New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
FUSION PROBLEMS UP
VARYING VIEWS At THE
FIRST CONFERENCE.
Independence League Men, Labor
Interests and Kings County Re
pubhcanS Haze Demands.


posing the movement appeared yesterday after
the formal organization of the fusion confer
ence.
William a Coakley. one of the labor members
of the Committee of One Hundred, said that
twenty members of the committee representing
organized labor had decided after a caucus to
demand that the labor interests be represented
by a candidate for one of the members of the
Board of Estimate. They will present the
names of Justice Gaynor John A. Bensel. Will
lam B. Ellison and Jacob A Cantor AS mat
ter of fact none of these men would accept
nomination lower than the head Of the ticket
Charles A. Gehrng. representing the Inde-
pendence League. intimated that 1t might refuse
to fusion through unless the league got
what it wanted. The Independence men want a
strong municipal ownership and anti-cOrpOra-
tion declaration OF principles. and want John j.
Hopper nominated for President of the Board
of Aldermen.
The Kings County Republican organization
does not want to have the fusion movement ex-
tend to the borough and county Offices.
1t was said that a poll of the New York
County Republican Executive Committee had
shown strong sentiment in favor OF Job F.
Hedges or Representative William S. Bennett
as the candidate for Mayor.
CONFERENCE CALLED TO ORDER
| the large hall Of the Committee OF One Hun
dred. in the Fifth Avenue Building. by Joseph
NJ Price. at 40 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
| r. II. Outerbridge was elected chairman In a
| short speech he outlined the essence Of the
movement as being opposition to the commercial
idea OF municipal government as Illustrated by
Tammany. Mr. Price was chosen secretary.
It was voted that Mr.. Outerbridge should ap
point two committees. OF seven members each
Il
principles They Will report to the fusion con-
ference on Tuesday afternoon. The commit
tees were named as follows:
Candidates: p II. Outerhridge. chairman. and
Joseph ". Price. secretary Committee Of One
/ Hundred: President Parsons, New York County
| Republican Committee; Timothy l.. Woodruff
| Kings County Republican Committee; William ].
Schiefrelin. Citizens Union: Charles E Gehring.
| Independence League of New York County;
William T. Taylor. Independence League OF
Kings County. and Ernest Harvier. Democratic
| Union.
! Declaration Of Principles: Leslie Ferguson.
Independence League OF New York County.
| chairman: Raymond v IngersolI. Committee Of
| ,ne Hundred: Jacob Y. Brenner. Kings County
| Republican Committee. S. s Koenig. New York
/ County Republican Committee: Julius Henry
/ Cohen citizens Union: Herbert b. Brush, Tax
| payers Conference. and William F. Schneider.
| Cleveland Democracy.
| The independence League Is TO play promi-
| nent part in the work OF each committee. The
committee on declaration OF principles has the
! delicate-task Of formulating document which
| will be acceptable 10 the members OF the league
| and to the labor union element. without at the
same time being antagonistic to the business
interests Of the city.
ROLL OF THE CONFERENCE.
Most Of the members of the fusion conferences
| were present Charles c. Birmingham, who has
gone 10 Europe. and Professor Giddings. of the
| Committee Of one Hundred. were absent.
! Timothy l. woodruff was represented by Will
lam Berri-
The corrected roll OF the conferences and the
| organizations represented is as follows:
President parsons otto r. Bannard samuel $ Koenis.
Julius NJ MAYER and Thomas W Whittls ,. ~.
| thy l. Woodruff. Jacob V. BIenner and Charles H.
QUEENS COUNTY. REFTBLIcAN coMIrTEE-IOseDh
| RIcHM0ND COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
coMMfrTEE or ONE HrNpRED-E. II outsrbridso,
| RAYMOND v Ingeroli. William A. Coskey T. Pstt
sor Franklin II t;iadings PercivaI Kuehne. Joseph NJ
FTlss 1%pEPENpEScE faa fS 1E%GTE SEw YORK COUNTY
srle p sh9S .dm 6r; 59sfPE @ PFdWard VA glieil6g ' =
! INpEPENDENcE league. ZINC, kISGS SoINI1n"' TISI..r J.
tNDEPENpENCE. LEAGUE. QUEENS COUNTY
| iNDEPENDENCE LEAGUE. RICHMOND COUNTY
,TTHENs UNION william J.. schefeliu. Julg,
Henry cohen. Francis Henry Cohen John Davis and A. IL
PEMoRATl rNIqN Fr9s.s Hprysr y;.Ia ETedsTtsk a. "
Alexander Rutherford Robert Townsend and J. J Brady
! TAXPAYERS CoNFERENCE-Herbert r. Brush. j.
- ',T.FVETANp Df:IocRACY-wiliam T seldeu. Will
Sam + schneider ard Charles \ Beardsley.
CHAIRMAN OUTERBRIDGES SPEECH
In taking the chair Mr.. Outerbridge suggest
ed that a common impulse had brought the va
ricus elements together widely held feeling
Of dissatisfaction with and resentment against
the iutolerable conditions and low standards "a
which civic administration I'm this city had fall
len. He added
Is not this gathering the concrete expression
of a spontaneous outbreak and infiexble deter
mination 10 cast out of our civic life the system
which prostitutes the power OF Office 10 the per-
| petuation OF personal and partisan machines
and establish in place thereof the principle
Of government OF the people for the people. and
as a first and essential step In the accomplish
ment of that purpose IL Is necessary to destroy
that most astute. vicious and persistent ex-
ponent of the system-Tammany Hall?
But we must not forget that every positive
undertaking has as converse proposition. and ii
we are meet the expectations and views of the
masses of the people and command their sup
port we must enter into this contest and conduct
this fight ourselves faree from the taint OF sus-
picion of any selfish or partisan advantage.
We must have pure ideals and go into the bat
tie under "A pure standard IL must be clearly
apparent to the great masses of the people that
we understand and sympathize with their needs
| and aspirations and that we are working for q
government which will cOnscentiOusly and ef-
ficiently endeavOr 10 make this city one in which
the lives of the masses can have fairer. health
| Ter purer and more comfortable existence
, | This means more than a progressive and ef-
fcient administration-lt means standard OF
| city government based fundamentally on prOpef
ideals. If this view may appear idealistic rather
| than practical / would earnestly suggest that
the present low estate OF civic government me- me-
, | because, we all know, through the Irallty Oi