New-York tribune., 1905-07-31
lPEACE DOVE in THE AIR.
HOTERS OYER T4MMANY.
Truce Bet7ceeR McCmren and Mur-
phy-District Fights.

The Democratic City Committee viii meet to-
night and take the first steps toward organizing
ffo- the citc campaign. 1t is probable that chalr
ernan will be selected and the invitation from the
hCitizens Union will be taken up Charles f. Muir
pbs is q member OF the committee representing
mia nllsttan and Senator p II McCarren is mem
fNer representing Kings The meeting OF these war
tSing factional leaders will be looked forward TO
with interest. bat, from present lndlcauOhs' an
will be harmony.
The Manhattan and Bronx members Of the com
rnttee are charles r. Murphy James j. Martin
George ". Plunkitt. Louis F. Haffen and Eugene ).
Mcclure. The city committee will be all poweriul
tn arranging for the convention, drafting a pat
so,n, and nominating candidates 1t is well known
THAT George B. Mcclellan is TO be renominateo lot
Ma,or and the minor Offices will be parcelled OUT
after mature deiberation. So far as McCarren aho
she Kings County representatives are concerned II
SIS announced that they perfectly satisfied that
Mcclellan should be renoninated. The understand
ing IS that the nomination for Controller VIII go 10
sJiurs County CSrout can have the nomination. so
St said IL he desires il. As has been STATED IN
lT-he Tribune before. Thomas Mulry is slated for
sPresident Of the Board Of Aldermen TO succeed
tCharles V Fornesv
The Tsmmsny leaders believe that Mcclellan VIII
tne nominated fer Governor next year and with this
tidea n view great is being taken TO name a
s,nan for President of the Board OF Alderman VINO
twill in every way be satisfactory in line of sue
scesson for Mayor. The President Of the Board OF
eAlde-Tncn succeeds TO the Office OF Mayor, II for
reason that once becomes vacant
Fornes is not up TO the TamInany idea for Mayor
t understood therefore that he is to be shunted
tsxde and piscated with nomination for Congress
sn the 18th District in place Of William R. Hearst
: Much speculation has been induged in to
svhst would occur when Murphy and NcCarren
ssneet 81 Lle sessions OF the city committee. In
kSact- IL is known that Murphy and McCarren have
thad several meetings within the last month. The
thitter warfare between the two is in allegiance
tsf not actually ended. Mayor McClellan's good
fx,rrp Of he
fhle between the two
/ The Mayor wants between the organiZa-
Irions of the two boroushs when he is a candidate
land he took the initiative effect a temporary
fH not permanent, peace between the rival lead
ie-s. He has been SO successful that within the
riast month Murphy and McCarren have met and
fYstched up truce They will probably be thor
houshly in harmony in the campaign and in the
,fcity committee. McCarren is heartily for Mo-
fCellxn for denomination Murphy. in return for
rthie support has called OF the dogs in Kings.
ssnd az least until the city campaign is there
f~vil be q. harmonious working agreement between
Ahs two.
The peace agreement II is understood provides
shat Mcclellan shall be named for Mayor, Mo-
.sEsren's candidate for Controller and the Tam
nzrsny candidate for President of the Board of
stidernen- Mcca-ren IS TO be left free to nominate
tis own borough ticket All primary fights against
'3cCarreu by Tanulany syupathizers are called
nff. and he is not to be opposed by Murphy at
leny Of the primaries.
F, Tsmmany. The other hand. will not be free
sfrorn factionaI fights at the coming primaries.
s11urphy has asked that there be primary fights.
lhut at least in two districts he cannot control the
tsftustion The most viruent fight is against
tceorge VI. Plunkitt in his district The Nc
SNsnus is lnsding the fight The McNfanus forces
got . black eye by the selection Of Plunkitt
slnsmbsr Of The city committee. This is taken 10
ndiczte that the central organization is In sym
tsthy' with the ATcManus clan. Plunkitt loudly as
.k-rts hat ne viii win and that the organization is
with him. In the sth District Pendergras. is on
aposed by George S. O'Neil. ssloonkeeper. backed
sby william Astor Chanler. This is likely to be a
shtfer fight. with the odds faVrring Pendergrast.
The Republicans. the other hand. are ques-
cent. The campaign, so far as the Republicans
Concerned, will probably not get in fun swing until
early in September. While the Tammany organ
izstion in dealing with the Citizens Union, will
partisan. and therefore entitled TO the support of
the Citizens Union the Republicans will take differ
that in the appointment of the Water Commits
lsion, in the retention OF Commissioner Woodbury..
and in the appointment of DR. Darlington as Health
% seomrissioner and AcAdoo a Police Commissioner
mcclellan had named and retained men not Tam
lmsny organization men, and therefore conducts a
non-partisan administration; but these assertions,
sne ponnelans say viii fan nat on the later evi-
sSd MAToS hS To e o4 ess n zeT
ethe replacing of Fuller by Culkns clerk of that
The Republicans will have practically no or
sanization fights IN the primaries this year. They
Will on the other hand, place the matter of sup
10 the Citizens Union. William Halpin president
of the County Committee; Ex-Governor Odell and
others who viii supervise the campaign this fall
sntend that there shall be fusion against Tam
many If possible; and II there is no fusion the
failure for il will be placed squarely upon the
a shoulders Of the Citizens Union.
II Will be pointed out by the Republican leaders
that fusion s possible only against Tammany: that
;fhe Republicans ready TO concede everything
spossihle TO bring about fusion but If the Citizens
3 sd shsr ssSe ts Or Pssswey n y ETPP9rs Tam
= they must go IL alone The Repubcans are in
clined 10 wait and what the Citizens Union does
IN dealing with Tafnnnany Hall before finally
! ing 10 conference with that organization. The
Republican leaders believe that the Citizens Union
ct present is leaning toward Tammany and that
st is well TO wait and the situation clarified
and clean alignment OF forces before entering any
agreement