New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
MOOSE AND LEAGUE
BLOCK BRONX FUSION
Demand as Many Places as
They Have Now on Their
Two Tickets.
mitchell HAS QUIET DAY
But He Will Plunge Into Gam
paign Next Week-Engages
Table for Roosevelt
Dinner To- night.

Dinner To night.
Fusion on the local borough and county
tickets in The Bronx has failed, In spite
OF the efforts Of John Purroy Mitchell. the
anti-Tammany candidate for Mayor.
IT was learned yesterday that at the
conference of the leaders Of the various
Bronx organizations at the office Of Col
lector Mitchell on Tuesday he suggested
that the making up of an anti-Tammany
ticket be left to one representative OF
each of the four organizations, with the
addition Of former Mayor Seth Low as
chairman
August Schwarzler, Progressive leader,
and Arthur II. Largy, the independence
League leader, notified Mr. Mitchell yes
terday they would not abide by the de-
cislon OF the committee unless 1t was
guaranteed that their organizations should
receive as many places as they now have
on their two tickets.
"Such a proposition u.s. OF course. ride
ulous." said John J. Knewitz, Republican
i'obtis lhHA liSnA' SptdhlhS hiSp Iva b'
gene J. Mcguire. leader of the independ-
ent Democrats. who Joined with the Re-
publicans in making up the ticket that
will appear under the Republican emblem.
ut Is evident that neither the leaders OF
the Progressives nor OF the Independence
League are sincere in their efforts TO elect
an anti-Tammany ticket in The Bronx.
Embarrassing Fusion Fight.
The Republicans and the Independent
Democrats were willing to abide by the
decision OF the proposed committee, but,
as in other instances. they have been
blocked by the action OF Schwarzler and
Largy. They we'll know the candidates
they have nominated have no chance OF
election and that by keeping them in the
field they are only embarrassing the fu-
sion fight"
Mr.. Mitchell spent quiet day yester-
day. He will plunge into the thick Of the
campaign next week. He conferred at
the Custom House with County Clerk
Schneider, Lamar Hardy and ex-Con-
gresham J. J. Kindred. For two hours
In the afternoon he was In conference
with the heads oe the various bureaus at
the Fifth Avenue Building. He left there
TO 90 home. saying he vas going to rest
for the hard work ahead.
Mr.. Mitchell will be a prominent figure
tonight at the dinner TO Colonel Roose-
welt He has engaged a table. His guests
will he Colonel l.. VI. House. friend Of
President Wilson. and Mrs. House: Mr.
and Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. Mrs. Hartman
is going to organize a women's campaign
for Mr.. Mitchell.
Chairman Mccall, the Democratic can
didate for Mayor, was much disturbed
several days ago at the report that Colo
mel House was for Mitchell. Mr.. House
made no formal statement about the mat
ter. but his presence with Mr.. Mitchell to-
night will be generally taken as showing
his sympathy with the candidate of the
fusion forces.
Mr.. Mitchell will talk on the customs
service TO the men employed in that work
at the regular meeting Of their organiza-
ton, at Eighth avenue and 18th street.
on Sunday night he will be the principal
SHNdhtl at lilc IitCiAlb VI lHc llllltI
Irish League in Carnegie Hall. His sub
ject will be Home Rule" Mayor Kline
is TO preside.
A full schedule has been arranged for
the candidate for Monday. At / 80 o'clock
in the afternoon he will talk before the
INSTRUMENTATION Conference of Col
ored Preachers at st. Marks Church. No
auf
later he Will address the conference of
ministers which meets regularly In the
Metropolitan Building From there he
will return to the Fifth Avenue Building
to receive a delegation from the Foreign
Born Citizens League.
To Talk TO Brooklyn Moose.
Mr.. Mitchell will go TO Brooklyn TO ad-
dress the Kings County Progressive Com
mittee at No. 1893 Montague street at $50
o'clock. The Progressives are arranging
dinner for the candidate, after which
he will be whirled to seven or eight or
the Progressive district clubhouses.
Each Of the fusion city candidates will
have personal campaign committee
The Mitchell committee was organized at
a meeting OF seventy-five OF his friends
at headquarters yesterday afternoon
Henry De Forest Baldwin was elected
chairman and Frank L. Polk treasurer.
Among the young men who Joined the
Mitchell ranks yesterday were Vincent
Astor and Averill Hartman, son of the
former railway president.
Melvin Hildreth has started a Mitchell
club in Columbia University. Mr.. Mitchell
was graduated from Columbia in 1899.
Both the Irish-American Mitchell League
and the Fusion Labor Campaign Commit
tee have opened headquarters in the Bry-
ant Arcade 42d street and Sixth avenue.
Cornelius ]. Early has been chosen chair
man OF the league; Patrick Egan. former
United States Minister to Chilli, vice-pres-
ident and Frank Joyce, secretary. Jameg
=. Holland is the temporary head OF the
labor committee, which will meet for or