The record-union., 1897-09-29


NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-General Ben
jamin f. Tracy, former Secretary OF
the Navy, was tonight nominated by
the convention of the regular RepubI-
can organization for Mayor of Greater
New Y ork. Seth Low, the nominee OF the
Citizens Union, got less than fifty or
the 34S votes cast. His name was re-
ceived by the delegates and spectators
with jeers and Kisses, and Jacob Worth,
the leader of the opposition to Senator
Platt, was cried down when he sssayed
to present Lows name. None OF the
defeated Low men, however, expressed
an intention to bolt the regular ticket.
The Citizens Union several days ago
announced that the withdrawal OF Low
was out of the question, and the Re
publican Committee at the same time
presented an ultimatum 70 the effect
that Low was not acceptable to the
Republican organization. Negotiations
We're then discontinued, and were not
resumed to-day, although the Brook
lyn Committee of Fifty and the Pur-
roy Democracy, both supporting Low,
made last appeal to the Republican
leaders in Lows behalf. These organ
izations, it is said, are still loyal to
Low. A union of the anti-Tammany'
forces now seems unlikely.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Up to the
hour set for the assembling of the first
Republican convention for the Greater
New York municipality in Carnegie
Hall to-day there had been no develop
ments that threatened to overturn the
plans agreed upon at the meeting OF
the district leaders last night.
published statement that Seth Low
and his friends had been discussing the
proposition that Mr.. Low withdraw
from the Mayoralty was denied.
County Chairman Quigg called the
convention to order at noon and intro
duced Lieutenant Governor Woodruff as
| the first speaker.
On motion of Congressman Quigg a
committee of eleven to confer with anti
Tammany organizations was appointed
The convention then adjourned until
| S p. m.
The doors Of the convention hall were
opened at 7:15 o'clock and the auditor
| ium was packed to it's utmost capacity.
| The temporary officers were made per
manent officers, and Lemuel E. Quigg
was unanimously elected President of
| the City Committee.
| Edward Lauterbach, Chairman of the
| Committee on Resolutions, presented
the platform, which was adopted. The
| platform indorses the st. Louis plat
| form, and condemns that of the Chicago
Democratic National Convention.
| District Attorney Olcott placed in
nomination for Mayor General Benja-
min F. Tracy.
The flag which hid from view the pic
| ture of General Tracy over the rear
| platform was drawn aside when Mr.. Oh
colt finished, and the delegates set up
a yell of applause.
| The Low men kept their seats. Jacob
Worth stood up to speak, and there were
yells of platform, platform" and the
veteran leader climbed up, assisted by
Chairman Woodruff.
'I remember said Mr. Worth, "the
convention sixteen years ago when Seth
Low was nominated for Mayor of
Brooklyn and General Tracy was nom
mated by the Republican convention. /
was opposed to Lows candidacy, and
because Of that I was relegated to the
rear, and stayed for four long years.
Low was a good enough Republican to
be renominated and good enough to be
reelected. Should Mr.. Low not be nom
mated, it would be a sad disappointment
to the majority of the intelligent people
of Greater New York. (Cries of Get
OFF,
| - ~ 0ff +,
off nothing" shaking his fists. "You
have got to elect a majority of the Leg
islature. Can you? Don't insult the
Citizens Union, if they have made a
mistake"
Mr. Worth forget to name Mr. Low as
| his candidate, and turned to leave the
platform, but he quickly turned back
and said: 'It is a mere matter of form.
I present for nomination the name of
Seth Low"
John NJ. Ward, amid catcalls and
| hooting, seconded the nomination of
! Seth Low
The ballot was as follows: Tracy 297,
Low 40, ex-Mayor Schroeder of Brook
lyn ?.
The nomination was made unanimous,
and a committee was appointed to noti-
fy General Tracy of his nomination.
In the meantime Chauncey NJ. Depew
nominated for the office of Comptroller
Ashbel P. Fitch, the present incumbent
and gold Democrat, saying: when
the integrity of the country was at
tackled last year, the gold Democrats
came to the aid of the Republicans. It
is to recognize the men who sacrificed
their party that ask you to nominate
by acclamation Ashbel P. Fitch for
Comptroller. (Applause.)
The nomination was made unanimous.
The committee appointed to notify
General Tracy appeared with the can
didate, and after an ovation, General
Tracy said, among other things: II ac-
cept the nomination. If my candidacy
be the means of bringing about the de-
sired union, I shall rest content. If,
! however, the spirit of harmony and con-
ciliation which we thus invoke does not
prevail, 1 propose, having accepted this
nomination, to make the fight to the
end"
r. Ross Appleton of Brooklyn was
unanimously nominated for President
Of the Council, and the convention ad-
| journed.
LUETGERT MURDER TRIAL.