New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
JEROME MAY CAUSE SPLIT.
FUSION FORCES WAIT.
Litt1eton Whhdrascs-C. o. for
r. G. Monroe for Mayor.

The nominating committee OF the fusion forces
met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday after
noon and adjourned until 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon without taking action The fun COM
mittee met at 8 o'clock in the evening and al
journed until wednesday night The deveiop-
rnents Of the day were the elimination OF MARTIN
W. Iittleton from further consideration as a
candidate for the nomination for Mayor, the In
PRODUCTION of the name Of Robert Grier Monroe
as the candidate Of the Citizens Union and an
ultinatunn from the Citizens Union that ms
fusion forces must name Mr.. Jerome as candi-
date for District Attorney or the Citizens Union
would withdraw from the fusion ngnt as sn
anti-Tammany ally.
When the nominating COMMITTEES OF the 1uH'oh
conference met at the Fifth Avenue Hotter yes
terday afternoon 1t was known that Mr. LlIu7
ton was no longer to be considered cano.'ls.7
for the nomination for Mayor. Mr. DLI14s.on
tool, himself ont of the race In interview Is
sued early in the day.
1t was asserted yesterday that Justice caynor
in a talk with Mr.. Littleton last week aosaseo
him to accept the nomination If 1t snouio %
| offered to him. The impression seems 10 preVsn
| that the Republican organization IN AInss
County had rather discouraged the seiecuon O
Mr.. Littleton as the fusion candidate foF AaAs0NN
His statement is as followsi
| had thought that the talk Of my mama tn
! connection with the fusion nomination tor
| Mayor would Gle down before now, out t slnos :.
| am aware of an expressed purpose TO present =
| TO the fusion conference for consideraton' 80 80
| since do not wish to mislead any one, nass
| made up my mind to say publicly that coulo
and would not accept noIlnseiSn lnas on nv.
! Mayor do not believe that the reasons Ior ~ II
/ taking such d course would interest any one
| and need hardly say that feel great prlas
! in the fact that have been CONSIDERED IN CON
nection with so great an honor
| With this knowledge before them. the mem
hers of the nominating COMMITTEES when they
| gathered dropped the name OF Mr.. Lsteie0oi'-
| Earlier IN the day the Citizens Union had oeid
| a meeting at the office OF r. Fulton cutting
and selected Robert Grier Monroe as candi-
date for Mayor William Halpin. president OF
| the Republican County Committee, once mors
! nresented the name of ex-senator John boro.
| The AIunictpaI Ownership League offered the
name of Judge Samuel Seabury. The Citizens
Union then named Mr.. Monroe and at the same
/ time said that i'm no circumstances would ex-
! Senator Ford he accepted by the Citizens Union
| Following this Mr.. Cutting made the blunt
statement that unless the fusion allies pleosea
themselves to support Mr.. Jerome for Districl
| Attorney the Citizens Union could not stay
| in the fusion conference. To this Mr. HalphA
| said that the District ATTORNEY was In no way
! identified with the city ticket and that ha
thought the problem should be lett untll
| the county convention met the makeup or
the county ticket was under discussion. He
| added that he did not think it was right 20
| pledge support TO Jerome He said that his IN
| derstanding was that jerome was to be named
on the Tammany ticket, and in that event the
| fusion forces could not support him Mr. Cut
ting said that the Citizens Union stood squareiy
| for Jerome and made his Endorsement vital
issue After more or less discussion adjourn
ment of the nominating committee was taken
| until = p m tomorrow
Inasuluch as the nominating committee 1a.ieo
| to make any report 10 the full committee. Ihe
| latter body adjourned until tomorrow night at
| s o'clock The general impression is thaI on
Wednesday. if the Republicans ana MphlclPal
| Ownership League do not agree 70 SuppOIl Ie-
| rome the Citizens Union viii Withdraw
/ from the conferences and throw their entire
| strength 10 electing Jerome District attorney
whether he is on the Tammany ticAet OF ruA-
ming independently by petition
Fx-Ifeutenant Governor T1mothy l. Wcou-
riff will be present at meeting or Ife e1eCu-
ti1-f. COMMITTEES of the Kings County Republican
organization to be held in the JOralemon-s st.
| ba9dnuarters this afternoon Plans Tor tne cam
,lojon which is TO be started early. viii De con-
siderad and the makeup of the local tlcket VIII
aIso receive attention 1t is understood 10 De
| MT Woodruff's intention TO spend most OF ms
| time in Brooklyn from now until the close OF
the campaign. ? rr.,-,-.o, ,,-..i
| .n+ oF +ba Irish American Republican League
! af Cs-ea+er New-Yorll. has been presented to the
| f,.5o,I conference by delegation OF forty rep
| rasantafives of the league from the ftve Dor
| oTgbs for the nomination for president OF the
| Board of Aldermen