New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-04
CITIZENS UNION MEN HAPPY.
OPINION HERE ABOUT MR. LOWS PROMPT
ACCEPTANCE

OPINION HERE ABOUT MR.. LOWS PROMPT
ACCEPTANCE.
Leaders of the Citizens Union in the city were
made happy yesterday by the promptness OF
Seth Low in accepting their nomination. fhey
said they had expected such action by Mr. Low
and were confident that he would receive the IN
dorsement of the Republican organization ana
Of all other organizations opposed To Tammany'
lanes r. Reynolds the Chairman of the EN-
acu.iva Committee of the Citizens Union. was
ot the Headquarters. No 30 East Twenty-third-
g in the forenoon, waiting to receive some
definite information of Mr. Lows acceptance
ard no said: II believe MIR Low will accept the
r3..ina-ion without further conditions. and as
soon as he does we shall make preparations for
= vigorous campaign There will be large
n,a.,iry of the Citizens Union next Tuesday In
Schuetzen Park Long Island City. ard other
meetings will follow in all parts OF the Irea'er
New-York. / have received letters from iniiu-
entail Republicans in Brooklyn who are gong
to support Mr. Low. even If the RepuDhcan or
ganization should be so unwise as 10 nominate
a straight ticket 1t is impossible 10 say now
when other nominations VIII be MADE py the
Citizens Union. but we shall nominate full
,ic,,at and make vigorous campaign."
shortly before noon Mr.. Reynolds received
from rohr c Clark. at Northeast Harbor, Me.
the following dispatch. which had been sent
about ~ a. M:
"Nr Low will issue statement to reporters at
:, o.,loc, accepting Citizens Union nomina-
ton
"f have never been anxious about Mr.. Lows
occantarce Of the nomination." Mr. Reynolds
said as he left the headquarters. The cam
natgn for his election will he begun at once
An American flag was flung to the breeze IN
front of the headquarters at noon as a sgnai
that Mr.. Low had accepted the nomination.
NOT INCLINED TO TALK.
,,,o e,o,ep,ent which Mr. Low made at North
eaet H,rbor. Me, accepting the nomination OF
,ho cit,zens Union was published in the after
.,,o, rsvenapers and was read with interest by
,ho ,oadors ~ the Citizens Union. the local poll
,,o,ors and citizens generally. After reading the
.,otement several Republicans Of prominence
,,,,roa IN make any comments upon II or TO
coil, further about the situation. saying that
,ollx might complicate matters too much. Sen"
otor Platt was abseu. from his ONCE IN Broad
n.ov most of the afternoon, and when he was
tbere he would see only d few OF his close poiiti-
cal or personal friends. and IL was SAID al MS
Office that he would decline to talk ABOUT Mr.
Lows nomination and acceptance for the present.
postuaster Van Cott said he thought the less
talk by Republicans the better until .here "as
,ir,o tn ascertain the feeling among the voters
Of the party.
COLLECTOR Bdwell said he thought Mr. Lows
,.o, trade ideas might make him unavailable as
a Republican candidate, but he would not say
:, ha tbougbt the Republican organization would
indorse Mr.. Low.
Alderman Frederick A. Ware said: There
,,ouId be no question Of the success OF union
ticket but since Mr. Low has decided to go II
alone many Republicans who were inclined to
support him will decide to vote for a straight
ticket rather than throw their votes away Mr.
Lows friends will find the Republican candi'
dates polling a respectable vote in spite OF his
candidacy
Alderman Frederick L. Marshall said: There