New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
REPUDIATEn BY CARNEGIE.
LITTER TENDING To SHOW THAT HE
SPOKE HIGHLY OF CITY GOVERN
MENT UNDER STRONG.

4 letter purporting to be from Andrew Car
necie utterly repudiating the Of his senti-
ments with reference to the government OF the
CITY of New-York by the Tammany campa' gn
managers on banners and placards. was read
lost night at the anti i-Tammany mass meeting
in WendeFs Assembly Room, where Seth Low
Edward NJ Grout. Charles V. Fornes and Sena-
tor Nathaniel \. Elsberg were the principal
speakers.
The recipient of the letter IS Lincoln W. Kent,
a New York lawyer. living at No, 2OS Seven
teenth-st. Brooklyn, who is described as
narsona1 friend of Mr. Carnegie and an ardent
sunnorter of Seth Low and the fusion ticket
MIR Kent in a brief note to George W. Wana-
maker chairman of the meeting last night. said
that Mr.. Carnegie in his letter 10 him (Mr- KENT
intfmated that he would write 10 the Tamnany
campaign managers, suggesting that they re-
move references TO him. and what he did from
their political banners.
In his letter to Mr. Kent Mr. Carnegie is quot
ed BY Mr. Kent saying that he takes 1t as
personal afrront that there is doubt as to how
~ Glands on the issue of Crokerism and Dew
eryism.
At his home in Brooklyn il was said last night
that Mr. Kent had gone to Buffalo yesterday
afternoon: that he had received letter from
England. and had shortly before leaving the city
informed himself concerning the meeting where
,1r lou, was 10 speak last night. with the in
tentfon of sending the letter to the meeting.
The anti-Tammany campaign managers will
to-day verify the letter if possible by communi-
eating with Mr.. Kent at Buffalo and as soon
as tho verihcation is obtained they will use the
letter as an answer 10 the effort Of the Tam
many managers TO bolster up their waning
,barces nv an unwarranted use of Mr.. Carne-
,ia,s words The letter from Mr.. Kent and the
ax+rac+ from Mr. Carnegie's letter follow:
To the Chairman of the Meeting. wenders Assem-
g., dne Course of mail and in health. circumvent-
ing lapse of time has rounded sInSe Wt w. Eqf,y
Trst-st Manhattan. the contents OF whlch We're
Spouse to question that has agitatsd T some minds
bS!te' 81" eos us Iscventeenth-st Brooklyn Oct Is
SIN his note to me he intimated his inten-
~ - observation-disclosures with those who placed his
rame fsa8 remove 4PSM ihs his name, SIn5'o L. X
EXTRACT FROM MR.. CARNEGIE's LETTER
:. nos not nv intention that my sentence should
serve 10 mean or apply TO anything out a gov
ernment of domestic order and peace; ,;,tIsd ,S
aUnression NV corporate management seems 70
me- Is perton that gave to any partisan cause:
excepting the people OF New-i ioS 6hr Sl,ys maj ~
should doubted where stand gRon iS {he $50 80
termed issues OF 9lr, crGKTriT' take ss personal az
front. ANDI'T"
FRIEND SAYS HE SAW THE LETTER
Lincoln W. Kent is a lawyer and an enthusi-
astic supporter of Seth Low. He lives at No. POS
Seventeenth-st Brooklyn. with a family by the
name of Flynn. When Tribune reporter saw
Young Mr. Flynn last night. he said that Mr..
Kent had gone to Buffalo in the afternoon
ct know however" said Mr.. Flynn, that Mr..
Kent did get a letter from Andrew Carnegie. in
which the latter wrote that he made the state
nrent about New-York being the best governed
CITY In the world during the administration of
Mayor Strong
MIR Kent is shrewd man. and an ardent
admirer and personal friend Of Mr.. Low. II
hanpened that he saw the Tammany posters In
which Andrew Carnegie is represented as prais-
ing the Van Wyck administration. before they
had been posted up. Mr.. Kent knew that the
statement lie. and 1t made him mad. He
at once went to Mr.. Carnegie's house. in Man
haitian Learning that Mr.. Carnegie was In
Scotland Mr. Kent wrote to him and asked con-
cerning the alleges utterance. "A day or so ago |
n reply was received. saw the letter, but did I
NOT read it, Mr.. Kent told me, however. that |
Mr. Carnegie had said he had made the state /
ment about New-York being the best governed !
city In the world when Mayor Strong was IN /
Office and never intended that 1t should be ap
plied 10 the present administration