The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-26
FUSION LEAVES CANTOR OUT.
SULZRERGER AND TRAUTMANN
PUT on ITS TICKET.

The Hebrew Merchants l'hilanthr0pIst for
borough MISUNDERSTANDING. IAth.
OErapl,er. for Sheriff.. n. Y. ID.
Didn't Vote-WOuid Bolt. but Where
Thetflsion conference committee decided
last night to nominate Cyrus Sulzberger
for president of the borough Of Manhattan
and Ralph Trautmann FOR Sheriff Of New
York county The selection was made
only after long and rather lively fight
in the early part of the day, with repre-
sentatives of the Greater New York Dem0c-
racy.
The subcommittee appointed to suggest
candidates to the conference held a meet
ing in the afternoon. The Sheehanites
insisted at this meeting upon the renomi-
nation OF Jacob A. Cantor for Borough
President. They even went go far az 10
deliyvr an uhimatum to the effect that il
Mr.. Cantor was not chosen they would
witHiraw from the conference.
ITS Cantor or bust was the way ono
OF the Sheehan speakers described the
situation.
But it wasn't Cantor and nothing busted.
The Sheehan delegates were told by both
the Citizens Union and Republican repre-
sentatives that they could not put fusion
ticket with Cantor on it through at their
conventions.
The Sheehan men did not withdraw
from the conference last night, but they
did withdraw the names Of their candidates,
both for Borough President and for Sheriff
and they refused to vote for the Sulzberger
and Trautmann nominations. They told
tho conferees that before indorsing the
two candidates they would have to report
W their executive committee, which will
mold special meeting tonight.
1t was darkly minated that at this
meeting the Sheehanites will finally decide
whether or not they will bolt the fusion
movement altogether.
The Sheehanites were very wroth after
the conference. Some Of them cried that
the Republicans were conspiring to have
Low defeated by insisting on ticket that
was impossible Of election.
-They think they can win without us,
: said John b. A. Mutually, the chairman
of the Greater New York Democracy com
mittee, -or else they want to put Low where
Plat. Odell and Roosevelt want him."
! The probability Is that tho Greater New
York Democracy committee will tonight
decide to support the fusion ticket, just as
it did two weeks ago after threatening to
lAbolt unless an independent Democrat was
| nominated for Mayor. The organization
is out in the cold and knows it, Tammany
! says it doesn't want the Sheehanites and
tho attitude Of the fusion leaders yesterday
/ wasn't cordial.
The selection Of Messrs. Sulzberger and
| Trautmann has the approval OF Mayor
Low. Anticipating fight for Cantor
| from the Sheeha mites, r. Fulton Cutting
! and M. Linn Bruce called upon the Mayor
! for advice as to the action they should
| take. While neither the Mayor nor Messrs.
Cutting or Bruce would talk about this con-
ference, 1t was understood last night that
the Mayor recommended the two candi-
dates, agreeing that Mr.. Cantor would not
add strength tosthe ticket.
| Last nights conference lasted only about
| half an hour. After the happenings Of the
! afternoon, when the subcommittee re-
| fused to consider the candidacy OF Mr..
| Cantor, the G. N. Y. d. men knew il was
useless to make further protest, content
! ing themselves with refusal to vote.
The Citizens Union presented the name
| of Mr.. Sulzberger for the borough presi-
| dency and the Republicans, through NJ,
| Linn Bruce. submitted Mr. Trautmann' IS
name for Sheriff. Henry George was not
mentioned at either of the conferences.
| When the meeting adjourned Mr.. Null
1 lally, who is the acting Collector Of Assess
ments and Arrears and the chairman Of the
Sheehanite confereee. made this statement
When the roll was call ed l stated that I
mittee Of the Greater New York Democracy.
| to whom the subcommittee had reported,
| to say that the conference comm ittee could
oeedings until it had reported back to the
executive committee Of the Greater New
York DEMOCRACY what , had ira, transpired since
| l said it seemed to me that to offer a ticket
! Of this complexion to the voters OF such a
| pronounced Democratic city as New York.
| vote given the Democratic candidate at the
I last election. was like an attempt TO pay
| Hamlet, with Hamlet left out
| to attract tho great independent and loyal
| vote. 1t would appear that our Republican
! friends either are, so sure that Mr. Low will
be Overwhelmingly elected that they don't
! want any Democratic votes, or they are 80
J anxious to have him defeated or 30 sure that
| he will be defeated that hey do not care
F.; or want to weaken the ticket by overloading
| it with Republicans.
/ Mr.. Mutually vowed that the Greater
| New York Democracy had 500 undisputed
| votes in Manhattan and that their actual
strength was at least double this numberI
| John G. Sheehan was at the meeting, but
refused to make any comment.
| Mr.. Cutting said that there had been no
OeuDcTdIo puIptSc OIL tIc pdIt Ol tn6 FUSION
forces to slight the Greater New York
Democracy. He explained that the con-
| ference had simply decided to put up another
candidate in tho place Of Mr.. Cantor.
He pointed out also that the Sheehanites
In the persoI. OF Mr.. Fornes, already had
| got one Of the most important places on
| the fusion ticket. He did not say, how
ever, that Mr. Fornes, as President Of the
| Board Of Aldermen, would have practi-
| cally no patronage, while the Borough
Presidency carries with it many juicy
! plums.
Mr.. Sulzberger is one OF the best known
| Hebrews in public life in the city. He is
a silk merchant and is now in Europe at
tending the Zionist Congress. He is treas
urer OF the United Hebrew Charities and
of the agricultural and industrial branch
of the Hirsch Fund.
Mr. Trautmann IL member Of the litho-
graphing firm of Bailey, Trautmann Il
Blampey. He is o Republican and has
been active in most Of the anti1ammany
movements in recent years.