New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-23
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LOWS GROWING STRENGTH.
MANY SIGNS OF INCREASING CHANCES
OF HIS ELECTION.

MEETING ON wAvERING REPUBLICAN,
SENTIMENT FOR THE CITIZENS cANpI-
DATE STRONG AMONG ALL
CLASSES OF VOTERS.
The talk of the day among the Repuolicans
of the city yesterday, and among many Demo-
Gratis and independent voters, was the signal
spontanety and volume Of the enthusiasm az
the great Republican mass-meetlng held at Car
negle Hall Thursday evening in behalf or Setn
Low for Mayor Of the Greater New-fork. u
WAS commonly said that that meeting was tns
most significant and the most important thus
far held In the present campaign. not TO nieh'
ton its being far and away the largest Satner'
ing in point OF numbers. The strong adherence
to Republican principles so enthusiastically ana
generally displayed by the speakers ana auoi-
icnce alike was another noteworthy feature OF
the meeting and it gen arelly agreed yester-
day. verbally by all but the machine politicians
and tacitly by them, that the meeting mad made
It evident that the machine had failed TO torcs
It's own remuneration OF the Republican princi-
pie of non -partisanship in municipal governments
upon the great mass of Republican voters
SOME EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION.
Ex-Judgs Henry E. Howland said to a Tribune
| reporter yesterday: 1T was typical meeting OF
representatives of the best citizens Oh the city.
II arv proof were needed that II was full of Sig
| nifcanca and portended danger to the nominees
! of the Republican machine, 1t would be touno IN
| the manner in which The New-York sun neo
| atout il and attacked the character OF every
man OF note who was present. II was great
! meeting | think Mr. Lows chances or elsct!o"
are extremely good When General Tracy talks
about his not getting $4,000 votes In this city OF
| Sc 900 in Brooklyn he talks wild nonsense De-
!ieve that Mr. Low will get support from almost
| every class OF voters In the city. member OF
the Stock Exchange told me that he knew OF only
one member Of the Exchange who was not going
| to vote for Mr. Low. Several men who employ
| large numbers Of men tell me that the sentiment
among laborng is very strong for Mr. Low
and personally know OF only few men VINO
are not going to vote for him. In Brooklyn MT.
Low will get large vote. too. The big registra-
ton shows that the people are awake 10 inc
situation. II looks like Low.
General Wager Swayne said: Il think express
the universal opinion when say that the meet
ing was an unqualified success The Striking
thing about It was its spontaneity. The regu-
lar Republican organization. under ""ose
auspices it was held. did nothing more than
hire hall secure speakers and let IT be known
that the meeting was to be held. AL the seats
were taken two days before the meeting THIS
fact was known and kept many from trying
TO get In As It was many people were turned
ayav from the doors. We could easily nave
filed Madison Square Garden. But the most
remarkable thing about the meeting was not
it's enthusiasm, great as that was'- the "'os'
significant thing the fact that II was tne
,, exponent Of the real sentiment prevailing among
the masses OF Republicans. All We ala was
10 furnish a reservoir for the reception OF tnat
sentiment channel through which IL might
, flow. The only trouble was that the cnannsa
was not big enough
SUPPORT FROM ALL CLASSES
Mr. Low seems to ME TO have good chance
I, az election His support comes from all classes.
! Last nights meeting shows what the masses OK
: Republicans think OF Mr.. Low. The Germans
? are behind him almost unanimously. The news
paper organ OF the Hebrews which mas always
p before stood for Tainmany. is out for MI Low
Z publishing portrait OF him on its first page an
: accompanying IL with a strong editorial IN MS
behalf The Gold Democrats VIII give MIN q
$ large vote. and in Brooklyn he is very strong
man who has had intimate relations with
organized labor for the last fifteen years tells
me that among the laborins Mr.. Lows
/, cause |. extremely popular. Mr.. Lows chances
seem to me to be bright"
, Flihu Root whose able speech was one OF
the features Of Thursday nights meeting said
, 1T seemed to me significant meeting. IL
: voiced the real sentiment Of the mass OF Re-
publicans in this city. believe
Hoffman Miller Of the law hrm OF Miller,
Peckham & Dixon, is going 10 vote and work
for the election OF Seth Low. His rather.
George Macculloch Miller has announced his
. supnort Of General Tracy. Hoffman Miller said
, Yesterday to Tribune reporter: Yes I'm Tor
: Seth Low I'm Republican and always have
N.,erix, kHno hi
machine and know It WELL
HOPES THE FOLLY WILL SOON END.
In the financial community the meeting was
commented on as highly significant. II was con-
, strued as demonstrating beyond question that
o Tracy had no chance whatever of election and
, that his continuance as 4 candidate was simply
calculated 10 help Tammany. Washington T.
: Connor. who was one Of the vice-presldents Of
the meeting said: Il am for Low because be-
E lieve in a non-partisan Mayor for New-York
AS Republican l believe IL 10 be to the interest
of the Republican party that we should have a
non-partsan Mayor. rather than a representa-
: tive of Tammany. The Union League Club
; passed resolution for the election Of non-par
e tsan Mayor. ] voted for that resolution and
. propose tc live up to It. cannot understand
, why men prominent in having such resolution
a passed should since have changed their views
I There is no doubt in my inind that Lows pros
) poets will greatly improve between now and
election and that there Will be a stampede OF
: the Tracy followers TO Low. The Republican
. party would be stronger in the city with non.
, partisan Mayor than it would be with Tam
t many Mayor, as patronage would give strength
' TO Tammany which IL would not otherwise have.
: both financially and in the number of voters Il
would control. Without the support OF the men
I who now advocate Lows election il would have
J been Impossible to carry Nev-York State for
! NIcLE L. il l,llfo thar peopla