New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
I DEMOCRATIC BODIES
!, PLAN TO AID mitchell
, Two Independents Start Move
ment for Column of Their
Own on Ballot.
"TOM" FOLEY MAN AS AID
Former Lieutenant of Tammany
Leader to Manage Italian Flu
sion Campaign-Griscom
Pledges Support.

Two independent Democratic move
inents TO aid in the election OF John FUR
roy Mitchell were started yesterday. Each
announced 1t would have an Independent
A.. column on the ballot headed by MI
, Mitchell and containing so far as pra0'-
cable" the other fusion nominees Appar-
entity neither group was aware OF the III
intention Of the other. AS the purposes
Of each are about the same, It may be
there will be an amalgamauon.
AS the fusion committee will probably
not have an independent column, this plan
will give independent Democrats the
chance 10 vote for Mitchell without going
into the Republican. Progressive or lnde-
pendence League columns.
One OF the organizations is the Mitchell
Alliance. headed by William f. Schneider
County Clerk. 1t has chosen the rooster
for an emblem. Headquarters Will be
opened in the Long Acre Building to-
morrow.
The other organization is being formed
by Stuart A. Gibboney, former law part
near OF William McAdoo, Secretary OF the
Treasury. and Bert Hanson. Neither
name nor emblem has been selected us
membership includes members Of the En-
pire State Democracy, the Cleveland
Democracy. the Mitchell Democratic
League and the Home Rule Democracy.
Robert Adamson. the manager or the
fusion campaign. did not begin his work
Yesterday. He went TO Greenwich 10 at
tend the wedding Of the daughter OF DOCK
, Commissioner r. A. c. Smith.
Mr.. Mitchell spent the day working on
his speech Of acceptance, to be delivered
at the Cooper Union notification to-mor-
row night. and on the two speeches he Is
TO make on Washington Heights Tuesday
night
Controller Prendergast and Borough
President McAneny will also make
speeches OF acceptance at the Cooper
Union meeting. Henry L. stmson' for
mer Secretary Of War. will preside Other
speakers will be Job E. Hedges, for the
Republican organization: Timothy l..
Woodruff. for the Progressives and Fred
eric r. Coudert, for the Independent
Democrats.
This meeting will mark the real opening
OF the fusion fight, and plans have been
made for lively campaign Of five weeks.
Michael A. Rafrano. former political
lieutenant of Tom" Foley. Tammany
leader OF the % Assembly District has
been appointed to manage the Italian
fusion campaign. He will have headquar-
ters in Mulberry street, near Canal street.
The Irish county organizations have In
dorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Mitchell
whose grandfather was John Mitchell. the
Irish patriot. The signers OF the resolu-
tons include Or. Joseph p. Brennan and
Christopher ]. Casserly. president and
/ vice-presdent OF the Westmeath Men
l Association: Joseph p. McAvoy presi-
: dent Of the Kilkenny County Mems As
ISOLATION Timothy j. Murray and Cor
nelius Meany. president and ex-president
9 of the County Cork Mems Association;
Patrick J. Collins, president of the Meath
, Mems Association; William Crowley.
president Of the Glare Mems Association;
John Dooley, ex-president OF the Kildare
Mems Association, and David +. LinneT'
.vice-presdent Of the Kings County Mems
Association.
3 The provisional fusion campaign COM
rnittee will have another meeting to-mor-
: row afternoon TO decide on the member
ship Of the full committee. II is under
stood that Jacob II. Schiff and Henry
Clews, who were for Mayor Gaynor VIII
he members. Mr.. Clews said he hoped all
Of his colleagues on the Gaynor commit
tee would transfer their allegiance to Mr..
= Mitchell.
Lloyd c. Griscom. former president OF
the Republican County Committee, wrote
TO Mr. Mitchell 10 assure him Of the cor
dial support of all Republicans, lin view
; OF various insidious efforts which are
being made by resourceful and adroit po-
+ ltical enemies, foes of good government
TO create and spread the impression that
the Republican organization in the city is
irdiherent To vnrr failure or success"