New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
SWELLING TIDE FOR LOW
THE CITIZENS UNION CANDIDATE GAIN
ING IN BROOKLYN.

PREDICTIONS OF MACHINE MANAGERS or y
SLUMP FOR TRACY NOT BEING Full
FILLED wELL-KXowN MEN JOIN
THE LOW RANKS
TIE tremendous slump IL the Low move
ment" in Brooklyn, predicted by the kepuphcah
machine MANAGERS. which was to land General
Benjamin F. Tracy in the Mayors chair ana
reegate Seth Low to fourth place in the May
orally contest. has been postponed, according 10
the machine men. until November ., Predic-
tions hitherto made that Mr.. Lows followers are
being transferred in large blocks to the Tracy
contingent have not been fuiElled. ON the con-
trary every day mas furnished its quota of
new recruits for Mr. Low. a majority of whom
come directly from the Tracy camp The Tracy
men have despalred 81 converting Low men.
and the best thing they can do is to say that
the conversion viii not he accomplished and
will not be expected. in faCt. until the voters
step IN to the polls So the only hope General
Tracy's followers now have of casting re-
spectacle vote for their candidate is founded
upon their confidence that Republicans will not
have the heart to put their cross anywhere
except under their regular party emblem.
While the Plat manager have fallen back
upon this slender hope. the Low men are daily
growing in numbers and receiving encourage
ment from parts Of the city and from classes
of voters whose aid was rot at first counted
upon all
Isidor NJ Bon. Mayor Schroeders business
partner yesterday enrolled his name mem
Der OF the Low Club Of the Twentieth Ward.
He said he had been in favor of Mr.. Low from
the start and had only hesitated 10 come out
for him. because he had feared that vote
cast for him might he thrown away. and he
had wished 10 reserve the right to vote for
Tracy If he thought that Tracy had better
chance Of winning than Low. Mr. Bon says he
has come to the belief that Mr. Low IS
the only man that IAN beat Tammany.
Theodore VI Banta. Of No. IA St James
Place. Is another addition ~ the Low ranks.
Mr. Banta has been a Prohbt!onist since the
organization Of the party but this year he says
II Is his duty as good citizen 70 vote for Seth
Low
The members ~ the BROOKLYN Citizens Com
mittee were as confident yesterday as they have
been for several day. that Mr.. Low Will he
elected.
Ex-Judge Hiram r Steele expressed the feel
ing Of the members of the committee when he
said.
Il believe in postponng the census Of your
juvenile fowls until the incubating machine has
chanCe 10 DO lis nun dut}. Everything Is TOW
coming our way and the prospects are growing
better hour by hour. but 7 do not Ike IN deaf
In general prophecies. There are thousands O:
good Republicans who arc now ready to transfer
their allegiance from Tracy - Low hecaus"
they convinced that Tracy Is already beaten
and that Low is gaining daily. and will win it
he has the harmonious support Of all Of us whose
chief desire IS 10 SEQ the overthrow " Tam
many Hall and all its allies Ny only fear now
is that the machine Republicans acting upon
the sentiments expressed by Edward Lauter-
bach last spring and frequently repeated I'm one
way or another by the machine men. VIII seek
revenge and attempt To make Lows Victory i'm
possible by throwing their votes 70 Van WICK
| believe that Plat. In his lnmost heart. would
rather Van Nyck in the Mayors chair than
Low. His men have given u'tcrance 20 that
sentiment repeatedly and no ono has taken the
trouble 70 discuss IL in the name of the organ
ization.
Alexander +. ". Dow a real estate dealer. ~
No 31i Myrtle-aNe.. visited tho Citizens Head
quarters YESTERDAY and told Of the Tremendous
strength OF Mr. Low among the persons with
whom he has dealings Mr.. Dow saya that h"
knows Of loo regular Democrats who VIII vote
the entire Democratic ticket with the exception
OF the Mayoralty candidate Hundreds of
Democrats he saws. will scratch Van Wyck IN
favor Of Low Mr. Dow believes that many
waverng Republicans arc becoming convinced
that their votes should lie cast 'or Low IN order
10 save the city from Tammany. and hat these
votes with ihose - The Democrats. VIII elect !
Low by a wide margin. regardless Of tho efforts |
Of the Plat machine to cut dOV the Low vote