New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-07
AGREE ON CITY CONTROL.
COMMON FUSION BASIS.
Conferrees Mast Drop Gaynor and
Ford. Ho7ceUer, Says Cutting.

President Halpin OF the fepuDlcan County
Committee said last night that the anti-Tam-
many conferrees a unit on the eSsentlai
feature of the platform.
There is unanimity." said Mr. Halpn ION
the proposition that there should hereafter be
municipal ownership and operation of expired
and expiring gas franchises On that PROPOSE
ton il seems to me- we can get together and
stay together"
The municipal ownership conferrees have, re-
ceved a wireless" message from President
Cutting Of the Citizens Union, saying that he
will not fuse either Justice Gaynor or eH-
Senator Ford This leaves the Hearst men WITH
Justice Seabury their only available cahoi-
date for presentation at the conference Tonight
1t is understood that the Citizens Union VIII
not oppose Justice Seabury If the other con-
ferrees want him. It also is understood 1hat
the Citizens Union this afternoon at $40 O'CLOCK
at the office Of Mr.. Cutting will CONSIDER the
availability of Professor Franklin h. Gluolhss
of Columbia University, professor or pohticai
economy, as Mayoral4y candidate. His sponsor
is supposed to be Hamilton Hoit' one ol us
Citizens Union conferrees.
The elimination of Justice Gaynor as can
didate came as shock to the municipal owner
shin men They had counted on him as a Win
ming name for the conference tonight. 1t Is
said that when Mr.. Cutting was consulted, he
said emphatically that Justice Gaynor would not
do, and that the Citizens Union would oppose
him to the last. Ex-senator Ford also is per-
soma non grata to the Citizens Union, because
he sidetracked the Jerome BOOM In which the
hopes of the Union were centred. Justice Gay
not's friends said yesterday that he preferred to
finish his term on the bench. He was elected in
1893 for term of fourteen years. Justice Gay
nor is on the Atlantic on his way home from
lInI tt7a
Baltic Tuesday.
Justice Seabury is serving his fourth year on
the bench of the City Court, having been elected
in the MayoraIty campaign of 1901 He was
Citizens Union conferree. and was about the
only out and out Citizens Union man on the
fusion ticket that year. He ran about five
thousand ahead of the city ticket. Recently he
published book on municipal ownership, in
which he roughly handled the Mcclellan admin
istration. He is little under forty years DID,
a Of fine presence. a good speaker and has
been consistently a radical Democrat for many
years. He started investigation last winter
that broke up a grating system among the
clerks of the City Court.
Ex-Mayor Schieren who returned Tuesday
from Europe. at his summer home in 1slip sad
Yesterday that he would not accept a nomina-
ton Mayor.
II have desire to return to public life
said Mr.. Schieren. 1T would be great sacri-
fee my part to do While think 1t is the
duty of every citizen to make sacrifices in case
of emergency, l do not believe that at the pres
ent time the emergency calling for such sacri
flee on my part exists. The constant of my
name for public position is extremely distasteful
to me- 1 have no desire intention inclina-
ton to enter again the field of municipal ad
ministration.
President Halpin of the Republican County
Committee after conference yesterday with
State Chairman OdeI and the district leaders,
said that the Republicans had candidate for
Mayor and probably would have at the
conference might at the Republican Club.
THE first consideration of the Republicans
said Mr. Halpin, lis to effect d winning COM
bination against Tammany. We have not seri-
ously taken up the matter of suggesting
straight Republican for the head of the ticket
l have talked things over with the district lead
ers o-day. Many of them want q straight Re-
publican. but when asked if Tammany could
be beaten this year with straight Republican
ticket they have been compelled TO admit that
it would be a doubtful undertaking. Most
of the leaders in this county would prefer
Thomas L. Hamilton for Mayor, and after him
perhaps Mr. Stern or Mr. Schieren The execu-
tive committee of the city committee will meet
tomorrow afternoon to consider ways anu
means for the conference at night, but L doubt
if much is said about candidates L think the
greater part of the talk tomorrow night at the
conference Will be ABOUT the platform. Doupl-
less the Citizens Union and the Municipal
ownership League will submit the names of
men regarded as available
What about invitations to other antl-Iam-
many organizations" he was asked.
Il think very likely or three more invita-
lions will be sent out
When State Chairman Odell was asked about
the campaign he said:
THE Republicans have been doing all in their
mower 10 bring about q winning combination
against Tam1nany, leaving the matter of candi-
dates the other conferrees. just what VIII be
one Of the conferreeS."
Herman A Metz, Of Brooklyn spoken of In
BROOKLYN as "McCarren's candidate for Con-
troler'' said yesterday that he saw Controller
Circuit abroad and that the Controller told him
he would not be a candidate for denomination.
Charles F. Murphy was at Tammany Hall
yesterday, but as he had not talked with certain
Tamrnany Hall Justices Of the Supreme Court
he was not ready to discuss the political situa-
ton Mr. Murphy has contracted the old Boss
Mclaughlin habi. Of doing nothing without
first consulting some of his friends on the Su-
prene Court bench.