The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-25
WANrPEACB IN FUSION RANKS.
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS ARE
EAGER FOR IT.


Woodruff ID Present 1T Meeting VI Execu.
tive Committee, Which Plans to Keep
Tammany OutConferences With
the cts and Other ORGANIZATIONS
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff was
In Brooklyn last night and took formal
charge Of the fusion campaign in the Dor
ough a. the undispute cd leader OF the he
publican forces in Kin4s county.
He WAS present last night At q special
meeting OF the Republican Executive Com
mittee, held at the Jorslemon street head
quarters. All the executive committee
men were on hard. and among the few
outsiders admitted to the secret conclave
were Col. Michael J. Dady. who next to
Mr.. Woodruff Is the most powerful Re-
publican chieftain in the county, and Post
master George H. Roberts.
The proceedings were most harmonious.
and nothing cropped out to indicate tie
existence Of any faotionsl trouble in the
organization. The first business on hand
was the organisation Of the executive
committee as the campaign committee,
In accordance with the bylaws. Mr.. Wood
run was chosen by q unanimous vote
chairman Of the finance committee and
chief campaign director. and Richard H.
Laimbeer, Jr., and Rudolph c. Fuller. who
won In the recent primary contests In the
Third and Tenth Assembly districts. re-
spectively. were added to the campaign
committee. It was d. cided to postpone
all arrangements for active campaign work
until all the local nominations had been
made.
committeeman was over the ticklish ques-
ton Of bringing all the outside anti-Tam-
many and anti Mclaughlin bodies into
line fer he lusioE liehe., SO thal IN. ~
sn, uld be thorough union as there was
two years ago. :,
InasInuch as j. Edward Swanstrom is
slated for denomination for the first office,
there are only the four remaining places 70
parcel out In an equitable manner among
the Republicans, with their enrolled mem
bership OF over 1000; the Citizens Union.
the Brooklyn Democracy, the Kings County
Democracy, the Radical Democracy and
Ave or six Independent Democratic German
organizations.
The problem WAS admittedly difficult
five offices to he distributed by the Repub-
lican County Committee, which meets at
Prospect Hall on Monday night. These
are the Presidency of the Borough. the
Shrevalty nomination C >unir Clerk, Reg
gister and D.slrlcl Attorne, ship,
II was vigorously commended by some
OF the commit eemen that az Mr.. Swan
strom was an independent Democrat as
well as the representative OF the citizens
Union, it would be only fair that the four
other places on the ticket should 90 to the
Republicans.
This view, however. met with consider
able opposition, on the ground that IN view
of the tremendous interests involved IN
the fight TO keep Tammany out OF power
whelming ma jority. should be unseldsh
enough TO make come concessions.
There was unanimous agreement that
no effort should be spared to secure har.
monious action on the part OF all the allied
fusion forces on the county ticket. With
this object in view 1t was rest lived that
the chairman OF the county nventitn
directly after its organization on Mon az
night, should appoint committee OF niLe
that ia, to include Mr. Woodruff, to conft
with similar committees from the CitiZens'
Union and independent Democratic or
CARNATIONS In regard to the makeup OF
the ticket.
The committee Of nine ia then to report
back to the convention, which, II no hitch
occurs. Is to lndorse the recommendations
Of the conference committee.
At the close Of the meeting Mr., Wood
run admitted that the conference COM
mittees were likely to be cor fronted with
hard task, but he was confident that If the
right spirit prevailed ticket satisfactory
TO all the interests involved would be pre-
aented. Now that the path for harmonious
action was opened and four days still inter.
vening for careful elaboration, he had
no doubt that a county ticket upon which
all the fusion bodies would unite would be
presented.
With such ticket in the field he saw no
reason why Mayor Low and his two associ-
ates on the city ticket should not sweep the
county by plurality of over $4,000 as they
did two years ago.
The question Of choosing candidates
for the Supreme Court was informally
discussed by the executive committee
men. and while no decision was reached
tho general understanding was that
United States District Judge Thomas was
eliminated inasmuch as he had emphat-
! ically refused to allow his name to re used
in case Of any political controversy in the
matter.
Mr.. Woodruff, indeed, announced that
Judge Thomas would not be the candidate
It seemed as IL the committeeman were
about evenly divided between George F.
Elliott and Incorporation Counsel Burr
but dark horse may win out