Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-07
DISAPPOINTED IN FUSION
Editorial Comment Is Not in
Mitchel's Favor.
Only Three Newspapers UnreserycdIy
Endorsed the Work Of Fusion Conn
mittec-Head Of Ticket Refer
red to as Hearst's Choice.

| From the New York Evening Post)
The morning and evening newspapers of
this city, with three exceptions, editorial
ly condemn the nomination for mayor of
John Purroy Mitchell by the fusion com
mfttee. consensus of opinion describes
him as the weakest of the three candi-
dates whose names were considered by
tho committee, and the one who will give
Tammany Han the least trouble to defeat
In the fall elections
Mr.. Mitchell is variously called social
list, an advocate OF municipal operation,
q man with capacity TO make and for
get friends" an opportunist, and William
| r. Hearsts candidate.
Editorial comments follow:
FUSION GONE AsTRAY.
The fusion committee could not have
presented to the voters more comical
GissrranEement OF candidates If it had
drawn their names from a hat. Profess
sing a desire to approve the work Of the
present board of estimate which WAS the
fruit Of a fusion movement. 1t takes five
of It's candidates from that board, but
1t puts at the head of the ticket Mr.
member of the board has been much less
conspicuous and creative than that of Mr.
McAneny and M Proudorrast who are
nominated to subordinate places; and no
house-owner or rentpavcr IN any borough
VIII forget that it was Mr. Mitchell who
opposed the dual subway plan Tor which
| Hr' McAneny worked with uniIaEEing
zeal ana which Mr.. Prcndergast APPROX
ed. II the committee really wanted to
reward the fusion board Of estimate for
Its great service 10 the city this is a
topsy-turvY way of doing the thing Fur
th'rmore' tho name of Borough President
connolly of Queens, which would have
heeh source OF great strength to the
ticket IN that borough Is LETT off alto
sether In order That a childish bid may be
maze tor repUblcan votes. As a final
ioNch Of ahsurdltN' il not OF insult, Mr..
hitIhah' VINO f'H only two votes behind
Mt. Mlt'hel IN the nominating ticket Is
h"Nleu Tor ms present "nlcr' FOR which
1t mas been everywhere proclaimed that
ne would not accept denomination.
Hut the 1atai weakness of the ticket
does not lie IN the mere arrangement Of
H'''l'S' me nomination OF MT. Mitchell
for mayor dooms It to defeat because he
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business Judgment of rho CITY regards as
dangerous and will not auprove. Mr.. Nit
chcl is an advocate OF the perilous policy
OF municipal operation. He declared in
his answer 10 the progressive committee
that he was fully prepared to subscribe"
to that principle and would apply it whom
ever public regulation proved inerfective
Left to his Judgment. with his known
and market inclination to soc,alistic ven
lures, It can readily be imagined what
| would happen
| The forces that worked oponlv or So
cretly for Mr.. Mitchel's nomination are
radical forces. The Hearst Influence was
behind him for in the mast he has been
continually subject to that Influence. In
doubte1ly,, the election OF Mr.. Mitchell
would mean that Mr. Hearst would mako
the canvass for United States senator.
and the next senator Is to be elected by
popular vote There We're socialists in the
committee, and the socialists were for
Mr. Mitchell The more radical of tho pro-
pressivos were his supporters Now
these men were thinking of many things
no doubt, hut very little OF the bubble
interest very little Of the better govern
mcnt Of The city. In bringing Mr. Mitchell
| to a nomination there have been cxhibi-
lions Of unselfishness and Of lofty public
spirit fully as pure and noble as the
motives which aCtuate Cipr'ano Castro in