New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
WOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED ANYWAY
THREE LETTERS SHOWING HOW THE MACHINE
RrGA Rnr1 LOW REFORE TIE CONVENTION.

THREE LETTERS SHOWING HOW THE MACHINE
REGARDED LOW BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
At the mass-rneetinr OF the Seth Low Club OF the
Ninth Ward Of Brooklyn last evening In the John
sto. Buidn,. Frark J. Babboit made public three
letters bearing upon the disputed point concerning
the responsibility for the failure OF the Republican
organization the Brooklyn Citizens Committee Of
Fifty and the Citizens Union to come TO decision
on the Union candidate. The letters are made pub
lie at this time especially TO show that the Platt
organization at no time willing TO consider
Mr. Low as a candidate Its ticket. even II Mr..
Low were to withdraw his acceptance Of the nde-
pendent nomination They were written TO Mr..
Babbott by Henry W. Maxwell Alexander Z. Orr
and James McKeen. three members Of the Citizens
Committees Subcommittee on conference. and are
In part as follows:
New-York October IS, 1897.
Dear Mr.. Babbott: ! received your letter to-day
IN regard to The question OF the nomination Of Seth
Low and also an inquiry if. in my tudsment at
leaders to nominate Mr.. Low.
! have been present at great many conferences
OF the leaders of The Republican organization since
the start in July. and have concluded that at no
time recall sSpS on thfS Of If HVae a hd at
Manhattan Hotel when ! pat ne direct question
Quigg Is there any condition circumstance un-
der Which You and Slr. Gibbs would say that you
TSua M to be as he'd MR.
Quigg hestated. and then said You know. am
and you also know that, the Republican conven:
ton has not been called, and therefore could
which answer Mt Gibbs agreed / then said How
Is IL that you cannot say what they Will do when
YOU so earnestly say what they will not do
(namey. that you viii not indorse the nomina ton
Of Mr.. Low if made by the Citizens Union before
the date Of the Republican convention? | am
satisfied from all the conversation had at con-
ference that they would never, under any crcum-
stances, have consented TO Mr.. Low their can
HENRY W. MAXWELL.
New-York October 49, 1897.
Ny Dear Mr. Babbott: In answer to your letter
of Yesterday, just received. l beg TO reply that
was present at three conferences Of Mr.. Qucg'
committee. At all Of them Mr.. Quigg presided as
chairman and each time several prominent mem
| bers of the machine Republicans were present Al
none ca these meetings did Mr. Quigg or any oil
| the members Of his committee give any intimatior
| that Seth Low would be an acceptable candidate
| of the Republican party at the coming election
On The contrary Mr.. Quigg and several of his col
leagues spoke OF him with extreme bitterness. some
| Charging him with what they pleased 10 term the
| crime OF having voted against his party on one oil
TWO occas ions and virtually claiming that he was
"o' "e'N' A. E. ORR.
october %. 1897.
| Frank L Babbott. Esq. ,,
| NV Dear Sir In answer 10 your inquiry, car
| only venture 10 give my own conclusions from th'
various conferences had with the leaders OF the New
| The details of these conferences would be 100
| vouminous. The refusal of the Citizens Union U
confer was not reason. but only pretext. Tor no
| accepting Mr.. Low. Several days before the car
| negie Han Convention was held. and again at thu
| meeting OF the committee from the convenuon, w
| were uneuuivo ally told that even MI Low
| should rescnd his acceptance OF the lndePeHuen
| nomination he would not be taken up py 'he cou
JAMES MKEEN