New-York tribune., 1901-10-09
IT MAKES VOTES FOR LOW.
SHEPARD's SPEECH STRENGTHENS THE
BELIEF THAT TAMMANY WILL
BE BEATEN.

Edward NJ Shepard's acceptance speech shed
tensifed the conviction of the anti-Tammany
leaders that the Tammany outfit was sure to be
swept out of power in November.
II have read it with the greatest interest"
said Seth Low to Tribune reporter yesterday
afternoon at the general anti-Tammany head
quarters, No. Al East Twenty third-st.. but
don't care to discuss it. may do so in my ad-
dress tomorrow night"
"Mr. Shepard has not said that he would dis
miss Devery. Will you dismiss him If elected?"
IT will leave that to your imagination" replied
Mr.. Low.
Would he last two minutes with your" some
ore asked.
Mr.. Low smiled and replied:
THAT depends altogether on the activity Of
your Imagination
Abram s. Hewitt said that Shepard was cer-
tain to be defeated.
"It is a great grief to me-" said Mr.. Hewitt
that Mr.. Shepard has consented to run for
Mayor the Tammany candidate. and am as
panied If my own son had committed fatal
blunder He is certain to meet defeat. OF that
have doubt.
There is one thing" he added. "that Mr..
shepard's speech makes very clear. The issue
has now narrowed down to the question whether
the government Of q great city should be par
tisan or partisan. Mr.. Shepard. despite all
history and all experience here in New-York, de-
liberately upholds a partisan government Every
one else that know of who has thought about
the question studied it believes that cities
should not be governed or municipal officers
elected on party lines. That is the preposterous
aspect Of the Democratic contention.
IF their opponents have good speakers they
will expose the pretences of Tammany Hall and
the selection Of eIrrb on
many as Shepard to the leadership in this cam
paign for what they are-mere opera bouffe.
Mr.. Low stands for non partisan administration
OF the city's affairs by good men. He Is not
candidate choice of whom was dictated by any
one section of the anti -Tammany forces. but the
joint selection of them all Mr.. Shepards posi-
ton that is non-partisan government by honest
enlightened men is not to be preferred to par
tsan government, even by pack of scoundrels"
R. Fulton Cutting. the chairman of the COM
mittee of hundred of the Citizens Union.
when asked what he thought of Shepards speech
OF acceptance. said:
Mr. Shepard played the only card that
left to him to play; that is the statement that
the fusion forces were dominated by the Repub-
lican party in their decision on a candidate for
Mayor 1 expected he would do this"
John c. Sheehan OF the Greater New-York
Democracy, said:
-Four years ago Mr. Shepard attacked Tam
many Hall in the most aggressive manner. He
said things about Tammany which would have
prevented any honest minded man from accept
ing nomination at it's hands. He does not
take back what he then said in his speech OF
acceptance In other words. he still declares
that Tammany is a foul blot civilization, and
that he Is willing to take nomination from
this foul blot on civilization. That sort of thing
won't satisfy the people who will agree with him
that Tammany is now what he said It was then,
and they will support the fusion ticket"
Ex-Surrogate Rastus S. Ransom said:
Shepard has obscured the real issues OF the
campaign by ignoring the burning questions be-
fore the public mind. Tammany Hall is no bet
ter to-day than ii was four years ago. Mr..
Shepard has condemned its policies in one breath
and indorsed them in the next"
+. Ellery Anderson said:
Shepard doesn't say whether he will dare to
remove Devery or Murphy or Nagle, or what he
is going TO do toward checking the increasing
salaries in the city departments. These are
questions which the public wants to know
his views. After reading his speech one is no
nearer the light than when he started. 1t Is evil
dent TO me between the lines that he will advise
with Croker. Devery, Nagle and Tim sullivan
in selecting officeholders should he be elected.
Abraham Gruber said of the speech:
I'm afraid its most disastrous effect will be
TO drive George Foster Peabody back into the
Citizens Union"