New-York tribune., 1913-07-29
SPLIT ON FUSION SLATE
AFTER 5-HOUR CONFAB
Nominating Board May Submit
Three Separate Reports to
Full Committee To-day.
mitchell POLLS 2 VOTES
Support for Collector of Port
Creates Surprise-Whitman
Denies Bench Deal-Would
Serve Full Term.

After a fve-hour session the committe.
on candidates Of the Citizens MunIc,n.,
Committee (of 110) adjourned at sp
yesterday hopelessly split on agreeing or
any one candidate for the fusion norn,na-
ton The committee will report 10 IN.
executive board Of the larger committAs
to-day. and 1t is expected that threA
separate reports will be submitted. in.
Guiding the names OF District ATTORNEY
Whitman. Borough President McAnenv
and John Purroy Mitchell, Collector ot
the Port.
IL was understood that the final vote :,
the nominating committee last night
stood for McAneny, 3 for Whitman and
for Mitchell The two votes for Mitchs
came as a surprise, It was said as h.
had not hitherto figured in the poll
Judge Whitmans supporters in the com.
mittee contended that the two votes 70,
the Collector of the Port had been taken
away from the McAneny side OF III,
slate.
While Mr.. McAneny is understood IA
have a majority in the executive com.
mittee. the Whitman supporters asserted
that II would be impossible 10 reach an
agreement on any one candidate before
presenting the matter To the COMMITTEES
OF 10.
See Hope for Whitman.
Judge Whitman woud obtain the ma.
jority support OF the larger committed
they said, and therefore would secure
the Endorsement of that body as the fu-
sion candidate. The McAneny forces
said. however, that there would be a
warm fight IN the executive body TO &C
complish the recommendation OF the Bor-
ough President to the committee Of 10.
District Attorney Whitman. upon his
return yesterday from a weeks vsca-
tion sent a reply 20 the letter OF Nathan
A. Smyth. of the Citizens Municipal
Committee, stating. as Mr.. McAneny and
Mr.. Mitchell had already done, that II
nominated and subsequently elected he
would consider himself bound 10 serve out
the four years Of the Mayoralty term.
Mr.. Whitman said that absence from the
city had prevented him from answering
Mr.. Smyth's letter sooner.
II have repeatedly stated TO various
delegations" Mr.. Whitman wrote, 'rha.
in the event OF my election TO the Mayor.
ty l should deem It my duty 20 serve
throughout the term. and ! have no
hesitation IN assuring your committee
that in such an event I should regard
myself as bound to remain and to dis
charge 70 the best OF my ability, the
duties of the office during four years."
Mr. Whitman promptly branded as 'ab-
solutely false" the rumor that had been
circulated during his absence that the
Republicans were prepared TO abandon
him as a candidate for Mayor, and that
IN return for withdrawing from the race
Governor Sulzer had offered him the place
on the Supreme Court bench 10 be made
vacant by the appointment OF Justics
Gerard as Ambassador 10 Berlin.
No Deal for Bench, Says Whitman.
TITS nonsense 70 talk that way" sad
the District Attorney. In the first place
there is no vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench. Justice Gerard has not resigned.
So far as my having entered into any
agreement 70 abandon my chances Of
being elected Mayor because Of such an
orrer from the Governor, there IS no truth
IN the report. l am In the race 70 stay.
Shortly before left for this trip 20
Nova Scotia l did see Governor suxer.
AS 10 the nature OF the conversation We
had you must ask the Governor. am
able to deny. however. that he offered mo
q seat on the Supreme Court bench"
According TO the rumor, tho Republicans
were going 10 withdraw their support fron
Mr. Whitman because OF their belief thai
Mitchell. with the Wilson administration
the Progressives and tho Independents
Leaguers behind him. would be much
stronger candidate TO run against Mo-
Apspy or the Tarnmany nominee, In view
OF the fact that several prominent leaders
OF the Republican ranks called yesterday
upon Mr.. whitman suoh rumor would
appear without any foundation.
Samuel s. Koenlg. chairman Of the New
York County Republican Committee; Fred
erick Tanner. Republican leader Of the
2Sd Assembly District. IN which Mr.. Whit
man lives. and Congressman Calder with
Republican delegation from Brooklyn,
Neither the Republican leaders nor Mr.
whitman would discuss the nature OF the
conferences
Borough President McAneny assured
the members OF the committee OF 10
Yesterday that he would not accept
Tammany nomination for Mayor.
McAneny on Record, Too.
II have been contending for twenty
years against pretty much everything that
Tammany Hail. as an organization. STANDS
for" he said. "and expect TO keep at H.
! certainly would not accept a Tammany
nomination for the Mayoralty."
In reply TO Collector Mitchers request
that he he given an audience before mo
Citizens Municipal Committee 10 explain
his Mayoralty candidacy, Joseph NJ. Price
chairman Of the executive committee
wrote him yesterday and asked MI
Mitchell to appear before the executive
committee to-day. Mr.. Mitchell contendea
that his candidacy had been somewhat
misrepresented TO the committee MI
Prices letter reads In part:
81 have your letter OF July 25, in when
you say that you have been misrepresent-
ed, and therefore wish to appear before
our committee. Our hearings are closed
and we also believe that you are in error
In thinking such misstatements have been
made. but, nevertheless. we shall be gad
to make a special opportunity to have the
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