New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-12
AIR. PL4TT HERE AGAIN.
PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT TO NOMINATE
SETH LOW FOR MAYOR.

PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT TO NOMINATE
SETH LOW FOR MAYOR.
Senator Plat arrived at the Fifth Avenue ho'ei
at about $3.50 o'clock last evening for day or TWO
of personal conference with Republican leaders OF
the State and city Chairman Hackett, OF the
Republican State Committee, who had arrived from
his home In Utica two or three hours earlier was
the first man to welcome the Senator when he
entered his name upon the hotel register senator
Platt and Chairman Hackett VIII compare Views
on the political situation at breakfast TINS morn
ing President Qugg will call before Mr.. Piatt
goes down to his office at No. ~ broadway 10 talk
over the prospects OF an anti-Tammany union on
Seth Low for Mayor as well as to secure from the
Senator what he thinks about purging the rolls OF
the Neu-York Republican organization, with the
aid Of the Anti-Machine Committee OF Iweii'y-"'e'
which Mr.. Quigg has invoked
Senator Plat expressed surprise when informed
that the refined sugar amendment, which he mas
taken a prominent part In advocating, had passeu
the Senate yesterday by tie measre majority vi
only two. The vote was taken after MT. flatt ie't
Washington for New-fork
ct Thought II would go through with six or eight
votes TO spare" he said 1T was we'll l was
paired ~
The Senator paired with Senator Butter OF
North Carolina
rs It your Judgment that further changes in
Federal officers here are not propapie ioi eo''0
timer" Senator Platt was asked
"I do not see why" Mr.. Plat replied Il should
think that It would be preferable to have the new
Tariff law administered by officials in sympathy
with the Administration.
The Senator believes that the passage Oh inc
Tariff bill and the adjournment OF Congress u'l''i
December are In sight
ur pI,tt exnects to return to Washington on
Sunday afternoon In the mean time he VIII con-
suit with the local Republican leaders on the ou'-
look especially to the ACCESSIBILITY Oh accept
ing Mr. Low for Mayor 1t was SAID Yesterday
that some strong protests Will be presented " vi
Platt to-day against giving Mr. Low the Repupn-
can nomination. Some of these come from NC
nubIIcans OF Irish birth or descent who dislike inc
prominent part which Mr. Low TOOK towiSu i 0thsr
Ing the Arbitration treaty WIN notieaI record in
the Presidential campaign OF lSst of MIL" live
aege the then BROOKLYN Mayer Ren rGlus candi
date Still further opposition Is sad 10 eUhe Mr.
me me- sarnest advocacy OF the new school law OF
last year which they bitterly opposcu. 80, re
any or all these protests VIII nave any eie''
movement in Mr.. Lows favor has been sartgu
District who believe that he is the most aVaM ra,
candidate whom all citizens % PSeae e9 New
Work and that II is the plain duty OF the Repup-
ilcan party to nominate him Paper Rpeub hSS in
that Assembly district who are willing to unite lo
securing the election OF ty ESanvenon favor
able to Mr. Lows nomination to S SCmmuf Prcs
Sant Edward c. O'Brien OF the Dock Department
senator Frank D. Pavey, ex-Assemblyman richard Richard
I Lewis David p. Simpson. Alderman ANDREW
Robinson Joseph II. Emery. Assemblyman iran
els G. Laimbeer, b. Aymar Sands and Howard II.
Williams. . 49,, ..,,,,, % tho r,ove-
"Tbe Intention of those who have signed the paper
IL To- secure the names of "A considerable BODY OF
On rolled Republicans in the various election dls-
tricts of the XXVIIth Assembly District ana
through them make an effort to carry the prmares
70 the Republican City Convention favorable TO Mr
Low There ia no present intention OF having any
narticular form of organization. officers or any
name though a meeting OF the pen who express
their Willingness to work for Seth Low might be
held later on and such meeting might result In
n more formal organization. The work VIII be
strictly confined to the ranks of enrolled Repub-
leans"