The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-23
WANT CANTOR RENOMINATED.
G.. n. Y. ID. OFFERS HIS NAME IN
FUSION CONFERENCE.
Republicans Name No One for President or
sheriff.. u. Has Some Men Who Are
New to POlitics-An Names Go To
Sub-C ommittee - BischOfY Endorsed.

Sub.C Ommittee - BischOn Endorsed.
No agreement al to candidates for Bor-
ough President in Manhattan and Sheriff in
New York county was reached by the
fusion conference committee last night.
A sub committee on candidates was ap-
pointed after two hours debate. This COM
mittee Is to report back to the full COM
mittee this week.
NJ. Linn Bruce. president of the Republic
can County Committee and conferee,
stirred up some excitement when the Citi-
zans' Union recommended as its candidates
for Borough President Cyrus Sulzberger
and Calvin Tompkins.
Mr.. Bruce said he had lived in New York
some time and thought he knew some peo-
pie in public life. but he WASH, at all familiar
with the public or private records OF these
candidates
As a result of some ruction in the internal
affairs CT the Citizens Union change
was mace in its members en- the fusion
subcommittee. G. H. Strong and F. 8.
Lamb were originally named to act for the
Union on that committee.
just before the meeting adjourned the
Union delegates asked for further time
to name their representatives. and got
until tonight. After the meeting was over
the Citize us Union delegates met privately
and ANNOUNCED that they had chosen K.
Fulton Cutting in place Of F. s. Lamb.
No reason was given therefor. except that
Mr. Lamb had declined to serve.
The representatives on the Bub-com-
mittee named by the other organizatio ions
were NJ. Linn Bruce and W. n. Ten Eyck
John T. Cronin for the Greater New York
Democracy, F. A. Ringler and Coroner
Scholer for the German-AmeIican Union
Committee of Manhattan, William Blau
for the Austro- Hungarian League and
Joseph johnson and Ike White for the
! Acorns.
At the opening OF the meeting Mr.. Bruce
nominated Justice Henry Bischof, Jr
| for Justice OF the Supreme Court. He
said that Judges who did their duty ought
! to be informed that they were entitled to
reelection no matter what their party
Affiliations were. The nomination was
made unanimous after all the organizations
had seconded it.
The Citizens Union then presented its
two candidates for Borough President.
Calvin Tompkins is president Of the Munich
pal Art Society and a member OF the
Reform Club. Cyrus Sulzberger is a silk
merchant, Is the treasurer Of the United
Hebrew Charities and president Of the
agricultural and Industrial branch OF the
Hirsch institution He is now in Europe
attending, as a delegate, the Zionist Con-
gress
The Republican party presented no
candidates for this Office or for Sherh.
The Greater New York Democracy sub
mitted as its candidates the names am OF MI
Durham and John P. Kelly.
Mr.. Phillips is a deputy. comptroller
Mr. Durham is glass merchant and is a
former member OF the State. Senate. Mr.
| Kelly Is a lawyer, is an active executive
member OF the Greater New York Democ.
cation.
John De Witt Warner was mentioned
as one who might add strength to the fusion
ticket as a candidate for Borough Presi.
dent, but one Of Mr.. Warmers friends told
the meeting that he would be unable to
accept the nomination.
For Sheriff, the Citizens Union named
Marcus NJ. Marks and Henry Fl. Sherman.
Mr.. Marks is manufacturer OF clothing
ia prominent in the Educational Alliance
and is member Of the Civic Federation and
of the ANTHOLOGY Society. Mr.. Sherman
served as under sheriff when Tamsen was
Sheriff. He is now deputy register; He
was private secretary to Abram s. Hewitt
during Mr. Hewitt's term as Mayor.
The Greater New York Democracy pre-
sented the names of William H Walker, the
present Superintendent of Public Buildings;
Marcus Mayer, the theatrical manager, and
John D. Campbell Judge Kelly Of the
sented the name OF Col Duffy of the Sixty
ninth Regiment for Sheriff.
These names will be considered by the
subcommittee.
John c. Sheehan said that Mr.. Cantor
was the logical candidate for. Borough
President, and that he had told Cantor
the night before that he must run.