OF Croker and Tammany toward
the municipality was condemned. and test
vote was had on n motion TO adjourn. Ihis WIS
defeated by 4 vote Of 81 to s. The resolutions
which follow were afterward passed unahi-
mously: -
Whereas. The provisions Of the Constitution
or the State OF New York In reference |" III.
separation or muniCiial electloi'S Ii'H' ~
the state and Nation are in compete acco,u wv,
our rr.nciplc OF non-partisan administration o'
municipal affairs. and rd,ass
Whereas, The party organi2"',onS 49, 49,
thereof now endeaVOr TO lay hod upon w
government Of Greater New YORK. ana se'hsni!
avail themselves Of It's great powers io' p"'|
purposes. and a., ,.o,. % IN.
ru,ur. deveIonm.nt OF the administration Oh
Greater New York. and the solution oI tIie p'oo,
lens Of such administration cannot ne PIo.',o.s W.,
by tho party nominations for that Once ana ,nc
election OF either the Democratic or me I.epuio1
lican candidate for that office would uhaNoiu
ably result in the worst misuse oil ,he pu".a' ,
NJ that high office for the purposes OF party MA
chimes inns forbddng the most important I'M
movements Of the different departments Oh 'he
city: and uo,orr,
Whereas The German American .elo' ,,,- ~.
I-nion considering that the main oD)ect oI Is
exertions lies In the furtherance or such I'M
provemcnts IL is ,,. - ,ha
German-American Reform Union. that II Is uh-
able 10 recommend TO the Gcneral committee
the Endorsement Of either of the candidates PR, pr
sented by IN. Republican ana penn"c!au' ,tS ~
conventions for the Office Of Mayor hu' ~ "' wv
on,nion that the candidate Of the Cltlzehs
Union the Hon. Seth Low. by his poHtca ant
cedents by his high personal character ny ms
admins ration ~ the Office "f Mayor oi .,e s',s
OF Rrooklyn. and hy the programme contained IN
his letter Of acceptance. offers the pest guar
antee for an administration OF .'fea'rr ~"
York corresponding to the IDEAS of 'ne wv mum
American Reform Union.
Resolved That the Hon Seth Low, by The dec
laratlon contained in his letter of acceptance
In reference TO the provisions or IN" ha,"es
law most odious TO German Americans. ana by
his behavior as Mayor OF Brooklyn. Justn"s the
assumption that az Mayor OF Greater New fork
he would use the influence or h's oNce VIZ iaN"I
~ , liberal interpreta ion and execution oi thht
law.
Resolved. That the Executive Committee OF
the German American Reform MON recon
mends the indorscment Of the Hor. Seth Low
gJ,ta Fnr Mst Greater TX.
Resolved That the Executive Committee hu-
thorizes and directs its Conference Committee
TO confer and cooperate win the tltizens mon
and other organizations. and 20 unite with them
for the nomination Of candidates for city and
county Offices In the interest OF good govern
ment. to the end Of composing ticket to be
recommended by this Executive Committee TO
the General Committee ~ the German American
Reform Union FOR ratification
THE UNION STRONG AGAINST TAMMANY
The meeting OF the Union called in anti
citstion OF Tammany's action. and the subject
was freely discussed while waiting for the news.
I. was learned later. after some OF .he speeches
in the commit tce-room were reported outside.
that the Unions Conference CnTn.':"e OF Ave
men, consisting of Herman Riddrf, Sheriff
Jansen J. a. Zeibell. f. B. Amend. and Jean
We'll had been treated coldly by tho Tam
many leaders and told that the members OF the
union must come into Tammany Hall as indi-
viduals and not In a body.
Tammany was roundly denounced. and X was
felt that a union with some other organization
must he effected The Citizens Union was the
favori;e from the start The Henry George or
ganization was not mentioned. The Republic
cans got almost little mention. II had beea
decided within a very short time after the open
ing OF the meeting. In accordance with the ad-
vice Of the leaders OF the organization, that II
Tammany nominated Van WycG. a set OF al
ready prepared resolutions In favor OF Seth Low
would be passed. At 1880 message came
from the Tammany Convention that Mr. Van
Wyck had been nominated. The resolutions
we're adopted within ten minutes by n vote Of
1O2 to 3 Mr. Ridder introduced them and
among the seconders were August Kle!nau. Jean
We'll F. O. Dettman and Sheriff Tamsen. with
speeches.
The strength Of the ant-Tammany sentiment
IN the Union was demonstrated early In the
featcd by vote Of 81 TO y. In the discussion
which preceded the getting Of the news from
the Tammany convention according to one
member OF the committee. 4 was stated by some
Of the speakers that in case Low was with
drawn Cor any reason the Union should put up
a ticket of its own. The general desire seemed
10 be that In the case II n compromise ticket
between the Republicans and the Citizens the
Union should be substantially recognized.
Doubt vas expressed by some that the Brook
lyn Germans would support Low, but II
was announced that the conference committee
had got an agreement from the Brooklyn Ger
man Citizens League that II would stand with
the German American Reform Union for Low.
a meeting Of the League will take formal action
to-day or tomorrow.
In the speeches before the committee and In
talks with some OF the members aft,rwa-d,
strong condemnation OF Mr. Croker was
pressed. Indeed. Mr. Croker came In for
siderable abuse from all parties. 1t was said
that he had been spending money In racing in
England and was coming back 10 gee II he could
not get more.
The Germans present declared that they would
not support sohmer or any German the
Tammany ticket. They declared that Sohmer
had made himself q tool OF the Tammany bosses