New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-23
WHY LOW rs THEIR CHOICE.
REASONS GIVEN BY BUSINESS MEN AND
woRKINGMEN FOR BEING IN IA
VOR OF HIM.


4 canvass taken Ia the large establishment o.
the American Publishing Company IN Washington
Place, yesterday, furnished surprise for even
the most ardent supporters OF Seth Low. About
two hundred and fifty men are employed In the
place and the result Of the canvass showed that
a large majority Of ths employees were in favor OF
Mr. Lows election Mayor OF the enlarged city
The man who took the canvass and had the re-
suit OF the vote paper, was not In when
Tribune reporter called there yesterday. but rep
resentative OF the house said that the vote was
Overwhelmingly in favor Of Low According to
this vote Low was first, George second, Var Wyck
third and Tracy fourth. Mr. Low had many more
than all the other candidates tosethei Mr.
Georges printing and bookblnding are done IN the
establishment and IL was thought that the en-
ployes who do this work mad accepted 80 n,any
Of his doctrines that the majority OF them wou!d
Vote for him The result or the vote proved other
wise however and the Low men we're jubilant as
a consequence.
Leon J. G,aesze-. the importer o. No. % WASH
!ngton Place has announced himself In favor OF
MI. Low. There are abou; fifty men employed In
the house and the majority Of them are for Low
THE BEST MAN FOR THE PLACE
" H. Patten. Of the firm OF Merritt & Co.
wholesale dealers In hats. at No. y Washington
Place declared himself yesterday vigorously tor
the candidacy OF Mr.. Low. lie said:
II am In favor Of the election OF MI. Low BE-
cause think he Is the best man for the place
among the various candidates He made eood
Mavor OF Brooklyn and we know what 10 expect
ne him l am going TO vote for him. and so are
about all my friends and certainly hope that
he will be elected"
Mr. Barnum the Junior partner OF the hrnn. aiso
told the reporter that he would vote for Low, as
he deemed him the best man Tor the place ana one
that the people could depend II he was elected
= p Stahel Of the firm OF Fleitmann * Co. I'M
norters OF No as9 Broome.st. said: Il am for Mt
Low although ! am Democrat IN ponies /
cannot stand Dick Croker or his Tools am
FIRMLY OF the opinion that II Tammany Hall should
be returned TO power II would be great caiamily
10 the city. ! will vote for Low. and endeavor TO
oct avery one else meet 10 do the same thing.
think that Mr. Low will be the first Mayor OF the
Greater New-Yorl and an convinced that he
Will make q good one"
There are about one hundred men employed By
the Arm. and Mr. Stahel saio that. although no
canvass had been taken, 1t was well known that a
large majority Of the men would vote for Low.
VIEW OF A RETIRED MERCHANT.
r Moss g retired merchant, who lives In East
/ seyenty-thir6-st. was down among his old friends
| in the commercial district yesterday. When seen
| by q Tribune reporter. he said: i came 70 this
country In 49,. and cast my first vote for General
| Scott l have voted the Republican ticket ever
since l an Republican yet and probably shall
! always remain one. But shall vote for Seth Low
| for Mayor Of the Greater New-York, and you can
quote me as saying l shall vote for him be-
| cause | think that the best interests o. the city
will be served by his election There are TOUR or
five male members In my family and they are all
s Wien Tribune Ieport:r Visited the large dry
| gods importing house OF Granger, Blumgart
Co. q, Prince and Mercer SITS. he heard the same
stoTTy are all GU, for Seth Low here" exclaimed
Mr. sSmgar snd you pesd not tb be , biz back
ward IL saying So w tsr hsys about thirty men
aP PSo%s !m II sr Of Low H.
| sd n
taken now he would be nearly unanimously elected
for rsa ow ae for ayorns Mr. Low that
not represent nrs. pos Of the c sank Eba sh1 he sbo %
BE- BE- e Elected ted Mayor am Democrat, but coult
D ne stand for Tammany Haii,but do not hat
nc e'i man who deems himself free man can hnt
trouble IN seeing a uo aas Of Serious ous e@
ton and that. they are Low End George; OF n,
prefer Low because a {hnG ab he Is sud 1s
Tsey ana Gleason appear to be running mech
a9 Sr ns salzberger is president Of the Holland Dem
ocrat Club, at No. los West Northumberland
twenty -sixth-st.
JUST TO ALL ALIKE.
Jobn J. Young, Of the XVIII Assembly District
ubo has been AN active campaign worker in tn
Republican ranks for thirteen years. is. as work
,neman in favor Il Low because, he says. ii
looking over the names Of all the candidates. h
ands none that has. in the past shSwn so mu s
justice the VI a 10 'G 1as ea mai
s sase 70 h see add s q WIS VIII be just the mill
ionare a. TO the workineman, and who VIII be a
Just 10 the workineman as TO The millionaire
| KNOW that Mr.. Low Will do that
Theodore 4. Baylor. Republican MADE IN
following statement YESTERDAY afternoon at NJ
oynce M IS Nassau-st.: Il believe that seth Lo'
s fuily as capable Of holding the office Of Mayo
as General Tracy. ! snail vote foi nm r. pea as
w,n' because Seth Low stands. on The 1874 Re
publican platform OF the Republican party III IN
ctfv and because he represents the principe
adopted by the late Constitutional convention Re
| garding municipal elections. which principles WEI
sss,ided by the Republicans OF the state =.
Edmund Putney another Repuoiieah,; Oh NJ ~
lows II don't believe In machine p9iiucss, u. ~.