New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-25
BITTER ATTACK ON Low.
ATTRIBUTED TO PLATT
Mayor Called Most Unpopular AMI
Selfish Nan Senator Has Ruozpn

Senator Platt. in an interview printed yss-srs,,
afternoon in The Brooklyn Eagle was auo.sS :.
rather savsgsly attacking Mayor Low. sayinz 80.
the Mayor was the most selfish and tlpuos1,fs- -
that he had net In all his long political csrser -
that the Republicans gave him in ths lass ca.
psign all the support that could have been sxoac..r
The Senator vas quoted also as saying that 49,
he and Senator Hanna we're for Presdsut Roo.-
velt's denomination. and that there was no do.5-
OF his denomination aud reelection OF Mav,-
Low Senator Piatt Is quoted saying.
The November vote IN Nsw-Yo-k was m ,,.
prise to ne The people did not want Low and ~.
Republican party gave 70 MIN quite muca ssr
Although it contrf6utsd over 3 per cent y sd is,
votes that made hin Mayor. he DID not give he
Republican organization per cent Of tls patr5s
age ..,s.s a. 49,. -.
that l have ever known in ali ny loag politlea
career. and do not believe We VII bear fr5ro
things thar Ills adrninistration was suisy =, ,s
slisnatsd the votes OF the people from am. II h
sGe ne peo5Is az s2ooki aad StasSsa5S 1 a
derstaHe what mean.
Of his nomination 70 the day of TIE election h
never sent for ne g.. nor asked f9S "a azslslz1ss
whsn told that Colonel George Y. Dunn. chair
man Of the Republican state COMMITTEES. rad Spoken
favorably Of the nomination Of e<-LieUtenaut Gov
ernor Timothy L. WoedruH for Governor. senator
Plstt is quoted as saying:
Yes. Woodbury. would make good eazdi1ars but
names be taken into consideration In figuring
on the sUbernatorial nomination for next year
Hamilton Fish are both men whose asila 5IlitZ FOR
the nomination no ere will q est r Secretary Roo
poiities. and Hamilton Fish has many friends Len
man IL Brffalo. So you see that thers Is plsnt,s -
timber for TIE domination for Governor.
When tribune reporter asked Mayor Low last
night u he cared 10 make a reply TO Senator
Plstt's statement he begged to Ss excused from
saying anything
r Fulton Cutting president OF the Citizens
Uniou. asked IL he had any comment - mako
on Senator Platt's attack UPON Mayor Low. He
said
II have heard OF the attack. and do rot thirk
I care TO make any comment on what Senator
Piatt said nor on ANYTHING that the Senator might
say. for that matter"
"A man OF Senator Piatt's acute political cor
sciousness should. think. feel that political pest
rnorterns are not very profitable" said Chanber-
lain Gould. 81 do not .hink that matters % that
xort are profitable for discussion now TIE way 10
win tie Aght for good government two years hezcs
is Of far greater importance than ipveerves about
Political wafer that has gone over the dam"
President Bruce. Of the Republican County cor-
mittee after reading Senator Patt's attack smiled
grirnly. and said be was mot n raood 70 bs
casting up
The friends Of the Mayor were confident last
night that Senator Platt had not bsen correctly
quoted for the reason that the division Of patron
age at the disposal Of the Mayor was apDortonsi
as follows:
To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u Charities. Com
missioner OF Docks and Ferries. Fire Commissions
President civil Service Commission. three Park
Commissioners, Police Commissioners. three Tax
Commissioners and seven magistrates and uaults-
pal court justices. total. u
10 Democrats and uoitcans-ctTy Casun-
be-Iair Commissioner OF Correction. Hsaltk Con
rnfssiorsr street Cleaning ComEissiOrsr. Tenesssr
House Commissioned. Water supply Commits liner
two Tax Commissioners and one police magissFats
total, g.
This showing which includes al the big depart
rnents gives the Republicans eighteen dssiraois
appointments. as against nine % all the otAs-
political organizations which contributed 20 Mayor
Lows election two years ago
There were numerous honorary appointments,
such as Municipal Art Commissioners and Civil
Service Commissioners. who draw no salaries. cut
the places mentioned constituted practically az %
the patronage AZ the disposal OF the Mayor. The
Mayors friends do not upQerScand BY Wllat proc
ess Of reasoning per cent Is reached sc the Ps
publican portion