The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-29

ment as the best mind and heart and conscience
and experience can produce. IL IL interesting
10 remember that years ago this mnn and Mr.;
Brooklyn, and that, seeing he forces OF Rood gov
eminent thus hopclessly divided. this man, In a
drew drew. from the ' 1id' IL favor SM' o. Mr.. Low. Has
not the hour arrived when MI. Low, with similtr
patriotism and With nobler honor thnn could
como from any other course, can say What you
did for me and for good government, shall now
do for good government and your
1t is my honor to nominate. as an upright
statesman. q successful administrator, a man
and citizen Of the highest type and tho COM
pletest experience, Benjamin 7. Tracy.
JACOB SoMiSATEs SETH.
Jacob Worth then. amid the cheers OF his fol-
lowers, climbed upon tho platform to nominate
Seth Low-the same Seth Low whom Mr..
in County Conventions in Brooklyn. Simeon
u. Chittcnden. Jr.. had been instructed by Mr..
much as Mr.. IChittenicn only had half a vote in
the convention and Mr.. Worth had a full vote.
Mr.. Worth thought IL would, be better to put his
best loot forward. Mr.. Worth said. among other
MIR. ,olcott has said a good many things
Tracy. wcs. nominated oy the Republicans OF
Brooklyn for Mayor of that city, and he
E Ser %SnI Gen. t@ f"y TTae Of s Mrt Low St that ! Fen 11ms.
II was this: I have made many sac.
rinccs In tho interest Of the Republican
party and | can afford TO make tn 8 sacrifice
] was opposed to tho nomination of Seth Low,
and | was opposed to his election. But he was
" EOOu enough ltFpuNlltHn UUTlnR tnt TWO years
OF his first administrator TO bring about his re.
nomination and reelection. ] remember the cir
cumstnnccs very well. because l was out In tho
col all those our years. But let us look at this
matte in "A phi .osophical way and from a busl-
ness point Of view. Not one.half Of tho
votes OF Greater New York belongs either
to the Republican or tho Tammany organiza-
ton. You must appeal to the indopcnie nt
citizens. II you and Tammany united and the
Independent citizens were solidited. they would
wipe you from the face OF the earth. say, IL
Seth Low is not nominated ii will hc a sad dis.
appointment to the Intelligent people OF New
York. ~lIoots and Kisses aud cries Of Get of I!
g or nothing! Get of nothing,'' shouted
back Mr.. Worth. I'm get off when I please.
You have more than the Mayoralty In this
election. You have the Legislature to elect. II
the Citizens Union made mistake don't insult
them. know the Republican party is equal to
every cmerscncy;, not only in municipalities.
bur in the nation"
Mr.. Worth suddenly stopped and left tho
platform. lie had got down the steps when u
voice roared IRON back in the hail:
why don't you nominate your candidate y
Mr.. Worth had indeed orgotten to nominate
Seth Low. Chairman Woodruff started to
bring him back. hut Mr.. Woodruff had heard
the cry. lie clambered back on the platform
with the sane old familiar grin on his face. and,
raising his hand to quiet the laughter, he said:
1T is only n matter OF form. ! know, hut Just
the same ! present the name Of Seth Low"
JOIN NJ. WARD THROWS IN A SPEECH FOR LOW.
President Quirg moved that tho nomina-
tions for Mayor be closed. This brought a
young man to his feet who was either