The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-29
And Benjamin f. Tracy Was
Nominated Easily
For Mayor of the City of New
Greater New York.
SETH LOW ALSO RAN.
Chauncey Depew Puts in Nomi-
nation a Gold Democrat
For the Office of Comptroller
and He is Endorsed.

New York, Sept. 29.-When the Re
publican convention took a recess yes
terday afternoon the committee on con-
ference went into secret session. There
were also present representatives of the
Brooklyn committee of 80 and OF the
PurrOy faction.
The Citizens union was not repre-
sented. Henry d. .Purroy made vigor-
Gus speech advocating the endorsement
of Low.
also spoke for Low. National Commit
1eeman Frederick s. Gibbs denounced
Low as mugwump, and Chairman
QuiEg said that the convention could
not consider Low. If the latter would
withdraw from the race then there
might be something done Mr.. Lows
friends said that he was in the field to
stay and after a wrangle for nearly
three hours, the meeting adjourned
without result.
The door of the convention hall were
opened at 7:15 o'clock and the auditor
ium was packed to it's utmost capacity.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Senator Platt
accompanied by Mrs Platt and several
lad es appeared in the box Immediately
above the right of the platform. The
band played Hail to the Chief and
the crowd yelled and cheered until it
was koarse.
During a wrangle over the report of
tie committee on contested seats, Jacob
Worth spoke of Platt as the man who
presses the button and declared that
al ODSSeO the OruerS OF the DuttOn-
Worth was hOwled down and his fol-
lowers were Overwhelmingly defeated.
After the adoption of the platform,
District Attorney Olcott placed in NOM
anation for mayor, General Benjamin F.
Tracy.
The flag which hid from view the pic
ture of General Tracy, over the rear
Platform, was drawn aside and Mr.. Oh
oott finished and the delegates sent up
a yell of applause.
The Low man kept their seats. Jacob
Worth stood up to speak and there
were yells of Platform. platform" and
the veteran leader climbed up to the
platform over the reporters tables, as
sisted by Chairman Woodford.
Il remember" said Mr.. Worth, ''the
convention Is years ago when Seth Low
was nominated for mayor of Brooklyn
and General Tracy was nominated by
the Republican convention. 1 was op-
posed to Lows candidacy and because
of that 1 was relegated to the rear and
stayed there for four long years.
Low was good enough Republican
to be nominated and good enough in
dependent to be reelected. Should Mr.
Low not be nominated it would be a sad
disappointment to the majority of the
intelligent people of Greater New
York" (Cries: Get off'').
Worth replied: Get off nothing; get
off nothing" shaking his fists. You
have got to elect majority of the leg
1slature Can you? Don't insult the
Citizens union until they made mis-
take" Mr.. Worth forgot to name Mr..
Low as his candidate and turned to
leave the platform but he quickly turn
ed back and said: 1T is mere matter
of form I present for nomination the
name of Seth Low"
John NJ Ward amid cat calls and
hootfng. seconded the nomination eof
Seth Low. The ballot was as follows:
Tracy 297; Low 40; and ex-MayOr
Schroeder of Brooklyn, .
The nomination was made unanimous
and a committee appointed to notify
General Tracy of his nomination.
In the meantime Chauncey NJ. Depew
nominated for the office of comptroller,
AshbeH p Fitch, the present incumbent
and a gold Democrat, saying: when
the integrity of the country was attack
ed last year the gold Democrats came
to the aid of the Republicans. It is to
recognize the men who sacrificed their
party that I ask you to nominate by ac-
selamation Ashbell P. Fitch for comp
froller.''
The nomination was made unani-
mously.
r Ross Appleton of Brooklyn was un-
animouSly nominated for president of
the council and the convention ad-
journed.