New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
PUSHING WARNER AHEAD.
FRIENDS ENCOURAGED BY HIS STAND
ING WITH THE COMMITTEE OF
ONE HUNDRED.

For Mayor-JOHN DEWITT WARNER.
For ControIIer-LyDWIG NISSEN.
THOMAS VI. MULRY.
This is the ticket suggested by the German
American Union, and adopted, as a suggestion. at
a meeting of the union in the "Staatz zeitung'
building yesterday afternoon. The following or
ganizations were represented:
German American Municipal League OF Brooklyn, by
German-Amercan Citizen League Of Brooklyn by Otto
German RepubIcan County Organization of Manhattan.
German American Municipal League of Manhattan, by
German-Americsn Reform Union of Manhattan. by
Charles Lutz. President.
Herman Ridder presided and Henry Weis-
mann acted as secretary. The committee
increased from five 20 six members. and Paul
Goepel was added.
The German Republican County Organization
ot Manhattan includes in its membership a num-
her Of Republican officeholders Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Eidman and State Gas Inspector
Jastrow Alexander are among them. Both men
are regular Republican organization men The
quick Endorsement OF Mr. Warner by the Ger
man Republican county organization
garded as significant by the friends of Senator
Platt last night
The friends OF Mr. Warner are bending all
their energies toward preserving and increasing
the first place the list of the Citizens Union
Committee Of One Hundred Mr.. Warmers
friends were made fully aware OF the fact yes
terday that while Mr. Warner secured the lead
ing position. II was by close margin. and that
Mr.. Lows friends will do their utmost 10 bring
about his ultimate selection
On Monday night all the conference commit
tees Will meet That allows only a short time
for effective campaign work. but Mr. Warmers
fFfN dc
in the van Herman Ridder. Of the German
American Reform Union IS quoted in another
place in to-day's Tribune as saying that Mr.
Warner is the strongest candidate that can be
named
The Greater New-York Democracy's executive
committee VIII meet this morning NJ the office
Of William Hepburn Russell. chairman. 20 talk
over a list OF eligible candidates In order To
make their opposition TO Seth Low more ef-
fective, II was said last night that Mr. Sheehan
and his friends would favor an Endorsement OF
Mr.. Warner, in the hope that his canvass might
receive a momentum which would successfully
carry II through. The organization leaders would
Ike 10 see a Mayor chosen from among the
following; Jacob 4. Cantor. ex- Postmaster
Charles w. Dayton and Thomas &. Dunham
John C. Sheehan said yesterday: Il am against
TammShy. no matter who Is nominated
The energy Of Mr Warmers friends was part
ly explained yesterday, when II became known
that on the first ballot by the Committee Of One
tundTed on Wednesday night Seth Low re-
ceiyed "A larger vote than Mr. Warner. The
Informal ballot stood follows Low. 81. War
ner Is Peabody. 2S; Rives. @6. with Coler. the
nth man. receiving 10. and ten or eleven other
names trailing along with inconsiderable sup
port. II seems that Low, Peabody and Rives
were the first chosen on the formal ballot. and
when Mr. Warmers name came up. he being the
fourth last the list Of four, a the
scattering votes concentrated on him. giving
him A. to 80 for Mr.. Low The opposition to
Mr.. Low made Itself clearly manifest. there
were 20 against him and only 10 against Mr..
Warner The Warner men made much OF this
yesterday.
ORGANIZATION Republicans do not enthuse
Mr.. Warner as a mayoralty candidate. but the
Republican cOnferrees. noted in The Tribune
yesterday, are committed to programme OF
acquiescence. 10 a large extent. in the decisions
of the Citizens Union. Senator Plat refused
yesterday 10 discuss the names Of the sug-
gested.
Citizens Union leaders ridicule the suggestion
that their city convention September % can
he stampeded for Controller Coler. who. his
return from NarTagansett Pier yesterday,
almost as non-committal ever.