The sun., 1905-09-12
The FUSIONISTS ALL At SEA.
oovwITTEE MEETS, BUT NOT A
NAME is PRESENTED.
49,. r,s Can't Agree Among Themselves
and Their Leaders won't Take Ford or
seabury-Republican Also at Log
rerheads Many Want Straight Ticket.


Tho committee appointed by the fusion
,.,, IN nick out candidate for the Mayor
.,,y me, last night at the Fifth avenue Hotel.
.,t after being In session for about twelve
S;nutes adjourned until Wednesday after
noon without bringing forward a single
name. vi,
nond was made chairman OF the meeting,
and AZ he called In turn upon William
Halpin, Of the Republican organization.
Fulton Cutting Of the Citizens Union.
Mar Ihmsen Of the Municipal Ownership
Iaae,e M and Bella Tokaji Of the German
American Union to present suggestions
Zach in turn announced that he had no
candidate to place before the meeting.
The information was given out at the
c,ose OF the meeting that the committee
would assuredly agree upon a candidate
At the conference to be held tomorrow.
hi, there is little prospect Of this. The
tsionists are fighting among each other
and the representatives Of one organiza-
tion look with distrust upon the representa-
tiyes Of another.
The members Of the Citizens Union are
At loegerheads among themselves. VIII
liam Halpin, as the spokesman Of the Re-
nnblicans in the conference, Is seeking to
carry out the policy Of Benjamin B. odell'
Jr. to avoid anything which may tend to
,orce the nomination Of straight Republic
cans. while the Municipal Ownership League
neople have made up their minds that
sitber John Ford or Judge Seabury must
be the nominee.
Mr. Cutting is averse to taking either OF
these men. 1t was because OF this that
their names we're not presented to last
nights meeting. Hearsts men do not
hide the fact that the choice Of the Municipal
Ownership League as things stand now lies
between Ford and Seabury, but they are
unwilling to make an issue Of the matter
in the conferences until they are certain
that there will be no opposition from the
otizens' Union. While some Of the Cits
could take either Of these two men there
are others who object to both and many
members Of the organization are clamoring
Tor the Endorsement OF Mayor Mcclellan.
So acute has the difference OF feeling
among the members OF the Citizens Union
become that a faction Of that body has
ioined In calling a special meeting Of the
city committee for next Monday night.
II is openly stated that the purpose Of that
meeting will be to find out from r. Fulton
Cutting and other leaders Of the Union to
what policy the Union is to be committed
in the event Of fusion. Many Of the men,
bers are outspoken in their opposition to
being made tail to the Odell-Hearst kite,
while others protest that the ani-TamnAny
examinations should 60 into the field with
some more substantial issue than the 80
calistic one Of municipal ownership.
1t was gathered last night that one OF
the reasons why the committee adjourned
70 quickly without attempting to agree
upon candidate ia that it wanted to
wait for the arrival of Justice Gaynor, who
Is now on. his way from Europe. Among
several Of the members Of the committee
the belief prevails that Justice Gaynor
would be an acceptable candidate to all the
fusion factions. For that reason the prob
ability is that nothing will be determined
upon by the fusion conferees until Justice
Gaynor gets here.
1t was learned last night that just about
one-hali, or eighteen. OF the Republican
Assembly district leaders have no patience
with the fusion idea and desire only the
nomination OF a straight Republican munich
pal ticket. Year after year, 1t was stated
by the malcontents, they have stood aside
and seen their organization handed over
to the unselfsh and disinterested clutches
ofthe Citizens Union the New York Democ-
racy, the Garoos and the Haroos and
all the other Roos. not forgetting defunct
panhandling organizations like the O'Briens
and the Steckers whose sole and only ami
mating motive beneath all sorts Of pre-
tensions was the all absorbing desire for
public office.
But 1t was explained, Mr.. odell, with no
support in the form of Federal patronage,
which, according to usage, Is in the hands
Of the United States Senators, and with
Gov. Higgins making State appointments
without the slightest consultation with
or advice from Mr.. Odell, does not care to
risk even the slender hold he has upon the
Republican party organization by adhering
to his first and vehement declaration that
be would nominate . straight Republican
municipal ticket
1t was recalled thai when Mr.. Odell
uttered his straight Republican ticket
sentiments last winter he had made
certain demands for recognition in the
distribution Of the Federal patronage and
even fatuously believed that President
Roosevelt would depart from the usages of
the Republican national party since It's or
ganization and accede to these demands.
Not one Of these demands" has been
honored. for the very simple reason that If
the President departed from the ancient
u'ases of the party in New York State
would be swamped with pestiferous
demands from diseredited bosses in
other States 1t would require too much
space at this time to tell Of the unrecog-
n1ed demands" Of Mr.. Odell upon Presi-
asnt Roosevelt, demands which Mr.. Odell
insisted should be complied with with
out consultation with Senator Platt.'
In like fashion Gov. Higgins within
'ne last three months has not found it
convenient or agreeable to honor the
Demands made upon him by Mr.. Odell.
demands which included the appoint
msnt Of Mr.. Odell's relatives to important
posts in the State administration without
regard to fitness. So, 1t was said, Mr..
odell will not now take chances with a
straight Republican municipal ticket
out In his determined policy to escape
PERSONAL responsibility will take any old
SGkes handed to him by Mr.. Cutting and