New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

to hold up his nomination in the Senate, II ne
would vote against Mr. Worth tonight. ANY.
Il want the place very much, saio M, VIZ.
can. but I'm going 10 stay with JAKE "oi'"'
STORIES OF BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION
When asked last night abou, the bribery stories
afloat, Lieutenant Governor Woodruff SAID;
"No uleeitimate advances have been made 10
any OF the Worth people. No employees III any
city department whose head is hostile 70 uS nave
been solicited In the Registers ONCE "hlcn'
by the way we consider fair fighting erouu'
we have tried to pick up delegates In one u
two cases where there were men who wanted
IN come "a us but were afraid OF the conse-
ouences | have told them that II the! CAME
with us they would be taken care OF. ,,,ohoo,
Il went further even than that' saiu VI dnio
j. Dady II told a number OF waVerins III ~
gates tha. II They were fired for voting WIN
us | would hire them and pay them un'il JAN
airy l next as much as they are geltils "a" that
on the other hand. the Platt people sau ma
the District Attorneys office had been useu 10
browbeat a delegate whose relative Is hheIS :.
be indicted y was a pS Tuf[ of the twenty
second Ward had been called 10 the once VI
Fire Commissioners Bryant ana tolu me- ~
would lose his head ii he did not proii',se nv ~
vote right II is Only fair 10 say that man!
Of the stories aioat were too absurd 10 NC
worthy OF belief. That each faction Is stra, rl
every nerve to win goes without sa!i ,eS.,nohie
some of the methods employed are desplcapIe
In the extreme is certain. That animoslues ar
already engendered that will make any Vi .ils
county nominations practically an empty hon ~,
is believed by those who are familiar WIFI i'V
inside facts
DIsAsTER WILL FOLLOW WORTHS DEFEAT
In talking about the situation YESTERDAY d
Well-known member of the Committee OF rii'!
said: II am a Republican. and an anti-machihe
Republican and il is impossible for me 10 nave
any sympathy with the course which Mr.. Wits
and his associates are taking. | DelleNe' NOV
ever from all ! can learn on the INSIDE .Hat vi.
Worth is likely TO get the worst OF ~ d. ny pnnuh
ing to morrow night. see no hope for the hepuo
lcan party in Greater New-forK anu no n.y.
for the Greater New-York itself except IN ~
publican Endorsement of Seth Low. IL is no.
only the present campaign that Is al s'ahe.
the party is turned under at the coming eiection
and Tammany Mayor is elected IL WIN ue a a
serious blow To the party throughout the ora.e
and further than that it will have a great
effect on the next Presidential election Which
will take place in the term of the Mayor Oh New
York to be elected in November ,,,.
IT am giad 10 see evidences that Republicans
Of prominence in other parts of the state are
showing that they appreciate mes ti',sS, am an
what they are saying will certainly nave an
effect on Senator P!att, who, as eVerypou!
knows Is responsible for the passage U! ule
Consolidation act do not believe ne VIII pv
ca sbortsighted as to take course that VIII
involve such disastrous consequences. u Is
to be noticed. though. that while some OF Nj;
Platts leutenan are doing a gooo oeal vi
talking and reterating that ii is out OF 'he
question for the Republican machine to accept
Low as candidate now that ne has peen noun.
mated hv the Citizens Union. Mr.. Patt himseii
has not said a word, and so has nothing TO TAKE
back while as has been shown in other III
stances, he would not hesitate moment 10 re-
pudiate all that has been said by the men VINO
have been supposed to represent his views.
a. myself. think it was great mistake ior
the Citizens Union to make the nomination as
II did and believe the Committee of Fifty pur-
sued more sensible and adroit course and
still hope that cur committee may be the means
of bringing about harmony of action between
the Citizens Union and the Republican orga1i-
cation Some of Mr.. Willis's friends have SAID
10 me that IL straight ticket is nominated
by the Republicans. all good Republicans Will
support IT, But | tell them that l am a good
Republican and that will vote for Low, ana
] know hundreds OF others who Will do tne
same Just now the situation is decidedly
mixed and far from encouraging. but have
faith 70 believe that il will all come out right
IN the end. and that Seth Low will he triumph-
antly elected"