The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-11
CONDEMN LOWS DETRkCTORS,
FUSIONISTS WONDER HOW MANY
VOTES SHEEHAN 4 60. CAN POLL.
Campaigning With . But" Hardly the
Kind to Win, Even n the kickers Arc
hut Political Place Seekers-lAnn
Bruce Already stirring Up the Tiger.

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hut Political Place seekers-IAnl
Bruce Already stirring Up the Tiger
friends Yesterday and ref erated to then
what he has said for the last two or tire
months, that If the fusion forces are b
win in the municipal fight on Nov, 3 tn
hardest kind of a battle must be put up
The Mayor, it is said. did not care particu
larry 10 accept a denomination, but IN talk
ing with his friends he has remarked tina
he didn't see how he could consistent.
refuse TO accept the nomination II il cam
to him with comparative unanimity.
The fusion forces will not have thei
city convention until Sept 81 BY tina
time, it was said yesterday, some OF TIT
kinks in the situation may be Strengthened
out.
Wherever politicians talked yesterday
was heard universal condemnation OF thu
conduct OF the Greater New York Democ'
racy, the Kings County Democracy, the
Brooklyn Democracy and the German
American Reform Union. John c. Sheehan,
Hep" Russell, Herman Ridder, Otto
Kempner and Michael j. Coffey have al
issued authorized statements, and have
written letters within the last two or three
weeks, and even repeated their views yes
tsrday to the effect that Mayor Low il ar
honest man and good man, and has tried
TO give New York and honest administration
sbut, "and there are a lot OF butts, all to
the effect that they favor the nomination
Of an independent Democrat for Mayor.
The representatives OF these organiza-
tions have all along proclaimed that they
we're committed TO non-partisanship in
municipal campaigns for New York city;
and some Of these men, along with others,
interested themselves to bring about legis-
lation at Albany which divorced municipal
campaigns from State ard national CAM
paigns. They are aware, though, that
President Roosevelt and other Repub-
icans are greatly Interested in the reelec-
ton OF Mayor Low, for the reason that in
this event New York city will not be
under the domination Of Tammany Hall.
in Presidential year.
1t is argued that the representatives
Of these kicking" organizations who
call themselves independent Democrats,
should have thought q little deeper when
they Interested themselves in this legis-
ation at Albany, and that they have no
body to blame but themselves, as the in
Republicans in the reelection OF Mayor
Low as this time Is very natural.
Some OF the Mayors friends have openly
denounced Sheehan, Russell, Ridder, Kemp
ner and Coffey for their conduct, and others
have spoken of the Greater New York
Democracy the Kings County Democrats,
the Brodklyn Democracy: and the Ridder
-.ssaA ,-A,- - 81. Il t~h
binders Who are playing for place and
intend to use what power they have to
bring about az advantageous situation
to themselves as possible.
But these criticisms. it was declared
last night by many politicians, were not
Of much account because the Republican
county organization and the Citizens
Union were fully aware two years ago Of the
character Of these organizations and should
not have expected any different conduct
at this time. The old-line politicians Of
New York county do not favor these indie
pendent organizations, and for that matter
some Of the newer politicians look upon
them with disfavor, because for the last
thirty years and more the small organi-
cations have merely used all sorts Of move
ments to crafty ambitions for ONCE In
has been that they have
been made cloak Of reform in order
to secure political pap either for the .or-
ganization" as a whole, or more particu
larly in the interest Of some person who
could not secure political advancement
at the hands Of the two regular organiza-
tions in the county.
these organizations is that there is a great
deal more talk than cider about them.
They have spellbinders enough and wind
TANNERS enough, but the number OF votes
they pretend to control ia very largely
There has been only one
organization in New York
county within the last thirty years, it was
said, which is an exception to this state
ment, and that was the New York County
Democracy, which stood Tammany Hall
on its head not only in the city, but in State
But that organization, too,
shared the fate of these ephemeral or
CARNATIONS of to-day and was finally
with Tammany Hall. Whenever
these small independent bodies cannot
secure graft" in the shape Of political
and political offices for which
shelter either in the Republican or in the
camp.
The claim of the Greater New York De-
mocracy to be a substantia body is not sup
ported by the record; and the Kings County
and Brooklyn Democracy are considered of
little or no Importance, while Mr.. Ridder' s
has never been put in posi-
tion where it could stand up and be counted
For that matter the Citizens Union Or
ganiZation also il not considered by ax-
perts as a vote getter, and there have been
one or two occasions which demonstrated
it's insignificance at the polls.
The trouble In the approaching campaign,
to general testimony Yesterday,
will be listlessness and Indifference. for the
reason that while the Mayor has had many
complimentary things said OF him, he is
not a candidate to arouse enthusiasm in
which has not some strenuous
or personal issue. Two years ago Jerome
awoke the echoes in the town by his vigor-
ous and candid style of campaigning. Then,
too, at that time Tammany Hall was in
power smothered with the scandals OF
Deverysm, the Ice Trust exposures, the
Red Light district scandal and numerous
other telling issues in the campaign.
Tammany has now been out of power
their business; and to-day, according
10 good testimony, it will be most
difficult TO awake their energies. Such
q situation as this in naturally Democratic
city like New York, it was added, il not
favorable, from the present outlook, to the
reelection Of Mayor Low. Mr., Grout and
Mr.. Fornes.
NJ Linn Bruce. president Of the New York
Republican County Committee, however
has not let the grass grow under his feet
He issued statement yesterday which
clearly indicates Mr.. Bruce's line OF policy
in the campaign, and that is to put Tam
many Hall from the start on the defensive
n possible. Mr.. Bruce has received COM
mendation from all classes OF politicians
for the sagacity and force he has displayed
in the negot iations and deliberations which