New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
CLUB SAVED TO SHEPARD.
RRooKLYN DEMOCRATIC INDORsES HIM
AFTER A HOT DEBATE.

II was only after most active campaign work
on the mart OF his friends and prolonged debate
.ba+ the T3rooklvn Democratic Club last night
Endorsed the candidacy Of Edward NJ. Shepard
for Mayor. MI Shepard was one OF the or
eauizers of the club, its first president ana al
oresent q vice-president. All OF It's hellpel'
are his personal friends, and many OF 'heHA
whose consciences VIII not permit them 10 sup
,or+ the Tamraany ticket, did not care TO come
out last night and speak or vote against -i''
shenard in his own club One OF the absentees
was Henry Hentz, who yesterday ahIouIIOe
that he would vote for Mr. Low
Two resolutions were offered one oy " ~
II. Bum. indorsing Mr. Shepard: the other hy
n tTar+er ,ndorsing Seth Low. The roll
was called and each member cast his vote lor
ana resolution of the other It resulted III ~
,,o+as for Mr.. Shepard, 10 "a for Mr.. Low
There were ffty-six members who were ho'
present or did not vote.
The entire Shepard strength Was out Inc
announcement some time ago that A II. hasl-
rnond the president; J. Warren Greene chall
man Of the governing committee; NlIllah L.
BASS chairman of the executive corhh4lltee' 0iN
others of the prominent members, WOULD sup
port Mr.. Low, aroused the Shepard supporters
TO great activities. Herman A. Metz was IN
charge Of Mr. Shepard's campaign, and saw TO
II
good orators.
The preamble of the Shepard resolution and
.to l,as,s of his Endorsement was as follows:
,-,a 1.-ool,vn Democratic Club has through all
;ts history been Democratic in its faith and teachi
ing and has sought through organizea enota ,Ira l
the nomination and election 10 puollc on once = % %
neS4 DeTnocratg known TO be honorable. compe,
tent trustworthy. independent ana letIIe5,sS a. =
euarantee TO the people that in their hands pubic
Office would be a public trust
That was the burden OF the remarks of all the
supporters of Mr.. Shepard. Those who supported
Mr. Low said they did not believe that MI
shepard could carry out his high ideals as can
didate of Mr.. Croker. w. B. c. Haff said;
for one cannot support Mr shePaTd & aeeS eeSaaS ad
sullivan and Farrell The right step LOT mem .i T.
The loekstep don't beeye beeye r II is Political back
sid,ng He has looped the loop so often, he s e
& NOV ses s9as q siown into 9fse So qbe fbs
many OF Is see if elected may try to Mayor
but fe TiIi be lost in the shuttle
w. A Bass said in part:
II some one should choose TO call Mr. SHEPARD the
local Aguinaldo 90 6;5 not ,fb See T tin whistle This
club cannot serve two masters troa 6ang9t stand bT
The doctrines upon which il was FOUNDED
M Fastnond taking the floor. threw some
hot shot into the Independent Democrats who
have deserted the Citizens Union He said:
believe in loyalty 10 principles, and not TO men,
How about those men who signed a @ decIaIaIl ,
of nrinciples nominated Seth Low on those prln-
cinles and then, when Mr.. Shepard was put up pc
srezed their principles in order TO support man
Mr. CoIer was the logical candidate VINO salo
80 10 Mr. Coler? Croker. he was the SAM
man who said Yes Shepard have been tod
bv members OF this club that never again VIII
.fere he any pIace for in politics. would
rather be dead than 10 desert my principles one
iota. we who stand for Mr.. Low stand where
we Gid four years ago.
A Augustus Healy called upon the members
TO indorse Mr.. Shepard for sentimental reasons,
because the latter was a prominent member of
the club and because he was needed 10 build
up the Democratic party in the city and State
Many Others who supported Shepard declared
that they had never voted anything except the
Democratic ticket in their lives