The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-29
'SHEEHANI7ES RULED OUT.
CUTTING HAS HIS WAY ABOUT
THE FUSION CONFERENCE.

THE FUSION CONFEHENCE'
There's Little Left 70 the Party Save the
Name, but Even That Arosises the
wrath OF tho Cts Leader-Only Five
Bodies in All VIII he Represented.
The Greater New York Democracy
John c. Sheehan's organization. will not be
represented at the fusion conference on
Thursday night, at the Republican Club.
Chairman r. Fulton Cutting Of the Cti-
zens' Union wrote on Saturday to William
Halpin. chairman Of the Republican organi-
zation, which called the conference, saying
that the Union would be willing to meet
the Republicans, but that 1t would not
have anything to do with the Greater
New York Democracy.
Following this letter; Mr.. Cutting and
Mr.. Halpin had conference Of their own
last evening, and after twas over Mr.. Halpin
announced that the invitation which he
had intended to send to the Sheehanites
would, to use his own word, be withheld.
When he was asked IL that meant that
the Sheehanites would be barred from
the future conferences altogether; Mr..
Halpin repeated that the invitation would
be withheld" and added: Il don't want
under any circumstances to create q rup-
ture with the Citizens Union at this time.
Besides the Republicans and the Citizens
Union; the only other bodies which will
take part in the conference viii be the Ger
man Democracy Of Brooklyn. the German
Democratic League and the Municipal
Ownership League.
While Mr.. Halpin admitted that In his
talk with Mr.. Cutting something had been
said about candidates, ell that he would
divulge was that Mr.. Cutting had seemed
to be very much in earnest In his desire
to have Mr., Jerome run for Mayor.
did Mr.. Cutting let fall any hint that he
had heard from Mr.. Jerome or had re-
ceived any assurances from him2" Mr..
Halpin was asked.
AS to that. I have nothing to say. That
Is matter you must see Mr.. Cutting about,
he answered.
as the conference on Tuesday likely to
agree with the Citizens Union in its wish
to have Jerome nominated for Mayor3"
Il cannot anticipate what the confer
ence will do" replied Mr.. Halpin. To
question whether he thought the Union
would abide by the result Of the confer
ence IL the majority Of the conferees did
not favor the selection Of Mr.. Jerome, Mr..
Halpin said: Il cannot answer that question,
but I do know that the Citizens Union
leaders are as anxious for fusion as We are.
Mr. Halpin refused to be drawn into an
expression Of opinion as to whether William
iR. Hearst's Municipal Ownership League
would oppose any effort to have Jerome
taken up as the fusion candidate for Mayor.
In declining to meet the Greater New
York Democracy Mr. Cutting is worrying
himself over an organization which has
to all appearances nothing left but its
name. The greater number OF the Sheehan-
ties who have not gone back to Tammany
Hall have cast their lot with the Municipal
Ownership League. What led, however,
to Mr. Cuttings outburst against the organi-
cation was the remembrance Of the action
of its members in 1908 ii boiling the fusion
conference and going over to Tammany
Hail. .r .,,s..
I'VE will not 60 into conference with
that crowd Mr.. Cutting exclaimed yester-
day. "why on earth they were invited
l can't imagine. They are a Tammany
organization, and we have no wish to have
anything to do with them after our ex-
perience with them Of two years ago"
James A. Lyon, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee of the Greater New York
Democracy, wrote yesterday to Mr.. Halpin.
accepting for his organization an invita-
ton to attend Thursdays conference.
Mr.. Halpin declared last night that no in
vitation had been sent to the organization.
In the course Of his letter Mr.. Lyon had
this to say about Mr.. Cutting:
1T appears that Mr.. r. Fulton Cutting.
head Of the Citizens Union, has declared
that he will not permit his organization to
participate In the conference II representa-
tives Of the Greater New York Democracy
are present, or unless Mr.. Jerome Is to be
chosen as candidate for Mayor
If any ono man Is to be permitted to limit
the conference to certain organizations,
that man will naturally dominate the con-
ference. and will make unnecessary the
holding Of any conference at all.
"Mr Cutting dominated, controlled and
nominated all candidates on the last fusion
ticket, which met with such disastrous de-
feat. We fear the same result this year
II he be permitted to control this conference,
for we do not believe that Mr.. Cutting is
sincere in his desire to defeat Tammany
Hail."
The Republican committee which will
take part in the conference will be named
at a meeting to be hold tomorrow Of the
Republican city committee.
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