New-York tribune., 1909-10-06
/ FOR BROOKLYN FUSION |
DECIDES ON Il DEMOCRAT.
Conference Names Er-Magistrate
Steers for Borough President.

The fusion situation So far as Broekiyn is con-
eeTned all smoothed eat at the meeting of the
fusion conference committee yesterday afternoon.
when Timothy L. Woodruff, heading the committees
from the Kings County Republican general COM
mittee. announced that the organization was willing
to sacrifice its personal preference for Repuh-
licaR 20 head the local ticket in Brooklyn tor the
general good of the fusion cause.
Mr. Woodruff suggested the following Ticket
which was unanimously adopted by the conference:
Borough President - Ex-Magistrats ALFRED z.
Steers (DemoeFatl.
sheriff-Jacob Livingston Republican,.
Register-Thomas P. Peters ttepubliean)
County CIerk--Joha l. FoitneF Republican,
Mr. Steers is the Democratic city magistrate
whom Mayor Mcclellan refused 10 reappoint some
months ago because he had incurred the snmity
of Henry Hesterberg Democratic leader OF the
18th Assembly District in Kings County.
Mr.. Livingston is the Republican leader Of the
22d District and for some years has been Deputy
Commissioner Of Jurors in Kings County
Thomas p Peters is editor Of The Brooklyn
Times
Mr., Feitner is marble dealer in South Brooklyn.
and is exalted ruler of the Brooklyn Lodge Of the
Benevolent and Protective Order Of Elks- He Is
one Of the most popular COMMUNICATIONS in the
borough
In explaining why the Kings County Republican
organization had decided 10 acquiesce In the de-
of the fusion leaders for independent
Democrat head the Brooklyn ticket. Mr.. Wood
run said:
Notwithstanding the opposition of the people
of Brooklyn TO a fusion borough and county ticket
which is at all unnatural in view Of past
fusion failures and state ticket successes ana IN
view Of Mr. MitcheIs attitude-that Democrat
he would not feel justified in running on our
ticket unless it is sufficiently non-psrtsan to sat-
isfy anti-Tarnmany Democrats; and in view of the
position of the Committee Of One Hundred, which
has rendered such excellent service in bringing
together the forces opposed to the continuance OF
b1 Tar iE
able balance between the Republicans and the
Democrats in the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment must be arranged If our city ticket Is
to be successful.
MAKEUP OF BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
1T is understood that the Republicans Of the
Borough Of Richmond Will renoninate Borough
President Cromwell Who although RepuoHean
is accountable 10 independent Democrats. II IL
probable that the Republicans OF Queens County
will also nominate q Republican Our city ticket
gives the Republicans six and the Democrats three
votes in the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
Hnent.
With all this in mind. after most careful dehh-
Grafton. although thoroughly sppreciating the rea-
son for the present determined opposition OF the
Republicans OF Brooklyn 10 fusion ucket
believe il is our duty the cause in which we are
all enlisted the paramount issue Of which Is 70
rescue the city from the control Of TamHany Hall.
to nominate for the Borough Presidency OF Brook-
lyn an independent Democrat, and trust ana
believe my fellow Republicans VIII view ths mat
ter as do
The Bronx situation was taken UP by the fusion
conference. but because there was some sentiment
that the candidate for Borough President there
should be an independent Democrat, the decision
on a candidate was put or
William H Ten Eyck. Hedley NJ. Greene and
Thomas w Whttie representing the Republican
organization: Frederick p. Fox. representing the
Citizens Union, and Nicholas Ryan, representing
the Cleveland Democracy, reported to the confer
ence that a fusion committee IN The Broax had
voted TO present the name OF Douglas Mathewson,
a Republican, for Borough President The COM
rnittee decided on Mathewson by vote Of 20
4 two votes Of the Citizens Union going for Cyrus
{ Miller and two votes of the Cleveland Demoe-
racy going fer ]. C. l. Rogge The Independence
League wanted to enter the committee but was
barred because Of the uncertainty as TO what the
league would do as regards the city ticket
Yesterday afternoon. after the name or MT
Matbewson had been presented to the fusion con-
ference by the committee from The Bronx. the
names of Mr. Miller and Mr. Rogse we're presented
b,, others Ex-Police Captain Price also headed
delegation in favor Of the nomination Of Public
Service Commissioner Eustis.
The Bronx borough convention viii not be held
until tomorrow night and the fusion conference
will take up the situation again to-day,