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nominate. L hope Mr.. Cutting will be accepted
by rising vote
At this juncture Mr. Cutting arose and de-
clined to permit the of his name. He SAID
he could run.
Jacob A. Cantor made a speech in which he
advocated even more strenuously the nomina-
ton of a Democrat instead of Seth Low He
declared this Democratic city, and said there
was much more chance of a Democrat winning
than there was of Nj. Low.
Il sorry to see,'' he said, evidences OF an
alliance here between the Citizens Union ana
the Republicans. ieutenant-Governor Wood
ruff, after conference last Sunday with Sena-
vors Mr.. Low
Mr. Woodruff replied to this by shouting:
didn't do anything of the kind!
Mr.. Cantor then said:
1t is peculiar thing to see people announcing
their choices in public understand that MI. MI
nounced the name of his favorite twenty hours
This Is not the tine for the 6d;d bH nomi
ma ted, for it was by the votes OF Republicans and
President Vas elected a Republican Governor was
eli f R this stats and the RepuhGsG Is
not about high time that these Republicans VINO
recent years should wheei 'S5 about and support
Independent Democrat for Mayor OF this city?
Senator Cantor continued to say that the ac-
tion of the general conference in going over to
bers of the Democratic organizations who fa-
vored Independent Democrat s candidate
but that 1t appeared to him to show lack Of good
faith the part of some of the conferrees. All
names of independent Democrats he said. that
had been presented had been slaughtered by the
Republicans in the conference. He added;
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff win feel sure
are of less force in this city than the Demo
Gratis This is Democratic city. and an inde-
I mol
Tammany Hall. The nomination OF Mr.. Low will
10 tn Sn1 w tg Gve ad oher
wise he secured from Tammany Hall organizations.
WOODRUFF ANSWERS CANTOR.
Here Mr.. Woodruff broke in. and declared that
| the independent Democrats had had every on
portunity they desired needed to bring forth
independent Democratic candidate He said
that in the deliberations of the Committee of
Eighteen the independent Democrats
much to blame any other representatives for
the elimination of their candidates. He declared
that al more than one session of that body both
the Republican and Citizens Union conferrees
had refrained from taking action on the names
of independent Democrats. IN order that their
followers might have chance of acting them
selves and agreeing pm the name of an inde-
pendent Democrat
But" he went on, you could not even agree
among yourselves. How then could you expect
to have agree of your Independent
Democrats when you unable to do so?''
Mr.. Woodruff declared that independent
Democrats had only themselves to blame, and
that they became embroiled over each candi-
date they brought forward
Mr.. Cantor again rose and exclaimed: Let
me ask the members Of this conference II Dan
iel S Lamont Judge Lacombe would not
make an excellent candidate Ia head the ticket
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff more
arose and denied absolutely that he had been in
league with Senator Platt and others to nom
mate Seth Low. He said that the Democrats
had come TO the conference in bad faith that
they were insinCere. and that among the twelve
names which they presented they had no stand
ard bearer He said further that they wanted
TO spring another name the conference Mr..
woodruff then said that he had received peti
tions from hundreds of sincere Democrats in
which all maintained that Seth Low was the
only who would gain them victory.
After considerable more discussion, ending In
the defeat OF the motion 10 recommit the re-
port, Mr.. Norris moved to adopt the report of
the committee of eighteen, and there was
by rocall. Two of the members Of the
conference absent, and the vote stood rs
for the adoption of the report and against It,
OTHERS YET TO BE CHOSEN.
It was too late then to think of selecting can
didates for Controller and President OF the
Board of Aldermen, and the conference decided
to adjourn until tomorrow evening. The COM
mittee of eighteen was directed to meet again
p. m. tomorrow at the headquarters ana
recommend names to the conference at the
Mr. Woodruff seconded motion to instruct
the committee To recommend two independent
Democrats for the positions. but later he caused
the motion to be withdrawn, saying 1t was
better not to instruct the committee.
Most of the members of the conference said
after the meeting they thought a Brooklyn
Democrat ought to be nominated for Controller
and a Manhattan Democrat for President of
the Board of Aldermen
Colonel Ogden said the Citizens Union COM
rnittee of one hundred would not meet this
evening. account of the day being set apart
for services in memory OF President Mckinley. |
but would meet on Monday evening.
The Citizens Union city convention will meet
Tuesday evening at Cooper Union to make
nominations. Several of the Citizens Union
leaders at the conference said that there was
danger that the convention would be stam-
peded for Controller Coler.
IF there should be a stampede for Coler in
the Citizens Union" Mr. Woodruff said after the
conference, 'it would mean that Tammany Hall
and Willoughby Street had captered the Citizens
such thing could not happen. 1t is true how
ever, that of the Citizens Union district
organizations in Kings County have been capt
ured by Mclaughlin and his followers in the
name of Mr.. Coler.'
Mr Woodruff added that the nomination OF
Mr.. Low for Mayor had been made a necessity
by the fact that the Citizens Union and the
Democrats in the conference had failed to sug-
gest an available independent Democrat of MI
Lows standing as candidate.
SHEEHAN PRAISES LOW.
After the meeting John c. Sheehan of the
Greater New-York Democracy, gave out the
following statement:
canjzatior. / looked earnestly for the nomination
of some leading Democrat for Mayor rms VAS
however. in no derogation of Mr.. Lows qual1ncac
tions There is citizen IN our community OF
higher standing man of public spirit integrity
and Dractical common than Seth Low AS |
Mayor of New-York his administration VIII pe a
credit as well as profit 70 al our our nmnns,te in
every respect TO the Tamany regime than VIII pe
the of Seth Low IN the aT9 o, '
the city ii now beco mes me duty OF al citIze,