The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-10
HEARST PLEDGED
|. TOFUS|ON TICKET,
SAYSPRENDERCAST
---as
Won't Say Whether lie Will
Accept Place on Gaynor
, Ticket.
| M'ANENY IS WITH HIM.
Gaynor Managers Must Take
Both or Neither, They
Are Agreed. !
A'ANENY IS WITH HIM.

Comptroller william A. PrenderGss.
Got of the Olympic and returned TO his
dssk In the Stewart Building to-day.
after = months vacation abroad Mr..
anxious 10 obtain the Endorsement of the
1synor ticket. but he did make clear
one debated problem OF the tangled
Fusion situation In New York--whether
the support Of william n. Hearst had
been pledsed TO the Fusion Committee.
Il will not now say who pledged such
support" said the Comptroller. but
there 10 no question abou, It. Ny I'M
Outstanding was reached after . meet
Ing with certain gentlemen right 10 this
once. II was understood by Mr.. Nc.
Ansny ami myself that Mr.. Hearst
would not oppose Mr.. McAnsny or my
self provided Mr.. Mitchell was chosen
to head the ticket"
The Comptroller repeated an answer
he made TO Theodore Rooseveits cable
gram urging him TO stand on a straight
Fusion ticket. Or. Prendergast replied
that his Information was too meagre'
to warrant him deciding At once. lie
had cGbled tho Colonel that he would
consult with him ~ quickly ~ no re-
turned to Now York. OR. Prsndergast
Expects 70 meet the Colonel on Friday.
TO CONFER WITH M'ANENY AND
HAPoooo.
Mr.. PrendefSast announced that he
had discussed tho local situation with
M. MoAneny at the RITE Carlton Hotel
to-day and added that he would confer
tee. probably At the University Club 10.
day. Chairman Hapgood asked Mr..
Prendsrsast to refrain from making any
public statement until he had talked
over things with the Hapgood leaders.
Mr. Prsndersast agreed TO do 30 be.
cause. he said. 'courtesy 10 the com.
mlttes demands that"
Asked directly II he would accept .
nomination from the 0aynor manaSers,
Mr.. Prendergast blushed and smiled.
lie said none had been rendered him,
but NJ. Prsndsrgast's friends say there
10 no aeubt Of his attitude ON the auss.
0synor managers agree to take Mr..
Prsndsrsast Mr. NcAneny Will net per-
nit them to use his name. There has
been . disposition 10 sidetrack the
Comptroller on the assumption that the
Mayor ana Comptroller are residents Of
the same borough. Mr.. PrsnderSast's
friends said to-day that the Comp.
troller hes been assured that Mr.. Nc.
Ansny viii stand by him.
MANAGER JOHNSON Pokee FUN
AT MR. mitchell.
Rssasding the report that Mayor Cay
nor would had Il convenient 70 retire
from the race. Head Manager Joe John.
son sa1d to-day:
THE siilisst dream which has been
dreamed % far by the publicity agents
Of young Mitchell 10 that the situation
viii end UP with only himself and judge
MCCAIN running. No little boy IN
| Orimm's Fairy Tales ever wished for the
mpossibis to como true.
"Rincs Mr.. Mccall has been nomi-
mated there has been but ono anti-Tam-
many candidate In the hearts and
minds OF the votera and while Mr..
Mitchell may set juvenile delisht out OF
running II 10 absurd 10 think that there
will not be more than two candidates
for Mayor for tho voters TO pass or
Election Day. They are Mayor 0aynoi
and M. Mccall"
Mr.. johnson followed this statement
with another In which ne said that It u
to be deplored that the election lawi
are not such ~ would enable the Mayor
10 20 into the Republican primaries ant
win the q. o. p. nomination.