New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
mitchell TO SOUND
KEYNOTE TONIGHT
Fusion Campaign Formally
Opens with Notification Rally
at Cooper Union.
H. L. STIMS0N TO PRESIDE
Prendergast, McAneny, Hedges,
Woodruff and Coudert Among
Speakers-Adamson APP
peals to Young Men.

John Purroy Mitchell will deliver MS
keynote speech, In which he will define
his attitude on the city's political issues
at to-night's meeting in Cooper Union'
when he and his running mates on the
city ticket-William A. Prendergast for
Controller, and George McAneny, for
President OF the Board OF Aldermen
will be notified OF their nominations
The meeting will mark the formal open
ing OF the fusion campaign. and VIII be
presided over by Henry J.. Stimson. who
was Secretary OF War under President
Taft. Besides the candidates. there Will
be three other speakers. Job e. Hedges
who ran for Governor on the Republican
ticket last fall, will speak on behalf OF
the Republicans. former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Timothy l.. Woodruff will talk Tor
the Progressives and Frederic X. Cou-
dert will address the meeting on Dehai
OF the independent Democrats.
The big demand for tickets indicates, IN
the opinion Of the managers Of the meet
inc. that when Mr.. Mitchell. Mr. Nc
Aneny. Mr.. Prendergast and the other
nominees OF the anti-Tammany forces as
semble on the platform at o'clock the
great hall Will be filed
Members OF the Mitchell leagues will
parade 10 Cooper Union. accompanied by
bands OF music. They will march from
their headquarters. at Broadway and ga
street. going down Fifth avenue to Sth
street. and thence to the hall.
Robert Adamson. manager Of the fusion
campaign, announced last night there
would be a meeting this noon Of the Com
mittee of Seven, at which plans toward
forming a permanent campaign commit
tee would be discussed.
THE most immediate problem that con-
fronts the fusion forces IL that OF regis
tration." said Mr.. Adamson. with the
first day OF registration only little more
than a week of. IT is OF the utmost inn
portance that prompt steps be taken not
only TO get the voters to register but TO
prevent fraudulent registration
For this work we propose to rely main
Is upon the young men who have shown
such a strong desire TO enlist I'm the fight
AGAINST Tammauy. In the two days since
the announcement was made that ! was
10 he the manager OF the fusion campaign
hnve received scores OF offers OF as
sistancc from young men.
IL feel We should avail ourselves TO the
fullest extent OF the enthusiastic assist
ance OF these young men, and we pro-
pose to organize them into a strong body.
10 be assigned especially to this registra-
ton work. Already a very powerful nu-
cleus for this organization exists I'm the
Mitchell Leagues. OF which Eric Boetzel
is the head. and IN the college mems or
ganlzation. which is now being formed.
II want every young man IN the city
who desires 10 assist the fusion cause to
volunteer 10 help I'm this work, and hope
they will send I'm their names or call per
sonally either at the headquarters OF the
Mitchell Leagues I'm Greeley Square. or
AZ fusion headquarters. in the Fifth Ave-
nue. Building
II fully expect that We will have the
largest body OF young men at work for
the fusion ticket that has ever been en-
gagged for a campaign I'm this city. II is
NOT DiODpFfu AlliA Ailc a'Aif AAi'N VI NhN''
young men shall cease with the registra-
ton.
This is a campaign in which we want
to interest young men. and we want to
get the young men OF this city working
together TO overthrow Tammany Hall. |
would be glad to hear from every young
man I'm the city who wants To engage IN
this fight for clean government"
Bert Hanson. former Deputy Police
Commissioner and chairman OF the Aiii,-
lated Independent Organizations. an
nounced last night that n meeting of the
ticket committee and also of the eNecu-
tive committee would be held this after
noon in the headquarters of the Mitchell
Democratic League. No $50 Fifth avenue.
for the purpose OF choosing an emblem
and receiving reports from the Bronx
and Kings County committees. At this
meeting name will be chosen. and later
the organization will open headquarters.
Mr.. Hanson said he believed the organi-
zation would have an entire ticket I'm the
field headed by the three fusion candi-
dates. John Purroy Mitchell, William \.
Prendergast and George McAneny.