New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-15
WORKING FOR FUSION
ON LOCAL NOMINEES.
Republican and Moose Leaders
Confer All Night in an
Uptown Club.
BIRD IN DEFIANT MOOD
District Attorney Whitman
Offers to Aid Curran and
Stoddard in Their
Fights.

In en- effort to straighten out the dis
pute between the Republicans and tho
Progressives over the Assembly and al
dermanic candidates and TO bring about
fusion on them. series OF conferences
were held yesterday. lasting until early
this morning No definite conclusion was
reached. but the hope was expressed that
an agreement might be had to-day. The
time for fling destinations and substitu-
tons with the Board OF Elections expires
at midnight Tonight.
The most important conference was
that held at 6 O'Clock at an uptown club.
Samuel 6. koenig. president. and ogden
l.. Mills, treasurer, represented the Re-
publican organization. Mr.. Mills also
represented John Purroy. Mitchell, the
fusion candidate for Mayor, who is most
anxious to bring about settlement Of
the difficulties The Progressives were
represented by Francis W. Bird. jr.. chair
man Of the County Committee: Leonard
Wa,lenste!n. chairman of the City Com
mittee: Henry l.. Stoddard and Henry
MoSkovitz.
The situation was taken up in the
following Assembly districts In New
York County: 9Th, sth, 18th. 18th, 18th.
alst, 23d. 25th. 26th. 2eth and 3lst In
every district. with q single exception,
the Republicans and Progressives each
have Assembly and Aldermanic candi-
dates. The exception is In the oath Dis
trict; where the Progressives have In
dorsed Ralph Folks. the Republican cam
didate. for Alderman.
The Republicans insisted that mas
much as II was vital that the Board OF
Aldermen be kept out OF the hands OF
Tammany Hall the Progressives should
indorse all the Republican candidates for
the Board OF Aldermen. In return the
Progressives demanded that the Repub-
licans should withdraw their candidate
for the Assembly in each district and in
dorse the Progressive nominee.
Mr.. Koenig and Mr.. Mills insisted this
was asking too much, as many OF the
districts we're heavily Republican. and
the Progressives could not hope TO elect
their candidate even in two-cornered
fight They offered 10 indorse Progress
sive candidates in a number Of the dis
tricts, however.
Mr. Bird assumed his usual attitude OF
defiance and stubbornness, whereas tho
Republicans showed their good faith IN
the proposition by promising 10 get the
leaders in the districts affected together
10 see whether they would be willing TO
sacrifice more than seemed TO them fair.
Hurry calls were sent 10 the leaders
and they were in session AT the Republi-
can County Committee headquarters at
an early hour this morning.
It may be difficult task TO get some Of
the candidates to retire, even II no lead
ers suggest such a course. However, II
is hoped the situation may be straight
ened out enough to save the Board OF
Aldermen.
The Progressive leaders have received
many criticisms OF their failure 10 re-
nominate Alderman Curran I'm the 9th
District and Aldermen Bolles and Boschcn
in the 23d Assembly District who are
generally conceded TO be among the best
aldermen in the board.
District Attorney Whitman wrote TO
Alderman Curran yesterday offering 10
give what aid he could 10 elect him. az
well as Francis II. Stoddard. the Repub-
Iican nominee for the Assembly in tho
18th District. This is Mr.. Whitman's dis
trict.
81 cannot believe that the Progressives
will persist in their efforts 20 defeat you
both" wrote the District Attorney, "as
there can be no question OF the great
service YOU and Mr.. Stoddard have rem
dered 10 the public In the past, and your
Tammany and Progressive opponents are
new and untried men.
The Republicans are also trying 20 get
the Progressves TO fuse on the candidate
for the Municipal Court, I'd District
against Aaron j. Levy, the Tammsny
candidate. The Republican candidate Is
Gustave Hartman. who is now holding
the place by appointment TO succeed JUS
tice Leon ]. Sanders, who resigned about
six weeks ago.
The Republicans say that lnsomuch az
Justice Hartman is now on the bench,
David Goldstein. the Progressive candi-
date. should retire. There is an excellent
chance OF defeating Levy with fusion be-
cause OF the sentiment against him among
the Jews by reason OF his connection With
the inpeachment Of Governor Sulzer.