The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
WHYWORTHSUPPoRTSLOW
"FoRCED TO DO So" SAYS A FRIEND
OF BROOKLYN LEADER.

rho County TicEeta ud the Places OF o ONCE
hslutuG FsiloNers or Jacob worth to Ne
Considered-Tho Faction FiEht OF BrookIyn
Republicans Grows warmer Each Day.
The Republican faction fight In Brooklyn has
assumed some new and peculiar features since
City Works COMMISSIONS Theodore b. Willis,
Tax Collector II. Ross Appleton. and Walter II.
Attcrbury assumed their firm attitude against
any prccipitatc action by tho Citizens Union in
the nomination OF Seth Low. Messrs. Willis,
Appleton, and Atterbury are experienced pol.
itlcians. and did not take this stand until they
had carefully sounded the vicws OF the ward
and district leaders with whom they have long
been in close alliance in tho struggle to
undermine the control Of County Clerk ia
cob Worth on the machinery OF the or
ganization. Their course In the disturbing
controversy over Mr.. Lows candidacy was only
taken after weeks of elaboration. There is a
wide difference OF opinion as to its effects on the
political fortunes of Mr.. Worth. regardless Of
its consequences to the President Of Columbia
College. Mr.. Willis and his friends are confident
that they have sufficiently weakened Mr..
Worth's props to prevent him from con-
trolling the County Convention, which after all
10 OF far more Importance to the warning Brook
Ign statesmen than the City Convention. Mr..
Worth's adhercnts. on the other hand, now
declare that tho MISUNDERSTANDING con.
tingent has only weakened itself and stirred up
opposition in its own ranks.
An influential Republican politician. who
probably shares Mr.. Worth's friendship and
confidence moro than any other man in Brook.
Ign. thus outlined the situation to n reporter OF
THE SuN:
There is probably no man in the Greater
Now York more surprised than Mr.. Worth him.
self at being placed in tho attitude OF tho chief
advocate Of Mr.. Lows nomination. i have had
many talks with him on the Mayoralty ques.
ton, extending all along from the signing OF the
Greater New York charter by Gov. Black to the
declare himself as uncquivocally In favor OF
Seth Lows nomination; In fact. he has never
His favorite expression to me has been: We
want a man like Seth Low
Mr.. Worth. In my opinion. has been forced.
step by step. into the apparent position OF hold.
ing Seth Low up as the only available candidate
for the Republican nomination and as being in
Lot mo tell you Just how the course he has
pursued has strengthened Mr.. Worth with the
organization in Brooklyn. There arc 500 or 900
the political machinery OF the Republican organ
cation. and can make and unmake the leaders.
For some reason the vast majority of them be-
lieve that with Mr.. Low as the candidate the
chances of success would be better than with
Low would probably be beaten by the votes OF
Tammany Hall. they are almost confident that
their county ticket. which is OF much more i'm
portancc TO them than the city ticket. To sum
up the situation. these otficcholders. without
whose aid Mr.. Worth could never have got to
the top Of the political ladder. are willing 10
take a desperate chance with Seth Low for the
purely selfish purpose OF saving their places
through the success OF the county ticket. Nj.
Worth had to allow himself to drift along on
this tide. and II he had not done so. Willis and
his friends would now he on top
Tho Republican Executive will
hold its next meeting on Sept. :, and a week
| Z HI ann NntNt n NrIll rnnaf II fhA
programme is not changed the primaries will
be fixed between Sept. 30 and "a. Both sides arc
preparing for n battle royal at the County Com
mittee gathering on Sept. -.
The Democratic leaders are quietly doing all
in their power TO keep the Republican fractional
have been hobnobbing with Mr.. Worth at Sara.
toga during the summer have been pattiny him
on the back and urging him to remain firm in
his stand for Low.