New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
FUSION EFFECTED TO
BEAT TAMMAW HALL
NOn-PartiSan Ticket To Be
Placed in the Field Through
the Democratic League.
REPUBLICANS TO ACT TO-DAY
Ticket Includes Mathewson, Re-
publican; Shearn and Hopper,
Ind. League, and Justice
Scott, Democrat.

O-@~ - ~
Fusion against Tammany Hall on the
county ticket this fall is to be effected
through the instrumentality Of the
| Democratic League. At a meeting Of
its campaign committee at the Hotel
| Manhattan last night. partisan
ticket was placed in the field which.
beyond much question. will be approved
and nominated by the Republican con-
venticn this afternoon and the Incc-
pendence League convention tonight.
! The executive committee Of nine Of the
/ Citizens Conference. i'm which the Cit-
zens Union is taking an active part,
was IN session on a lower floor. .of the
Ihctel at theNtime. and as soon as they
could consider the proposed ticket gave
/ it their unqualified Endorsement.
The non-partisan ticket named is as
follows.
For justices cf the Supreme Court
Francis NJ Scott (Oer7ocrat); Henry de
/ Forest Baldwin Democratic Leasue) ;
/ Nathan Ottinqer (Republican) Clarence
J. Shesrn Independence League).
For Surroeat.-Oougls Mathewson
/ (Repubioan).
For sheriff-John J. Hopper lnde-
pendence League.
/ Samuel :. Koenig, president Of the Re
publican County Committee. when told
OF the action Of the Democratic League.
said: The makeup Of the ticket seems
quite satisfactory. and on behalf Of our
conference committee 7 shall be glad 10
submit il 10 the convention when il re-
ccnvenes t6-morrow afternoon and rec
ommend its approval"
4 on behalf of the Independence League,
which adjourned its convention last
night until tonight. John !. Hopper.
chairman Of the county committee, sad
much the same thing.
Conferrees Make Statement.
This was given out by the Citizens
/ Conference.
The committee NJ nine NJ the citizens
Conference inCOrses without reservation the
fusion ticket and recommends 10 20 the
voters OF the county We viii cooperate
/ in the effort 20 elect this ticket. Every man
/ on the ticket measures up 90 the standard
| Of character and efficiency required.
In the absence from the city Of Robert
Grier Monroe. chairman of the campaign
committee of the Democratic League.
Montgomery Hare presid- at the meet
ing last night. IN making public the
ticket that had been named he said. In
response 10 the letter Of Mr.. Monroe.
both the Republican organization and
tn Independence League Informed US
that the would be willing 20 join in a
non-paI an movement against Tam
many Hall As this is Democratic
city. il seemed right that We, as inde-
pendent Democrats. should name a
ticket. and We believe that the Repub-
Hcans and the independence League Will
approve it.
we intend TO nominate this ticket by
petition. which Will require two thou
sand signatures. and will probably do II
under the name Of the Democratic
League If the Levy law VIII permit us 70
do so. We have got an active campaign
committee made up of prominent Demo-
Gratis. and intend 10 wage an active fight
tor our ticket
Democratic League Committee.
The name Of Judge Morgan J. O'Brien
c-)s not appear on the campaign COM
mitter. and he has already committed
himself 70 the Tammany ticket by maxi
ing a nominating speech at the Tam
many convention.
Neither does that Of William Temple
Emmett. but a majority Of the members
Of the local branch of the Democratic
League who have been active in the
work appear on the campaign commit
tee and were present last night. The
committee is as follows.