The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
R0METO0LATE, AYL0W MEN
AND NOTHING CAN STOP LOWS
NOMINATION NOW.
Some Fusi0nists Would Like to See Riyes
Nominated N Any Democrat We're
to Head the TicketThe Mayor Has
Been Told That Otto kempner Is With
Him.

Through the fusion situation yesterday
ran small currents Of opinion and report
mono powerful enough to carry any one away
with it. Those Of the Citizens Union con-
ferees who are cassed as anti-Low solely be-
cause they think Mr.. Low cannot be reelected
we're limiting that George l.. Rives Of New
port and New York would be an acceptable
candidate He is Democrat. Some OF
the persons now advancing his name wanted
him put UP as the fusion candidate two
years ago, when Seth Low was named,
Now they say that he has been an i'm
portant figure OF the Low administration
as the head OF tine law department, and
hat az he is a Democrat the Democratic
elements in fusion must agree to him.
All this gossip, of course, hinged on the
now seemingly remote possibility that
Mayor Low would refuse the nomination,
which he practically accepted in his letter
10 r. Fulton Cutting last week.
The Citizens Union friends who took up
Mr.. Rives'e name said that the idea that
Jerome was certain to be the nominee N
case the Mayor backed water was absurd
as a vigorous element in the fusion cen
ference would be found opposing him under
existing conditions,
Mr. Cutting was informed Of the sentiment
for Rives among members OF the commitreo,
but Mr.. Cutting is confident of three things,
that the Mayor will be nominated, that
he ought 10 be nominated and that he
we'll ought to be elected
These sentiments are shared by the
MAYORS City Chamberlain, DR. F. X. j..
Could. who was quite as steadfast yester-
day in his loyalty to the Mayor and to the
opinion that he can b" elect ed
The Mayors more Jealous supporters
.av that Mr.. jerome stayed under water
too long and dried ont only TO make fash
in the pan.
IfJerome had shown little more activity
earlier he might have been able to change
the face Of the campaign; but now that 1t
seems to have composed into Low for
another try they argue that Mr.. Jerom" is
no. only behind time. but in had taste.
Political circles took up with some in
terest a controversy between A. n Hum
mel and a newspaper which interviewed
him in London and quoted him IA saying
that Richard Croker had told him at Wan
tara that he wanted Mcclellan nominated
The reporter said he had submitted
a rough draft of the interview to Mr.. Hum
mel, but Mr. Hummcl declared yest' riay,
when reporters rounded him up in the
betting ring at Shce~head Bay, that the
reference 20 Croker and Mcclellan was not
in the interview as submitted TO him and
that he hadn't put Croker on record az say
ing anything about Mcclellan.
Another report which Citizens Union
leaders discussed with strained and serious
faces was that Richard Croker had PROMISE
TO contribute $50 900 TO the campaign fund
II Mcclellan should he nominated
In Tammany this gossip was differently
received. Grave leaders Of the Wigwam
seemed to be on the verge OF hystera. and
one or two showed signs OF epileptic SEIZURES
at the idea,
The notion that Tammany will be in any
straits for funds this year with every pros
pect OF success struck the leaders as alb
surd.
The Mayor has been told that the Kings
County Democracy Is for him That means
otto Kempner and some others