The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
r4MMANE LEADERS GLAD.
In Lows Acceptance They Profcas 20 SEQ VIc-
tory Assured for Their own Candidate.

tory Assured for Their own Candidate.
II there was any one more pleased yesterday
than James b. Reynolds and the other Cit en-
thusiasts over tho news that Seth Low had ac-
ccpted the nomination OF the Citizens Union
for Mayor. it was the average T~ammany Hail
leader. Few Of them would talk about the ac-
ceptance, following the example Of their chief.
John c. Shcehan. but they all smiled broadly
when the matter was referred to, and ex.
Police Commissioner James J. Martin in the
exuberance Of his JOY asked gloatingly of a L
reporter:
Where is the Republican party nowI' Ho
evidently did not expect an answer, for he
continued in joyful strain to say that Mr.. Lows
acceptance of the independent nomination was
q ~foregone conclusion.
Il wonder. though" no said. IF Low thinks
that fake enrolment and petition is genuine.
II he does, he is one. OF a very few who are Of
and heard a man in the next chair rotate his eN-
perience with the Low petition. He said ho
had signed II twice. and a friend Of his had
signed 1t eight times, but neither Of them would
vote for Low under any. circumstances. Tho
man said that he and hi friend did this and got
were friends OF the canvassers employed by
the, Citizens Union, who told them that he
had to g get at least 2o9 signatures a day or he
The JOY Of the Tsmmany leaders over tho
situation proceeds from the belief that the Re
pADllCdl5 IA OliiIDol uliOlhCI lNllut ID
Mayor than Low, and that the ranks OF tho
enemy will be divided so that they will have
plain sailing for their ticket. They were en-
demands Of the Roldbugs and tho Bryanltcs.
On the one hand were the moneyed men. with
mand that the Chicago platform be ignored II
not repudiated. On the other were the radical
insisting just as strenuously that the Chicago
platform be reafirmed. with the addition Of a
Ylanlr YrnptAf,IK (nn nnpntrinal nuvnaeLbin aud
operation Of franchises. How to reconcile
these two factions or satisfy them both was the
a'T They R ReGeis sati Sasfsg go sas 5ns1r t iHtst Nm Low
had helped them, out Of their dlnicuity. They
could now take the aide Of boodle;. insist on a
lion to keep the radicals In limo. or. if not all Of
them, al least enough to mako victory against
Tho Organizes realized. Yesterday that the &C
Mir. Low had decided the Tammany Leaders 10
some of their men would BIO nominated on the
Tammany ticket for minor places and told that
ment and not expect the candidates for Mayor
or for Supreme Court Justices to be Of their So
by one Of them, who said:
'"Our first concern In this campaign Ia to
to Democratic principles as stated in the ma
tional platform. After that W want TO sec
men nominated, and elected who are and hsyo
we want a Mayor and a Municipal Assembly
that will do all they can to carry out our
alton q franchises. ii, Tammany refuses to
give US all or any Of these, as GEMS probable
now. there Is nothing left for us to do put TO
our own. and fight for its election. Not that |
believe such "a ticket, would be elected; think
tickot in the field. but II Democratic principles
are worth anything they are worth lighting for
at the polls rather than submitting to Tam
ms x'a " aRinn NJ tha ilanAa
cit Is not nearly 30 essential that q Chicago
platform Democrat shall be elected Mayor as
to Congress. There viii be an election for Con-
RIessmen, next year. Should tho Bryan men
consent this year to Mr.. sheehan's plan for q
year when we demand the nomination OF good
chicago platform Democrats for Congress-. On
OF campaign and nominate a ticket OF our own
Mr.: sheshan YIN a be only too willing to ooneedo
Leader Sheehan was kept busy yesterday re-
ceiving delegations from independent organiza-
candidates. The first represented the so-called
Industrial Council of Greater Now York. X. NJ.
Campbell Of TypogTaphi,GSai Union ,S SH; . 8 was is
OF the delegation was as much O spokesman a;
he. They all made speeches. Mr.. Campbell
said that II 10 the desire OF the members OF the
council to stand by the regular Democratic
ticket In the coming election because. Of the
noble stand Tammany took In support OF Bryan
| Amos j. Cummings, Register sohmer, or JUS
tice Gaynor would be a Mayoralty candidate
+, acceptable TO the council. The council, how
ever. would be satistied with a man Ike them
, some candidates for Asscmblymen, Councilmen
and Aldermen. Without naming him he spoke
a good word for Bausch, the labor candidate fol
Coroner.
NJ. j. Flaherty. another of the delegation
suggested that one OF the three candidates ir
each council district should DO Representative,
of organized labor. NJ. r.. Duggan asked for 4
few Assembly candidates and b., Hawkes. do
| manded recognition for organized labor.
Mr.. Sheehan jollied the delegation with
promise to consider their claims. % no also die
tIoners' Protective Association. who called Il
urge REGISTER Sohmsr's claims for the Mayor
4 altY nomination.