New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-10
TO BE LOW, CIRCUIT AND FORNES
SHEEHAN MEN DEMAND A DEMOCRAT FOR MAYOR
AND NAY GO OYER TO TAMfANT.
g. ~ Y and Kings County Democracy Refuse to To Confer
Which Selects Fusion City Ticket.

ted TO partisanshiP in national and State cam
paigns. but think they should come here in
the spirit and in the support of non partisan
city government. and I had believed that they
did" Applause greeted Mr.. Huntington's
speech, and the rollcaI was then resumed.
When the Kings County organization was called
the delegates announced that they we're sim
ilarly instrpetedswand refrained from voting.
,Eith To- -,,.s +'sst be Enta. Sas znaasTnou-g
As as the poll had been announced John
T Cronin of the Greater New-York Demec-
racv. took the floor and asked the privilege Of
speaking on the Low nomination. This was
granted. and he proceeded to urge delay. and
asked that the meeting go slow on the action
The same sentiments were re-echoed by a rep
resentative Of the same body from the Borough
Of Richmond and after brief discussion the
tequest was dropped.
CIRCUIT OPPOSED By DEMOCRATS.
Controller CIRCUITS name was placed in nom
nation bv Jacob Bremen. of the Kings County
Republican Committee. and seconded by r &
Huntington. Opposition TO Grout was connned
to the Kings County Democracy This was at
tributed to the refusal of the Controller to dis
miss certain Willoughby-st- ofhceholder' ana
a speech against the Controller was made oy
the secretary Of the organization. Jules Guden'
ON a poll Of the body, five voted against the
han people continued TO refuse TO vote, declar-
ing that since a Republican headed the ticket
instead Of the independent Democrat they were
instructed 10 support they could not be ex-
pected 70 participate There was no other op-
position to the Controller
President Fornes was renominated by NJ Linn
Bruce and seconded by F c. Huntington. No
opposition was manifested, although the Shee-
han delegates continued to refuse their votes
The meeting then adjourned
AS the delegates filed out, there we're many
bitter comments on the action of the Sheehan
people. and equally ready prophecies Of their
return to Tammany John c. Sheehan was the
first of the conferrees TO express the sentiment
of his organization. Mr. Russell was first asked
for statement. but he said modestly: Go TO
John c Sheehan: he IS the recognized leader or
our organization"
Mr. Sheehan did not or could not say def
nitely what his organization would 40, out ne
EXPRESSED his own views freely. and indicated
that tbe Greater New-York Democracy would
flop 10 Tammany-a solid gain Of ten thousand
votes You'll notice" said he, that MI Rus-
sell was the only one scheduled for speech
against Low. His speech came off all right ana
Judge Erastus s Ransom and John T. Cronin
s1so smoke against Low After them. william j.
Mckinley, Of Richmond. and Dennis J. Sullivan
opposed him. too It seems 10 me that shows
how the wind blows. and how general this SEN
tin1ent is
. \ n. MAY GO TO TAMMANY.
L can't say what the Greater New-York De-
rnocracv will do The delegates are 10 report 70
the committee as soon as pOssible-prooao Oily
Monday or Tuesday. then the organization can
decide. II is not at all impossible that it will
support Tammany AS 1 said this afternoon.
I'm pledged 10 vote for Low. but / don't con-
slider him the proper candidate He hasn't car
riad out the fusion idea-there are Tammany
men in every city department He has not kept
the friends who elected him in 1901 The nre-
men are against him. the police. too. and the
Republican county organization feels that II
hasn't been treated right as 10 patronage
REPUBLICANS FOR Low.
The attitude of the Republican conferrees and
their feelings were expressed by NJ Linn Bruce
president of the Republican County Committee
in the following statement.
The nomination Of Mayor Low Is entirely
satisfactory 10 the Republican organization, and
he Is in nv optuion the very strongest candi-
date The conference could have named. He was
the natural and logical candidate. and no other
name has been considered by the Republican
organization Under Mayor Low. the city has
been wisely and honestly governed Business
men have succeeded grafters in Office, and pub
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