The evening world., 1913-08-05

them his once for political operations
bscsuse u wouldn't look well to have Q
municipal contest run from the Federal
Custom House. That would SAVIOR TOO
much o: what officials In Washington
term ''pernicious political activity
among Federal on eehoiders." II 10 run
ming pretty close to the line. ss things
are. TO have the candidate for Mayor
N town SniIe busting for votes. after
,be record for suici attention to busi-
hes and no politics that Collector Will
IAN Loeb set during the last Admins.
tration.
Blu. Mr.. Loeo Is q member Of the
Fusion executive committee. now that
ne 10 out Of ONCE. and his tact acuuies-
eenes may help gloss over the tnfrsc-
ton OF civil service rules
The next Important line Of policy that
Chairman Prices executive committee
have determined 10 that they will no;
attempt to set up q lot OF political ma.
chinery and builJ WORKING organizations
III the various ds,'icts. They intend
To hold themselves AS a sort % central
supervising body. directing the ngnt
from their Fifth avenue coming tower
ana keeping tho local batteries always
directed at the one enemy, Tammany.
WON'T MIX w IN COUNTY AND
DISTRICT FioHTs.
Another thing they won't do In to miH
In contests over county tIckets They
do intend 70 add judicial nominees and
the New York County District-Attorney
10 the general city ticket. but they draw
hs line at sheriffs. coroners and the
like. There are i've counties In Greater
New York now. since the new one has
been set on In the Bronx. and In each
81 these certain local offictrs are 10 b
chosen. The ave are Manhattan. Bronx.
ousena which includes Ions Island
city; Kings. whidh IL Brooklyn. and
Richmond. which 10 made up Of staten
lslsnd. In al these the regular political
parties oan scrap for the ofices.
The Fusionists intend 70 noninats
their candidates By petition. the Mayor
and other general city oGicsss requiring
ave thousend signatursa These will be
easy to secure and will be nled with the
Board Of Elections. together win an
N"N"osy INV pVAuS9t SuUtCU WusSAA -
being devised to head the column on
tho ballot TIE Fusion ticket Will not
have 10 BE- submitted to the regular pri-
masisa a. that procedure 10 necessary
only for regularly organised political
parties.
OF course. II 10 expected that the Fi-
sion candidates will be placed on the
Republican. Progressive and Indepsn.
dsncs League primary ballots - the
regular candidates Of those parties TO
BE- voted for by their enrolled msmbors
But ne Fusian organisation - repre-
sentsd BY the Committee OF in has no
otAcial standing In the eyes Of the cleo
hoa law. Its way 70 the polls lies ealy
by ths petition route.
WILL APPEAR IN FOUR COL.
UMNo OF BALLOT.
n all goes ~ planned. the names Of
NJ. Mitchell for mayor. and the other
sslsst,ous ee the ''le7'' VIA appear In
four columns Of the November ballot.
namely Rspublioau. Progressive. lnds-
psndsncs League and Fusion.
TIE dark cloud that msnacss 20 many
political campaigns 70 already casting
. shadow on the Fifth Avenue 0uiidinS.
You can't run political campaigns with.
out money. no matter how aitruistic the
ob3ect Or lefty the motive Thsrs 10
the Sad necessity Of somebody husttaS
around nth the dough bag and gath.
seing II The cash.
The Fusionists have named . Anancs
committee lsaae n. ssiigmaa v chair.
man Of H. New York never had .
moro cheerful and oblising contribution
collector than Mr.. ssiismAn. Like Abou
pen AAham. his aame leads AZ the
rest, Tor II would b difficult to name .
public spirited movement II the past
year, that has not had NJ. 6eiigman
for ~ chief financial solicitor. They
know him % veil In Wall street that
his mere entrance 10 sufficient 70 an
nouacs the purport OF his cali.
There 10 not . great deal Of cheerful
ootimism In Fusion circles over the a.
nanciai power Of Mr.. Mitchell - . can.
AAats for mayor. Whitman or No.
Ansny could have produced more
dough-" the politicians say. but thHrs
are some rich men among the 'i07' and
while no promises have bsea made. the
committee feels u won't 70 broke be-
fore election comes around. Mr.. Selix.
man 10 In the Adirondacks Just now %
campaign contributors can rent secure
for . while. but he has tslssraphsd that
no will be back to town . little later
rssAy to tackle the thankless ioh
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