New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
HEADS FUSION CAMPAIGN
Edward J. Mcclure, Assistant
District Attorney, Named.
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT
Three Big Meetings Tomorrow
-Koenig Encouraged Over
Registration Figures.

Edward ]. Mcclure, an Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. has been placed at the neau
Of the fusion campaign committee. He VIII
be in active charge Of the fusion headquar-
,ers. at Broadway and i2d street repre-
senting the various elements in the fusion
movement.
Mr.. Mcclure has always been an inde-
,endeut Democrat He was formerly an
assistant corporation counsel. For so'he
wears ne was president OF the Oa'ho"'
Club.
With Mr. Mcclure in charge the fusion
Headquarters will be I'm fun oIast py W
morrow. He will have full stan Oh aS
sstants. who will be ready at all umes
TO give any advice or assistance 10 any
one interested in the fusion movement
There are 10 be three big fusion nlee'-
,nfs in The Bronx tomorrow night. lheS
are scheduled for Ebling's CASINO i"'"
street and ST. AIMS avenue; Long gs Dailo-
ING ACADEMY. at l45th street and Thiro ave-
nue. and at Niblo's Garden lO'h s'ree'
and Third avenue.
Denutv Controller Douglas Mathe"soh
candidate for Surrogate, and John D. fop
per. candidate for Sheriff, will speak at al
three meetings. Other speakers VIII oe
President Mitchell of the Board OF Aloer-
men. Borough President Miller oil ne
Bronx. Alfred T.. Ommen. Johh iei"P''
Graves and James l.. Wales.
II has been decided that the fusion nom
.nees are 10 be notified tomorrow nlSht ps
committees from each organization III 'he
dsht-the Republicans, the Defhoci a"O
League and the independence League
ru,ius Nsver will preside, and speeches u
soceptance will probably be made by eacn
NJ the candidates on the ticket. The noti-
Acstjon is 70 take place at O'CLOCK a"'
.. 20 he held at fusion headquarters.
Samuel S. Koenig. president OF the ke-
.,..,,oar Countv Committee, said yester-
tsv that he was much pleased with the
registration figures for three days IL %
an old SAYING" he declared. that there Is
no off year for the organization No'e'
When YOU figure that for three DAYS 'he
yeFistration this year was nearly up "
the mark for three days last year. "hen
. Coverror was elected, you can reeollS
..a that the independent voter must nave
made I'D his mind 10 cast his oaiiot tilS
xo,r As there is tremendous feehns
against Tammany Hall and its manage
ment all over the city, 1t is safe 10 say
that the independent voter Will cast ms
ballot against a continuance of that RUE
At the request OF twenty members OF 'he
Par Association Silas r. Brownell, the sec
retary. has called a special meeuns lo'
TUESDAY at $50 p. m. TO consider and take
action on a report Of the judiciary com
mittee on the candidates before the people
for judicial Office. While in some quar-,
ters an attempt had been made 10 spread
the impression that Surrogate Fowler was
the preference Of the Bar Association Io'
that Office. II is understood that the judlcl-
arv committee will find that both he and
Douglas Mathevson. the fusion candidate
are fitted for the Office. and VIII express
40 preference. The same course VIII o'
taken. il is understood. in regard to th'
candidates for the Supreme Court bencr
on the fusion and Democratic tickets
The request for the special meeting oI
the Bar Association was signed by the foi
i.v-.uV rnenbprS.