New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-24
Low REPUBLICAN CHOICE
CONVENTION CHEERS HIN.
Sneakers Praise His administration
Good Government the Issue.

The Republican City Convention in the Grand
Central Palace at noon Yesterday completed its
deliberations shortly before II o'clock last
night and nominated as the party's candida ties
on the municipal ticket this fall Seth Low for
Mayor. Edward NJ Grout for Controller and
Charles Y. Fornes for president Of the Board of
Aldermen. The convention declared in I'M
equvocaI terms i'm favor OF a continuance Of the
fusion government heartily Endorsed the admin
istration Of Mayor Low and declared that re-
turn Of Tammany 10 power would he disaster
too appalling TO contemplate
The convention was late in assembling in the
afternoon. The delegations gathered leisurely in
the big hall. The seat in which Frederick s.
Gibbs would have Sat draped in black and
purple. Appropriate resolutions deploring his
death and dilating on his services to the party
and to the country generally were adopted.
Louis Stern was introduced as temporary
chairman Of the convention and in calling The
convention to order he said IN part:
We meet TO resolve ourselves into a committee Of
public safety. Men are subordinate TO measures.
public welfare is individual welfare In the aggre-
gaze. fuhiie virtue Is the open expression OF pr-
existence are d joy and satisfaction only when
ministration. Civic honor pride protection. prog
ress are as essential TO the life of the community
The 1riasma which arose from the swamps and
innisjration was dispeed by the rays Of the
rising sun Of better day. and the two years just
conditions which threatened municipal pestilence.
cal corruption. has been saved by the virtue of
public decency and honesty.
We are on the threshold Of another municipal
campaign. and danger asain threatens the safety
OF the community, Our ScnoplS our CAdrltleS our
fort in moral and civic life are threatened with
color our checks with shame and bend our heads in
apology. The present contest is not Tor po-
HTefeTmPuf beliefs
civic existence. Tammany Hail has made
II lives not by virtue but by prostituting e. Its
promises and principles declared at MONDAY are
hidden in the darkness Of unfuhlment. Let no one
be lulied into the belief that We are. about to
bear allegiance Tammany knows no party II is
CARRIED tiger, teneata whose skin he heard
the snaPpps and snaril1g 81 the hungry wolf
fellow citizens "a a sense of their danger The
again clasp in their crushing embrace the police
who should protect us from bodily harm, the FIRE
,iucates our children. the public funds gathered
ysicb s ms rom entaon and disease the
charities which alleviate the su1erngs OF the poor
prostituted for venal sale for private advantage.
Lfter Mr.. stern's address the convention
Fanized by the election Of committees and per-
fected other details. and then adjourned until
5 o'clock Timothy L. Woodruff. former Lieu
tenant Governor. was elected permanent chair
Of the convention In his ADDRESS MI
Woodruff said:
While every practical politician believes In the
value OF patronage maintain the power OF an or
gsnization. Yet In this normally Democratic city
where success against Tammany can only De
achieved through the cooperation Of at least MY
thousand Democrats. and where there is such uni.
versal demand for a non-political administration OF
the government. organization patronage. as such.
should not and must not be expected Now, after
nearly two wears experience with the adninistra-
ticus 81 those whom two wears We nominated
~ this hall We assemble again In the same place.
actusted bv the same motives. moved by the same
love Tor the fair name and for the future fame Of
the same city Of our homes.
We are going 10 renOmnate for Mayor tonight the
r-sn who for these years past mas conducted
the fairs u the city according to the highest bust
ness standards. above all personal purely poht-
zeal considerations. who has returned 10 the tax
payers value for every dollar received ana ex-
ihe model municipal government OF the modern