The sun., 1897-09-17
oIrs WILL RArrFr or oor Q.
Few. ne Smiles and smile. ana the Rapt cite
Lock ThemseIvea In ard Dreau.

LOCK Therneetvoa IN ana Dream.
For over three hours the Clts' Executive
Committee exchanged dreams last night while
locked up In tho back room of the headqusr-
ters at 80 East Twenty.third street. Whom
they came out thoy looked moro weariod than
ever. 1t ia a remarkable fact that nearly
every one Of tho Cits on that committee. par
ticularly tho ''bettor clement" members, has
grown stoop-shouldcred since tho campaign be-
gan. Joseph Larocque, Reynolds. Pine, ana
Pryor are STOPPING more and morn every day.
while the cases Of John G. Clark and j. Kennedy
Tod, the latter Of whom bears the financial
burden OF tho Cts, are really becoming seri-
ous The stoop-shoulders and worn faces tell
a tale of fearful responsibility.
Despite the fact that the confab lasted moro
than three hours very little was accomplished.
sumed the greater part Of the time In making
an impassioned speech in rhymed hexamoters:
=, Candidates for COMPTROLLER and President OF
tho Council were discussed and some progress
was made. Since Candidate Low returned 70
town there have been several conferences WITH l
him on this subject, and 1t is said that BY his
advice the choice has beon narrowed down to
Very few names A special meeting OF dr tne
dsy Sftsenoop nt sso nas ocock See in the down.
town headquarters, 80 Liberty street, 1t Is not
unlikely that at this meeting candidates wiz
organizations.
The date Of Mr.. Lows debut as an active
hold a ratification meeting in Cooper Union on
Wednesday evening, Oct. o. All the big Cits
will take hand, but the features OF the oven
ing will be Candidate Low and his speech.
While the committee was In session last
! evening tho news was brought in that the Re-
| publican County Committee had declared for
| \ straight ticket. 1t was received with the
| silent scorn the Cts thought 1t deserved, but
| Chairman Reynolds was at last induced to say
something. He said:
'Tho action of the Republicans will not af.
| of being affected by their actions in one way or
another"
In a morning paper. yesterday Jake Worth
| estimated that Candidate Low would receive
| In Greater New York 242,00O votes Tammany
101 900, and the Republican candidate 1000
Chairman Reynolds much pleased with
| this estimate, but thought 1t was too conserva-
| tive, much too conservative.
| Candidate Lows day was busy one. He
| went up to the new site of Columbia univer-
sty in the morning and said he was much graft
| Then he went back to the Plaza and tall cd
| oyer things with James d. Reynolds and
| Charles Stewart Smith. In tho afternoon he
| came down into the hotel office and smiled on
| the reporters. He talked, but said nothing.
| Nothing can induce him to talk politics.
The Cts authorized the publication yester-
| day Of another programme for him until Oct. 4.
According to this new schedule he will devote
only his mornings to Columbia University.
the evenings will be given to conferences with
| his lieutenants and to other social pleasures.
| His first speech. however, will be on the night
| Of the 9th, and from then on he does not expect
| to put on his coat he'll be SO busy electioneer-
| ing.