The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
THE MAYOR LIKELY TO STICK.
WON'T AND CAN'T QUIT WOW. 50
REPCBLICANS SAY.


Bee. n. y. ID. Skelet on Ready to Fuse.
Republicans continued TO insist yestcr-
day that Mayor Low was bound to run and
neither would nor could withdraw, The
Mayors practical acceptance OF the nomi-
nation in his letter to Mr., Cutting. in which
he went to the length Of telling whom he
want ed to run with him, stood out, the ke-
pubicans said, as something from which
no new circumstances could release MIR.
Low.
Those who argued that the Mayor occa-
sionally fell victim to what, around the
poker table, is known az sudden case OF
cold feet, were met with the contention
that the Mayor il a determined man when
his coat is rubbed the wrong way.
City Chamberlain E. X. l.. Gould. who is
counted the Mayors close personal and
political friend. said last night;
Il can conceive Of no circumstances IN
which Mayor Low will withdraw. He
has made the issues. he has accepted the
responsibility for another campaign and he
will remain on the ticket no matter what
reports to the contrary may be in circu-
lation.
Il have no information as to what Comp
troller Grout thinks or what he will do.
Personally. I believe that fusion ought
to endorse Justice Henry Bischoh, Jr.. OF
the Supreme Court for reelection
From a source almost az near to the
Mayor, it was learned that Mr.. Low has
assurances that the Greater New York
Democracy will fall in line for the ticket.
THE Suns informant declined to say
whether William Hepburn Russell was the
one who had carried this message to the
Mayor, but remarked that he thought
almost any sort OF a message might come
from that quarter.
From straight out Republicans there
was but one expression. and that was that
the Mayor had allowed condhions to reach
a stage where he was bound to see the thing
He had permitted President
Bruce of the Republican County Committee
to enlist 30 earnestly for his nomination
that the Republican an delegates ga ssr from Man.
They had said. as Chairman Dunn OF the
Republican State Committee had said. and
as Senator Platt and President Roosevelt
had indicated. that Mayor Low was the
keystone of the fusion arch and the logical
man to head the campaign against lam
many. Now, it was asked, on what pre-
teyt could the Mayor withdraw.
was to plead that he could not be elect ed.
and this had been closed by the declara-
lions of his friends, like DR.. Gould, that
he Mayor looked on these things In higf er
spirit of patriotism and would not be
swerved BY vision Of defeat.
Friends of the Mayor believe that the
skeleton of the Greater New York De-
turned 10 fusion by the patronage which
il secured under the victory OF 1901. II
got Borough President at $500 year,
President OF the Board of Aldermen at IS 900
Sheriff, $4,000; Register, $4,000: Deputy
Register, 5000: Deputy Comptroller. $1,000;
Commissioner Of Accounts. Superintend-
ent of Buildings, $1,000 Coroner. 5000:
City Magistrate, $1,000 Superintendent of
Repairs Of City Buildings, $4,000, and the
CITY Marshal, besides about one hundred
mir or places in various departments.
While Mayor Low is disposed to give
the Greater New York Democracy the
nomination for Sheriff and lot OF other
things that are demanded, some other
the price is far too high for the goods.
Rumors were prevalent yesterday that
Comptroller circuit would not accept the
fusion nomination again and there was
a well-established foundation for this
opinion. Deputy Comptroller Stevenson
said, however, that wnen MT. uTOuC went
to Europe he told him that no one was
authorized to say in his absence what hs
would or would not do.
Hugh Mclaughlin il we'll disposed to-
ward Grout and will, 1t is believed, offer
TO him the Democratic nomination for
Justice OF the Supreme Court in that de-
partment to succeed Justice w W. Good
rich, who is TO retire.
MIR. Grout said while ago that he wanted
TO retire from the public service to practise
law. ANY lawyers who are wrapped
up in their profession like that wrapping
to be the robes of the Supreme Court.
While Mr.. Mclaughlin would favor this
course IN order that his county ticket might
be strengthened by whatever force Grout
had transferred from fusion to De mocracy,
Tammany. in Manhattan, is not enthu-
siastic about IT, The disposition on this
side of the river is to take very little In from
the clothes line and to keep all the places
for those who have been inside the Wigwam.
It seems more than likely that Justice
Henry Bschoft, Jr.. will not be opposed.
Many of the f1sonists. like Dr. Gould. be-
Iieve that Justice Bischoff is not only en-
titled to reelection, but is certain to get
- and that IN uaf ,,r, apv candidate Ga inst