New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
NOT TO ACT HASTILY.
r,r1zrNs UNION APPARENTLY WILLING
TO DELAY Mr. Lows NOMINATION. (
RESULT OF CONFERENCES BETWEEN SOME or
THE LEADERS AND cOLUMBiAs pREsiT
pENT-THE SUPPORT OF OTHER
ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATIONS
rn. presence of Seth Low In the city tbs weeh
,.s had an apparent effect to make tie 'eaoe's
q, the Citizens Union willing to delay his ho'ni-
,.tion for .dayor Of Greater New'io'A uA''
thew can be assured Of supper, OUTSIDE 'ne'' VI
gan,zation. Some OF the leaders have hau co''.
su,tat.ons with Mr.. Low and have been assuieu
NJ his willingness to he a candidate out "e w
...raxed to make them understand that TOO
much haste in the announcement VI ii's .
s.ov would cut off the support Of the Republican
organization and Of other ofganiza''ois ''o''.
a. Tammany Hall. Friends Of Mr. Low said
that he went back to Maine last hien. VIZ" o
,,,a.,standing that his declaration OF wiling
cess 10 be the candidate Of the C'i@e"s oN"
n,ou,d not be made public until near the m'uoie
y, c,.amher IN the mean time there Is 10 pe
wort 70 have conferences between CUM
,.,as 10 the Citizens Union and committees
"-,,ssantins independent voters in BrooKiyii'
ors.rs and Richmond counties and the boroue"
of the Bronx. 81, ,v,
when Mr.. Low came to the city from MS BUM
rer home in Maine early in the week ne was
.s,d TO be greatly pleased by the report VI ''s
C,,v.ns Union enrolment and the nu'iipei "
,suo,s for him which had been receNeu
o,,,gens ,ho are not members ol N'e
vas told that more than one huhure" "' 49,,
,bousand voters Of the Greater New i'' 49,
declared for him. and he was urged 10 ''"N
announcement Of his willingness |" III" "
candidate of the Citizens Union il'ii'oO
,bout waiting for any action by o'Ilel VI e
,o,ions Such an announcement, ne was WV
.oroe Of his friends in the Union wou'u p'e'
,rv Republican OF prominence anu n
,,or, consenting to he put forward dS III"
,uhlican candidate on stralgh' u'Ne'' ~
IA, la pON
Republcan organization would ne ooi 49,
,rd,rsa the Citizens Union candidate or 'aNe '"e
1Yns,,,i,i,, of aiding in Tammany victory!
Then Mr Low was informed by so'"e "a
x,lr,,bl,can friends in Brooklyn that Wh'e '"e
,or,,biican organization might be lea d! o'"''
- 70 make him a union candidate 'ie VI
sa,iqation could not be roerced IN the i"'i',-
.,otad The attitude of the leaders Oh 'i' ~
,a,s linton in declaring they would Ho' ""
.ry conference with political orgdnlzduo" 'e"
era It was said wcs weakening 'hc suPp
NJ Low among his Republican trlehu9 IL -
,vn and all hope Of inducing the kePu ,'''""
%. .,,zation 70 indorse his candidacy oei'e""0~
ynon the efforts of those friends Inc
conferences which MI Low had Win !" 4l.9 i'.0.'
n Brooklyn and with leaders OF the Ni"Nr'-'
Union was apparent at . meeting o, NV 10
ecutive Comnlit,'e cl '.' W on >,oe
,1oca IN Thursday aftei roon q NO o. Mas
sal-st. ~
NO COMMUNICATIONS IN W-'iIIN"
7, had been expected that Ar Low" a00ep
.nce OF the offer Of nomination wouIu Oe se''
10 the meeting but no communication from mn
,r writing appeared. Instead of such COM
- ,tno,,o- here was conveyed TO the Execu-
,,va Committee the expression Of Wlsh Tor lui-
,her delav II was made plain, also, lhat Nj
Low desired to have the support OF otneI
,zatiohs before he wrote letter ol acc entto3
II was said that while Mr.. Low was uelis s - -
,r,,tb tho surport Of his candidacy Whlch ildu
heen obtained by the Citizens mon III .ne w. w. n
ough OF Manhattan. ne felt that theIe I.iuor n " f
strong call to him from independent No'VH ~
80 four other boroughs Of the Greater NeN-
work before he could admit pupllCI! 20. nv a.,
the choice of his fellOw-citizens VINO Wan' -
Another meeting of the Executive 'oilIll''s
was agreed on for yesterday afternoon, M W. ~.
