The sun., 1897-09-12
OlCoTT BOOM LAUNCHED.
CAPTAINS or HIS DIsTRfCTPUT HIM
UP WITH a WHOOP.

usnubi,cnns Not TO De Coerccd Into support-
ing a Candidate Chosen BY Somebody Elise
viii Put Up tho Fight or Their Lives for n
straight TicLet aud Against All Corners.
District Attorney w. NJ. X. olcott was formal
,v mt forward last night rs a candidate for the
pcnublican nomination for Mayor by tho repre-
,sntiyes of tho Republicans OF Mr.. olcotts own
Assombly district. tho Twcnty-tlrst. The cap.
,ai,a Of the election districts in that Assembly
sIstrirt met at Lion Park, Amsterdam avenue
and lOsth street.
pcsore Leader Abraham Gruber took up tho
reuular business OF the meeting, the instruo-
alma OF the Captains as to tho call for tho
coming primaries. Edward II. Fallows. Captain
=, tho Eighth Election district. offered these
resolutions:
PcsoIred, BY the representatives OF tho Re-
Aistrct that they condemn tho action OF tho
Citizens Union in remaining away from a con.
Tor the purpose OF bringing, about choice Of
candidates, Tor tho municipal offices who would
nnify all elements of opposition to Tanmany
Nall and be acceptable to all.
Rsorfd Tint in TGHsnE 70 TO- enlSr this rSn
Of Tanlmany Hall, and TO ils solo advantage, de-
literally disrupted the anti.Tammany; forces.
Resoired That no organization having at
heart the good government OF New York can
With honesty or dcccncy say to the people that
Il viii make its opposition to Tammany Hall en-
trcly dependent upon their acquiescence in the
tieulSr Individual whom 1t alone favors.
RcSoi cd, That the candidates TO be supported
nv The Republicans and such allies as they can
oIt in should be their free and willing choice.
Rsso red. That the Republican organization
The Republican and other anti.Tammany CON
ventions to be held on Sept. %, the name OF tho
SNUaNvor. whose nomination. by his high personal
character and valuable service to the people 10
rendered in all respects suitable.
Each separate resolution was received with
Euna .hnl
Olcott's name the assembly checred until Col.
Gruber lifted both his hands and besought ST.
lenco. ,,.,. ,u .o.,..n.
said, but some times, as now, 1t Is waste OF
An ice cream freezer in an adjoining room In
terrupted SIr. Gruber with discordant and ear
That is a Low machine" remarked Mr.. Cru
Der as he sent waiter to stop the thing. y 1t
lit wants to to be creased !" cried a voice.
bsaSS%sS %e MSSa to hear from tho
representatives Of each district about his judg-
ment OF the fitness Of Mr.. olcott for this nomi.
with Mr.; Low in the opinion of the Republican
The captains were callei on by number All
but six or seven were present out of the forty
seven. Oscar Hofstadt Of the Second election
district was the first speaker
~ say for my district" said he. that we
want 10 vote tor a straight Republican candi-
date; We prefer that he should be Mr.. oleott.
Se,d Of the Republican ticket wo viii
afS pa,tins ;au up Ue' Mug swSmp. @ With general %
Ike Mr., Quigg. supported hya dozen such men
nt the able leader OF our own district; MI Cru
tains as are gathered here. and each captain
with a devoted body guard OF four, or
nve active. ,selfsacrihcing. levelheaded lieu
tenants. l believe we have a better organization
than any that exists in this country to-day.
These people who are bowling now that We can.
DOssibly elect candidate and want us TO
indorse Low are of the same crowd that used TO
and we and soy That we c0qs
was elected by majority of 900. They, don
fee! like lighting and as know my own district
feels we Will go to the POLLS absolutely certain
and we will ele I him Mayor by n majority that
none of us would dare to put down on paper
John E. Hilliher Of the Fifth Election district
said: - can tell you that II Low were indor5ed
We would lose the Irish support in my district.
height orhood viii be with him"
George C. Sncdden OF the Seventh said: THE
ton tending TO the loss Of the identity OF the
Republican party as party
licans in my district" cried J. W. uihbertson
otthe Eleventh., I'VE are for straight Re-
For the Eighteenth district" said A, P.
straight goods. That man Low. we think he is
'OE %f1nnis lIr 81 tha 4wentythrd dstrc.
said: Il tell you that If we don't have straight
"Mr Chairman" cried Oliver Gompert, one
Of Mcinnis's ieutenants 'if Low was to be
nominated by the Republican convention. Paddy
Gleason would poll bigger vote than Low would
in tie Twenty-Ihird.
When John Rau. who Is to make the fight for
Councilman against J. s. Barcus, rose to say
that the Thirty-siNth was Overwhelmingly
straight" he was Cheercd over and over again
The Forty-third was called. Z. ID. Ackerman
rose.
"Our captain. F. C. Langley" he said, ais
secretary OF the Brookdeld organization, and
stayed away from this meeting because he
doesn't belong here. ] am told By the men who
have always followed him before that they will
not follow him in support OF any other than q
straight Republican candidate. and believe
them."
The captains who had heard OF Langley's an
houncement at the New Amsterdam Republi
can Club on Friday night that the " Cits Union
was organized to save the Republican party
from itself" and that he would support no or
ganiZation that tried to jam its candidate down
the voters throatS' shouted their approval.
In the instructions to the captains Mr.. Grubel
said that the sections OF the Bush law which
make enrolment and participation in the
primaries Of two or more organizations by the
bsme voter punishable by heavy fine or impris
qnment would be prominently printed at the
head OF the calls for the primaries.
The resolutions were unanim mOusly adopted.
WILL STAND FIRM For SILVER.