New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-25
G|RD|NG ON ARM0R
TO FIGHT TAMMANY
Non-Partisan Committee Will
Be Picked to Name Mu-
nicipaI Candidates.
NO BOSSES NEED APPLY
Inauguration of Wilson Will
Mark Start of Campaign
Roosevelt to Give His
Views To- day.


partisan committee TO bring about the
nomination OF an independent ticket To
run against the Tammany municipal nom
inees this fall will he announced soon
after the Inauguration OF President Will
son. Informal conferences on the sub
jet have been In progress FOR some time
but it has been felt that the public would
not be ready TO turn 10 the munlcipa1
situation until the change in the natlonai
administration had been made.
The committee will consist of fifty or
sixty men prominent In the civic lie oi
the city. All shades Of anti-TammahF
sentiment will be represented. but the list
will be marked by the absence OF any so
called active political leaders. For in
stance. the idea. it is understood. IL 10
have men like otto T.. Barnard represent
the Republicans.
Although II has been generally felt all
along by those who have had experience
in political movements that the Progress
sives could not we'll afford to keep out oil
any anti-Tammany movement, the atu-
tude that they would take has not been
specifically defined.
Await Roosevet's Word.
The Progressives have all been waiting
to get their cue from Colonel Roosevelt
Some of them have confused the colonei
rciteration that he did not believe IN
having the Progressive party fuse with
any OF the older organizations To mean
al NO y
election this fall
Persons close to the colonel however
say that he never had any such idea IN
his mind. Il was said last night that ne
would make his position perfectly clear
in a letter that will be- given out to-day.
II Will he a reply 10 friend VINO mas
written asking him 10 make his attitude
plain on the subject.
The friends of the colonel say Inc holds
il to be the duty Of the Progressiyes 10
assist i'm any non-par,isan movement tia;
may he aimed against the domination OF
tn. city by Tammauy Hall. He believes
they should support any anti-Tammany
ticket that is made up with view en-
tlrcly 20 fitness. and not along the Inc
Of parcolling out the nominations
among certain number Of organizations.
He does not believe that any of the
nominees should be machine politicians.
Joseph " Price who was secretary OF
the Committee of one Hundred. which
took the leadership in the anti-Taumany
light four wears ago. has been ono of the
active workers in orga nizins the new
committee. Eugene II. Outerbridge. who
was chairman of the old committee. will
not take an active part in the movement
Tits year. il is understood.
Among others who have taken part IN
the recent preliminary conferences are
william jay SchicHeln. Of the citizens
Union. Melvin -. Palliser. who formerly
was one 81 the pillars OF the lndopend-
once League. and Darwin Il. James, OF
the Brooklyn Young Republican club.
The Empire state Democracy held a
dinner an The Harmonic club week ago
last night for the purpose Of talking over
an antl-Tammany movement. Repre-
scntativcs ~ The various anti-Tammany
organizations and dement's were invited
10 be present A. IL was believed. how
eyer. by tho originators OF tho general
movement that il would be- fatal TO have
any political organization take the lead
IN the movement. the invitations were not
generally accepted. The Empire state
Democr9cv. OF which julius II"ry Cohen
is the head. viii probably have repre-
scntation upon the citizens committee