The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-01
RJDDERBUND IS FOR LOW.
roUrrTE COMMITTEE OF THE "a
- Roos splits OYER IT.

p - .,,.s e. upeorse van wych, rive Were
yv.,,a,,, vote rop lew. Bat o9, ntdder Says
u.u,sn Around Ris Liberal
v,s,,,,op " or the Rsipss Law wanted.
rh. Er.cutiye Committee Of the German
n.-,on Reform Union, the 0aroou, held .
.n.o,., moetinr last night In Maennorchor Hall,
.nd s,ter waiting to SEQ whether the Tam
nav convention would nominate q German for
Mavor. got down to business and decided not TO
support Van Wyck.
a. The eight members Of the who
had voted to support Van Wyck put on their
hats and left the hall.
A sscret meeting wac then held, Herman RID
der giving orders to allow mono but members In
the hall. Tho reporters were kept outside
julius Meier. tho driver Of Sheriff Tannsen's
prison van. was on guard at the door.
The executive meeting, which was q stormy
one, was presided over by Julius A 2iboll, who
appointed o conference committee consisting of
John We'll, Herman Ridder. Edward B. Amend
and Sheriff Hansen. The Chairman was added
to the committee as . member ex-ofacio.
Mr.. Ridder then introduced resolutions TO this
''That the election Of either the Democratic
or Republican candidate for Mayor would
p po%epsaS Of that high once for the purposes Of
portsnt improvements of the different depart
" sTsss the executive Committee of the Ger
man.American Reform Union 10 unable 70 roo
S%%sne to Of eh' s dinsrA' of M Candidate shs tn,
presented by tho Republican and Demo.
cratic cit, convontions for tho once Of
a @sSGa; but of is tho III Gisi.. 9p'!n'0TG Onion sa.' the the
Hon. Seth Low, by his political entecedenta.
tration Of the office OF Mayor Of the city. Of
Brooklyn. and by the programme contained In
hi, letter 81, Of ia Sos es %;a;ss Gfder, 81 th S,. Se,s s SsS
York corresponding to the ideas of the German
American Reform Union.
contained in his letter Of acceptanoe, in refer.
ence to the provisions Of tho Raines law. most
SSs aTios as 20 Mayor HeFs%s OF BrooEiyn, iustines, the a..
sumption that as Mayor OF Creator New York
he would use the influence Of his ONCE In favor
"That the Executive Committee recommends
date for Mayor Of Greater New York. and di.
rects it's Conference Committee to confer and CO.
oFssaiS., slsh s sns 90 Si' a Z VIII TIloP them snd for Sts ess
offices in the Interest Of good goSe~fnmept"
should hold q convention Of their own and nom
mate an independent ticket with . German for
this hnyo was A DONE the "' SsGefs ' zeisun sn Would not
support the ticket. The resolutions, Mr.. Ridder
says, were adopted. 80 to 5.
not like the idea of voting for Lows indorSe-
ment. One OF them said after tho meeting:
IF the Citizens Union don't put three Of our
men on its ticket we may have these resolutions
fescinded by our General Committee"
George Strassner Of Sheriff Tamson's once.
another prominent CARGO. declhred:
"Tammany had better TO into the business Of
letting her old hall for Hebrew weddinRA- She
won't need 1t for polit. cal meotings after We get
through with her in this election"
Mr.. Ridder made this predictioni
"Tammany will get tho seyorest drubbino
that was ever administered to her In this cleo.
tion. and the German voters will help TO give Il
to her"