The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-25
ODELL DECLARES FOR FUSION.
REPt' BLICANS TO RAISE CITY
OWNERSHIP CRY.


Invite Anti.McCleilanites to Con-
rerencc-Hearst's Municipal Owner.
ship League Among the Invited.
The Republican organization has de-
oided to fuse. Further. 1t has found an
issue. Municipal ownership is to be the cam
ralgn cry of the Republicans. Both these
DEVELOPMENTS were made clear IN this
statement, which was issued yesterday
afternoon at the close OF meetings OF the
executive bodies Of the Republican city
and county committees
"Resoh ed, That the chairman OF this COM
mittee be authorized to send to all bodies
opposed to the present administration
of this city copy OF the following letter:
1.-The administration Of Mayor Mcclellan
has squarely placed before the citizens
Of New York city the question shall the
great public utility corporations continue
to control and misuse the government Of this
city against the interests Of all our people
and fer the sole gain Of these corporations
and the leaders Of Tammany Hall? This
question is of such supreme importance
to all the citizens Of New York as to justify
the most earnest effort for fusion Of all
such a government by Tammany Hall.
1t is the purpose Of the Republican party
to effect such fusion and to give its full
power in the coming election to the support
of candidates pledged to an administra-
ton of the affairs Of this city under which
the public utility corporations will not be
the masters OF the people Of this city.
"A conference will be held at the Republic
can Club on West Fortieth street, on Thurs
day evening, August 81, at half past o'clock
and You are respectfully invited to appoint
a committee to attend this conference
to meet a committee appointed by this
committee and the committees OF other
bodies which have also been invited to at
tend
And be it further resolved that COM
mittee OF conference. Of which the chairman
Of this committee shall be chairman and
comprising four other members from New
York county, four members from Kings
oounty and one each from Queens and
Richmond, be appointed to attend this
conference on behalf Of this committee
and to report to this committee on Sept. II
next"
All Of this means that Mr.. Odell has bent
the knee to the Citizens Union. For three
months past Mr.. Odell and william Halpin,
his chairman Of the Republican county
committee, have sought to foster the be-
lief that unless they could narne the anti
Tamnany candidate for Mayor there
would be no fusion.
Mr.. Halpin' particularly has more than
once patronizingly said that the RepubH-
can organization might consent to indoEse
II the Citizens Union would agree to let
Mr.. Odell name the head Of fusion Hciet.
The only satisfaction Mr.. Odell got for
taking this position was q demand from
r. Fulton Cutting and some Of his associates
for Mr.. Jerome for Mayor. At the time
that Mr.. Cutting was inspiring these state
menta he knew that Mr.. Jerome could not
be prevailed upon to accept . nomination
for the Mayoralty; but the end that Mr..
Cutting apparently had In view was re-
allied in the statement issued yesterday
by Halpin.
There will be fusion; and the Citizens
Union, which has at its back; according to
some political mathematioians, not moro
than $1,000 votes, will be the dominating
factor in the make up Of the combination
ticket which will be put forward in the
effort to defeat Mayor Mcclellan.
How little say the Republican organi-
zation expects to have In the selection Of
candidates was shown In this statement,
which was made by Mr.. Halpin after the
meetings Of the two committees:
There was no discussion at either meeting
regarding candidates for either the city
OF county tickets. Tho question Of cand-
dates will not be considered until the various
bodies which We have invited to confer
with us get together. While 1t Is true that
the personal preferences Of the Repubh-
can leaders would call for the selection Of
straight Republican to head the fusion
ticket we are working for, yet undoubtedly
the fusion candidate for Mayor will be
selected not 80 much for his politics as for
his personal character and reputation
Within the next week or two there will
probably be a great deal Of diokering be-
tween the Republican organization and the
Citizens Union. 1t is agreed by leaders in
both camps that the only possible hope they
have Of even threatening the reelection Of
Mayor Mcclellan Is by combining and
bringing to their aid other anti-Tammany
bodies.
Mr.. Halpin said yesterday that the
resolution which was passed at the meet.
ing in the Fifth Avenue Hotel would be
sent, among other organizations. to the
Citizens Union, to the Greater New York
Democracy, the Brooklyn Democracy,
the German American League and the
Municipal Ownership League.
The last named is controlled by William
R, Hearst, with whom Mr.. Odell has
formed an alliance. As Mr.. Hearst's
papers are daily pounding Mr.. Jerome.
1t will be an interesting development to
see how Mr.. Odell and his ally can recon-
Gle themselves with the Citizens Unions
committal to the District Attorney.
At yesterday g meetings Of tha Republican
committees the dates and places for the
city and county conventions were not
fixed. Mr.. Halpin said that these would
be determined upon at adjourned meetings
to be held next Wednesday.
STICK TO JEROME FOR MAYOR.
Cts City Committee Decides to Present HIS