meeting called on hasthA ,,,ncan,nnt un
evening. Yesterday there was an ahnouhceInen'
nat The next meeting Of the Executive COM
rnittee would be on next Inesua! az Io io
and that plans had been MADE ior l'l, ad
betveen a committee Of the Cltizens IHiOl an. d!u
committees representing similar orsahiza''tnS t
in Brooklyn and three other boioushs ol 'he
greater city. E 49, l,i,;zens
1-nion consists of James B. Reynolds. chairman'
Joseph Larocque Joel b. Erhardt' JoiIh -
Eusis and John b. Pine me CoIiiilistee CoIiise,ca %
Fifty In Brooklyn has appointed Coi4c'eI,t'T
Committee Of five, and similar committees VIZ WI,
be appointed by organizations aiiled WIN WIN , ny
Citizens Union in lICnmOnd, queens al" ~
borough Of the Bronx. 1t was said last eNenins
by some Of the leaders in the CltizehS Ch'on
that meeting Of the conference coNin!t'g,s .,sa
co''d not be arranged probabiy uN' al aI'e ra t,so
NE. .ng Of the Executive Committee next IuTS
day IL was declared. however. that none ol thc
conference committees would be &uthoflzeu ~
treat with the Republican olSanlZau'h I"i up
DAY:
I'VE cannot confer with the Republican organi.
zation before the nomination OF candlud'es' lS
l...1e p..1
as a matter OF policy ii would be bad II We
were 10 enter into a conference with commit
tee appointed by Mr.. Quleg or Mr. Ilau or ny
Quigg and Platt We would forfeit the confidence
of ,he reonle They probably would agree TO
nominate our candidate for Mayor, but ohiE on
condition that indoTse Their candldates ioI
the other Offices. This. too. would 'oe VOCATION
OF non partisan principles and the promises we
have made TO the people. me RepupHcdhs Oaii-
not expect Democrats and INDEPENDENT voters
70 support a partisan candidate "ho VIII a"-
minister the government solely in the interest
OF his party. The Citizens Union canhot rec"B-
nize bosses. bossism or Hachlnes. NS VIII
neither confer with Democrats nor i'epupiicainis'
We will not help TO put boss IN power 10 us
tribute the offices 10 faVOrites. We sta'ted out
10 enable the Republicans TO give New oIh M
City the best government it can get We are
opposed 10 government 10y and through oosses'
CALLED FOR NEXT MONDAY.
Congressman Lemuel Z QuiGe. president OF
the Republican County Committee. SAID yes'er-
day that meeting Of the Republican Cl'y Co'i'-
nittee members Of which are prominent hepup-
lcans Of this city. Brooklyn and queens anu
Richmond counties. would be called for next
Monday evening. and there would be an invita-
ton for conferences between all organizations
opposed 10 Tammany. Jacob Worth. VINO was
in Brooklyn yesterday he said. would stay over
10 attend the meeting Of the city Committee
1T becomes more certain every moment said
Mr.. Quige that IL the Citizens Union nofnhates
Mr.. Low without a conference and In advance
OF the Republican city ConVenuon the itcpuo w.
leans viii put candidate of their own IN the
field. The responsibility for q possible IaminanN
triumph will rest upon the Citizens Union II the
leaders OF that organization decline TO ioin in
the conference to which all organizations OPP
posed 70 Tammany rule are invited to send rep
resentatives."