The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
Low NOT 4 moss, OH NO!
just Look Mt This scheme to BuIld 10 n Ma
chine Tor HimseIr Mt Albany.

Seth low is not n boss. oh. no! Not n bit of Ii.
In the bun,o game which he and his friends are
attempting to play on the citizens of Greater
New York it is declared that he was nominated
beca use the horrible machines were opposed to
TO him. 1t has been pointed out time and again
that the Citizens Union is the most dictatorial
machine that the citizens of New York have
ever seen. Besides. Low has called to his aid
the CARGO machine, the Steckler machine. the
Ship Democracy machine, and the Purroy De-
mocracy machine.
Seth Low is not asboss. oh. no, William NJ.
Bennett is tho candidate for .Assemblyman on
the Citizens Union ticket in the Twenty-frst
district. He has sent an autograph letter to the
voters in that district, in which he says:
nrst Assembly district on the Citizens I Mon tirSet.
write to ask for your vote for this ticket and for my.
self.
The Legislature has absolute power over thu city.
II can alter or abolish It. II can abolish and create
sary to make the administration OF the Mayor a sue.
cess. Aud the Legislature Is continually exercising
affected the city. Mayor Hewitt.s hands werr tied
because OF a hostile LEGISLATURE. Mayor Strong's al.
ministration was hamp"red because the Legislature
refused To give him tn" power OF removal. when after
.T months trial .s found that he had made a mis-.
take in the appointment OF some or his commits.
sioners.
The other candidates for the Assembly in this dis.
lican nominee has. in public speech. bitterly attacked
Mr.. Low and his supporters. II elected. ] stand
ton OF Mr.. Low. II you favor his election, l ask
your support for my candidacy also.
Enclosed with Mr.. Benefits circular letter is
a printed slip. with the name OF Edwin c.
Dusenhury leading. IN which Mr.. Dusenbury
" If elected he is pledged TO support. in the
Legislature The administrator of Mr.. Low"
Mr.. BENEFITS pledge to support Lows admin.
istration, should Mr.. Low be elected. recalls the
experience senator Albert Daggctt OF Brooklyn
Brooklyn. MIR. Low requested Senator paggett
TO stand by him Mt Albany, and this Mr.. Daggett
did faithfully. Many Republicans were amazed
at Mr.. DagHctt's adhesion to Mayor Low, but
Senator Daggett always replied:
bills affecting Brooklyn. and propose TO do it,"
Albert Daggctts conduct was not appreciated
by his constituents or by Mr.. Low. When Mr..
Daggett came up for denomination Mayor Lows
friends went into his dislric and fought him.
to a SuS reporter in telling the story, told him
that | had faithfully performed my promises 10
him.. and asked him 10 call Off his friends who
were lighting me for n denomination. told
him | had earned the disregard of my
constituent by supporting him in every
As n reward my old friends deserted ME
and Mr.. Low refused to call Off his friends. |
wns defeated for denomination. Two weeks
after that event Mayor Low. at n dinner In tho
speech in which he euloRized my conduct Mt
Albany. His speech consisted entirely OF praise
for mo at Albany. Yet he would not lift his
hand TO call on his friends who aided In defeat.
ing me for n rcnOminatiOn.'
Mr.. Bennett will never get to Albany MS the
Citizens Union candidate for Assembly in the
Twcnty-flrst district: so he will not share q sim
liar fate to that OF Albert Daggett.