The sun., 1905-09-15
ClTS BOLT FUSION MOVEMENT.
MOTION FOR DELAY CUTTINGS
PRETEXT FOR QUITTING.

to Give GaynOr Time TO Make Up Hts
Mind About Accepting Maysraity
NOnnination-Ci W0uiGn't Take Him.
The Citizens Union bolted the fusion
movement last night. At an adjourned
conference Of the fusionists Chairman
X. Fulton Cutting and his colleagues OF
the CNizens' Union quit the gathering be-
Cause the other representatives, wanted
further delay in the naming Of candidate,
and announced as he did so that the action
Of the Cits was final.
As result of the step taken last night
by MIR. Cutting and his fellow Cits,
all that is left now of the combination
made up in an attempt to defeat Mayor
Mcclellan is the local Republican organiza-
ton, William r. Hearst's Municipal Owner
ship League and political organization
from Brooklyn known as the German
American League.
The withdrawal Of the Cts from the
fusion movement was premeditatsd. 1t
was only an excuse on their part that they
had grown impatient Of delay in selecting
candidate 1t was told in The SUN In
the early part Of the week not only that
the Cts were split among themselves but
that Mr.. Cutting and the conservati We
element OF that body which he represents
intended to leave the ftsionists rather than
support any such candidate AZ Justice
Gaynor, Judge Seabury or ex-senator
Ford,
At Meeting nf tha Committee Of Sixteen
last week a resolution was passed pledg-
ing that committee to oppose in the
fusion conferences the nomination Of
either Justice Gaynor or Mr.. Ford.
When Mr. Cutting entered last nights
conference he knew that motion was to
be made for an adjournment. He knew.
also. that the reason for the adjournment
was to wait until Justice Gaynor was pre-
pared to say whether or not he would take
the nomination for the Mayoralty.
Justice Gaynor arrived In this city yes
terday on the White Star liner Raltic and
was met at Quarantine oy Messrs. Gilleran
and Haviland. two of the representatives
OF the Municipal Ownership League in the
fusion conference. The two were depu-
tized to ask Justice Gaynor If he woula
run and to forward his answer to meeting
Of the fusion committee on nominations
which had been called to meet in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel as soon as possible.
The Baltic did not dock until after o'clock.
On the motion Of Mr.. Halpin the first meet
ing was adjourned until $50 o clock. When
the second gathering was held the Odell
and Hearst men learned that Justice Gay
nor had asked for two or three days time
to consider whether he would run for Mayor
on combination ticket.
Mr. Cutting at both Of these meetings
objected to delay. He told the conference
that his organization was prepared to name
a candidate, and as q matter Of fact at
the afternoon meeting he spoke in favor
Of the selection OF Homer Folks.
Mr.. Cutting at the second meeting frankly
told the fusion committeeman that II any
further effort was made at the night meet
ing Of the general conference committee
further to delay matters the Citizens
Union members would certainly withdraw
form the fusion movement.
At the night meeting Mr.. Halpin Of the
Republican county organization me De
motion that further consideration OF can
didates should be put off until next Mon
day. This was the result OF Justice Gay
nor's request for time. Mr. Halpin had q
majority Of the conferees with him, and as
it was plain to Mr.. Cutting that the motion
would be carried, the chairman Of the Cit
izens' Union formally announced that the
Citizens Union was through with fusion,
and that it's representatives would retire
from the conference.
Mr.. Halpin, Mr.. Odells chairman of the
Republican county committee, ran things
at last nights meeting OF the conference
Just as he wanted them. Mr.. Hearst's
representatives at the conference were
aware Of the program that had been mapped
out and supported him to man.
Mr.. Halpin, who knew before the meet
ing was called to order that Mr.. Cutting
and his colleagues were going to bolt, made
a speech which he had prepared stating
in, nicely worded language that the only
object the Republicans had in view was to
form a combination with anti-Tammany
Organizations which would result in tho
selection of candidate who would prove
fitting opponent to Mayor Mcclellan.
He said that his organization was not
prepared for the moment to name such q
man, and asked for another postponement.
Aware OF the fact that the Cts were to bolt,
he said that there was no need for hurry
inasmuch as the independent bodies who
were to nominate on petition had until
October 10, and that there was plenty Of
time left for them to get all the signatures
they required.
He said that the Republican organiza-
ton had no candidate OF its own to Offer
because the only candidate his organiza-
ton had ever been prepared to put for
ward was q man who could not take the
nomination because Of domestic affairs.
The man to whom Mr.. Halpin referred
was Recorder 0oh.
Then Mr.. Halpin went on to say that.
failing the possibility Of getting this candi-
date to run, he had asked an adjournment
from time to time, In the hope sthat all OF
the elements comprised In the conference
committee might agree upon man who
was looked upon preeminently a. one
OF the greatest vote getters that could
be obtained. Mr.. Hal pin did not name
the man but it was we'll Understood that 1t
was Justice Gaynor.
As soon as MIR. Halpin' 8 motion for an
adjournment until Monday was made,
Mr.. Cutting rose and stated that, as his Or
ganization had to nominate by petition,
time was OF valve to them, and that he and
| his colleagues could consent no longer to