Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-03
SETH LOW ACCEPTS
Makes Formal Answer to Action of
Citizens Onion.
PREPARING An ANNOUNCEMENT
Takes the Nomination for Mayor
as a High Compliment.
NO PATRIOT COULD REFUSE

NORTHEAST HARBOR. Me-. September
3.-President Seth Low of Columbia Univer-
sity today accepted the nomination of the
Citizens Union for mayor of Greater New
York. He was informally notified of his
nomination at his cottage, here, by j. c.
Clark. a special messenger of the Citizens
Union.
the only persons present at the time be-
sides President Low and Mr. Clark were
four newspaper men. There was no cere-
mony attending the affair Mr. Clark SIM
ply said: Mr.. Low: l have the honor, on
behalf of the Citizens 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 finished President
Low said to Mr.. Clark: Il am deeply
moved by the paper you have Just read to
7"'-o tl'n SnIemnity of the e., u
that Is made upon me and my decision has
been reached not lightly or thoughtlessIy
out sonerly and in the fear of God. BY
way OF lepiy. l have prepared statement
TO the public. which will be followed in
a few days by formal letter of accept
ance.'
Will Accept the Nomination.
PRESIDENT Low then read the following
document: AS soon as i can, l shall pre-
pare letter formally accepting the NOM
ination for mayor of New York offered me
by the Citizens Union, acting on behalf
OF its own membership of 25,O0O citizens.
and also on behalf of 1925 other citizens,
VINO, without regard to party affiliations
nave expressed over their own signatures
the desire that should be nominated and
elected.
In my view. the nomination has thus
been virtually already made by the people.
NO patriot, under such circumstances,
could decline to stand, unless he were pre-
pared to discourage even in local matters,
all spontaneous movements by the people
outside of the limitations of party There
seems to be an Importance attaching to the
order of nomination at this juncture on the
part of those apparently inclined to be con-
trolled by this expression of the popular
desire, that. personally, 1 fail fully to I'M
derstand. What seems to me vital is that
those who nominate me should underst and
my position in the campaign and the spirit
in which shall administer the government
of the city in the event of cleo ton. On
these points my letter to the Citizens I'm
ion of June supplies most Of the informa-
ton that Is necessary. What is lacking l
shall try to supply in my formal letter ac-
cepting this profered nomination.
Campaigns Like Real Battles.
Political campaigns are, in this respect,
like real battles. They are seldom fought
out on the plans originally laid down The
situation with which l am called to deal is
essentially different from that which !
contemplated in June. Others also must
face the changed conditions. l and all who
are concerned must make the choice in the
presence of conditions as they are, not as
they may wish they were. l am not so
vain to believe that the unprecedented
expression of popular confidence on which
my candidacy is based, and for which |
am more grateful than | am able to say.
is in any overwhelming sense a political
tribute only. l think it rather means that
the people of the city, they contemplate
all that is at stake are deeply moved by
the desire that when the great city begins
it's new career ii shall do so with a man.
date from the'voters to the officials of the
city that the welfare of the city, not of any
party, is to be their first concern.
stands for the Principle.
For that principle l am known to stand
for it l shall contend In the coming cam
paign with such allies time may bring,
but fol it / shall stand, be my friends few
or many. Because the Citizens Union
stands for this principle, and because l
am i'll sympathy with it's general purposes.
l shall gladly accept its nomination, and 1
shall welcome all support from any quar-
ter that recognizes the position that l oc-
cupy."
At the close of the reading President
Low announced that he would prepare and
make public his letter of acceptance by
the middle of next week.
Messenger Clark left for New York this
afternoon