New-York tribune., 1897-09-03

able candidate fcr Mayor We want to prevent
th4 election o' TaoImany Mayor by putting uo
man WHO IL vote -re:ter. Such a candidate
icrs: be ani" 10 win all Republican votes and
other aut!-Tammany votes. While have a high
regard for Seth Low personally do not re
gard him as the idea. candidate in the coming
campaign. Tho action Of the Citizens Union
leaders IN nominating him at q secret meeting of
about a dozen men will hurt him as a candidate
II lie accepts such a nomination.
II should think from my knowledge Of Ny
Low. that he would decline to accept such q
nomination should think he would consider
himself entitled t. a nomination by convention.
or by conventions representing all the elements
opposod to Tammany, and that he would be
satisfied with nothing less If he accepts such
nomination as the of yesterday. do not see
that he will b. considered as an available Re
publican candidate The Republican CITY Con-
vention could hardly take UP man nominated
In that way. | have no faith In the alleged num-
Der Of votes which the Citizens Union people
say have been pledged to him. They have been
msied by the number Of signatures to the peti-
tlons With the services OF a few men az my
command / could get many more signatures to
a petition for any other decent man. Resrecta-
BILE and intelligent men come here sometimes TO
protest against the appointment Of man TO an
for his appointmen. bearing their own sigma
lures Such men sometimes sign petitions for
the appointment OF bad men 10 office and are
surprised ana shocked when call them here and
exhibit proof of the character Of the men they
have recommended for Office.
Delay in the nomination OF Mr.. Low might
have made him an available candidate for May
or His refusal to accept such a nomination as
the one OF yesterday may make him an available
candidate before the Republican convention. l
90 no: believe that he can command the support
Of the Republican voters II he accepts such a
nomination. l have in mind no man as an avail
able Republican candidate since Mr. Bliss has
declined TO be considered. but Mr.. Low is by no
means the only man in the Greater New-fork
who would command the support Of the great
mass OF anti-Tammany voters as a candidate
for Mayor 1t is for Mr.. Low to decide nov II
he will make himself entirely unavailable as a
candidate to be supported by Republicans.
THE TALK ABOUT MR.. OLCOTT.
District-Attorney Olcott has been spoken Of as
a possible Republican candidate for Mayor. He
declined yesterday to talk about the situation or
10 discuss the action OF the Citizens Union IN
nominating Seth Low. He allowed some of his
close political friends to say for him that he was
unwilling to be a candidate for Mayor. They
said he had been outspoken in his desire to be the
Republican candidate for Distrct-Attorney, as
he wants TO be elected to the Office which he now
holds by appointment.
Russell Sage said yesterday: I am In faVor OF
Seth Low for Mayor of the Greater New-York'
but / would advise against hasty action that
might endanger Republican votes. would IKE
10 see all the ant-Tammany forces united III
support OF Mr. Low, and think it would be bet
ter for him TO delay in accepting the nomination
Of the Citizens Union. There should be time 1or
RenubIcans and anti-Tammany Democrats to
see that he is the man TO unite on. 1t would De
unwise to estrange them by hasty action. be-
,eve they will be able to unite in support of Mr.
NV and in such case his election would be as
sured I have no interest, except that OF any
toxnaver TO see Mr.. Low at the head or az
fairs in the city. and l believe he is an honest
and able man who as Mayor would be acceptaole
to all good citizens"
President Quigg, OF the Republican county
Committee went to Fishers Island YESTERDAY
and he is not expected to return to the city until
Monday. Upon his return he may call another
meeting Of the ant-Tammany Delegates 10 .he
Astor House conference. Republicans IN 'he c''y
Yesterday said nothing would be undertaken IN
.he line OF uniting the antiTammany forces
until his return. -
lanes 3. Reynolds the chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the Citizens Union said yes
,ordav that he felt confident Of an early reply
from, Seth Low, accepting the nomination LOT
Mayor Of Greater NewYork. when Mr. Low
has accepted the nomination" he said we VIII
arrange for large ratification meeting, wnich
probabl will be held about September 10
THE FEELING IN BROOKLYN.
Jpdson G. Wall secretary Of the Brooklyn
voung Republican Club. sent out notices
Yesterday 10 the members of the clubs Execu-
live and Advisory committees Of meeting 10
lie held on Tuesday evening to take action on
Mr. Lows nomination by the Citizehs Ch'oii'
The Young Republic IN Club was IN its great
est strength when President Low was the fe-
,,,blican nominee for Mayor OF Brooklyn ana
its interest in his probable candidacy this faii
il naturally keen. There is little DOUBT that
mast members Of the club want chance 10
vote for Mr.. Low this fall, but many OF them
are not at all pleased with the manner In Whlcn
he has been put forward by the Citizens Union
Ex-Mayor Sohieren's views on this SUBJECT
are we'll known He thinks the Union has
made mistake, but is not disposed TO concede
that the mistake should dsqualify Mr.. Low
as n Republican nominee, inasmuch as the
mis,ske was committed against the protests
Of the Republicans.
Mr.. Wall shares Mr Schieren's views In this
respect while think Mr. Low is for many
reasons the best man to be the Republican
candidate" he said yesterday. Il am thor
oughy disgusted with the doings Of the Union
The members OF the Union appeared to go out
OF their way to make 1t difficult for the Repub-
Mcans To nominate Low. and they can offer no
justification for such action. cannot say what
action the club will take, but Mr.. Lows inter-
ests are sure TO be carefully guarded"
s. l.. Woodhouse, member Of the Young
Republican Cluo's Exc cutve Committee, says
he has information tending to indicate that
Lows nomination by the Republicans is al
ready assured. md that Mr. Lows acceptance
of the Union nomination will be somewhat
qualified 10 suit the present perpexing situa-