The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-11
ZEN roLUxrEERs RON Low.
Only 1908 Votes rroa nrsokiyn. Mr.. jacob
Worth,n Town.

Tho political situation, so for as 1t affects tho
Mayoralty boom OF Seth Low, was the subject
Of consideration by the Executive Committee OF
tho Citizens Union yesterday afternoon. Tho
committee met at 80 Nassau street. Tho situa-
ton, in tho minds of tho statesmen who
are directing the affairs Of the Union,
Is to DO found in the number Of
signatures which tho paid canvassers have Sc
cured in favor OF Mr.. Lows nomination, and
tho special interest Of the members of the COM
mittee was In the report OF Secretary John G..
Clark, who said he spoke by the card when he de-
clared that more than 20. 900 signatures had he?n
secured. Asked for particulars. Mr.. Clark said
that nearly 60, 200 Of these signatures had been
secured in this city, and that only 5000 of them
are from Brooklyn. lie even went further and
admitted that 5000 OF the Brooklyn signatures
had been secured by New York city canvassers
on this side of the bridge, and only 5000 had
been volunteered from the City of Churches.
The announcement that 10000 names had
boon secured was received with enthusiasm,
but when Mr.. Clark began to particularize. tho
enthusiasm began to cool.
What was the matter with Brooklyni Mr..
Low had been Mayor of Brooklyn two terms.
His nomination 10 advocated particularly be-
cause Of the record he made at that time. The
Hon. Jacob Worth, leader Of the regular Repub-
liC0n organization, nau declared LOT MT. LOW
yet, of the 1O9. 1875 voters who cast their bal
lots for Mckinley last year, only 5000 thought
enough of Mr.. Low to volunteer the suggestion
that he ought to be the Republican candidate
for Mayor OF the Greater New York. ..
Mr.. Clark, 1t is said, ingenuously explained
that the Union had had no canvasscrs in
Brooklyn.
The revelation that tho Low vote wasn't vol:
unteering itself was n stunning blow to some Of
the enthusiastic statesmen, and 1t was, said
after the meeting that the desire which the
radical Low men had to push the
nomination Of their favorite on the strength
| of the petition, and without regard to the action
of the Republican party was oyerruled. In fact,
it was said that n policy of delay was decided
| on; that Is, that things should be permitted to
remain in statu quo, at least until MIR. Low
| could be consulted.
Some OF MT. Lows friends who would like to
see him nominated know that Mr.. Low does not
want to stand for election and receive n much
smaller vote at the polls than the number
of names signed to this c. U. petition
and they say that he will investigate, the petit.
ton very, thoroughly before he decides, on the
course which he will pursue. Some Of these
the petition has been swelled by Tammany men
who would like to do what they can in this way
to divide the Republican vote.
A veteran Republican leader commenting on
the Low petition said yesterday:
Everybody knows or ought to know what re.
lance ia to be placed on such things. l will
venture to assert that, using the Same methods
and money that the Cts have, l will be able to
get 10000 signatures to hang Seth Low to q
lamppost. and that inside Of a week. That's my
idea Of the value of a petition