The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-06
WHITMAN IN RACE
FOR MAYOR TO STAY
viii Run Whether or Not the
FnsiOnists Nominate
Him.
CUTS ALL HIS OTHER TIES
Seeks Some Party Backing. but
Does Not Want Republican
Label Vet.
CuTS ALL HIS OTHER TIES

Charles = whitman announced yes
terday that he In n candidate for Mayor.
The District Attorney may or may not
he the fusion candidate. He will run
anyhow.
Mr. whitman made the first public
announcement OF his candidacy to
delegation from the Citizens
Democracy who called at his office. The
citizens Democracy is composed of in
dependent Democrats and others who
have been talking Whitman for
months.
The District Attorney listened To
what they had to say and replied
II will accept the nomination for the
MayOralty from any properly author
ized and constituted political body. If
YOU desire to nominate me and work
for my election | shall feel highly hon
ored."
Up to two month"; ago MIR. Whitman
was rega rded as candidate not only
for the Mayoralty but in default Of
| that for District Attorney or the Su-
preme Court. There Is no doubt that
MIR. Whitman could have the Tammany
Endorsement for either of the latter
| places. and 80 would be assured Of
! unanimous election.
But recently MIR Whitman has told
friends that ne would not run for any
thing but Mayor Tie feels that recent
events have made him the popular
choice for the Mayoralty
AS for the fusion committee. MIR.
Whitman's friends say that the fusion
| lists have no choice but to name him for
Mayor Should they put up another
/ hot h.. Wl<A N
will not sit quietly under the decision.
Mr.. Whitman will take his finger Off
one or two incipient booms like that
launched by tn. Citizens Democracy, and
let petitions he circulated in his in
terest
Mr.. whitman's friends said Yesterday
that he would not take an out and out
Republican nomination. But once NOM
mated he would accept Republican in
Gorsement and fight the campaign with
Republican help
He feels certain that he could walk
into the Mayors office by precisely the
same methods that made William
Travers Jerome District Attorney in
1906. With Republican help Mr.. Whit
mans friends believe that his election
would be d1nubly sure.
THE District Attorneys office" III
said last night. has demonstrated tina
deplorable conditions have existed anc
do exist in some city departments.
believe they can be remedied, and
think the work can be done only by tn,
Mayor and those under him"
More than that Mr.. Whitman woult
not say for publication. But he prom
ised that in a day or two he would
| toll more in detail what he Conceiye
to be the work that confronts the new
administration.
MIR Whitman has no intention Of liz
noring the Citizens Municipal Com
mittee. which has just begun work oI
the fusion list OF candidates. But hi
statement was taken yesterday as no
tice to them that he is bound to rui
no matter what happens
As one of the members Of the fusion
committee said yesterday:
1T is something of a iob to shak
your fist in the face Of the Citizen
committee and say. Take me or ri
= make Won sorry IL simply isn't goo
tact"
, Il don't sec that the situation ha
r changed" said Norman Hapgood. chair
, man Of the Citizens Committee "Ou
4 committee was made up with the lnten
p tion Of selecting a candidate fit for IN
? iob who also reflects the desires Of tn
people. We will 20 on with our WORK
, bent on naming the best man We ca
And"
Mr. Whitmans declaration that n
would not run as a Republican orga nj
zation candidate pure and simple ha