New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
MIXED POLITICS IN THE ODD.
THE WARD DIVIDED BETWEEN AFTER
BURY AND BURR.
ONE HAMPERED By THE MACHINE AND THE
OTHER BY ERNST NATHAN-A CIRCULAR
FROM rRIENDa OF LOW.

FROM FRIENDS OF Low
Tho political situation In tho strong Republican
Twenty-thlrd Ward is rapidly approaching tho
superlative degree OF complexity. The sharp lines
which were left by tho Low issue last November
and seemed to be permanent for some time to como
becoming obliterated through tho personal can
vases being made by Walter b. Atterbury. Assem-
blyman Henry Marshall and others. on tho ono
side and Senator Wray Internal Revenue Collector
Moore and Ernst Nathan on the other There Is no
dis2uting the fact that Nathan. on account OF old
scores is proving a serious handicap to the anti
Aterbury people, and II the friends OF Atterbury
win. II Will be because the mistake was made by
hts enemies OF allowing Nathan even a lowly seat
I'm the band wagon. One OF the surprising develop
men,s Of the situation is the swinging OF consid-
cradle portion Of the Low element. which was par
ticuarly strong In the ward last year. back to At
;erbury.
This was manifested last night by the issuance OF
n circular to the Republicans OF the ward by men
who supported Low last fall. The circular charges
the ant-Atterbury forces with bad faith. The cir
cular says. among other things;
We hold no Office and have nothing to gain by the re-
suit except straightforward hoaes party government
and to tho vretched mismanagement OF our
lies to tn m~minas nenf and unmanfully shift their
equal responsibility upon others. or to place 1t IN the
hands OF the who prior to five years ago had -
dcbauchcd organization 10 call for his deposition
al the hands Of all 'ef respecting men. Reform does
not from such combination
Upon the other hand Sir. Ati-rhury makes no attempt
responsibility for his share OF misrnanase-
and acknowledges his liability to mistakes or judy
m.nt.
has been the supporter OF the system no In
rights Of and prior
few have had given them by any constit-
uoncy.
between the two interests appealing to us we can
for independent Republicans. namely to
oppose the combination Of Nathan and those allied with
him. who largely participants In the reimbursement
party and support tho tck" which the mama
Il Walter b. Atierbury appears delegate to the County
Committee.
The circular bears the signatures of Jason Moore.
No 235 Lexlngton-ave.: George s. Richards. No.
90 Decatur-st.. president Of the Plat G Washburn
Refining Company, Of No 5S Pearl-st.. who repre-
scented tho Low Republicans in the Committee or
Fifty and r. y. Cwillim lawyer. No 800 Jefferson.
ave. and Consider Parish, Produce Exchange, or
no 2ss Herkmer-st., both Of whom also represent
ed the Low Republicans In the Committee Of Fifty,
and Arthur stafford. n member OF the Repub'
llcan County Committee.
on the other hand. the friends Of Collector
Moore. Postmaster Wilson and Senator Wray say
that the circular il merely campaign document
Mr. Atterbury is the avowed representative Of the
discrodited PIatt machine, and they assert that
Nathan cnnnot again come TO the front
They point 10 the high character or ex-'orpora-
ton Counsel Burr. who heads the anti-Atterbury
ticket and assert that Mr. Burr will be the next
leader Of the ward. As far as can be judged, the
contest Will be fierce one In each or tho thirty
two districts and Il IL not possible to foreShadow
tho result with any degree OF certainty