New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-19
C. U. FOR FUSION STILL.
LITTLETON IN THE FIELD.
Cutting Let Dozen Easy'-AgalHst
T'ammanu. He Says.

largely attended meeting last night. diplo-
n7attcaHy indorsed the action of President Cut
ting in boiling the fusion caucus on Thursday
last at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and then by
formal resolution re-esta bshed its lines of
corlrnunica ton with the fusionists leaving
things in shape so that negotiations for fusion
ticket can be reopened to-day and carried 10
successful completion.
The sentiment in the meeting last night was
Overwhelmingly in favor Of staying in the fusion
army. and doing everything possible to make
successful coalition.
After discussion which showed unnistskaby
that the sentiment of the city committee in
favor Of fusion the following resolution submit
ted by John Brooks Leavitt. was adopted:
Whereas. this body has unanimously approved
the withdrawal of the committee OF sixteen IIOll
the conference of the anti-Tammany organlza-
tions. and has done SO on the ground tnat me me
other parties to the conference had steaoly
omitted 10 confer.
Resolved That the committee Of sixteen be
requested to take steps to ascertain whether
those other bodies are now willing to enter into
real conference and if so. that said COMMITTEES
Of sixteen is hereby authorized to confer with
them
President Cutting said last night that his con-
ference committee Of sixteen had had under con-
sideration and would have laid before the con-
ference last Thursday night, the name OF Bor-
ough President Littleton Of Brooklyn as can
didate for Mayor.
But said he we have not seen Mr. Little
ton and do not know whether he would accept
a nomination or not"
This probably means that II Justice Gaynor
viii not accept a nomination Mr.. Littleton can
have it In answer to a question about Justice
Gaynor's availability, Mr.. Cutting said;
The name of Justice Gaynor was not brought
up tonight
But did not'your committee on nominations
by resolution pass on him unfavorably7'' he was
asked.
Yes" said Mr.. Cutting 4 believe that is a
fact. Until that action is reconsidered It stands
as the judgment Of the committee
STILL OPEN TO SUGGESTION.
The conference committee will meet to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock" said Mr.
Cutting We are just where were before
we started in We are not back in the confer
ence. but we are open to suggestion. We shall
make no overtures TO the organizations that took
part in the conference on last Thursday night
There was nothing approaching conference in
the deliberations Of the cOnferrees up 10 ths
time of the last adjournment We were not
allowed to discuss names. and, as set forth in
| our statement, when the conference adjourned.
we felt that it was useless 10 continue the con-
| ference.
Are you anxious to join a fusion movement
against Tanmany HaH?" Mr. Cutting
| asked.
"certainly we are" said he. we said 50 in
our statement last spring. and we stand by that
| now"
| At the meeting last night James B. Butler. Of
Brooklyn moved that the names Of John Ford.
| Justice Samuel Seabury and Calvin Tomkins
be presented to the fusion conference for Mayor
| atty candidates The motion was tabled
About 125 members attended Some OF those
present were President Cutting. Dr.. E. R. l.
aTr- T0i1T
| 7 Young. Alfred ]. BouIton. Abner S Haight.
F. C. Huntington. Arthur F Cosby John Ford'
| A H. Stebbins and James B. Butler.
! Mr. CUTTINGS REPORT ACCEPTED.
| The first question presented was the report
| of the conference committee President Cutting
made a long speech. and was literally ap-
nIauded Bv unanimous vote his report was
/ accented. and the action Of the COMMITTEES IN
! leaving the conference was approved That mo-
| ton was as one of the radicals put Il. to let
| Mr. Cutting down easy
| Almost instantly men were on their reet ask
| ing IL this was the end of the fusion movement
| for the Citizens Union. A H Stebnins OK
rrool.1,,n offered motion directing the confer
ence committee at once to re-estabiish itseh
with the other fusion bodies. The language OF
| tba motion was rather undipIomatic and as IL
| grated on the feelings of the Cutting men. tt
was laid on the table.
O+bar sneakers said that il would destroy the
,,rto, and make it a laughing stock with this
,oters Of the city if it forsook fusion after its
long time professions This sentiment was we'll
| nfgb universal. Every one wanted re-estab-
ushuent of amicable relations with the anti
Tan7n7any bodies IN the fusion movement. but
no one wanted hurt Mr. Cuttings feelings
bv moving a resolution Of censure disapproval
Of the committees work Finally modified
to continue its work for fusion. unanimously
adopted and that is the way the matter was
left. The net result was an indirect reproof for
President Cutting and open door for further
cooperation with the fusionists-
THE sentiment for fusion was simply over
wheln1fng." said ex-senator Ford and there IS
no doubt in my mind that by the end Of the
week everything will be in good shape again
CAPTAIN COsBY's STATEMENT
After the meeting. Captain Arthur F. Cosby
said that a resolution had been carried prae-
ticalIy unanimously directing the committee OF
sixteen TO reopen negotiations with the fusion
conference.
The committee Of sixteen viii hold meeting
at Mr. Cuttings Office tomorrow at $50. said
| Captain Cosby. to consider ways and means
| The same members are retained. The COMMITTEES,
according to the resolution. is unjnstructed Ths
members will have TO decide then whether %
/ send word to the fusion conference that me
| Citizens Union would like TO he readulittsd 70
| the conferences. or to wait untiI some Word
comes from them inviting the union 20 reopen
| negotiations
| Nothing was decided about a candidate, and
! tba committee is not instructed now as to tha
| adout.o1 of any candidate put forward by the
/ Per,,hlfcans or any other organization. Three
| ,s,,es we're considered by the meeting to-