New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
Republicans Mark Time.


tan adjourned their judiciary, borough
and county conventions. called to meet
Yesterday in the Murray Hill Lyceum'
until this afternoon.
There were a variety OF rumors ana
suggestions from all sides. The more
the leaders Of the fusion movement
talked the more confused the situation
seemed.
Borough President McAneny-the
man Hearst said he would not support
for President of the Board Of Alder
men because Of his subway Standard
members of the fusion committee be-
sought John Purroy Mitchell, the can
didate for Mayor, who was indorsed
for that place by the Independence
League Saturday night, to repudiate
Hearst and the league.
In consideration Of the stand taken
| by him ii is said Mr.. Mitchell will
want the Controller and McAneny TO
promise not to take an Endorsement on
| the Gaynor ticket. The leaders of the
Z
about this. as they believe a Gaynor
| ticket with Prendergast and McAneny
would be formidable to Mr. Mitchell
Divided on Whitman and Tiger
! Mr. Mitchell and President McAneny
want District Attorney Whitman TO
| promise not 10 take any kind OF in
dorsement from Tammany Hall. Mem
| bors Of the fusion committee are di-
| vided over the proposition. Norman
! Hapgood. chairman of the general com
mittee. believes IL would insure Whit
mans election without impaning his
usefulness TO the fusion cause II he
| should receive nomination without
any dickerng with Tammany.
Joseph VI. Price, chairman of the
executive committee, on the other
hand is opposed to Whtman's taking
any nomination from Tammany. He
believes it would practically tie the
hands and tongue of one Of their
strongest anti-Tammany campaigners.
Several kilograms were sent 10 the
Mount Washington House, Breton
Woods, where District Attorney Whit
man has been since Friday, imploring
him to Ice here this morning. He
usually comes down Monday night
anyway, but the seriousness IF the sit
uation was made known to him. So
that by no chance would he remain in
the White Mountains another day. lie
is expected to hold the fusion situa-
ton together to-day.
The discomfort that many Of the Re-
publican leaders felt over the selection
Of Mitchell for Mayor 10y the fusion
committee. which was checked 10y sam
uel 5. Koenig, president Of the county
committee. broke out again over the
way in which the fusion slate was
treated by Hearst. There was much
talk of overturning the fusion arrange
ment.
Suggestions by Malcontents.
Some Of the greatest malcontents
suggested that. now the fusion slate
was broken in so many ways. the Re
publicans could well afford 10 wash
their hands Of il. They suggested that
the name of District Attorney Whit
man should be put on the Republican
primary ballot b. petition, as a candi-
date for Mayor Met by the state
ment OF the real friends Of the Dis
trict Attorney that he would not think
OF accepting a nomination Tor Mayor
now. these indictments suggested that
Mayor Gaynors name might be placed
on the Republican primary ballot.
IL was said that former Congressman
William 5. Bennett, who has been work.
ing against the fusion ticket, was back
of the suggestion for an independent
designation for Mayor at the primary.
Albert Ottinger, former leader OF the
10Th Assembly District, who already
has declared for Gaynor. may organize
Gaynor League on the West Side,
including the 10Th. 18th, 10Th. list and
23d districts.
X. Ross Appleton, head of the Gaynor
Nominating Committee, was active indi-
rectly in suggesting to the Republican
leaders that the thing for them TO do
was to get Gaynor at the head Of the
fusion ticket in some way. one Of his
lieutcnants even went so far as To sug-
gest that as the Republican city desis-
mating committee had adjourned sub
| iect To the call Of the chair 1t might
be reconvened to-day, and that the
designation of Mitchell might be re-
scinded and Gaynor named instead.
1t is true that the committee could
take such action up to midnight To-
night. but the Republican leaders last
night scurncd the suggestion that they
would reverse themselves on Mitchell
in such a way.
The leaders also pointed out how
very difficult 1t would be 10 get an in
dependent designation OF the ticket
now. In order to do that il would be
necessary to get petition containing
the names Of at least , per cent of the
enrolled members Of the party. This
would mean that 300 names would
have to he obtained before Saturday
night the last day for filing indepen-
dent designations
McAreny TO Fight Hearst