The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-29


Of Brooklyn had arrived at the hall.
and they were admitted to a consulta-
tion with the committee on conference.
There was brief session, at which the
situation was formally discussed, and
its was suggested that an adjourn
ment be taken to give other organiza-
tions opposed to Tammany an oppor-
tunity to be present. At o'clock the
conference committee went into secret
session again, and this time besides the
Brooklynites there was present repre-
sentatives Of the Purroy, or home rule,
Democracy. The Citizens Union was
not represented.
Henry D. Purroy made a vigorous
speech advocating the endorsement Of
Low. Members Of the Brooklyn com
mittee also spoke for Low. National
Committeeman Frederick S. Gibbs de-
nounced Low as a mugwump, and
Chairman Quigg said that the conven-
ton could not consider Low. II the
latter would withdraw from the race
then there might be something done.
Mr. Lows friends said that he was
In the field to stay. and after wrangle
for nearly three hours the meeting ad'
journod without result.
The doors of the convention hall were
opened at 7:15 o'clock, and the audi
torlum was packed to its utmost ca
pacity. Shortly after s o'clock Senator
Piatt. Accompanied by Mrs. flatt and
several ladies', appeared in the parterre
box, Immediately above the right of
the platform. The band played Hail
70 the Chief" and the crowd yelled and
cheered until 1t was hoarse. "Three
cheers for Platt!" were given again
and again. The senator bowed and
smiled.
When the convention reassembled
Chairman Woodruff called for COM
mittee reports, and the committee on
contested seats reported In favor of
dividing the vote in the First and Sec
ond districts in Brooklyn. A Worth
delegate moved as an amendment that
the sitting delegates be allowed to re-
tain their seats.
Mr.. Woodruff instructed the secre-
tary not to call the roll of the contested
districts
Jacob Worth denounced the ruling CT
the chairman.
II do not care about being cheered,'
said he when the cheers of his friends
had subsided. II have been hissed as
often as / have been Cheered. and l
do not know of anything l have done
to deserve one more than the other"
He went on to denounCe the report of
the committees as unfair.
At this point the Platt men yelled.
"sit down." but Worth kept on. He
hot hn toe h,1
iarly elected. and when a dispute was
sprung he had expected the committee
on contested seats to do just what they
had done. He understood they had as
Bembled to hold a convention to nomi-
nate candidates, and-not to elect new
delegates. His motion was defeated,
The temporary officers were made
permanent officers. Lemuel e. Quigg
was unanimously elected president Of
the city committee. 1t will be his duty
TO select the committee to conduct the
campaign.
Edward Lauterbach chairman Of the
sommittee on resolutions. presented the
platform, which was adopted.
After the adoption of the platform
District Attorney Olcott presented the
name Of Benjamin E. Tracy. Mr.
Worth named Seth Low. The ballot
resulted: Tracy. 297; Low, 40: ex-Mayor
Schroeder. of Brooklyn. 2. The nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Then the other nominations were
rushed through, and a committee ap-
peared with the candidate for mayor.
who made speech of acceptance in
the course of which he said: IF my
pandidacy be the means Of bringing
about the desired union shall rest
iontent. If, however. the spirit of..har-
mbny and concilation which we thus
invoke does not prevail, propose hav-
Ing accepted this nomination, to make
the fight to the end"
None OF the defeated Low men have
expressed an intention to bolt the regu-
lar ticket. The Citizens Union sew
sral days ago announced that the with
drawal of Low was out of the question.
and the Republican committee at the
same time presented an ultmatum to
the effect that Low was not acceptable
to the Republican organization. The
Brooklyn committee Of 80 and the
Purroy Democracy are still loyal to
Low. A union of the anti-Tammany
forces seems now unlikely.