New-York tribune., 1901-11-23
LOW TO FLEE APPLICANTS
WILL SEE PEOPLE ONLY By APPOINT
MENT HEREAFTER.

,rbe -usb ~ office seekers TO Mr. Lows head
quarters will end to-day. Hereafter uiil1i iu-
ther notice Mr.. Low will see applicants oHiS o'
appointment, and all applications Tor appoil.
ments must be IN Mr.. Lows hands 'o-ii4eH
The Mayor-elect Will. accordingly, only 'iSi ~
headquarters for occasional con1efehce'
Low said Yesterday that the rush Of office seek
ers had been so great that he had hdu ii''1e .
for the consideration of certain problems WHICH
will confront him in the Inauguration OIL INC
now administration The Mayor-elect desires 10
find opportunity in the time which Is lett pe
tween now and January l for studying tiie
workings Of the different departments Vi 'lio
city's government. for consulting Win ii
Rives whom he has appointed Noi
Counsel, as to the provisions OF the ne" .
ter and for examining into the recoru vi ~
annlicants which have been recommended W
him for service in the various oinces 10 pe li'ie
either by himself his appointees
MANY of those who have sought audience with
the Mayor-elect have taken up his time only 10
ask for Offices, which are governed by civil ser
vice ruIes Some applicants despairing OF pro-
curing enapioyment by their own personal aP-
neal sent their wives to plead for thenn- ohe
woman called at headquarters yesterday anu
on being asked her mission she said:
"Anvthing. that is worth $12 and upperds
For reference I can mention iaH'Hldiis Co
ner and Tammany alderman My husoalo
moods work He voted for Mr. Low. and he
ought to have good job
Some idea Of the number of applications with
which Mr. Low has been besieged can be gained
from the fact that up to last evening two thou-
ssnd letters had been received from office seek
ers alone In addition hundreds OF letters nave
heen sent to Mr.. Low from friends OF cahuiudtes
by way OF recommendation Inc cIo%o I .sI ~ - ~
didates who came to make personal aPPeat - ~
the Mayor-eect at his headquarters was not SO
great yesterday earlier in Inc Week; ioi siie
reason that many aspirants Tor ONCE III .5 49,
ance tn Mr. Lows announced wish, nave instead
written letters asking for conference Decause
of the heavy volume of mall, the cieilot - -
at the Headquarters Increased YESTERDAY
and 1t is expected that this staff VIII pc KEPT
hard at work until nearly all the appointments @
have been made which, as was Iepoa.u % rert
day. will not be until the latter pdiI VI n'N
month. 49,, +
Because of some misrepresentation on the @ par'
Of certain candidates who came TO heaoquaf-
ters In the fear that they would not get Iai,
chance to press their cause, 1t was ahhouhceu
yesterday that every applcaton IoI an "p
nointment would receive due consideration, ana
the staff of clerks was busy all day yesterday
filling out blank replies to all apPhcauons' say
ing that an audience would be granted III d
candidates record and personal worth merit
Mr. Low had little to say yesterday after his
afternoon ordeal Just pelore he s'hit leu i
home he said: IL,
After tomorrow I hope 10 devote more time
TO studying the problems with when am con-
fronted / have been gratiied with the great
number of volunteers, and L want TO say that
every one of merit will receive the fuiest CON
alteration I have nothing yet to announce IN
the way of appointments, and in al! propapllIy
will not have for some time
Although Mr.. Low declined to discuss the re-
mort that Colonel Partridge was the man who
had been decided upon for Police Commissioner,
the appointment of the present superintendent
of Public Works is regarded now by many as
practically a certainty. The story again was
circulated last night that this place might be
offered to District Attorney Philhin. but frlends
of Mr. Philbin discredited il, for the reason that
it is understood that he desires TO return TO his
law practice.