The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
WURSTER OUT FOR TRACY.
GOOD MEN MUST COMBINE TO DE-
FEAT VAN WICK AND GEORGE.

STEADY wnue or the Low Sentiment in nroek-
iyn-Activity OF tho Republicans Leaders
Foreshadews q Notable victory Across
the River NiEht'a N~aeetIne.
Mayor wurster of Brooklyn is not going to
preserve a neutral attitude in the present fierce
contest for control Of the Greater New York. He
will support Gen. Tracy, the champion Of the
forces which had to contend last year against
Organism and ropudiation. Mr.. Wurster made
this statement yesterday:
81 have been absent from the city for about .
week, but from what l understand Of the situa-
ton here,at is so complicated that many who
wish to vote for some particular candidate as
election day approaches, in order to save tho
city from falling into the hands Of Tammany
Hall or tho theorists led by Henry George, may
not be able to vote for the candidate of their
choice, but the combine on one who can defeat
tho two parties mentioned. This was the course
pursued by thousands of sound. money Demo-
Gratis last year, who, Notwithstanding the ex-
cellent nominations Of their party, gave their
votes to Mckinley. They realized that q vote
for Palmer and Buckncr might result In the
election Of Bryan, and ! believe thousand, Of
Republicans who are hesitating betewcn Tracy
and Low will, before election day, realize that
the conditions this year are similar"
Mr.. c. w. Schlenchtner, Mayor Wurster's
business partner and a loading member of the
Hamilton Club, is an enthusiastic supporter Of
Look At the combination against Tracy.
There 10 Van Wyck, a Tammany man. There
Is Henry George, as wild a theorist as ever lived,
the representative Of the Chicago platform.
an enemy Of the Republican party. There is
but one candidate who represents what the
%nss T have %sn & Ben "a nnt'o F. ~aTn rs;c S' s9snds; r ior
prosperity. This city. 50 full Of kickers and DIS:
Presidential election rolls around. BY voting
Voting to weaken the Republican party and to
strengthen the Bryanites in the next Presiden-
tial conflict, In addition. Tracy is a strong
the trainers Of the charter. as VOL as MI. Low
can Headquarters in Court street yesterday,
P ! e ih. IL ihs sls ss:esi III f hsw d .s5,is.5 Leaders kss
steadily to the front. Chairman Hamburg OF
We are more than Satisfied with the situa-
ton: The The people are now beginnins to feel thu, that
dates in the field. On a careful estimate we
made last night, we figured that Low would not
receive more than 1000 votes. We do not be-
lean The heavy registration yesterday was
All inc arrangements Tor inc DIX RepuDnCan
demonstration at the Clermont Avenue Rink
tomorrow night have been. completed. Silas
B. butcher will preside, and Gen. Tracy, Gen.
Powell viii be the speakers. The rink can hold
nearly 5000 persons. but II is confidently ex.
ence.
There was al air of dependency yesterday
about the Cts Union headquarters in Mon.
dissensions among tho Mugwump managers.
The Cts had been banking on a big Low boom
In fha Tyvnnfv-atvth Hrarl hnk NhAr hAar1
terday that it had collapsed and that DR.. Gen.
ior and J. G. Crebling. who had been assigned
to work 1t up. had gone over to the true.blue
Republican column. George w. Zimmerman,
the Republican candidate for the Council in the
Seventh district, says that Lows vote In the
Twenty.sixth ward will be less than Edward
M. Shepard received two years ago.