The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
NO SECOND TERM FOR Low.
decision to That Effect Made Before
His Nomination.

New York. Nov. 12-It has come out
that Mayor Low viii not seek or ac-
cept q denomination. His decision was
made up long ago and before ne accept
ed the ncmnation last year. He so eX-
pressed himself when the tender was
made to him by the chief leaders of the
fusion movement. and his determine ton
bears no rklatiOn to recent events.
Naturally there has been a good zeal
of specuMtion since the state election
of last week about candidates for city
Offices next year. Some Of the Repub-
lcans. MILO are bit disappointed at
the sm3lness of their party vote have
been disposed to lay the blame on the
fusion city administration rather than
upon Mayer Low personally, but even
so thfe has been no suggestion of any
BODY else or of desire 20 substitute
another man for Mr.. Low.
Tf thought may have occurred to
SOM of them that the mayor should be
"wsfned" and change his course accord
ingy. Meantime the fusion people have
be5un making plans for the campaign.
There is probably no reason to doubt
tht their first preference. especially in
tie Citizens union, is for Low, but on
tie first mention of his name promi-
Tent leader of that organization in
brmed those who mentioned the mayor
nat he was out of the question, and
had in fact made it a condition of run
hing last year that he should not be
asked to accept again
Mr.. Low knows something about poll
tics, having had more or less to do with
city affairs for the last twenty years.
He realizes that few reform mayors
have ever been reelected in any city
though he was himself an exception
having been reelected in Brooklyn
about Is years ago. But it was by a
narrow margin The mayor knows that
there is a natural restlessness and de-
sire for change among the people, which
makes If 6iffipnlt hfCh off a
to be reelected. No president EXCEPT
Mckinley has been returned since 1872
But ti-1t is said not to be the reason
fer Mr.. Lows desire not to be candl-
date. He believes the duties of the
offite are too exacting for him to give
moe than two years to it. He so told
r FUlton Cutting at the time he was
informed of his nomination last year
Many earnest reformers still believe
that Mr.. Low would be the most avail
abe man to nominate again in spite of
certain amount of dissatisfaction that
better re-ults have not been obtained
Tie administration is only a year old
ard at its mid-term is undoubtedly at
It weakest The causes of complaint
ae OF minor Importance and might be
Cfset or corrected. But according to
ne information secured last night. the
mayor has found his task an immense
me. ana he desires to complete his work
IN lines he laid down at the start
THE criticism recently INDUCED in. ="
said a prominent member of the city ad-
mtnlstratiOn. is to a cons.dera Bile ex-
tent justified. What the people expected
was results. but the trouble has been
that they do not realize as we realize
what rou9h road there is to travel to
secure the results desired. The troubles
of the Administered ton will be better
known year from now. and a good
deal of great importance will have been
accomplished bv then"
1t is possible that Mayor Low and the
members of his cabinet have greatly
changed their minds about civil service.
They have found that the Tammanv