New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
WHITMAN MAY TAKE
TIGER NOMINATION
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DDS. Keep the anti Tammany issue
clear and unmistakable.
The CITY committee Of the 1ndepen-
dence League last night turned down
Controller Prendergast and Borough
President McAneny, as lad been ex-
pected. Il nominated men practi-
cally unknown to the public for con-
troller and President of the Board OF
Aldermen. William j. Taylor, CHAIR
man OF the committee. replied TO Col
lector Mitch. defending the league
attitude. and urged him TO- reconsider
his determination not to go on the
league ticket unles; il took the others.
Mitchell has until Saturday to decline
legally II is believed probable tha'
Hearst will run for Mayor, with can
didates for Controller and President "i
the Board Of Aldermen substituted Tor
the men named last night.
Collector Mitchell, Joseph NJ. PRICE,
chairman of the fusion executive COM
mittee. and other fusion leaders eX-
pressed the belief that things were
working out all right and that tne
fusion ticket had the best possip'e
chance to win at the polls.
The New York County Republican
Organization accepted the entire FUSION
local ticket yesterday, in spite OF some
protests.
1t was said the designation OF
straight Progressive ticket in The Bronx
Monday was necessary to Illustrate
deal made with the Democrats D!
Jacob Shongut. Fusion leaders were
assured that the plan was TO nave the
men designated resign and the FUSION
Bronx slate men named in their places
Thomas W. Whittle and other he
publicans in The Bronx are preparing
petitions to plaos the fusion ticket ior
that borough on the Republican prl-
mary ballot to run against the comoi-
nation slate made up of Knewitz-Tel-
Eyck Republicans and Mcclure Demo-
Gratis and named by the Republican
designating committee.
Won't Run for Mayor.
District Attorney Whitman turned
down absolutely the proposition 10 per-
nit certain disafected Republicans 10
secure his designation as an indepe1-
dent candidate for the nomination for
Mayor at the Republican and other
primaries. He said he had taken he
stand that he had been named by ;he
fusion committee for the office Of Dis
trict Attorney and that h. was in duty
bound to run for that office.
Among those active in the movement
were Abraham s. Gilbert and former
Representative William S. Bennett.
At first they talked Of running Mayor
Gaynor in the Republican primaries.
They decided that they could not get
anywhere with such proposition.
Then they figured that if the District
Attorney would give them an assur-
ance that ne would do nothing to pre-
vent il they could secure enough sig
natures TO get him on the primary bal
lots of the three fusion parties.
They argued that many Republicans
were Disguised with the result OF fusion
and would he only. too glad 10 vote for
Whitman as the organizat ior canii-
date for Mayor. e would require 800
signatures of enrolled Republicans to
get Whitmans name on the primary
ballot.
However. il is not likely that any
attempt 10 carry the scheme through
will he made, in view Of the opposition
Of District Attorney Whitman. II he
were to run for the nomination for
Mayor at the primaries he would have
10 decline his designations for District
Attorney by midnight on Saturday.
II remained an open question last
night whether Controller Prendergast
and Borough President McAneny would
accept Endorsement on a Gaynor ticket
Friends of Collector Mitchell said he
felt that in all honor they could not,
inasmuch as he spurned the indie
pendence League because they turned
down Prendergast and McAneny.
These friends said Collector Mitchell
told McAneny personally and sent word
10 Prendergast in Europe Of his atti-
tude.
Fusion Leaders Against II.
The leaders in the fusion committee.
after a conference last night, decided
10 oppose any such Endorsement. They
decided that as McAneny and Prendcr-