New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
SPLIT IS OVER SHERIFF.
ROTH W1NT TO NAME HIN
Woodruff Expected to Bring Bro0S-
Inn Factions Together.

-, -.z -, - -, fusion horizon in Brooklyn looAed
dark asst =. cht on account OF the oiI4erel'0e9
- ritfzere Union and the Republican oTgan-1t-o
- - r,r,re- NV Of making up the local rch-'
Tn. renublloans say that they must nave a. u
county convention. and at that time arc .,.,-o-s
20 name committee 10 confer WIN TIC ,t+
7-,ion conference committee and similar 0O.l I
te.s from other fusion organizations ~ --,-.
- -. committee must do its business ana Iep
hack before The convention aoJourhs- ne -. :.
Union leaders declare that they 04IOt -. ~,
q confer ence Of that Character anu 49, = go.
,,,r,ortu,irv OF conferrlng al some lehs'H VI
LIVE -nakeilD OF the ticket AGAIN, Ile O4'i-
T-rton declares that II will insist on the
-, .. AIRED / Boulton for Sheriff. wniie inc
Republican organ zauon STANDS lL''n IA =, -,
-,irstior TO keen that Office itself II ooth o'e
-o,,,s rennain finn in their present atutuue' tio
,itize.,s Union Will place a thiTd ucke' IL '-'o
seld wh.sn would seriously imPeIh INC -
cause II is predicted, however that 0s-oie ~
county convention meets on Monday hlshl e.
Lieutenant Governor NoOuI "a VIII ~
out Of the tango 49,. c,,.i
when Gustave Thompson chairman OF the Gu
80 I--ion was asked yesterday whether tnty
would accept the proposition OF the Nepuoi'OA -'-
z conference at the conSe ntion ne SAID
The Citizens Union is pledged to carry on cam
ualgn Tor non-parusan municlpdi eONt M ~,
and if 81 supported Tour 80 o1i,, oices in
from the hepubhCan party Tor tle oliy Iy,SicI
nc rif4 OF tne people Of this borough tne ChIoh
col reasonably be accused OF carry ing on -
ian narttssn campaign. Tue Republicans nave
chosen Nr. Swanstrom as their cahiludle to' %
be candidate ana not because ne Is a ineHlnyi 80
tic CITIZENS Union We are not aRA ,d Ioi Bo5ton
Tor Sln-f because he VIII attract Democrallc yoL-s
mar the ticket could not otherwise get ana pc
cause h-s selection viii prove the integrity Oh INC
ticket as q non-partlsan one o,- - .Lo ether
While I not authorized 70 sPe-a ~ I,n'-o t1et
members OF the committee. ! 90 not beieVe tral
theE MI M Repubicsns we must meet their
lo,T,itfes before their convention, or the conyen-
tuEity to fully discuss the nominations with tnem
This statement Of Mr.. Thompson did not seem TO
brir- much Joy 10 Jacob Bremen Chairman OF 'Ie
Republican Executive Committee who thinks Iat
the Citizens Union leaders are unreasohaoe' nc
said that his organization would persist in holding
m open convention, and felt sure that other fusion
examinations would consent to confer at that ,Ine
we have been knocked down and had it rubbed
into US so often" said Mr.. Bremen. that we are
sort Of getting into the habit Of giving way TO the
other fellows. But are right in our position
and If our friends are only reasonable we will ali
agree and viii elect the ticket on Election Day By
q larger majority than ever before
THE Citizens Union met IN convention, and why
cannot we? We cannot compel more than five hun
drod delegates. chosen by members Of the Repub-
lican party to accept slate prepared for them In
advance bv Z seIf-consttuted nominating commit
tee No the convention Will be an open one, and
the result will be the viii o. the majority"
Unless there is some change in present plans ex-
CORPORATION Counsel Joseph a. Bur- will be the
Republican nominee for Supreme Court Justice. al
Of tba isf and XVIII Assembly districts are
pledged. will make fight in the convention
The sudden dropping Of United states Judge
Edward r Thomas after he had practically been
decided on as the judicial nominee, IS generally
sft.sbuted 10 President Roosevelt. although no
confirmation Of that explanation can be obtained
Ii is said. however, that on account OF the fact
FIAT tIe selection Of Judge Thomas would prob
.sly be attributed the Presidents influence, ana
DE be accused Of interfering in local politics, ne
decided TO ask that some other candidate than
Judge Thomas be nominated This was perfectly
agreeable 70 Judge Thomas, who only consented
40 allcw his name to be used on the understanding
that there should be opposition 70 his name
When he heard that the supporters OF Mr.. Eliott
we're ready to raise the cry Of outside influence,
he decided 70 withdraw.