Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09
seth Low NAMED FOR MAYOR
BY the City Convention of the
Citizens Union.
DOUBT ABOUT HIS ACCEPTANCE
May Not Be Endorsed by the
Republicans.
But the Citizens Union Would Not Walt
and Formally Placed Him in tho Field
Everything Now Depending Upon What
Move Mr.. Low May make.

New York, Sept. Seth Low was
formally nominated for mayor Of the
Greater New York to-day at conven-
tior called by tine Citizens Union OF
this city, in which the independent re-
form movement in four of the five bor-
oughs OF the consolidated municipality
participated. Senator Platt's efforts to
prevent Mr.. Lows nomination as an
independent candidate succeeded in
creating a division among this reform
ers, which may prevent Mr.. Low from
accepting the nomination. The dele-
gates from Brooklyn, representing the
committee of SO there, refused to take
part in the proceedings, urging that
it was advisable to heed the plea OF
Senator Platt's organization for delay
until a union OF all anti-TammHny
forces could be effected. The request
was unheeded by the convention, which
adhered to a discrimination not to
recognize political parties in municipal
affairs. and the Brooklyn delegates
withdrew from the meeting.
About an hour was spent in this DIG
cussion before it was seen that the
delegates from this city, Long Island
City. Westchester, Queens and Rich
mond counties had determined to make
an independent nomination imme
diately, though without any assurance
from Mr. Low that he would accept H.
A resolution was then unanimously
carried declaring that the representa-
tives OF the Citizsns' Union of the sew
eral boroughs, in pursuance of the au-
| thority veated in them by their respBc
tive organizations, render to tho Hon.
Seth Low the nomination cf mayor o.
the city of New York. " A special nles-
sengsr was entrusted with the resolu
tion and sent TO Mr.. Low, who is az his
summer home in Maine.
Only 10 days aga. when tie leaders OF
the Citizens Union of Manhattan
borough approached Mr. Low on the
subject OF accepting an Immediate
nomination, he informed them that ne
would only consent to be placed on an
ipdependent ticket representing a
united movement by ali five of the
Creator New York borougas. Organi-
cations were hastily perfected iu all of
them, and to-day's convention was tho
result. 1t is difficult to Understand
how Mr.. Low can accept consistently
nomination from only four boroughs.
1t ia, indeed, believed that tho wish
dr. avail of the brooklyn delegates, ous
of whom has acted as MIR. Lows attor-
ney, WIS instigated by Mr.. Low hiT.
self, who does not care to face Ia,n.
many without Republican support,
knowing that such coufHe wouid in
sure his defeat.
This belief is supported by the fur
tber action of the Brooklyn reform del
egatss 10 attending an adjourned con
ference of Republican and other anti
Tammany organizations esiled Just be-
,, fore the Low nominating conventions.
At this conferences resolution was
passed, in which ths Srcoklyn ~
formers concnrred, 6ucla.ing that in
the judgment OF this conference the
1 nominating aongohtiuns VI all nrgani
cations opposei 10 TsiEmany Hail
, ought 20 be held on ths sane day. 80
i that ready corierance on Vii qnest,onf
| snail bg assuretl, AMI Hsnieulbsr 18th
being the earliest day on which, under
a the constitution Of the Republican
4 county committee, the Republican city
convention can be assemblies, IL IL
o hereby recommended to all organiza
. tions opposed to Tammany Hall tina
Q they hold their nominating convention
t on that DAY"
Il Northeapt Harbor, Me-, Sept B.
!, Seth Low has signified his acceptance
O of the nomination as mayor OF Greater
a New York, rendered him by thu
! borough committees of the Citizens
n Union,