New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-09
TRYING TO CALL THEM OFF"



that charter against all the rest Of the
Although he was defeated, am convinced that MS
Judgment will be INDICATED after brier triai 1
refer to the sections Of the charter providing lor
dual local Legislature and four headed ro'ce
Commission.
I'm addition 10 these things there must be taken
into consideration the position he occupied as TO
the laboring element Of the community, the vast
amounts Of money he spent In building up educa-
tional institutions, and many other acts OF MS
that commended him to all the citizens OF the city
With these things IN mind, 1t must be admitted
that he the logical independent candidate, and
1t also was to be expected that the Republicans
would support him readily and more heart
lily than any other candidate the Independents
could name The unifying force he had IN
mind was that possessed by man who could Sc
cure the united support OF the independent organ
izations which Joined together for the purpose OF
preventing the success Of Tammany Hall, and
which was expected TO be the only unfying force
necessary TO convince Republicans or the neces-
slty Of his nomination. 1t did rot follow. and IL
was not 10 be expected. that the party that was
60 900 or 900 In the minority, as was the Repub-
lean party could produce that unifying force
man like Mr. Low, fortified by the entire indie
pendent vote was such force. and no man couiu
who was put forth by the individual power eNeF-
cised by a stranger TO Greater New-fo as tar'
at any rate az voting In the city is concerned
ct may said that this Is the first time prom
ablv in the history OF the party that 1t has been
permitted Of a man who happened to be elected
10 a high office and not resident OF the CITY put
has TO travel three hundred or four hundred mics
away 10 vote to influence Republicans against
nominating candidate to defeat Tammany HAN
"The consequences OF this incapable leadership
were not confined to Greater New-York and the
defeat the Republicans met there but are shown
I'm the refusal of 1900 Republicans 10 vote for the
candidate OF that leader for Judge OF the Court
Of Appcals n those votes had been given TO him
I'm cnu thousands
cast against him because he was the personal can
dIdate of that leader he would have been elected
and the Rcpubican party would have escaped the
tidal wave which reached many other parts Of tue
country. and the majority in the next Legislature
would be nearly as .arse as that OF the last seS-
DO you expect that he will have the same In
fuence In the same direction In the future
CITIZENS ORGANIZATIONS TO BE FORMED.
In answer to that" was the reply. i may say
that citizens organizations vii be formed IN New
York and Brooklyn. and If not in every county
Of the State. at least In every one Of the larger
cities In Brooklyn and New-York they will rep
resent more than one-half OF the Republican
voters that class Of Republican voters that takes
out Of the Republican party In these Inuniclpal
lion Of the Republican voters moi only elf-sup-
porting. but never looking for anything out OF me
and they are the men upon whom the party must
rely in the future for success"
VIII the departure OF this force make the con-
No it will not. for the reason that all these
Ing for positions 10 be gwen by the general gov
ernment Will remain while none Of then, Viii be
lyn New-York or any other city. As TO the precise
Tm OF 10 say us and n9W her rnsFf
be governing body m each city. but as TO the
S live a' am not n ns
may not be constituted like the Republican organ
1 cs the ey s wso a S a a
business. and they represent the intelligence Of the
The conditions that have made this movement
necessary are least appreciated by Senator Plat:
the Republicans and Independents. or else knowing
man c b to mhory n R sri 81 to
remain there. engufed in selfish and obsolete po-
stantiy securing changes in the views OF the voters
IN municipa! contesis and make an er9r. to trans
man always leading an organization In forlorn
hope When the great opportunity comes as when
always understands the situation well enough to
know when 4, union = necessary and when un-
leader who stands Tor union when the party can
s %4S" IT. Sa .T h. when q ns the r Pnr
position In which he placed himself by the Mayor
s sc ana Tfa be- f% he be
the part OF an assistant Democrat cannot be dis
Tracy that defeated Low There IS no other way
10 look 1t IT, because II could not be expected that
Tammsny. could be delegated 20 a machine candi-
date.
HELP FOR VAN WICK
The strongest evidence that he occupied a false
position and deceived the Republican party 10
the strength OF General Tracy shown when
the vote was canvassed on election night. and It
was found In many localities that Republicans who
had voted the straight party ticket in other re-
| spects had voted for Van Wyck That was done
only by the knowing ones There IL another phase
OF this remarkable leadership and what II pro-
duced. Whercvcr the Citizens Union nomina ted
candidate Independent OF any party. or wherever
that party Endorsed Republican who was not
ssrdSd as being IN sympapy wih senator pat
simply because those who nominated him We're
friendly to s5h ST ne OF s saaa P
WAS a plan laid whereby, rather than have Re,
msOy n tina he m made 1p Of
| had rather have Democrats In the Assembly and
S control Of pTSGTay nraIns III. DONNA
tlon OF the Iogisl AZURE by senate Platt on the
an alliance Win sufficient number OF Democrats
! 10 control the Assembly,"
men hiding nfnn One in the state outside Of Greater
| New York In the interest OF individuals there Will
the wh u nRs oS d the
Republican party and into the citizens organiza-
HIs I ' ali over the state Tha, would iesve
the machine Republicans in the minority to such
candidate for many years come Should that
happen there would be cleaning out and purify
mont taking charge and forming union with all
ldependens who would Organic i3r me
secsrc the support OF al the moral influence in
why do you believe senator. Plat had rather
| Van WICK than Low he Mayor"
| "Rcca,Ise OF absolute selhshness. with the power
of Mayor in the hands OF Seth Low the power
! would be with IN Independent Republican who
| might prefer 10 recognize Republicans who would
| moi no controlled by senator Plat rather than
! those who would do his bidding lie would be
safer in his place as leader with the patronage
| In the hands OF Tammany than at the disposal
OF an independent Repub' nn In the latter event
| the pa tronagc would have the tendency TO bring
| together those men who in public life. they
are now would he menace TO hts further control
That proba bly,, Is the view he took at the start
The question OF the party Is never In his mind
but the question Of his own power In the party
is always there. On that occasion, like many 9TH
ers he thought only OF to-day. and not OF to-
morrow"