The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
NO LIGHTNING FOR STRONG
REPUBLICANS WILL NAME oLooTT
FOR MAYOR ON SEPT 20.

Nc AdlourninE or the ConVeuttous Either, ANS
whether Low stioku or withdraw the Fro
sramme VIII Net No Aitersd-Piatt .
Temporary Resident or staten Island.
Senator Platt loft Coney Island yesterday and
with Mrs. Plat took up q temporary residence
at the Hotel Castletou, st. Georges Landing,
Staten Island. They will remain at the Hotel
Castleton until Fifth avenue Is In better shape
in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. One or two
amusing stories were circulated yesterday TO
the effect that Senator Platt had taken up =
temporary residence on Staten Island In order
to be in command of the Richmond county pri-
maries. The fact is that Mrs. Plat rather OBJ
jects to returning to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
until the avenue is In good shape in front OF the
hotel.
The story about Senator Platt and tho Rich.
mond county primaries recalled the visit Of
Mayor wurster OF Brooklyn to Senator Plat at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel q few days before
Senator Plat started for the Republican Ma
tional Convention at st. Louis. When Mayor
wurster came downstairs from Senator Platt's
rooms at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on that occa-
sion he said that the object Of his call upon Sen.
ator Plat had been to ask Mr.. Plat TO look out
for hotel accommodations for the Kings county
delegation at st. Louis. Mayor Wurster told
this story seriously. 1t was said at the time
tnht IL w I1OuUT VI prOokiSh "ehtOu W "a
late q fiction he should have invented a better
one. Just so with the Staten Island story.
Hugh McRoberts OF Richmond county il in
command in Staten Island and he swept the
decks last night without consultation with Sen
ator Plat.
Another little interesting story was circulated
yesterday with Just as much sense as the Platt-
Staten Island primaries story. 1t was that
President Quigg OF the New York Republican
County Committed had hired Carnegie Hall for
three days after Sept. %. On Sept. % the Re-
publican City Convention Is to meet In tho hall
and nominate its ticket. The story that Mr..
QuigR had hired the hall for three days longer
after Sept. % was interpreted to mean that
the Republicans will not take final action as to
their ticket in the City Convention on Sept %.
President Quigg said:
II have not hired Carnegie Hall for three
days after Sept &c. have not done SO, for the
reason that we will need the hall only on Sept %.
when the Republican City Convention will nomi.
nate its ticket and adjourn. That's fnal."
The Republican warriors paused long enough
in their work to give some little heed to Mayor
Strong's talks. The Mayor is now being inter
viewed every day. they said. and the majority
OF opinion yesterday was to the effect that his
Honor, Mr.. Strong, manages to shy one word for
Mr.. Low and fourteen words for Mr.. Strong-the
Mr.. Strong who VETOED the Greater NewYork city
charter after It had been passed by the Republic.
can Legislature at Albany. The Republican Leg
islature. or course, passed the charter over Mr..
Strong's head. All OF Mr.. Strong's friends at
the time who wanted to see him renominated
were very much disturbed because he had
vetoed the charter. The majority believed then,
and they believe now, that Mr.. Strong. by his
veto. put himself outside Of the chance OF q re-
nomination. 1t 10 a matter Of absolute fact that
some of Mayor stronR's friends have within the
last forty-eiRht hours appealed to eminent
Republicans In Mr.. Strong's behalf. 1t ID
not known II these appeals wore made with Mr.
Strong's consent. II was ascertained that the
Republicans thus appealed to declared that the
Republican City Convention would nominate
candidates who stood by the Greater New Yorh
charter. 1t was said of Mr.. Strong:
with the rising OF every sun the old gentle
man in City Hall Park hoists his lightning rod
an inch or two higher. Tho Republican light
ming is not going that way. The Republican
City Convention will nominate District At
torney Olcott. and Mr.. Olcott Ia to make q rip
roaring fight and to lead tho Republicans te
victory"
The Republican warriors heard last evening
that tho Citizens Union folks were greatly dis
turbed over the attitude of tho New Yorl
County Committee and the Republican Stats
Committee. Come Of the warriors were asked
to give expression to their views as to the new
condition OF things In the Citizens Union
They all with ono voice proclaimed that any
action that tho Citizens Union may take Is
matter of utter indifference to the Republican
organization Of Greater New York. Whether Mr.
Low sticks as the Cts candidate or vamosei
entirely. It was declared, 10 equally . matter o.
indifference. Tho Citizens Union. the hattie
SCARED Republican warriors said. can follow
right behind the Republican party II 1t really
believes in good municipal government. Non,
Of tho Republicans. It was learned, 10 paying
any attention TO the daily talks of Mr.. Reynolds
Mr.. Clark, or Charles Stewart Smith, who live
in stamford most OF the year and imagines he
q great statesman while he 10 In New York.