The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23

followers, not in accord with the majority OF tho
delegates, had all tho timo to talk that they
and know whereof 1 speak.
%on our platform ever, man who voted for
y wi;,1b, be- he Republican or r sonnd. money! =; SiS' Demo- rSos
crat, can stand. This is q serious crisis and l
call on every man who wishes fer the country,s
shoulder to shoulder for BENJAMIN 4. Tracy
GEN. TRACY no MANS MAN.
Gen. Tracy, who was next introduced,
couldn't. speak for over two minutes on ac.
count of the waves Of applause which kept
sweeping across The room. When things
This. crowded meeting. gathered on so short
notice, is evidence of the great interest that the
They have. a double interest in tho Mayoralty
first, the interest which. rs business men and
secondly, q deeper interest in, the national is;
sues which are involved in this election and
will be iny9lved in every city, election until the
question OF good government there Is no issue
between tho Republican candidate and tho
putes that II Mr.. Low is elected he will give the
city as good government as he is able to. In
"Tf / am elected I will give all of my time
and all my. efforts for, the next four years to
the city, Of New York. Every effort in my
power Will be devoted to its interests. II vii, DO
my first and highest duty and sole object to give
the city the best government | know how. Not
withdrawing insinuations to the contrary. my
will be administered from the city Hall in New
York and not from the Senate Chamhcr in
llevo ii! We believe it!"l
HIS ONLY PLEDGES THOSE TO THE PEOPLE.
MY allegiance will be to all the people. ire
~spective Of party. and them only will l strive
to s1 ssrye' ,or Friends nefrnso we IN near tbiss ritx. tG Petr OF ,SS
means but one thing. the offices which must DO
filled by the man who is elected Mayor, There
designated in the laws OF our. city. No mat
ter who is elected, he. will only have just. so
many offices re to ~ a.. G SSithe wii MT boI lo Sny ! mnIs
offices to fill II elected than | will i l am sue.
ccssful. 1t is simply a question of filling them"
OF the other fellows" yelled n man in the audi
ence, whereat there was applause. Gen. Tracy
You must judge of my competency
record. 1 am proud to state that there are no
sonable to suppose that ! would administer
the duties OF this office, the last public one |
shall ever hold; to the disgfacs Of that record l
judge; lCries of We're proud of it, Gen
own nlh and fef nS one sise is 'n II I TS am elected Cd m thss
Mayors office will not only use its every in.
tuenee in favor Of honest election : but : also !; lin in
honest primary lies at the foundation of all
good government. have never seen the time
WnGn L COuIu lOOk ChSlcT u lTduud az IL Eilld y
than l could at fraud at the polls.
1T has been said that IL l am elected, in
order to give good government / shall have to
antagonize the Republican party. That is a
libel on the party Of Lincoln, OF Grant, of Sher,
man, of Garfield. OF Blaine. of Harrison and OF
Mckinley. Mr.. Low and the Citizens Union
may set the standard OF admission on any plane
they please, but l say that il l am elected | will
keep It there, not only with the assent, but also
with the hearty cooperation of the Republican
party.
"Gentlemen. I thank you in behalf of the Re
publican party for the interest you have taken
/ ask you all to remember that the party is in
volved in a grave crisis and you must stand
shoulder to shoulder on the I'd OF November
and march bravely forward to victory and
triumph"
There was another scene Of wild excitement
when Gen. Tracy left the room, and the polio,
had finally to come to the rescue and escort
him to the street.
At noon to-day the commercial traveller,
will hold their second meeting Of the campaign
The speakers will be James NJ. +. O'Grady
Speaker of the Assembly; ex-State senator Ed
mund O'Connor of B~inghamton, the Hon. join
S...Wise and Isaac Field, the rumme orator.