The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
CTS PREVENTED A UNION.
MADE NO OFFER TO THE REPUBLI-
OANsS WOULD ENTERTAIN NONE.


Facts That Have Never Been pirputsd-Ths
Cenrrssed Object or the Low Movement
was to ''rmash Pintt.p Not to neat TAIN.
nanny, and II Put Tnnmany In the saddle.
To THEE DrToR OF THE sux--Sir! Endeavoring in .
Just spirit to arrive at certain facts in regard to
whether any direct overtures were made by either
the Citizens Union or the Republican party TO bring
about = ~unifying factor in tho adhercnce Of all Re-
publicans 10 any one nomination for Mayor OF Greater
New York, and II any such ovortures tending to the
cancellation OF the whole Republican vute were TO
aectst bv either party. I and many others who are
IN doubt would he glad TO have the bare facts set
forth, to enable us TO plao, the censure for the d.
vision in tho Republican vote where Il belongs.
A reply in your esteemed paper will greatly obligo
yours truly, ALFRED W. LAYTON.
NEW YoRK, Nov. o, 1897.
Thirteen members OF the Citizens Union tx
ecutivo Committee met in tho Mutual Life In
surance building and nominated Mr.. Low. The
meeting was a secret ono and was held behind
locked doors. John G. Clark Of tho Citizens
Union was Immediately despatched TO North
Onst Harbor, Me-, where Mr.. Low was SPEND
ing his summer vacation, with instructions to
notify Mr.. Low Of his nomination by the Citi-
GEMS Union. Several weeks before this Mr..
Low, In an open letter to the Citizens Union
and to- the votors OF Greater New York, had
said that he would become the candidate Of the
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him that he would be a ''unifying force;' that's,
that substantially all citizens opposed to Tam.
many Hall desired him to become their candi-
date against Taminany. The Citizens Union
thereupon sont canvassers all over Greater
New York, and paid them 8 cents a name for
all signatures favorable to Mr.. Lows candi.
dacy. Many Republicans gave their signatures,
believing that Mr.. Low was to be nominated
by the Republicans.
Mr.. Low, at Northeast Harbor, we'll knowing
that the Republican party had not nominated
HIM and had not been asked by the .Citi.
GEMS Union to nominate him, Immediately
accepted the Citizens Union nomination, which
had been hurried along, by the thirteen COM
st is well known that a great many mem.
bers Of, the Citizens Union Committee on Or
ganization objected to the hasty action of the
thirteen members who prOfessed to represent
q the COMMITTEES on Organization empha:
The Republican party, several weeks after
the Citizens Union and ali other alleged anti.
for as to the best man to be named as the candi-
date for Mayor. These Invitations. were &C.
Scott. The Citizens Union declined to 40.
SsPs, az hit y would nd not listen 'Fs to any ether name
ferees and others had not by the slightest init.
nation said q word against Mr.. Low. The
S SsajGoa' to De@ eonfes oe esSalRsa rs a0 ns ssg h snf an al:
supreme Court Justice il he and his organize
Gems Committee 81 Fifty OF Brookly NM joined ned
with the Republicans in conference. but said
terest Of Mr. Low only, and of no other man.
The independence Hall Democracy also with.
drew menVhs because ami;,s IHam nIh, pr9 ON It's t leading ing
Asseniblyman in his district.
The Republicans finding that the Citizens'
them-indeed, Mr.. Reynolds had so ~oficiaiiy
notified Mr.. Quigg-went ahead and nomi.
mated Gen. Tracy on the St. Louis platform;
more than willing to withdraw in the interest
Of some candidate upon whom the Citizens
the Tns0 na "na q sh' e Ki%RSSl'eafR rd PdnasE eo 4. se dni6s:
Tracy, was suggested, but the Citizens Union
the GnSui %i1 pSi ais1sp Of to S Sny Rc%. oSer 's snd Svs to
again they. declared IL was Low or bust with
them: J: Harsen Rhoades, alexander =. orr.
plored the attitude of their people, but they
were not powerful enough to ~overturn the do
ii. Choato, Joseph Larocque, and others to
All ofSSthess men publicly declared that they
We're after Tom Platt,' and hat they would
All Of the foregoing statements have been
made hundreds OF times during the campaien
Louis platform and for the preservation Of the
t hiepu0l hil know PSTt{ thai aR tbs ahs f afSt s Wss th snd dp en:
and In closing these few remarks il viii do no
friends of Mr.. Low, have called on tie Republ.
can leaders within the last forty-eight hours
and an uu dePloredi l., their tSd t own !. mistake Ike in IN standing
can party.