New-York tribune., 1905-08-29
CUTTINGS POINT CARRIED
Mr.. SHEEHAN NOT ASKED.
c. Z. President Raped by N. Y.
Democrats-HaLpin Hopeful.

President William Bapn of the Republican
County Committee, after a conference last night
with r Fulton Cutting. president of the Citi-
zens Union said that he had decided to withhold
the invitation to the Thursday night conference
which was to have been sent to the New-York
Democracy. of which John c. Sheehan is leader
Mr.. Cutting on Saturday night sent letter to
Mr. Halpin. saying that the Citizens Union
would not be represented at the conference If
the New-York Democracy was invited Mr.
Halpin tried TO get into communication with Mr..
Sheehan yesterday. but failed. After his talk
with Mr.. Cutting last night Mr.. Halpin said:
The invitation to the Greater New-York De
mocracy will be withheld We don't want at this
3uncture TO create rupture with the Citizens
Union; That would have been done if we had sent
did not DO right in bolting the nominees of the fu-
sessions of the conferrees / received letter from
MI. Lyons, Chairman OF the executive committee
knowledge to-morroW In my talk with iS Mr. st Cutting
we discussed candidates and the propriety of with
holding an invitation to the Organization of which
Mr.. Sheehan is leader. l do not feel free to say
found that Mr. Cutting ''A is just as anxious for
TceGessn os fusion campaign this fall as the Repub
ing negenf mat Nh the prospects for fusion ticket
in 6esrtn MT Suttng is sim very much in earnest
Jerome for Mayor,
MAKEUP OF CONFERENCE
Did he say he had any assurance from Mr..
Jerome that he would accept a nomination."
asked.
II will let Mr.. Cutting himself answer that
question" said Mr.. Halpin-
Judging from your talk with Mr.. Cutting will
the Citizens Union abide by the action of the
conference if Mr.. Jerome is not nominated for
Mayor"
We'll, all 1 say is that the Citizens
Union wants Jerome. What they may do if he
is not nominated would better not be anticipated
expect that some definite announcement will be
made by Mr.. Jerome with reference to his in
tentions before the conference on Thursday
night"
NEw-YoRK DEMOCRACY RAPs CUTTING.
Mr. Halpin yesterday received the following
letter:
New-York, August %, 1906,
The Hon. William Halpin. chairman Republican
York City.
Dear Sir: Your committee at recent meeting
tions 10 attend conference on Thursday evening,
August 81. Among these organizations is the New
The position of this organization regarding its
desire for an independent and honest admnistra-
ton of city affairs is well known. Therefore, the
gladly take part in the proposed Conference, pro
vided 1t Is to be conference of men representing
organizations occupying independent positions, and
who VIII attend IT with open minds and without
prejudice in favor of or against any man or or
q appears that R. Fulton &uttipg. head Of the
NIT his organization to participate. in the SonIer-
racy are present. or Unless District Attorney
Jerome is 70 be chosen as candidate for Mayor:
confeEs nee TO certain organizations, that man will
naturally dominate the conference, and will make
unnecessary the holding of any conference at all.
Mr.. Cutting dominated controlled and nominated
With such t deea we fear ~heh the sae ee
result this year yea if he be permitted to control this
is saeerf If his desire to deseat Hall
Chairman Executive Conmitfee Greater NeW+York
Democracy. No. 141 East 127th-st.
Mr. Halpin said that the numerical strength of
the Citizens Unions delegation at the con-
ference on Thursday night would have no weight
in deciding on questions of Importance, as the
ratio of representation had not been agreed on.
The resolution adopted by the Republican City
Committee provided for the appointment OF
eleven conferrees. The Kings County Repub-
can Committee has appointed eleven conferrees.
and the Republican City Committee at its ad-
journed meeting on Wednesday will increase the
number of Republican conferrees if IT seems
necessary. Mr.. Halpin said that invitations to
the conference would be sent to the Municipal
Ownership League. the Brooklyn Democracy
(anti- ti-McCarren) and the German-American
League, of Brooklyn.
MR.. CUTTING RETORTs.
President Cutting. in explanation of his letter to
Mr.. Halpin said:
When heard that the New-York Democracy
was TO be invited We decided to have something to
say about It right off. No. we won't go in with the
crowd Why earth they were invited l don't
know They're simply a Tammany organization.
We certainly would not confer with them after the
way they acted in 1903 We Will have nothing what
&c do with them
John c. Sheehan. when asked about the atti-
tude of Mr.. Cutting. said that If Mr.. Cutting
TO dominate the conference a successful
fusion ticket would be out of the question and
the New-York Democracy would not so into It,