New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27

With the prospect that Mayor Will
lam J. Gaynor will formally enter the
field as an independent candidate for
reelection to-day. the threat OF a group
of disgruntled Republicans that they
might try to designate by petition Dis
trict Attorney Whitman as a candidate
for Mayor before the Republican, lnde-
pendence League and Progressive pri-
maries, and the nomination OF Mr..
Whitman for District Attorney by
Tammany Hall. the fusion situation
was still much muddled last night
However, there we're indications that
the fusion forces would get together
for the support Of the ticket II was
said on the best OF authority last night
that Colonel Roosevelt. who returned
from the West yesterday. would issue
a statement urging the election OF COL
lector John Purroy Mitchell and the en-
tire fusion ticket. This statement viii
come tomorrow or Friday. it was said.
District Attorney Whitman was be-
sieged by leaders and other politicians
on his return TO the city from Breton
Woods last night. When he was asked
whether he would accept the Tammany
nomination for District Attorney he re-
piled:
Il have just returned to the city, and
am not prepared TO make any formal
statement at present. ! am most graf
flied for the compliment paid TO me by
all the political parties Of the city in
the unanimous nomination for re-elec-
tion 10 the office Of District Attorney.
I certainly regard this action of my
fellow citizens as great tribute TO
the work Of the office and TO my loyal
and able assistants. as well as TO my
self"
Tammany Acceptance Probable.
II was understood from friends Of the
District Attorney that he had practi-
cally decided TO take the Tammany
nomination. They said the nomination
came to him unsolicited and without
conditions Of any kind. From the first
il was understood Mr.. Whitman re-
garded himself as Republican and an
organization man, and owed most TO his
party and was guided by its leaders
advice.
All the Republican leaders, including
Samuel S. Koenig. president Of the
county committee. and Herbert Par
sons. were said to have urged him to
accept the nomination. In addition TO
this, il was understood that every JUS
tice on the Supreme Court bench in
this district urged him TO accept the
nomina ton, so there would be no doubt
of his election.
The situation that induced these men
TO urged him TO take the nomination
was that Tammany Hall probably
ould have named Assistant District
ATTORNEY Frank Moss in case Mr..
Whitman had come out openly and
spurned the nomination. The Gaynor
.people might have indorsed Moss,
which would have rendered the defeat
of Mr.. Whitman possible. IT was
pointed out TO Mr.. Whitman that there
was nothing wrong in accepting a
Tammany nomination for this place, as
Tammany in the past indorsed Repub-
ucan and independent candidates for
the bench.
spurn Tiger, Says Seth Low.
Among those who urged the District
Attorney not TO accept the Tammany
nomination was former Mayor Seth
Low. He sent the following message
n Mr.. Whitman at Breton Woods
'1f the Tammany nomination for Dis
trict Attorney is offered you | hope
Won will spurn it as the unclean thing
u &c You would not accept the Tam
many nomination for Mayor. Do not
accent il for District Attorney. You
would not accept a nomination from
tho system. but the system Is only
tho anplication to the police service Of
Tammany morals and Tammany meth
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