The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
o1rs GLOOMY As THE DAr.
Iuprcssion That the shop win Seen Ne shut Up
Pervndes the rank ana Pile.

Pervades the Rank ana File.
Including reporters and spellbindors, accord
ing to Simon, the Cits' Roumanian Office boy
who helps guard tho door, forty-two different
persons visited tho Cts headquarters yester-
day, and a large part Of those were messengers
who camc to get red FIRE for the outdoor meetings.
There was not n smile to DO seen about the place.
Tho American flags and tho one.faced S2.0S blue
and white campaign banner that have been
Haunting In the Twenty.third street breeze had
been hauled in and the poles taken in after them.
All that indicated the home OF the great non.par-
tisan movement was the orayon picture Of tho
candidate, and that was In bad shape. Tho
driving rain had got into tho colors and they
had set them running until It looked like q
landscape Of tho advanced impressionist school.
When asked why the flags had been taken in,
Simon lifted his shoulders and said:
"Oh, my gracious! Dey vas 80 expensive dat
Mr.. Henckler, ven he road aboudt Mr..
Turns hurricane, vas frightened und had dem
pulled In"
When asked why tho portrait Of the candidate
had been left out Simon said:
"Oh, dat vas sheep, undt no rain can hurt dot
face"
Chairman Reynolds camo In carly. He was
serious and looked worried. He wouldn't talk
about THE UN's story Of the Committee on
Organization. He had letters TO write, Neither
would he discuss Mayor strong 3 comment On
MIR. Lows letter that 1t placed the respon-
sibility OF the success or failure, OF an anti
Tammany fusion on the Citizens Union" In
Gen. Tracy might be tho candidate of the Repub-
lican organization, he gave out this bulletin:
without any criticism OF Gen. Tracy the Ctti-
zens' Union has settled on it's candidate for
Mayor as completely as though. tho legal noni-
nation had been filed. The Union does not re-
gard the withdrawal OF. Mr.. Low as q matter
even open to discussion"
Ono of the most important Developments OF
the Cts campaign was made public yesterday.
1t was that the Woman's Municipal League
had reorganiZed in the interest of Cane idate
Low, and would hold daily mectings at the head
quarters OF the Cits-at least the Executive
Committee will. The Gifts regard this rs one of
the strongest alliances they have yet made.
Tho league in the winter listens to lectures,
especially those by Mr.. William Potts, the
Godkin leader Of the Union.
The panic in which the Cts have been since
last week has lessened in no degree. The BLUM
that Reyno DIS and his fellows are putting up
has not restored the confidence of the followers
who were plainly disheartenod by tho Low let
ter. The few Of them that loafcd around head.
quarters yesterday were in a most doleful
mood. They sat about and discussed the pros
the general opinion seemed to DO that shop
would be closed before long.
Tho Gifts Executive was In session
for over three hours last night. So far as could
be learned 1t talked OF but ono thing. the kind
Of emblem that should 20 at the head of the
ticket II the Cts should need one. Three hours
and n half OF talk resulted in u decision that Mr..
Bartnoldi's statue of Liberty would look nice.
1t was not formally adopted.