New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-03
LOW APPROVES FUSION.
P4RSONS'S act JUSTIFIED
Tammany Arr@gned as Centre of
Corruption an City Government.

COTUpLtOn IN C2tY Government
Bx-Mayor Seth Low. in letter written to Her
bert Persons, president of the RepIblI san County
Committee. which read at q meeting in Coon 4r
Union under the auspices of the Republican Club
last night, declared his conviction that Mr. Parsons
had been justified in bringing about fusion He
expressed the belief that the Republican party.
being in the minority In the county should always
he ready to fuse whenever it do with honor
and by doing so can secure ends that are worth
while in the public interest"
General Stewart L. Woodford who presided and
William NJ WINS spoke in the same strain, holding
that 1t was always right accept sincere allies in
fighting Tanmany, the inveterate enemy of good
government In spite of the storm the hall was
comfortably filled with enthusiastic crowd
which cheered for the speakers and at every men
ton CT the of Governor Hughes
u arraign Tammany Hall as the centre of the
corruption OF the New York City government"
said General Woodford. 1.-The cradle OF crime!"
shouted voice That's about it." added the
general.
you may not believe in the fundamental doc
trines OF the Independence League. you may criti-
else their theories as you win. but nobody can
Say that the Independence League is an or
ganizaton for corrupt government 7 welcome any
man who Will carry the flag with against the
breastworks Of corruption"
EX-Mayor Lows letter was read by Edward r
Finch. It follows:
hcans in the present campaign with the Indepen-
dence League, learned Of il with regret, for It
stood, and that it would seriously embarrass the
p one Year and to attack II the 20 n aSt and
take it Tor granted that the Republican party is as
much opposed 10 Mr. Hearst as it ever was, and
that il is certain 10 oppose the Independence League
and us caae'es nent year am bound 70 sax
leans, dated October b. 1907, that / think Your
@ So SEPARATED as FAR as Gs from
state and national issues is as sound this year
and I think II entirely sound.
In the local field party so greatly in the minor
must always be ready to fuse whenever it can do
50 with honor and by dong 9 Gp secure ends
with you entirely that Tammany is the city's per
ards are precisely those which, IN fnancierng, are
the Geet 9f Sasey to be in poSs for one
own pocket all the time" or through politics TO
est graft as it is TO be corporation director for
ones pocket aIt tAe ntne OK b ~ W &c Onof 10 re
same statesman. Indeed. l think IT has been the
& 6ag wbch IS largely FOR the
spread OF Tammany's methods TO the realm of
The Republican party is justified therefore in my
ttveTIIhng not dishonorable to make hopeful fight
against Tammany Until you explained 10 me the
feared that the party might have conceded some
hing vital TO its ne ta 3op nv t owns Sa6 ds ri 0
Republican candidate for the Assembly IS contend
re1de4ce League candidates. This. with your
planaton Of the attitude OF the paFLy, makes me
bZ this years. fusion in New York City, it will be
because Ile n, ei Fs ro+beT han because the eriY
The city win owe you a debt OF gratitude If, by
Of your Willingness TO brave Tnisundersand-
ing m .le poSl 1sfi I2r7,Ee T3dgs whitman and
Justice Wadhams 7 take advantage Of this oppor-
cIassrnate Frank D. Sturges. and for our Assem-
blynan OF the 29th Assembly District Frederic
the Municipal Court in the 9Th Municipal Court
District
Mr. Wins was introduced as a man who might
have been elected Mayor If It had not been for
the Republicans who turned TO Tammany through
fear Of another candidate, but who had been
served for the great service he was performing
as special counsel for the Public Service Commits
sion in investigating the traction companies.
Il here that you may know where stand"
said Mr.. WINS Il stand with the regular Re
publican organization, and approve Of its course
IN this campaign. Let my enemies take that and
90 with II what they please. There men living
IN Fifth and Madison avenues who may think my
position inexpica bic. That is because those men,
while processing be with the Republican party,
have always been adjuncts Of Tammany Hail. In
the past they have been Republicans in national
affairs fer financial reasons. They have been
Hanna Republicans, and therefore not Roose-
welt Republicans When it comes to city affairs
they support the Tammany ticket for financial
reasons, because they expect to feather their own
nests"
Mr.. Wins in commencing the various nomina-
lions. spoke IN the highest terms Of Macmillan F
Ihmsen. II want TO say that one Of the best nomi-
nations on the ticket is that Of Mr.. Ihmsen." he
said To my personal knowledge there has never
been presented a candidate for Sheriff, since
1872 a man with the intellectual and moral equip
of Mr.. IhTnsen."
BY way Of showing his Independence Mr. WINS
said. wanted say he sincerely hoped that
Chief Justice O'Dwyer. a Tammany candidate for
the City Court. would be reelected
Tho street railway system is bad to-day. Mr.
WINS said. because Of the way in which Tammany
had sold franchises lone who is complain
ing about Governor Hughes" he added. while
director II Of the systems got contract for
reconstrucring part of it, and took per cent
for supervising his contract"
Judge Whitman who received with tremen-
dous enthusiasm, spoke simply Of the public work
he had tried 70 do. MY life is open book he
SAID. You are all at liberty TO read it, there
IS not a thing there of which I am ashamed
Justice II. II. Wadhams, Walter S. Chandler and
Carl Houser also spoke