The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-03
sETH LUV SAITH YEA
Columbia's President to Be Can
didate Of the Citizens Union
for Mayor of the Great
New York.

NORTHEAST HARBOR, Me-, Sept. g.,
1897.-President Seth Low, of Columbia
University, today accepted the nomn1a-
ton of the Citizens Union as candidate
for Mayor of Greater New York. He was
officially notified of his nomination at his
cottage here by ]. C. Clark, special
messenger of the Citizens Union, just be-
fore IL o'clock. The only persons present
at the time besides President Low and
Mr. Clark were four newspaper men.
There was no ceremony attending the al
fair Mr.. Clark simply said:-'Mr. Low,
I have the honor on behalf of the Citi-
zens' Union to tender you the nomination
for Mayor of Greater New York"
He then read the letter of notification
from the Union to which Mr.. Low listened
attentively. When the reading was nm
ished Mr. Low said
"Mr. Clark am deeply moved by the
paper you have just read to me. I real
ize solemnity of the call that is made
upon me and my decision has been
reached not lightly or thoughtlessly, but
soberly and in fear of God. By way of
reply, have prepared a statement to the
public which will be followed in a few
President Low then read the following
document
''As soon as can shall prepare let
ter formally accepting the nomination for
Mayor of New York offered me by the
Citizens Union, acting on behalf OF its
membership of $4,000 citizens and also on
behalf of l02, 900 other citizens, who, with
out regard to party Civilization, have ex-
pressed over their own signatures the
desire that should be nominated and
elected.
4In my view, the nomination has thus
been virtually already made by the peo-
PIE. No patriot, under such circum-
stances could decline to stand, unless he
matters, all spontaneous movements by
the people outside of the limitations of
party. There seems to be an i'm
of nomination at this juncture
on the part of those apparently inclined
to be controlled by this expression of the
fully to understand. What seems to me
vital is that those who nominate me
should understand my position in the cam
paign and the spirit in which shall ad-
minister the government of the city in
the event of election. o nthese points, my
letter to the Citizens Union of June sup
plies most of the information that is
necessary What is lacking 1 shall try
to supply. in my formal letter accepting
this proffered nomination.
Political campaigns are, in this re-
spect, like real battles. They are seldom
fought out on the plans originally laid
down. The situation with which l am
called upon to deal with is essentially
different from that which 1 contemplated
in June. Others also must face the
changed conditions. I, and all who are
concerned must make their choice in the
presence of conditions as they are,
l am not SO vain as to believe that
the unprecedented expression of popular
confidence on which my candidacy is
based, and for which am more grateful
than I am able to say, is. in an over
whelming sense, personal tribute only.
of this city as they contemplate all that
is at stake are deeply moved by the
desire that when the great city
begins its ned career, it shall do SO with
a mandate from the voters to the officials
of the city that the welfare. of the the
city not Of any party. is to be their first
For that principle, am known
20 stand; for | shall contend in the COM
ing campaign with such allies as time
may bring; but for it l shall stand, be my
zens' Union stands for this principle, and
because | am in sympathy with its gen.
eral purposes, I shall gladly accept it's
and / shall welcome all sup
port from any quarter that recognizes
the position that I occupy
The final sentence of President Lows
statement ended the formality of presen-
tation and acceptance of the nomination.
The entire proceedings occupied only a
short time and at the close President
Low announced that he would prepare
and make public his letter of acceptance
by the middle of next week.
Messenger Clark left on his return to
New York this afternoon.