Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-24
MAYOR LoW1N AIMED
SELECTED By NHwfxoRK REPuB-
LIcANs TO HEARsEKE TICKET.
Secretary Fulton R4stgns From Cit.
zens' union-HSEh Mclaughlin
Speaks for Kings county.


The following dispatch was received last
night from New York: The republican
and citizens union city conventions met
tonight, the former at the Grand Central
Palace and the latter at Cooper Union, and
nominated to head the city ticket the candi-
date decided on at the conference of the
ti-Tammany forces. Seth Low for mayor.
with Edward M. Grout for controller and
Charles v. Fornes for president of the
board of aldermen.
The republican convention met early in
the afternoon and adjourned until evening
out of respect to the membory of Frederick
s. Gibbs of the republican national COM
mtttee, whose chair as o member of his dis
trict delegations was draped in mourning.
The platform. adopted when the conven-
ton rea ssembled. declared that THE re-
publicanS of New York unqualified1y indorse
the efficient and business-rke administra-
tons of Mayor Low, Controller Grout and
President Fornes," and declared that every
principle of two years ago had been fulfilled
in letter and spirit. The issue of the
campaign was declared to be the contin-
uance of this honest. intelligent and pro-
gressive administration"
Unanimous Choice.
The nomination of Mayor Law was voted
unanimously, the nominations Of the other
candidates following.
Frantis C. Huntington presided at the
convent ion of the Citizens Union. r. Full
ton Cutting, as chairman of the conference
three candidates, seconding speeches were
made. and the nominations were then voted.
after which the convention adjourned
Late tonight District Attorney Jerome re-
turned to his quarters in Rutgers street.
When told that the fusionists had renom-
mated Low, Grout and Fornes, he said
Il assume that the platform in it's general
scope and trend will be what 1t was in the
last campaign-that is, that 1T will be sub
stantially drawing of the line between
decency and fndecency The platform in
1901 did not entirely express my views. nor
did then give entire assent to all its propo-
sitions as framed. nor do 1 now. To that
extent, and in that direction. which is the
direction that / can see this movement pro-
fessedly moves, shall most certainly in
every way in my power aid the movement.
Il should be discouraged more than I
have words to express by the action of the
two conventions tonight did l believe that
they were the sincere and untrammeled ex-r
pressions of the delegates to those conven-
tons. Upon the Information of men good
and true and loyal l have made my fight
such as 1t was 1 have not one word to re-
tract, change. amend or soften. Everything
1 have said is absolutely true, and is known
to be SO. l will fight this fight if such a
man as I can be of service. to the bitter
end and when it is finished will shake the
dust from my feet and until J. can find
leaders to whom truth means more than
sham and hypocrisy; to whom faith is even
greater than victory, will stand as l have
stood today-alone." 49,
Secretary Thomas A. Fulton of the Citi-
Zens' Union, whose correspondence with
District Attorney jerome the latter made
public, resigned his Office today at a meet
ing of the union. go o.
Mr.. Fulton made an address explaining
his actions and position and then left the
meeting and waited whilerthe members of
the executive committee debated on the
custom to whether or not to accept his
resignation, which he had offered in biv
speech.
When the meeting broke, up, F. C. Hunt
ington. secretary of the executive COM
mittee. said that resolution had been Of
fered by K. Fulton Cutting, who presided
accepting Mr.. Fulton's. Resignation, and
thanking him for his past services to the
ed, with the understanding that Mr. Fulton
should later send In "a. formal letter of
resignation. which should be accepted in
Mcclellan IL Weak.
Hugh Mclaughlin, democratic leader OF
Kings county, authorized ar.statement to-
day in view of the conflicting reports cir
culated for some time regarding the posi-
ton of the Kings county democracy on the
proposed nomination of Representative
George B. Mcclellan for the mayoraIty.
that he is willing to say that it IS true that
the Kings county organiZatio regards the
proposed nomination Of Mcclellan as mad
visable, because of Mr. McClellan's init
mate relation to the leader OF Tammany
Hall, and the fact that he is not known to
the public as a strong man personally
Should Leader Murphy insist on McCIel-
lan's nomination in the face of the opposi-
ton of Kings county, he would, in Mr. Nc
Laughlins opinion, Incur a wholly I'M
necessary risk of defeat at the polls'
Were the reports true as stated in some
OF the newspapers, that Mr.. Murphy had
offered the nomination to Mr. Mcclellan.
the veteran leader OF the Kings democracy
said he should have to conclude that Muir
ply had fallen back on the old Tammany
tactics OF Tweeds time, which brought but
ruin to the party --rs
Kings county. he said. insists upon moth
ing except that the nominee shall be a
democrat likely to attract and not repei
Independent votes: q man whose recognized
integrity. whose force Of chara cter. would
furnish assurance to the people that hon
esty and not graft would flourish under his
administration