New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
DESERT THEIR OLD LEADER
MOST OF THE FORMER SHEPARDITES
WILL NOT SUPPORT THE TAM
MANY CANDIDATE

will refrain from doing any active electioneering
for the fusion ticket. il is safe to say that a
majority will vote against Tammany Hall and
ITS candidates Mr.. Shepard is in a snguarly
lonely position. He has been deserted by the
little band Of reformers numbering seventy-five
or a hundred, who could always be counted
upon TO defeat willoughby Street whenever they
chose. These men are all influential and
wealthy, and We're always willing and eager to
contribute literally 10 the campaign fund of the
Shepard organization.
Among the former Shepardites who will sup
port the fusion ticket are A Augustus Healy
/ Dick s. Ramsay. j. Warren Greene. Frederic
w Hinrichs. the former Shepard candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor; John d. Kelly. ]. Edward
sWanstrom. the fusion candidate for President
/ of the Borough of Brooklyn; Henry Hentz Alex
ander r. Orr and Herman A. Metz.
4 Charles Jerome Edwards and George Foster
+ Peabody all of his former supporters who
nave deserted the Citizens Union and come out
Tor Mr. Shepard MIR. Edwards's move is easily
Il explained He is under obligation to Mr.. Shep-
ard for his appointment in 1895 as Commissioner
OF Elections for Brooklyn. position which paid
him salary of 5000 year. Mr.. Edwards's
+ term OF Office was cut short by an act of the
legislature which merged the Election and Po-
+ lice departments in one; but he is none the less
Indebted to Mr.. Shepard.
4 Mr.. Shepard is sur rounded by Tamnany yult-
ures, with few OF his oldtime friends to say
cheering word All the men of standing whose
political views correspond with his own being
opposed to him now, in of election where
is he to draw his commissioners from? He
must take his appointees from his campaign
opponents, who would probably decline; from
the incapable young Shepardites who will sup
port him, or from the dishonest and treacherous
Tammany men. So that, granting that he de-
I1f
his election and give the city good administra-
tfon. it would be practically impossible for him
TO get together the force to do it with.
Il MR.. HENTZS POSITION
Il Henry Hentz, VINO was formerly one of Mr.
Shepard's most ardent supporters and of
the most liberal contributors to the Shepard
campaign funds, by a Tribune
porter yesterday afternoon. He said:
Il a delegate to the convention which
nominated Seth Low, and am. therefore. COM
nlitted to him. / regret exceedingly that Mr.
Shepard was persuaded to accept the Tammany
nomination for Mayor. i felt so certain that he
was out Of the race and that he would carry
out his plan Of going 10 Europe that on the
night before it announced officially that he
was TO be named a candidate for Mayor I
made wager that he would accept any
nomination. and of course. lost. All his former
friends in Brooklyn feel very kindly toward Mr.
Shepard, but most Of us are committed to the
fusion ticket I regard Mr.. Shepard as an ex-
cellent man. morally and intellectually, and 1
am sorry that he consented to run on the
Democratic ticket
From another it learned that Mr..
Hentz. although not betting man. had wagered
3 to ! that Mr.. Shepard would not accept any
nomination.
Another of Mr.. shepard's warm personal
echoed the sentiments of Mr.. Hentz adding
that he thought Mr.. Shepard was sacrificing
himself in unworthy cause.
I'VE ali realize" he said, that our old leader
has not the remotest chance of winning. 1 be-
lieve that in accepting Tammany's nomination
Mr. Shepard is sacrificing his future prospects
There is excellent timber in the man, and he
would sooner or later force his way to the front
and be elected to some high Office. The Will
loughby Street machine forced Mr.. Shepard's
nomination with the idea OF piacating the or
ganization that has made things so hot for it in
the past. One of the Democratic leaders of
Kings County came to prior to Mr.. Shepard's
nomination and told me of the plan at the
same time asking if the independent Democrats
of Brooklyn would support Mr.. Shepard. / told
him that. in the first place, 1 did not believe
Mr. Shepard would consent to the use of his
name and. in the second place, if he did
could not force ourselves TO accept the Tam
many principles. George Foster Peabody and
Alexander z. Orr the who induced
Mr. Shepard 10 accept the nomination. They
argued that he and his followers had been fight
ing for a principle, and now that Tammany Hall
had been forced TO recognize that principle Mr.
Shepard in duty bound to accept the nomi-
nation as vindication of his continued assault
upon the Democratic organization. Mr.. Orr is
working with the Citizens Union Of Brooklyn,
opd will zrote he fusion ticket butn neyerrhe-
less he was partially instrumental in inducing
Mr. Shepard TO tie up to Tammany, which he
would otherwise never have DONE
Mr. Orr when asked about the foregoing
Statement, said:
when / heard Mr.. Shepard's name pronli-
nently mentioned for the Democratic nomination
/ wrote 10 him saying that 1 should consider
1t an extremely fortunate thing for the city
X he should receive the nomination for Mayor
at the hands of the Democratic convention. and
should accept it, 1 believe that further wrote
TO him that 1 should consider it his duty to
accept If his health permitted"
Mr. Orr considers himself pledged to Seth Low
and will vote for him. He explained MS letter
by saying that he looked the nomination of
Mr. Shepard by Tammany as a triumph OF the
Citizens Union, and that Mr.. Shepard's accept
ance would insure good. clean. honest and
able Mayor. matter whether Seth
Low or Mr.. Shepard elected. Mr.. Orr is
Independent Democrat.
Frederic ". Hinrichs yesterday gave out the
Follow ing statement:
The representatives OF the press and many friends
and acquaintances have asked me in the last few
attitude in the present campaign. and TO the
course which l myself intend take IL is per-
haps due TO those who have inquired, due also 10
Mr.. Shepard and to myself that my views should
be given
] accordingly make this statement:
/ Mr.. Shepard is my friend and has been close
political associate for many years ] am Demo