New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-24
CITIZENS UNION ACTS.
NO HOSTILITY TO LOW
Cheers for It's Ticket and Platform
at Cooper Union.

Throw him outr' yelled the delegates IN the
citizens Union convention ar Cooper Union last
HsH'' "hen one lonely man voted against the
denomination Of Mayor Low. his punv No
sounding like a whisper after the mighty chorus
oI ayes and the round on round Of cheering
which greeted the Mayors name. With Con
troller Grout there was not even the one dis
senting voice. but on the motion to renomfnate
Charles '. Fornes for President Of the Board
Of Aldermen. there came an attempt 10 swing
the vote TO Henry George. the friend Of or
ganized labor" Thereupon ensued a lively
wrange, which ended in the withdrawal Of Mr.
Georges name.
There were two other untoward Incidents
When James r Burnet. in spea king mentioned
the name of William Travers Jerome. there were
many Kisses. F. W Hinrichs. in seconding tho
nomination of Mayor Low. declared that there
were only two persons ever before American
voters who. in their sincerity of purpose and
large qualifications of leadership. had been able
to appeal to men Of honesty and judgement
Grover Cleveland. the Democrat. and Seth Low.
the Republican. At the mention of Mr. C,Iava-
land there arose a tumuIt Of cheers and Kisses
while from platform and auditorium came the
cry. stick TO your one man. Let the Democrat
go for tonight
1t was a straightforward convention. rather
prosy, save for the Henry George incident which
was only a fash in the pan save as il NAV
work TO make place on the borough or COUNT,
ticket for thar young man. There was much
enthusiasm expressed by the regulation cheers
and band which played Jnholy garbngs -
opera melodies and r.gtime. When r Fulton
Cutting made for the platform to read the re-
port OF the city committee. the band began on
He's Jolly Good Fellow" and all Mr. cut
ting's embarrassment couldn't choke off the
tune.
There were about one thousand delegates and
alternates present. In front at the centre. were
the Queens and Richmond delegations. on the
left were the Brooklyn people. while the right
Of the hall had been given over TO the Manhat-
tan delegations. Francis c. Huntington was
the chairman. Augustus II. Stebbins and A ].
Boulton were secretaries. on the platform were
Mr.. Cutting Everett P. Wheeler Charles Fl.
Strong Abner 5 Haight, John r. Eustis John
". Weed and John u. Morgan.
After long argument over amendments 10
the constitution. concerning the dividing OF the
Assembly district organizations into aldermanic
district organizations. they were laid on the
table. Calvin c. TOmpkins read the platform
of the Citizens Union for the 1903 campaign.
1t repeats the demands Of the platform Of 1901.
recites the achievements Of the fusion adn mis-
tration and demands the support OF honest
men for bipartisan municipal government.
CHEERS FOR THE OLD TICKET
After the platform had been accepted, Mr..
Cutting read the report Of the City Committee
formally nominating Mr.. Low for Mayor. Mr..
Grout for Controller and Mr.. FOrnes for Presi.
dent Of the Board Of Aldermen Up rose the
delegates cheering wildly. waving hats and
handkerchiefs.
In seconding the nomination Of Mayor Low
Frederick W Hinrchs told Of Mayor Lows
earlier political service in Brooklyn his sup
port OF John b. Woodward on an independent
ticket. his success and personal following be
cause OF his eminent Justice. Said he:
When BROOKLYN gave to New York her distin-
guished citizen Seth Low she could not give all
know OF him In 1881 the legislature adopted for
BROOKLYN a new charter model for all cities de
string reform government By virtue of the citizens