New-York tribune., 1913-06-20
0LDT|ME REPUBLICAN
CHEERS FOR WHITMAN
County Committee, at EnthuSl-
astiC Meeting, Adopts May
orally Resolution.
TANNERS SPEECH AR0USES
Col. Roosevelt Says He Hopes
District Attorneys Visit
Will Not Be Thought
Especially Significant.

ReaGirming its belief in n non-partisan
municipal campaign. and pedging itself
to cooperate with all bodies opposed to
the Tammany influence In the city gov
ernment. the Republican County Commit
tee last night urged the fusion commit
| tee to place upon its ticket for Mayor the
name Of Charles S. Whitman. This reso-
luton was adopted with the greatest en-
! thusiasm at the largest meeting of the
committee since the Republican National
| Convention year ago.
! When Frederick c. Tanner leader of
the 18th Assembly District in which Dis
trict Attorney Whitman lives, got up to
| introduce the matter the meeting, which
was held i'm the Murray Hin Lyceum
sensing what he was going to do, raised
a cheer. After the resolution was read
the members got on their feet ana
chcered and waved their hats.
The resolution is as follows:
The Republican County Committee
recognizes the supreme Importance in the
| coming municipal campaign Of uniting all
parties. civic bodies and citizens who are
opposed to Tammany influence in the gov
| crnment Of the city and pledges itself TO
cooperate with those using their best en-
dcavors to accomplish this result
we also reaffrm the principle that
municipal campaigns should be non-parti-
san and without reference 10 state or ma
tional issues. having in mind only the
qualifications Of candidates for the respec-
tive Offices without regard to their polit-
ical affiliations.
1. ..Lt
UNPARALLELED record in Office and his un-
swervng fidelity to the public interest, We
respectfully urge all parties. civic bodies
and citizens who are endeayoring to rec
ommend a ticket 10 the voters in opposition
TO Tammany Hall at the coming campaign
to place thereon the name Of Charles $.
Whitman for Mayor"
stop Brigsndage and Piracy"
In his speech Mr. Tanner said:
We DO not ask for the nomination OF
Mr. Whitman because he is a Republican,
but solely upon his record. We ask II
because We believe that II he belonged TO
any other party and the people should
he asked who was the best man to name
FOR Mayor. they would be unanimous IN
suggesting his name We are In big
movement. much bigger than the election
Of q Republican 20 Office We are united
with others to stop brigandage and piracy
IN this city. Mr. Whitman has done more
to purify tho city than all platforms and
principles combined
we have talked about mayoralty can
didates FOR two months now Is there
In
a candidate as Whitman? No one has
named him as yet
And / want TO say 10 Independent
Democrats and 10 Progressivcs that Whit
man was not elected 10 office a. a Re
publican. lie was elected on a fusion
ticket. and they share In the achieve
mcnts OF his administration. He was
elected on the fusion ticket and he has
made good. And ( am inclined 10 think
that he will be nominated ON another
fusion ticket. and his name viii not oe
far from the top.
whitman is his own platform. No
body needs to know what he will do in a
given situation. He will do his best, and
Whitman's best IS pretty good
Not Confined to Republicans.
At meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the fusion committee az the
Fifth Avenue Building in the afternoon
the committee on candidates reported
the result of It's conferences SO far II
reported that there was considerable sen.
ument expressed for District Attorney
Whitman. in addition to that which came
from the Republicans and I'm spite of the
fact that some Of the Progressive lead
ers had declared against him
4 committee Of the Business Mems
Progressive Association, an organization
| incorporated four months ago to fight
Tammany. called at the District Attor-
| neys office yesterday To tell Mr.. Whit
man he would make good Mayor. The
association intends 10 support him. the
committee members said The aSsocia-
tion has about eighteen hundred mem
bers Peter AXelrad. who was formerly
associated with Governor Hiram John
son. was the spokesman.
That "A move is on foot TO prevent any
faction Of the Progressive party from
declaring for or against any one mayor
atty candidate until the merits OF all
have been gone into was made known
last night wnen the Citizens Municipal
Committee received AT its headquarters
I'm the Fifth Avenue Building. the follow
ing resolution adopted 10y the Bronx Pro-
srcssives:
! 1T - the patriotic duty Of each and
every member OF the Bronx County Com
mittcc of the National Progressive Party
to refrain from making any pledge or
promise whatsoever 10 or in behalf of any
candidate that will bind them. or any OF
them. morally or otherwise. until such
time as the claim or merits of all can
didates shall have been fully discussed"
| Colonel Roosevelt AT "rhe Outlook"
Offices yesterday refused to discuss his
visit with Mr.. Whitman at Sagamore Hin
Wednesday night. lie said ne did not
| wish 1t regarded as having any especial
| significance lie verified the statement OF
Progressive leader that his desire was
TO see the question Of candidates Of the
party fought out and settled al the pri-
| maries
Lucicn i. Bonheur, prominent Pro-
grcssiye, who was with the District At
! tornoy when he saw Colonel Roosevelt.
| has decided to organize committee Of
| lroSressiNcs To work for whitman They
! VIII open headquarters i'm the Iongacre
| Bullding. Broadway and i2d street and
| send out appeals 10 PrOgrcssvcs to enroll
| tor whitman. This committee also will
Doom FRANK Mess. Assistant District At