New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-13


the coming campaign. the saving of the
city from organized municipal brigand
age"
Commissioner Johnson was more
than peeved because Lustgarten went
I over TO Mitchell He referred to him
as head office boy and clerk in The
Gaynor headquarters. As a matter OF
fact. Lustgarten was in charge Of or
ganizing district clubs and had an Of
fee Of his own at the headquarters.
After the death Of the Mayor he told
Miss Regina LustEarten. his stenogra-
pher. to take the things out Of his desk
to his downtown law Office There
were some Assembly district maps
which had been ordered by the commit
tee, but the other stuff was the per-
, sonal property Of Lustgarten.
AS soon as Mr.. Lustgarten found the
maps had been taken by mistake he
returned them. However, he heard that
Johnson was preparing 10 get out "A
warrant for his arrest This johnson
denied last night. saying the incident
was closed with the return OF the maps.
sulzer to Aid Mitchell
John A. Hennessy. personal represen-
tative Of Governor Sulzer, was respon-
slble for the statement that the latter
would go on the stump for Mitchell.
unless The latter should refuse his as
sistance.
friend Of District Attorney Whit
man said last night that Mr.. Whitman
had refused the request Of the fusion
committee 10 take the stump on the
police issue.
He could not do So tn friend said.
FIRST. because the police issue died
with Mayor Gayror. Second II Mr..
Whitman should attempt TO attack
T'ammanv Hall on the police issue
| Chairman Mccall would show the mum
Der Of orders he had granted for Mr..
Whitman for extraordinary iuries 10
try graft cases. When Justice Goff did
not sign them Justice Mccall did.
The District Attorney will lake the
stump. Of course nut he Will talk econ
omy."
The District Attorney returned 10
Breton Woods last night. He will be
back on Tuesday.
! Samuel :. Koenig. president Of the
Republican committee; Controller Prem
dergast. Borough President McAneny
and Norman Hapgood. Of the fusion
committee had another conference.
! Some were OF the opinion that Mr..
! Mitchell should not go on the lndepen-
dence League ticket again. II was
pointed out that by so doing he would
ALLEVIATE many conservatives, both Re-
publicans and Independent Democrats.
! Even II he did not go on the ticket. it
was held by some. William Randolph
Hearst would probably support him
anyway. but for that he could not be
held responsible.
Mr. Mitchell will return to the city
tomorrow night. Monday he will meet
the sixty-three Republican district
leaders in the city at luncheon at the
Republican Club.
Controller Prendergast had luncheon
with Colonel Roosevelt yesterday II
was an engagement made before the
death OF Mayor Gaynor' and the pro-
priety OF the Controllers accepting a
| Gaynor Endorsement was TO have been
discussed. Colonel Roosevelt said he
did not intend to NEEDLE in the cam
paign az all. He is said 10 have ex-
messed TO friends the opinion that as
things have turned out the nomination
of Mitchell was a mistake.
Charles f. Murphy and Chairman
| Mccall. the Tammany candidate. are
said 70 have conferred over the effects
Of MAYOR Gaynor's death and reached
an agreement that his elimination from
the fight would help the Tammany
ticket immensely. They decided that
mum would be the word until the
opening Of the Tammany campaign on
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