The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-13
mitchell MAY GET
U. S. ATTORNEYSHIP
II lie Takes WiSpS Place Uud-
ley +. Malone May BE
Port Collector.
HAS NOT ACCEPTED VET
Would Remove ncprtain Fac
tor From Race for Mayor.
Democrats say.

John purroy Nlitcnel President OF
the Board of Aldermen. was described
yesterday as the likeiiest man to sue
coed Henry A. Wise as United States
Attorney for this district. The question
as to whether or not he would take
the place has been put strongly TO MIR.
Mitchell. What answer Mr.. Mitchell
made was not made public. 1t is un-
derstood. however. that he won't refuse
the offer until he has given it con-
sideration.
That Mr.. Mitchell is held in very
high regard by senator OGorman ap-
peared in despatch from Washington
yesterday morning, in which he was
described as the successor to William
Loeb. Jr.. as Collector of the Port of
New York Mr. Mitchell is not anxious
to take that place. on the contrary. he
would be glad, his friends say. to return
to the practice Of the law. especially
az public prosecutor. He has been
spoken Of as possible candidate for
District Attorney Of this county. sue
ceeding Charles $. Whitman The cor
responding office in the federal service
would he equally agreeable to him, II
is said.
MIR. Mitchell. acting on the news
paper reports yesterday morning OF his
possible selection as Collector tele-
graphed President Wilson asking him
to consider Dudley Field Malone, SON
in law of Senator O'Gorman and "A
warm friend OF Mr.. Mitchell. Mr..
Malone has been spoken Of frequently
as the most probable choice for the
Collectorship. but report from Wash
ington had 1t that President wilson
had decided not to appoint him. Demo-
Gratis who have come back from WASH
ington in the last two days say. how
ever, that Mr.. Malone is still strong
candidate.
The fact that Mr.. Mitchell had been
sounded for the United States Attorney
ship aroused great interest yesterday
among New York Democrats who have
an eye on the municipal campaign next
fall Mr.. Mitchell has been described
many times as the object of "A Hearst
boom for Mayor. Throughout the sub
way dispute Mr.. Mitchell fought the
Hearst fight against the subway con-
tracts and won the unqualified approval
OF Independence Leaguers thereby.
HIS translation to the Federal service
might not keep him out of the cam
paign, but il would diminish the chances
of unfying the Hearst contingent and
would tend to throw his followers into
the Tammany fold, ii was explained.
But should Mr. Mitchell run as a Hearst
candidate in three cornered fight for
the Mayoraty he would continue the
subway dispute as "A live issue.
II was pointed out that Mr.. Mitchefs
elimination would mean the removal OF
an uncertain factor from the campaign.
No one doubted. however. that it would
be Of benefit to the fusionists as we'll
as TO Tammany. 4 three cornered fight
has usually meant fusion defeat. But
IN this campaign. with the subway fight
recent memory, the cry against the
contracts would die, II was said. with
the setting aside OF Mr.. Mitchell. The
consequence of that was held to be the
possible return to Tammany Of Demo-
Gratis who would naturally side with Mr..
Mitchell