New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
SETH Low NOT ANXIOUS.
1T is SAID HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR, EXCEPT
FOR WEIGHTIEST REASONS.

Seth Low slipped out OF quietly yesterday
and returned to his country home In Maine. II
Mr. Lows visit to the city had anything to do
with the question OF becoming a candidate for
Mayor the anti-Tammany ticket this fall. he
kept the news of IT himself. 1t is known that
Of Mr. Lows friends have urged him to be-
come candidate. but 1t is said that he will not do
unless he believes that his would
strengthen the anti-Tammany ticket II is said
that Mr. Low has about given up the idea Of being
a candidate for Mayor, and unless he were
vinced that his would be a greater help than
that Of any other available he would not seek
the nomination or accept II.
prominent member OF the Republican organiza-
ton said yesterday: Senator Platt's repeated
statement that in his opinion independent Dem
ocrat should be nominated for Mayor upon the
anti-Tammany ticket will go far toward strength
ening the movement in that direction Now that It
is thoroughly understood that the Republican
ganization has candidate. the other antf-Tam-
many organizations entering with enthusiastic
impartialty into the movement to defeat Tam
many. Let the Citizens Union and allied anti
Tammany organizations agree upon man. and
the Republican organization will support this
didate with vigor I do not believe Republican
candidate. matter how good man. could COM
mand enough votes to win. would not favor the
nomination OF Seth Low. his nomination would
revive bitter memories OF 1897. What We want is
candidate can be elected. That is the practical
need and the Republican organization has put
aside all selhshness and is only OF the allies
Robert c. Norris, president OF the Republican
County Committee. said yesterday he expected that
the conference Of all anti-Tammany organizations
would be held early in September. When asked
whether 1t would be necessary for the Citizens
Union to nominate by petition this year II the
Republican organization indorsed it's ticket. Mr..
Morris said:
think the Citizens Union, well as the allied
Democrats opposed to Tammany, will each wish a
separate column the ticket for their candidates,
even though the candidates be the same as in the
Republican column. That will make II necessary
for the Citizens Union nominate by petition
1t will make IT necessary for the allied Democrats
to make nominations by petition. I have been fire.
quently asked whether Democrat who votes the
Citizens Union ticket in local election would lose
his regularity in the Democratic party. Either
Democrat OF a Republican has right TO enroll as
a member of the Citizens Union without fmpafrfng
his standing in his party. The Citizens Union is
not State organization, nor national organiza-
ton and confessedy is merely local organization
for the selection of good municipal officers. ire
spectve of their national politics I know large
number Of regular Democrats who do not like
Tammany's methods its way of running this CITY
who are going enroll in the Citizens Union and
take active part in the selection of municipal
officers this fall Those Democrats who do will not
lose their standing as regular Democrats under
the primary law.