The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-11
FUSION TICKET NOW COOKING
CONFERENCE or DENIS. REPS.
AND INDS. TONIGHT.
Democratic Leagues Invitation Wei.
coined by Republican Convention
witch AdJOurns to Thursday-Bcnch
Degraded. Says Ex.Judgc Cohen.

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which AdJOurns to Thursday-Bcnch
Degraded. says Ex.Judgc Cohen.
The Republican county convention
organized last night in Eldorado Hall,
Seventh avenue and Fifty-second street.
named a committee Of seven to make
League, the Democratic League and
the Citizens Union and adjourned until
4:3O p. NJ. to morrow.
The Court of Appeals decision that
knocked out the ballot provision OF the
Levy election law and made fusion easier
led the convention to give serious con-
sideration to letter from Robert Grier
Monroe of the Democratic League to
Sam 8. Koenig. president of the Re-
publican county committee. Mr.. Mon
roe asked If the Republicans wanted
to fight Tammany in compa ny with the
independents. The convention decided
last night that it was ready to talk busi-
ness. Chairman Hopper Of the 1nde-
pendence League also responded gladly
to a similar overture from the Demo-
cratic League.
The Republican delegates got together
in the ballroom Of the Eldorado at Q
p. NJ. There were no fights-not even an
argument. BY Unanimous vote the
temporary organization was made per-
manent, after which Mr.. Mayer recog-
nized Mr.. Koenig.
The county president sent to the plat
form to be read this letter from Robert
Grier Monroe:
The campaign committee of the Demo-
cratic League of New York county address
your committees for the purpose of CO.
operating in the defeat of Tammany Hall
| in the coming campaign. The overwhelm-
ing power exercised during tho last year
by Tammany Hall and the gross abuse
of that power make 1t quite evident that
il ia the part OF good citizenship to sink
party advantage and give all voters who
are opposed to the abuses of the present
political control of the State and city an
opportunity to express their opposition
in an effective manner AZ the polls. As
this involves non-partsan movement
against n condition brought about through
Tammany control We have felt that the
responsibility il upon Democrats to come
forward and place non-partisan ticket
in the field. If you and other political
bodies can give us assurance that such
n course would be welcomed We will pro-
coed accordingly.
William n. Cohen. among others, spoke
enthusiastically in favor Of accepting Mr..
Monroe's invitation Judge Cohen called
attention TO the importance o. electing
Republican Assembly and of putting
good Judges in Office.
The bench" said Judge Cohen. must
he lifted from the degraded position TO
which il has fallen, and fallen raidly. in
the last ten years
Ill, III .nl hnY
mittee be appointed TO confer with the
Independence League. the Democratic
League and other organizations inter-
ested in defeating Tammany. The mo-
tion went through with roar of ayes.
Chairman Mayer named as the COM
n,ittse Edward =. Clinch. Ezra Prentice,
Beverley X. Robinson. Samuel ;. koenig,
Isidor Wasservogel Newbold Morris
and himself The committee is instructed
to talk things over with the independents
and to report back to the nvention
when it reassembles tomorrow. Some
il expected tonight AZ the fusion con-
ference 70 be held at the Hotal Manhattan.
None of tho Republican leaders at the
Eldorado last night was willing to specu-
late on the makeup of a fusion ticket
Guesses were hazarded that Mr.. Hearst
would name the candidate for Sheriff
and that the candidate would be John j.
Hopper. Others thought il wouldn't do
to give Hearst the Sheriff nominal ton
and held out for Under Sheriff John Cart
right. Nobody had an idea. apparently
who would be picked for the nomination
for Surrogate.
julius Mayer said he didn't want n
nomination for Supreme Court Justice
/ There was talk that the convention nigh,
| indorse Justice Scott and that Nathan
! Ottinger might get place on the fusion
| ticket.