New-York tribune., 1901-09-17
MR.. WARNER DROPPED.
CHOICE FOR MAYOR SEEMS NOW TO BE
BETWEEN LOW AND GODDARD.

w men the committee or eighteen TOOK another
adjournment last evening without an agree
ment upon a candidate for Mayor, the names
that seemed to be regarded with most favor
were those of Seth Low and Captain F. Norton
Goddard Several members of the committee
said privately they believed Low Goddard
would be the candidate, unless some other man
not ySt discussed by the committee could be
agreed at the next meeting tomorrow after
noon.
The committee met at p. at the head
quarters of the Citizens Union. in Union Square.
and proceeded to discuss the fourteen names
that were left on the list on Thursday evening.
BY request of persons who had sent communi-
cations to the committee the names of Jefferson
NJ. Levy, Charles ]. Canda and Daniel ODay
were added to the list before the discussion was
closed. Then the committee began to vote on
motions to eliminate names from the list. The
three names freshly added taken off, to-
gether with the names of John De Witt Warner,
George Foster Peabody. George l.. Rives, R.
Fulton Cutting. William H. Baldwin, jr, w.
Bourke Cochran, Joseph F. DAILY. ]. Hampden
Robb and Edward M. Knox. There were left
the list only the following names:
cHARLEs CHAR Es" 4 scHEREN HERR R16DBR
JACOB A. CANTOR.
TO MEET AGAIN TOMORROW.
About o'clock the committee adjourned to
meet again a 4 p. m. tomorrow, with the
understanding that another effort would be
made then to reduce the list to two
names. 1t said by some members of the
committee that the name of Mr. Ridder had
been kept on the list somewhat against his WILL
because he was member of the committee and
retired from the conference when his name was
voted on, and because of the high favor in which
he was held by the German-Americans on the
committee. but that his name probably would
be taken from the list at the next meeting. Mr.
Ridder and Mr.. Cantor were the only indepen-
dent Democrats left on the list, and it was said
that Mr.. Cantor's name was kept on because he
was the last independent Democrat to be put
to the test of a vote, and some members of the
committee did not want to see only Republicans
remain to be considered possible candidates
The impression was conveyed that Mr.. Cantor
could not be regarded seriously as a possible
candidate for Mayor
1t was admitted by several members of the
committee that there had been practically an
abandonment Of the plan to nominate an lnde-
pendent Democrat of Manhattan, because no
such man suggested to the committee had STOOD
the test of discussion. There remained. there
FORE three Republicans to be considered. and
Mr.. Schieren. as a Brooklyn man, was said to
be almost barred by the desire to name can
didate from Manhattan Mr.. Low. 1t was
Union four years ago. and was defeated, al
though he received 151.540 votes in the city,
against 233, ,997 cast for the Tammany candi-
date and against the 1O1. .S73 votes cast for the
straight Republican candidate. II Mr.. Low had
been the sole candidate against Tammany and
had received the votes cast for General Tracy,
he would have been elected with a plurality of
nearly 10000.
MR.. WOODRUFFS VIEW.
Lieutenant-Governo Woodruff, who has been
understood to favor Mr.. Lows nomination, al
though declaring that he stood with other Re-
publicans on the committee of eighteen in favor
Of accepting candidate selected by the Citi-
zens Union, said last evening:
From the fact that the Republicans long ago an
suggested by the Citizens Union coupled with the
fact that after the elimination of the names of John
George L. Rives, there remained on the Citizens
night that Mr. Low is the most available candidate
The Republicans have done all they could do to Sc
practically every Democratic possibility except two
Therefore, it seems to me that the chances of Mr..
Lows nomination are better than those OF any
other man in the circumstances
Another member of the committee said that
IT must be remembered that Captain Goddard's
name was on the Citizens Unions original list Of
candidates for Mayor, and that his name was
transferred to the list of candidates for Presi-
dent of the Board OF Aldermen. II was re-
marked too. that the chairmen of several Citi-
zens Union district organizations had signed a
letter urging the consideration Of Captain God
dard as a candidate for Mayor The fact that
Captain Goddard has enjoyed the friendship Of
President Roosevelt was mentioned as a point
In his favor while his activity against the policy
swindlers and his popularity as philanthropist
and reformer were referred to as indications
that he would make strong candidate.
CUTTING AND ROBB DREW OUT.
1t was learned last evening that R. Fulton
Cutting and ]. Hampden Robb were taken from
the list at their own requests before the voting
on names began. Mr.. Cutting had sent letter
to Colonel Ogden, the chairman of the
mttee saying:
would under no an accept I;5, nomination
e fSf 1hy M once Of pe S fo the
Permit me now publicly to reiterate my unalter-
The virus Of the spoils system has so shoronghy
poisoned our political life that one cannot to-day
an object OF suspicion. To, the electorate it is
ehs aea hat m real dis
better service to reform politics than by
the Citizens Union and the chairman of its com
mtee Of one hundred to & IA nomination
progress Of which he has has been prominently iden-
ganization and increase the suspicion attaching to
Independent leaders
The voting the twelve remaining names
on the list begun with the understanding
that six votes, one-third of the total number
OF votes in the committee. should be required
to keep on the list. The result of the
vote follows:
JOHN WITT WAR HERMAN RIDDER. 49,. g
NER ................. 4 CHARLES A. SCH1EREN II
GEORGE FOSTER PEA WILLIAM H BALDWIN.
sEra P low SoRIoN GODDARD.