New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
AT WORK FOR MR.. LOW.
CAMPAIGN BEGUN BY THE BROOKLYN
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
A COMMITTEE TO FURTHER THE Puhfo'H'
OF THE GENERAL BoDY-JAMEs MkEEN
QUESTIONS THE RIGHT OF THE clTi-
NOMlNA-

OF THE GENERAL. BODY-JAMES VI NH''''
QUESTIONS THE RIGHT OF THE cITI-
ZENs UNION TO MAKE NoMiNA-
rIoNs BEFORE SEPTEMBER IS
Brooklyn's Committee OF Fifty. whose purro'.
Is 10 secure the nomination and election VI
Low held an interesting meeting last evening anu
/ began a campaign for Mr.. Low, when WI" "
wagcd vigorously until the city ConVei''io,,' -,
in case Of his nomination by that BODY u"',' | =,
tion Day. The Committee Of Fifty Is not u, ,""s.
Of the Citizens Union Of New-York. nor Is az, a.,
auxiliary NJ tho Republican organization. il VIII
hold a middle ground between the Union an" III" -,
Republicans and will endeavor to harHoi'"o
bodies of whatever political alliances. wh'c" VIZ"
10 see Mr. Low nominated and elected
John X Crcevcy presided at last nights meet
ing. and Theodore /. rockingham was It's seer
tary Most Of the forty persons present "e'' " ~
publicans. and the spirit Of the gather''s W."
decidedly opposed to the idea that Repup'Ira"
votes are not wanted for President LOW.
members OF the committee present were o""
y Chadwick. John X. Creevey. Andrew !" p"''
Samuel u. Donney. J. II. Dougheriy. horace ''
Dresser. Francis J.. Eames. Theodore l.. fro'''.s
ham. Abner S. Haieht. William HarknesS' W.
neiius ~ Hoagland Charles A. fioyt, Hermann
L.iebmann Frazer Mofatt. Albert G. McIoha'''
James McKeen. Charles Naeher. Wills H. 's"',,'
ex-Mayor Charles a. Schioren. Henry w ohe'''''
Hiram r. Steele Theodore NJ Taft. John lha'che''
Assemblyman George T.. Waldo ia rkson ""''"''
and William Augustus White.
Mr.. Creevey read letters from Alexander r. W.
and ex- Mayor Schroeder. expressing their tho'
ough sympathy with the aims OF the 'omh''.
OF Fifty Mr. Creevey made brief speech belo'r
calling for the business of the evening ne S"''
that the committee is not called upon To create 4"
sentiment in favor OF Mr.. Low but 10 ailoru ~
opportunity for an expression Of the sentiment III
Mr. Lows favor which is already fully developer
Protests must he made he said. against insiu!ouS
attacks and against the disposition OF many per
sons to throw up clouds Of dust 10 confuse '''
situation.
James McKeen presented a resolution calling for
a committee of fifteen. TO he appointed bE 'n'
Chair to carry out a general plan 10 further the
purposes of the committee Mr.. Mckeen support
ed his resolution in speech which proved 'h'' h'
does sympathiza with the Citizens MO" III
all Il has done lie thought there had beeh 700
much precipitancy on the part of some members
of that organization. and objected 10 'hc ioi"'
which the an,agonism Of the Union to me fesu'"'
party organization had assumed. TINS pouE' ~
said. hampered 10y none of the questions "I''
had troubled the Citizens Union
Mr.. McKcen then raised an interesting poih''
lie said that properly speaking there can be no
nomination by the I Mon before September - DC
cause the Union only make nominations D.
filing papers which canont be done until thirY
five days before the day of election or S"P''ih"''
cs. Mass-meetinEs could he held by ar| D"F %
citizens at any time to rdcrSr man pH' i'S"
lar nominations could not he made bcfor" S,i
tomber ~. This point. he said. should be Teihe'"
bcred for the sake of harno..T
Mr.. Creeyey announced that the secreiarF ol i
Citizens Union had invited the Committee 81 FhtH
to confer with the former body. and II ram X ser'
moved that the invitation be handed over for ih'
consideration Of the Executive Committee 10 no ai'-
pointed II should he made clear in any easc. h'
said that the Committee OF Fifty had no Animation
with the l-nion Colonel Willis l. Ogden wanted 10
have the Executive Committee instructed 10 Honissl
with the Union. Assembyman George r. Wad9
opposed Colonel Oedcn's amendment ana iaNortn
Mr. Steele's motion. because. he said the supper
nf the Union for Low assured. ana that tl'
Republican support was what was wanted. Il he
llevc we shall be abe 10 get the Repunlican sup
port" he added but We are not 10 gei 1t by con-
fcrling with the Union"
Horace + Dresser. A. l.. Dalton and cx,Corpora
tion Counsel Albert g. Mcdonald also spoke Mr.
Mcdonald favored conference with all ORGANIZATIONS
hut said he certainly .mpha;icaily fayorsd con con
ference with the Republicans. Colonel ogden ina ~
withdrew hls motion amid applause. and MI: Nc
Kecns original motion was carried UNANIMOUSLY.
Mr. Creevey said he knew of many Democrats
who were waiting for chance % work and vote
for Low and urged that no action be taken whlch
would aiicnaic them. He had no doubt that the
Republican organization would in the end nominate
Low but everything should he done TO harmonic
all discordanl elements and secure united front 10y
Mr.. Low.