The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
INDEPENDENTS FOR MAZET.
WILL NAVE TOLUNTEBR WORKERS
ALL OYER THE NINETEENTH.

Tbeiy Cop,u,ittee Pronounces Mr.. Stewards
Protested Independencs Fictitious ard
Calls on the Good Citizens OF the Dis
trict to Hit Croker Body Blow.
The independent voters OF the Nineteenth
Assem- bly, district. who have opened headquar-
tiers In tho Empire Hotel. and who have been
working hard for tho reelection OF the Hon.
Robert Ma2et. completed their arrangements
yesterday for their work ct the polls to-mor-
row. They will have three volunteer workers
IN every election district. These workers
have all OF them agreed to STAY at the
polling places all day and to do their best
to get out all the votes In the district
and to look after the interests OF Mr. Mazet
aud tho Fusion ticket The headquarters in
the Empire will be opep oil day and there will
be committee OF lawyers on hand to aid in
getting In the votes OF those persons who are
entitled to vote aud 10 help to prevent the
voting OF those persons who are not entitled to
vote. All the volunteer workers will have
badges. on which will be the inscription For
the Anti-Tammany Ticket and Robert Mazet."
The committee yesterday issued an address
to the voters OF the district. 1t Is in part A.
follows.
Two weeks ago ws invited Mr.. Mazet to
conference OF twenty -four OF the leading indie
pendents OF the district. We spent three hours
with him going over his entire legislative rec
ord and talking with him about his present at
titude toward tho Republican organization. We
were so oroughly satisfied with Mr.. Mazets
manly. frank and complete exposition OF his
attitude that twenty-five out OF the twenty
four signed letter endorsing his candidacy.
or the two who declined one did SO because he
did not expect to BIO in town on election day
and tho other did not want to take any public
position on the election.
Tho men OF this committee came 10 the con-
clusion that Mr.. Mazet's personal character was
Of the highest. and that In his legislative career
he had been guided by his own conscience;
that in municipal Affairs he held himself
free to act according to the merit OF any meas
urs brought up as he had shown by his oppo-
sition to the Raiues law amendments and by
his refusal to be bound by the Republican eau
cu. thereon. We preferred a man with his
legislative experience. high professional stand
ns of nj 20 Ike
who Ia untried and entirely out OF sympathy
with the Governors views and policy.
Masst W was .s the prefera6is candidate. but we
Viewed the issue rs going lar beyond this. We
MSzs. commitss that Will, was freely crt
tion to Il that we had. 1t had in fact. exposed
had laid the framework for important rem sdsl
measures, We desire to put upon Mr.. Mazet
not only tno opportunity, Dut TIC ODilghtlOn OF
seeing these reforms carried out.
More important still was the fact that Mr..
Croker. driven to desperation by the exposure
OF his astounding relations to the city govern
ment. had determined to punish Mr.. Mazet
for his good work and to claim his defeat rs his
own personal vindlcation and q triumph for
Tammany Hall. This threat against the hon
esty and independence OF Legislation. and this
attempt TO win a Tweedike vindication at the
expense OF Mr.. Mazet seemed to us to be Of
paramount Importance and to require an over
whelming rebukSat the hands Of the voters OF
the Nincteanth Assem- bly, district Our opinion
was confirmed by tho open bonst Of the Tam
many leaders that they had colonized the dis
trict with thirty:day loatsrs to overcome the
votes OF the residents OF the i'str lot:
see!us 10 us fictitious and disingenuous be-
cause OF Eis strenuous attompts TO secure Tam
many votes by attending ThmmanY meetings
and appealing to Tnmmany votars for support.
Tho endorsement OF him as an Independent by
well-known Tammany leaders and sympa-
thizers like Nathan Straus appears to US TO
show most clearly that tho Tammany support
OF him as an independent IL hypocritical and
given solely for the purpose of defeat
ing the man who fears Mr.. Mazet
There is a small element in our dis
trict which desires to oppose both Mr.. Plat
and Mr.. Croker and they seem TEMPTED for
Stewart They forget that the elsction OF Mr.
stewart would not inlura Mr.: Platt one bit but
would be a triumph for Mr.. Croker. while tho
election OF Mr.. Ma2et lopenl desired as Il Ia by
Gov ROOSEVELT would not be OF the slightest
assistance to Mr.. Plat. but would be body
blow TO Mr.: Croker. his claims. his boasts and
his aspirations