The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-13
FUSION TICKET PUT THROUGH
NOT 4 Nay ~ THE REPt Bill
Can COt NTI CONVENTION.
Initiative. Referendum. Recall and " oman
suffrage offered ny the Hearst Nati.
hcrs as u Platform Contr Ibut,o
Common Platform Not Yet Made.

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The Republican county convention re-
convened yesterday afternoon in Eidorado
Hall, Seventh avenue and fiftv-second
street. and adopted the fusion county
ticket without single nay. although it
was known that several of the district
leaders were opposed to giving two places
on the ticket to the Independence League
and nomination for Supreme Court
to the Democratic League.
Before the convention met there were
threats that these dissatisfied leaders
would make fight on the floor of the
convention. but they were persua led to
let the deal go through without protest.
The men who now control the local organi-
zation argued that the purpose of fusion
was chiefly the recovery Of control OF the
Assembly from the Democrats, and that
unless there was fusion all along the line
the outlook was that the Democrats
would win the Assembly again this year.
This argumen, prevailed and the fusion
ticket was allowed to 60 through just as
it had been prepared on Wednesday night
The convention was listless and some
of the leaders who had been selected to
Iidht SIttCHtS
failed to attend. julius NJ. Mayer. the
presiding officer. did not follow the GUS
tomary procedure in the naming of cam
didates. After "A nomination had been
made he rose and said: Mr.. So and So
moves that the nomination. should he
made by the casting of one vote by the
secretary. The secretary has cast that
vote and the nomination is unanimous.
The convention was opened with
speech by Samuel =. koenig. president
of the county committee. who justified
| the action taken by the Republican CON
| ferees.
This year" he said. when parti-
| sanship should he forgotten and when
| there should be n general movement to
| annihilate Tammany at the polls. and by
| taking the step we have am sure that we
will succeed in defeating Tammany.
| If we do that we hel lp in rendering n great
| service not only to the city but To the
State. II il because the Republicans
have that end in view that we have joined
| in n common cause with the independent
Democrats and with the Independence
| League"
The speeches of the men who followed
| in nominating the candidates on the
| ticket ran along similar lines and all pre-
dicted defeat of the Tammany ticket.
The convent ion did not adopt u plr.tform
| Instead "A committee of seven was ap-
bodies 10 draw up "A declaration of prin-
| cirles." The committee consists Of Mr..
koenig. Senator Newcomb, Colin H.
Woodward, Hugo Levy. Newbold Morris.
John :. shea and Joseph Dahelf tn"
| declaration will be mad in "A day or two.
The Independence League county con-
vention adopted the fusion candidates
| a. its adjourned convention held las,
night at Arlington Hall IN st, Mark :
place. There were no objections To
any of the nominations. Unlike the
Republicans, however, the iclGIcrs
adopted a platform. Two OF it's para
graphs read
| The immediate business in hand a,
| II" coming election is to smash the power
| of Charles r. Murphy. boss of rammany
| Hall and 20 bury be"on' resurrection
! the infamous GaynOr charter.
| These are objects 80 important 70 our
| city ana State as no, only To Justify bu,
To r.o,iir" the ohlitcra;ion OF all party
! lines and the sinking of all partisan pre- iu-
dices. Complete domination of Murphy
| in both State and municipal affairs ha,
created political situation which Is d
public menace and "A disgrace and de-
mard, the patriotic. careful and non
partisan consideration Of every citizen.
Some of the delegates did not think
that the platform went far enough anC
an amendment was carried directing
that there should he included in the plat
form clauses pledCng the league to ths
initiative. the referendum and the rccal
and to woman's suffrage. The amend
mcnt was adopted without discussion.