New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-08
Campaign Manager Says Mitch
els Pouting and Stamping Are
Not Going to Keep Mayors
Forces from Trying to
Save Estimate Board.
LEAGUE MAY GET mitchell
Committee on Vacancies, It Is Said,
Will Make a Second Offer to the
Collector-Fusion Managers (
May Let Candidates Ac-
cept Outside Help.


Joseph johnson, tho Gaynor cam
paign manager, indicated last night
that tho Gaynor non1inators would run
below the Mayors name the following
ticket:
For controlIer-William A. Prender.
east.
For President Of tho Board Of Al
dermen-George McAneny.
For District Attorney-CharIes S.
Whitman.
Johnson did not make any definite
announcement to this effect, but In
parts Of two statements which he is
sued intimations TO that effect were
put between the lines. The Whitman
part Of this matter came in state
ment in which Johnson denied that
there was any likelihood Of putting
Michael ]. Drummond on the Gaynor
ticket for Controller. in the course OF
which the Mayors campaign manager
said:
But. except in the case Of Mr.. Whit
man, J do not find any sentiment in
the Gaynor Fusion and Nominating
League for taking any leading candl-
dates from the Tammany ticket"
The indication as to Prendergast and
McAneny was found in Johnson
statement which denounced Mitchell for
his declaration that the Gaynor candi-
dacy was a Tammany "decoy," and
which concluded with this paragraph:
The whole trouble with the young
man CMitcheD is that he has ascer-
tanned that the Republicans have left
him in a body, as they have right to
leave one who cannot make good his
word; that all his pouting and stamp
ing are not going TO keep the Gaynor
forces from doing. in the matter of our
ticket, that which will at least save the
Board of Estimate from the clutches of
Murphy and Foley"
With these practical announcements
from the Gaynor managers that Prem
dergast and McAneny were 10 be taken
in on the Mayors ticket, il developed
yesterday that Mitchell will in all
probab bility have another offer made TO
him TO head the Independence League
ticket.
The executive committee Of the Com
mittee OF l07. it was reported, will
meet tonight for the chief purpose OF
adopting a resolution. which is said 70
have been drawn by Mitchels friends.
setting forth that the Committee Of
10T will be glad TO see any Of its can
didates accept help from any source.
While this will free McAneny and
Frendergast, as we'll as Whitman, from
any real OF fancied obligation 10 stand
or fall together. ii is designed. accord
ing to the story circulated yesterday,
chiefly for the purpose Of giving
Mitchell an opportunity TO retreat from
the independent position he first took
with regard to the Hearst nomination.
on the other hand. and supplement-
ing this story. II was said that the In
dependence League committee on va
cancies would proceed Immediately to
second selection OF Mitchell as the
Mayoralty candidate of the league. with
an assurance from Mitchell himself that
its second proffer Of nomination
would not be refused. in view OF the
developments affecting the other fusion
nominees since.
The leaguers have until Tuesday
night 10 name a man for the head OF
their ticket, but even If they we're not
prepared 10 put Mitchers name on at
that time they have been advised that
the Board Of Elections could have pas
ters, with Mitchels name. stuck on
the head Of the primary ballot at any
time up 10 primary day.