New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
FIGHT TO THE FINISH,
IS FUSION PROGRAMME
Committee Meets to Discuss
Plans for Last Weeks
of Campaign.
MORE MONEY NECESSARY
Mitchell Hints Whitman Will
Reply to Murphy Challenge
Martin Says Sulzer Has Split
Tammany Wide Open.

John Purroy Mitchell talked TO the fu-
slon committee at a special meeting in
tho Fifth Avenue Building headquarters
Yesterday afternoon. The committee had
been called together to discuss what points
should be concentrated on in the last two
weeks of the campaign. II was the gen
eral impression that more money was
needed to distribute literature and adver-
tjse I'm the newspapers and elsewhere.
I'VE expect the people TO finance this
campaign" said Norman Hapgood, chair
man Of the general committee. We are
not asking large sums from the interests.
but want each man who is interested In
the campaign to contribute what he or
she is able to give. Money has been COM
ing in in many small amounts, but we
still need much more to do many things
that ought 10 be DONE
1t looks as though we were ali going 10
win by overwhelming pluralities." said
Mr.. Mitchell. But we cannot afford to
take a chance. Any man who thinks he
has a wakover in any contest is a fool
We want 10 make hard fight right up
10 the finish. We want the anti-Tam-
many vote to be the largest ever rolled
I'D in this city
Borough President McAneny and Mar
Gus VI. Marks. candidate for Borough
President of Manhattan. also spoke 10
the committee.
When Mr. Mitchell was asked Yesterday
II he would make any reply to Charles
F. Murphy. who challenged him to prove
4 -g,i.
any plans for colonization. he replied:
~ think ! will stop that sort of talk
right now. | will say this: The develop
ments in the District Attorneys Of
fee between now and Election Day and
through Election Day will. l am sure. be
considered a sufficient answer to the
question Of Mr.. Murphy"
Mr.. Mitchell was asked II he expected
to be called before the grand jury TO
prove his assertions.
81 haven't any expectations one way or
the other" he said.
Some time ago Mr.. Mitchell had a long
talk with District Attorney Whitman in
regard TO the efforts of Tammany to bring
thousands of fioaters into the city. He
had not talked with him recently. he as
serted.
Mr. Mitchell said late in the afternoon
he had not had chance TO read the Sui
ger story and would make no comment un-
I'll he could study it carefully.
James j. Martin. the former Tammany
district leader, who still has means OF
keeping closely in touch with what is
going on in that organization, said;
"Sulzer's story as made public means
10000 more votes TO the fusion ticket. The
sulzer incident has split Tammany wide
open"
Mr.. Mitchell only smiled when he was
told that some one was trying TO make
trouble because he was going TO speak
from the same platform tonight with
William Randolph Hearst and Maurice
Simmons. the candidate Of the lndepen-
dence League for President of the Board OF
Aldermen. A story was spread that Con-
troller Prendergast and Borough Presi-
dent McAneny felt aggrieved because MI.
Mitchell would countenance Mr.. Hearst,
who has been so bitter against them
II am supporting the entire fusion
ticket" said Mr.. Mitchell. ~ think l have
supported Mr.. Prendergast and Mr.. Nc
Aneny pretty we'll so far. My speaking
with the independence League candidates
has no significance at ALL
1t was pointed out by friend Of Mr..
Mitchell that both he and Controller
Prendergast spoke with Mr. Hearst four
years ago. when the head of the lnde-
pendence league was running for Mayor
against Otto T. Barnard. the fusion can
dldate
The Independence League meetings at
which Mr. Hearst and Mr.. Mitchell are 70
speak are at Cooper Union and Prospect
Hall. in Brooklyn.