New-York tribune., 1897-08-30
TO NAME LOW WEDNESDAY.
PROBABLE ACTION or THE CITIZENS
UNION CONFERENCE.


GREAT HURRY TO ArCEPT-IIETTENANT
GOVERNOR wooDRuFFs ADMISSION.
| Preparations for this weeks operations In the
| Citizens Union camp were active yesterday.
Conferences are to he held and meetings If im-
portanco have baen announced for the early
days OF this week all Of which the Citizens
Union directors expect will lead up H. and
make necessary the nomination Of Seth Low
next Wednesday for Mayor Of the Greater New
York. Tho politicians in the Union con
fdent Of being able to capture the various anti
Tammany organizations in the interest Of Mr..
Low. but they had plainly received their In
structions and talked only In whispers. Their
greatest peril! some of them explained, lay In
the precipitation into which impetuous delegates
to next Wednesdays conference were likely to
! fall
Several of the members Of the subcommittee
who are to take part in Wednesdays nominat-
! ing conference expressed the belief yesterday
| that nothing could now prevent MIR. Lows NOM
ination on that day.
"Will Mr.. Low make haste to accept?' was
asked
NOT LIKELY TO JUMP AT TT.
"Mr. Low is something Of a politician himself"
the reply. "and he is not likely to be in a
/ great hurry. Besides he has friends among poll
ticians in New-York and Brooklyn who have
been studying the situation and are able to offer
excellent advice He will listen to these men be-
! fore he acts"
Jackson Wallace. Of Brooklyn. prominent In
the Kings County Committee Of Fifty. and one
of the firm of lawy ers who have represented
the Low interests. called on President QuIgg. Of
the Republican County Committee, on Satur-
day The visit of Mr. Wallace made something
Of stir yesterday in organization circles, and
was interpreted by some as meaning that Mr.
Wallace the bearer of overtures from Mr.
Low. Citizens Union men did not look upon
! Mr. Wallace's all in that light One Of them
| said yesterday:
Mr.. Wallace. can say with authority. acted
without the knowledge. advice or sanction Of
Mr. Low when he went to see Mr.. Quigg The
latter himself does not pretend that Mr Wal
lace went to him in any sense as Mr.. Lows
agent
"On the contrary, 7 have the best Of reasons
for saying that. Notwithstanding reports 10 the
contrary, Mr.. Lows influence is being exerted in
Brooklyn to persuade the Brooklyn Committee
Of Fifty to act with the delegates from the bor-
oughs Of Manhattan the Bronx. Richmond and
| Queens, composing the other parts Of the Greater
New-York. In definitely making a nomination
| next Wednesday,"
TO-NIGHTS CONFERENCE
According to well-known members Of the Man
haitian and the Bronx Citizens Union. its Execu-
tive Committee. OF which James g. Reynolds is
chairman will consider he invitation for the
anti-Tammany conference this evening. and
| cOurteously decline TO take part therein. The
Brooklyn subcommittee will enter the confer
once. but it's members. 1t is predicted. will first
! ssipulate hat they pledged to Lows nomna-
ton. and this will destroy all practical connec
ton which they might he supposed to have with
Mr. Quiegs organization plans.
It was further predicted that when the Brook
lyn Committee of Fifty meets Tuesday oven
! ing it will authorize its subcommittee to act
with the representatives Of the four other bor
oughs. so as to bring about Mr. Lows unanimous
| nomination on Wednesday,
A further rip" was given for Wednesday in
| this positive statement:
The Brooklyn subcommittee WILL 1t is be
Iieved be found heartily cooperating with the
horoughs of Manhattan. the Bronx. Queens and
| Richmond but whether it's members do so or
not. the four other boroughs will go ahead and
nominate Mr. Low. and the nomination will be
declared unanimous before the meeting ad-
| journs.'
WORKERS FOR DELAY.
In snite Of these statements, IL Is expected
that the contingent Of the Union to which Elhu
Root belongs and in which he has unques-
/ toned influence. will work zealousy to prevent
any nomination on Wednesday. The friends Of
/ Mavor Strong. who have been working for his
nomination. will join. it is said. In postponng
/ action for the present. az least. The sentiment
among Republicans who want to 500 complete
union Of al anti-Tammany organizations this
l fall is against any nomination in advance Of the
regular Republican convention. At Wednes-
DAVIS nominating conference no name except
/ Mr. Lows is to be presented Nominations for
all other Offices losides that II Mayor are 70 be
put over for future consideration.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Woodruff last night made
tho most significant admission concerning the
Mavoralty situation yet obtained from any pro-
/ nounced and intimate friend OF Senator Plat.
seth Low he said. "is gaining ground every
day 50 far as the propaDnit! 1l nus mohllia'pi III,
/ for Mavor Is concerned. and h" VIII probaDly
/ ba tho union anti-Tommany candidate despite
the hypocritcal conduct Of humprr of not
/ heads in the Citizens Union who are DONG th'Ir
/ best % help Tammany Han ,.os
has bcen I'm almost daily consultation win sen
/ ator Platt during the last week me slshi'a"'c
Of his statement can better be appreciates. 49,.
/ Senator and Mrs. Platt Governor an 4ii7'
/ ,,lacl- and Lieutenant -GoNernor woodruff were
the guests of Health officer Doty Yesterday Oh
! hoard The Health officers boat, the Governor
/ Irlo,r.r TIL, quarantine station on staten
tta,,d ord tho hospitals on Hoffman and SWIM
burne Islands were visited in the t"Irn'oii aI'cr
/ which the party took a sail up the hudson
/ River
now Mr. viSOy LEARNED To PTtY CARDS
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