New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
mitchell SPEAKS OUT
FOR COMPLETE FUSION
Regrets ProgreSSiveS Failed TO
lndorSe Assembly and Alder
manic Candidates.
HE REFERS TO THREE MEN
Efficiency of Curran, Bolles and
Boschen Well Known, He
says-should Yet Agree
and Combine.

John Purrov Mitchell. the fusion candi-
dote for Mayor. in a statement last night
EXPRESSED regret that there had not been
con1plete anti-Tammany fusion on the
candidates for the Board of Aldermen. lie
referred particularly TO the cases of Al
dermen Curran. Bolles and Boschen, Re
publicans. TO whom an Endorsement was
denied by the Progressives on order or
Francis w Bird. the Progressive county
chairman. He said there was no reason
why all the anti-fusion bodies could not
Vet agree on candidates for the Assem-
bly, as well as the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Mitchell called on Mayor Kline yes
terday and commended him for MS IN
structions to the Police Department IN re-
gard 10 an honest registration and cleo
ton.
Il believe that much good will result
from those instruction." Mr.. Mitchell
said. I'VE all know that efforts VIII ne
made TO register and vote Illegally ana
the police can do much 10 prevent II.
Mr. Mitchels statement was as iollo"S,
Il greatly regret that there mas not
been complete anti-Tammany tusio"
throughout the city on aldermen and AS
semblymen. AS early as last July IN my
letter 10 the Progressive city committee
l pointed out the necessity for eIecuhs
an anti-Tammany legislature recoe'
nized then the importance OF fusion on
these officers in order that we might nave
a free and representative Assembly anu
Board of Aldermen
II have been ready at all times 10 90
ANYTHING that | properly could to brihs
about such fusion. and l have done what
could TO that end. l particularly re-
eret that anti-Tammany candidates with
such excellent records of service 10 ,n0
CITY as Mr.. Curran, Mr.. Bolles, MI
Boschen ard others, should have falleu
Of nomination by all elements sincereiE
opposed 10 Tammany Hall and what II
and its candidates represent in this cam
paign. 4.
PARTY considerations and questions OF
reciprocation should have nothing 10 uo
with this matter. Men for these othces
should be selected and nominated prlmdI
ilv with a view to their records lheli
efficiency and their known opposition u
the Tammany system.
",rhere is no reason why the various
elements in this fusion movement should
not vet combine and agree on all candl-
dates for the Assembly and Board of Al
dernen. A little mutual tolerance ana
some reasonable concessions are neces-
sary. The city has a right 70 expect lha'
much in view of the importance OF Keep
ing Tammany from control OF the next
Assembly and Board Of Aldermen.
Samuel S. Koenig. president OF the
Republican County Committee Borough
President McAneny and Alderman ii. H.
Curran came back at Mr.. Bird yester-
day. Mr.. Curran fatty accused the fro-
eressive chairman with stretching the
truth. Mr.. Bird said the ProgressiVes
promised TO indorse Curran for the Board
Of Aldermen II he would refrain from at
lacking that party.
Mr.. Koenig said he would not permit
himself TO be drawn into controversy
with Mr. Bird over the loyalty OF the
Republican organization TO the ant-Iam-
many cause. He congratulated Controller
Prendergast, himself Progressive on
calling attention to the fact that the atti-
tude Of Bird was inimical to the best IN
terests Of fusion and meant that the Board
of Aldermen might be turned over 10
Tammany Hail.
President McAneny made an appeal to
the Progressives 10 rectify their mistake
and take the Republican candidates for
the Board of Aldermen.
Under the name Of the United Gaynor
Leagues supporting Mitchell, thirty of the
original organizations for Mayor Gaynor
have started a campaign for the fusion
candidate for Mayor. Headquarters have
heen opened in the Fifth Avenue Build
ing under the direction Of William Lust
garten. Plans are under way for a large
mass meeting in Cooper Union.
.'Of course" said Robert Adamson, man
ager of the fusion campaign, ANY other
action would be unthinkable. Practically
all the organizations that were support
ing Mayor Gaynor are now active LOT
Mitchell and fusion. The spectacle or inc
Gavnor organization tIrniug 10 Murphy
candidate with the Mayors bitter de-
nunciation of Tammany and Murphy and
his Delmonico convention sul ringing In
their ears, would be preposterous
The Gaynor League is to print all the
utterances on Tammany and Murphy
turned down for denomination by Tam
many Hall. They Will be widely dis
tributed
Samuel Altmay er, counsel for the East
Side Business Mems and Property Own
ers Association, has been added TO the
fusion campaign committee.
FOSS WILL RUN AGAIN