New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-06
FUSION OUTLOOK DARKER.
JEROME DISCOUR4GES c. q
Nr. Cutting Blomes Other Con-
ferrees for Formers Refusal.


of the Onion nominate Jerome for Mayor. and
then issued call for meeting of the committee
on nomius tons TO consider the propriety Of sus-
costing anotheT candidate. The Union is much dis
appointed TIE enequivocal decision Of District
Attorney Jerome not to ne a candidate for Msyor,
and may decide to take no part At all in the
rneyoralty campaign.
Al the fusion conference or Thursday night at
the Republican Club the Municipal Ownership
ferrees will press resolution for adoption by all
the fusion bodies. If keynote resolution Is
adopted Thursday night II will bind the Citi-
xers' Union Z union for the campaign. II they
refuse to assent the adoption Of any such uni
tyinS resolution. It will that the temporary
compact is broken. and that the Citizens Union
either VIII GO It alone or co nothing.
MI CUTTINGS STATEMENT
President Cuttings statement is as folloes
It's great Blfy that NJ JsToms d sa Is the The
fusion ticket Four years Of such q mayoralty as
sources of Tsmmany's power and to break ur ring
rule in this city. Standing primarily for the inde.
naffonal politics. and believing it fundamental to
al reform to fns lon GSng ana s, no 0t
TIE Onion has been charged with unfaithfulness
tSs nonsinafo maj IF Tr 1erone for MsToT His
non-partlsanship, and would have materially con
sense principle Of business administration in this
city HIS views Of municipal 9wnership as de-
this morning, identical with those the Union
Views a and GdiSosly From these
sandpoints then. coupled with those Of availability
Jerome its ideal Candidate for Mayor It could not
rsre Citizen qI to select anohe to hep d the ske
L oeiiereS ne you'd hH a winnInf candldste ~
and its reports were uniformly favorable.
.an voanfsrv rendered De 10 m BY fusion no Wo"d
hhsvs sappsd his independence He would never
ton to tile nominating body. Although he had
% an G s ny sn@ II s e Would to ha ne
accepted IL the Republican party and the Municipal
sopfsd The Citizens 9S 1nPn n to no
nate him.
Mr. CUTTING STILL FOR FUSION.
Tribune reporter saw Mr.. cutting at his
Nessau-st st. Office yesterday. and asked him If the
Citizens Lnlon would continue TO be factor in
the anti Tammany fusion. now that Jerome had
declared his position the Mayoralty,
From all that know at this time" said Mr..
Cutting. the Citizens Union will be party to
the fusion against Tammany. We have called
q meeting Of the committee on nominations for
THURSDAY afternoon. and if any change in pol
fey or plans is made it will be known at tina:
time"
DO you accept Mr.. JeroTnes statement with
reference to the Mayoralty as fins?" Mr.. Cut
ting was asked.
Yes. the Citizens Union regards it as final
and conclusive said he.
Does your statement mean that there is any
proba bility of the Citizens Union acting indie
pendently?" he asked
THE Union does not intend 70 it alone by
any means. That is wrong inference. The
organization is intent upon fusion as it ever
was
Despite Mr. Cuttings reassurng statement, it
IS fact that many of the Citizens Union men
are disgruntled not being able to name the
candidate for Mayor. and will at the conference
or THURSDAY afternoon favor Withdrawing from
the fusion movement
President Halpin of the Republican County |
Committee was in Albany yesterday. state
Chairman OdeT did not come town. The |
Municipal Ownership men fearing that ostenta- |
ton will inture them in the Thursday night con- |
ference. are emulating Br'er Fox. and laying |
low. On Thursday night. as already stated they |
will present for adoption resolution which is |
expected To he comprehensive enough for all the |
anti n1many bodies to use main Platform |
plank L is likely 10 be good deal like the |
one President Halpin outlined in his letter of in
yitation to the conferrees which was as follows:
Shall the great public utility corporations con- |
tinue to control and misuse the government Of |
this CITY against the interests of all people
and for the sole gain Of those corporations and |
the leaders of Tan1rnany Hall?
It is doubtful if there will be much time for |
discussion Of candidates at the conference to |
morrow night Completing the fusion compact |
and framing up the main plank Of the platform |
probably will take all the time. IF the confer
rees get down TO candidates. the municipal |
ownership men will present the names Of Jus |
t.ce William ] Gaynor, Justice Samuel seahury |
and ex-senator John Ford.
TAMMANT HALL; GUESSING
The perpetual conundrum in Tanlnany Hall. |
now that District Attorney Jerome Is out of |
the Mevcralty race. is whether Tammany will |
Endorse hlr11 for renor1inatio The Tammany |
county convention is set for October L. and |
Boss Murphy can keep his people guessing until |
that time If he wants 10. There is = sentiment |
among the place holders for the Endorsement Of |
Jerome ore theory being that it will take the |
''steen1 out of the fusionists' campaign If he IS
endorsed by Tamn1any. There will be de- !
cision on the question right away.
Another thing that keeps Tammany guessing
i. whether Jerome will accept an Endorsement
from the Murphy organization. If ne feels now
as he did two years ago he would not accept
an Endorsement from the tiger Speaking Of
Grout's deserticn in 1908. Mr.. Jerome said:
no one knowing Tammanv Hall for one
moment CINE that IS an organization il is
willing to indorse a fusion candidate because Of
its admiration for the services he has rendered
for decent things in the city of New-Yorlz and
any man fl 10 stand at this time on 4 reform
ticket VINO can Coquette With a Tamnany in
doreeri.nt writes himself down a political
kneve-
In referring 10 the msyora'ty nomination he
said at that time
why take this Tan1uaany Hall nomination?
II is an open secret 70 everybody who knows