New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-05
FIGHT ON TAMMANY
COHORTS UNDER WAY
Committee of Fourteen Chosen
to Pick Non-Partisan Ticket
for Coming Election.
J. NJ. PRICE CHAIRMAN
Public Hearings Will Be Held
and Suggestions from ANY
Source Will Be
Welcomed.

The nch; Is on. The citizens municipal
committee selected Yesterday q committee
on candidates. which is To pick men TO
go on It's non partisan anti-Tammany
ticket i'm the coming election. Joseph VI.
Price. as chairman OF this committee VIII
be tho most important force In the move
mert. II y settled that the ticket picked
by tho committee must be ratified first by
the executive committee and later by the
entire committee OF lO1. but the commit
tee on candidates will erdeavor to bring
IN a ticket that will be acceptable to the
whole committee. The executive COM
mittec. which picked tho committee on
candidates at a long session IN the ttf;h
Avenue Building. viii keep In constant
touch with the Subcommittee.
The committee hy horoughs. with the
political designation that each desired
Manhattan Joseph VI. Pride Ind d.
chairman. Robert Bacon. progressive Re
publican. Henry De Forrest Baldwin.
Dem. John Henry Hammond. Rep. Nor
man Hapgood Ind. william Loeb jr,
progressive Republican: Henry Mosko-
wtz. Prog. Timothy Hcaly. Prog.
-
" Bassett. Dem. Alexander VI. White
Rep. The BronN-Richard ". Lawrence.
Rep. Quecns-Wuliam II. Williams. Dem
Richmond Nathan 4 Smyth. Dem.
There has been no formal discussion
OF candidates by the committee as yet.
However there has been considerable in
formal discussion among the individual
members. one Of them said yesterday
that n q poll were taken OF the entire
committee to-day on tho choice Tor May
orally candidate it would probably show
about I'm the following order. District At
torney Whitman. Borough President Nc
Aneny and Presiden: Mitchell Of the
Board Of Aldermen
Although there are no representatives
OF the Independence League or of Will
lam Randolph Hearst on the committee.
II is appreciated that he VIII be a factor
10 be reckoned with In the campaign
this fall For that reason an attempt
has been made to get his attitude toward
possible candidates. II was said yester-
day Mr. Hearst had declared that under
10 circumstances would he support Con
troller Prendergast for any Office. lie
would not support Borough President
McAneny for Mayor. but would for any
other municipal or borough Office
Friends Of the editor assert his first
choice for the Mayoralty nomination is
President Mitchell hut that he might be
induced 10 support District Attorney
Whitman.
u 1,
on behalf OF President Mitchell. He is
said 10 have remarked that the young
mans record was good. but he did not
want TO give him any Endorsement lie
Is anxious TO see Controller Prendergast
renominated, IL Is said, and he realizes
that the ambitions Of the Controller and
President. Mitchell clash as they would
not be likely 10 run on the same ticket
The committee on candidates of the
fusionists will meet next week to outline
plan OF procedure. In the mean time
it will be glad TO receive any suggestions
as TO candidates for the various Offices
These suggestions are welcomed in any
form and from any source. II Is the In
tention OF the committee 10 hold public
hearings. when public expression may be
made OF the views OF various citizens
Last of all will come the conferences
with committees representing other po-
litical bodies 10 see whether IL Will not be
possible to name a ticket that will be
agreeable TO all
Mr. Price received authority to name n
subcommittee to arrange for nominating
petitions Under the present election law
there are many difficulties in the way OF
putting up independent candidates. a
separate committee will be named TO try
10 secure some amendments 10 the cleo
ton law at the coming session OF the
Legislature which will make IL easier to
make Independent nominations.