New-York tribune., 1901-10-10
CROKERISM AND TANMANY THE ISSUES.

"As soon practicable after the list of Janu-
airy, if 1 elected, the official heads of Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Devery will roll upon the
ground" Seth Low said last evening at the
meeting held under the auspices Of the Republi-
County Committee in the Grand Central
Palace.
The fusion candidate for Mayor declared that
he would be offended If anybody seriously doubt
ed his intention to remove from office the men
at present In control of the Police Department.
His declaration was in strong contrast with the
refusal of Edward NJ. Shepard. the Tammany
candidate. to tell what he would do to Devery
If he had the chance.
The charge made by Mr.. Shepard that Mr..
Low a partisan candidate for Mayor
replied to by Mr.. Low with vigor
General Benjamin F. Tracy. who was Mr..
Lows rival in the mayoralty contest Of
four years ago. was prominent figure at
last nights meeting. AS of the chief
speakers. he devoted his time to proving
out of Mr.. Shepard's mouth that Tammany
Hall ought to be defeated. and that Mr.. Shepard
ought not to be elected The significance of
General Tracy's presence at the meeting
increased by Mr. Lows statement: II am espe-
cially glad that General Tracy is here tonight
TO lend to this cause the eloquence which is his.
and with which he supported twenty years
ago In Brooklyn upon an Identical platform Of
non -partisanship.''
THOUSANDS AT THE PALACE.
About ten thousand people tried to attend the
meeting last evening. and half that NUMBER
found entrance to the large hall OF the Grand
Central Palace The remaining thousands, un-
able TO gain entrance formed large mass meet
ings in the streets near the building. Many
pronninent Republicans of New-York County
were on the platform. Several hundred women
were In the audience. Everybody rose ana
cheered for minute or two when hooert T.
Norris the chairman of the Republican county
committee. appeared the platform In COM
pany with Mr. Low. General Tracy and other
speakers.
Mr. Morris who presided, declared tnat the
organization which he represented was pieuseu
in the present campaign to non-partsanship III
nounicipal affairs THE Republican organiza-
tion" he added. "has asked and has received no
pledge from any candidate except that he will
live I'D to the principles of non-partisanship as
enumerated in the platform of our convention
The candidates are under other obligations
IN II than they owe to all good citizens. and the
organization considers that 1t is thus filling the
highest duty which can be imposed on any party
in a municipal election"
CHEERS FOR THE CANDIDATE.
Whom Mr. Low was introduced the audience
rose and cheered again and again 1t was more
than n minute before Mr.. Low could make him
self heard Then he said:
Follow Citizens: Standing | do unreserved
mon the platform of the ant-Tammany fusion
I" nert is a ONE of the parties to that fusion
the cornerstone of that platform ana Ine corner &
Stone of our own platform, as your chairman has
lust said is non-partisanship In the administration
or TINS is here tonight to lend to this the
eoquence which Is ms ana @ Win i'm Rrnokvn R ne mon
an Iden1ea' ,ha MP Shepard said in his speech Of
fusion platform. despite our own platform, despite
Present pledges as honorable man. that in some
way anOther ba am proposon and as prem
mary TO its discussion invite your atIentiol 1 10
SH SH the name of CONN who in Nantucket
in returning America told fellow Xoyhger h In5 bn
Sbsn iobsters se fSs Yard long Wen adm2 friend
m "a they he sSsd
Of the rs9pred mads snss b. SS ns
that when they and he admiral were boys the
3 n In ib sath of those adavs the admiral
the It had 1 the to es
TO was arhfsdfsSf nda8s anH aTe 'ne not % oSSes
point of this ,s i IS so th2s Now W.T. let as consider
the facts the situation The fusion sansbip =,
npon Which S'n Mr. supported snPs me
fouT Hears 6an thaf hs9 in nus view Of this is
identicaliy the PLATFORM upon
contest for the Mayoralty of Brooklyn twenty
yenrs ago and again In 1882 In both or those
campaicns / was nominated. as am now Dy the
RannhIiCan party and by independents ana py
Denocrats ii may add little to the gayety OF
nations to know that, with his consistent iilcon
for me in 1883. d.aughter) 1t is fair TO say that
a., 1sS1 we were unacquainted, and his party bias
kent him in line with his party In Brookiyh, put
in 1854 after had Illustrated my conception or the
obratio of a non partisan Mayor. elected upon
such q platform, and with diverse nominations. MT
Shepard gave me his cordial and hearty support
He was therefore entirely consistent In lsS. ana
think we must look him to explain What mas
he nrened In the interval to make him inconsistent
now AS l have already said. both In lssl and 1873
we'll as the independent and Democratic nomina-
tions III / could be non-partsan under those con-
ditions I'm Brooklyn twenty years ago. why am
not a non partisan under the same conditions IN
the city of New-York now?'
SHEPARD QUOTED AGAINST HIMSELF.
Let me ask you also to give attention to these /
words from Mr. Shepard himself In his speech at
the BROOKLYN Rink October 2b. 1897. he is
speaking O campaign of 1898 in BROOKLYN when
he and other Democrats voted for Mr. Schferen. /
the Republican candidate for Mayor:
nominal reach of the Democracy Of Kings County 4
one entire third of that body and then we voted /
for Republican for Mayor. not so much permit I
me to say not much affirmative vote Tor the I
,andidate as negative vote. representing 4
our determination that however short or long we 1
here steadfastly for thing-whether II TOOK one
year years. three years or four years or our
entire life-we would make an end II We could or
this insolent audacity Of ignorant bosslsm IN me
Democratic party. -.