New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-06
Returned with Companion.

NO undue importance must be attached
TO my return TO the city at this time
| said Mr.. Mitchell There have been
number of developments in the situation
since | went away l found 1t hard 10
get in touch with this city from my camp
so d. 'dcd to come down.
Marvin Scudder, an accountant VINO
was with Mr.. Mitchell in the woods, was
called home by a death in his family ana
Mr.. Mitchell decided TO come down with
him.
AT breakfast yesterday morning MI
Mitchell discussed the situation with Jo-
seph NJ Price. chairman OF the fusion
campaign committee. Later ne went 70
his Office and sent word TO various leaders
that he would like to see them. In re-
snonse TO these calls came Samuel ;.
Koenif- president OF the Republican
County Committee: Jacob L. Livingston
chairman OF the -ings County executive
committee and Timothy l.. Woodruff
head OF the Progressive organization IN
Brooklyn.
William y. Hotchkiss, OF the New YORK
County Progressive organization ana
and Montgomery Hare. personal friend OF
Mr.. Mitchell. came in later, as did Henry
J, Forest Baldwin. Henry Mosko"itz'
Arthur H. GODS and former Senator
Martin SAKE. The latter is Republican.
1t il understood that he may be connected
with the Mitchell campaign.
81 simply talked over the plans OF the
campaign" said Mr.. Mitchell.
Are YOU going TO have a personal cam
paign committee
THAT will depend somewhat upon the
developments in the situation
II is understood Mr.. Mitchell referred 10
the possibility that Mr.. Prendergast and
Mr. McAneny would accept Gaynor IN
| dorsement. In that case Mr.. Mltchel
might feel IL was best for him TO cut loose
and run a personal campaign. There VIII
! probably be personal committee any
| way but how much control over the
Mitchell campaign it will have VIII be
| developed later.
sir Mitchell was asked if he had asked
the Republican leaders TO try TO prevent
| the other fusion candidates from accept
| ing a Gaynor Endorsement.
| mo | made no such requests he re-
| piled. II have never considered it neces-
| sarv IL has not seemed TO me that the
| could be any difference OF opinion on mat
point"
Take Up Hearst Attitude.
II is understood. however. that Mr
Hare is anxious to have the fusion COM
mittee demand OF its candidates that
they do not accept Gaynor Endorsement
Neither Mr. Price nor Mr.. Hapgood is
| willing to bring the fusion campaign
| committee together 10 consider any such
proposition, it is said.
Another thing discussed at the con-
ference yesterday was the possible atti-
tude Of William Randolph Hearst. No
one present seemed TO have any idea
what he would do, and there was mueh
| speculation on the question.
Mr. Mitchell was busy last night pre-
| pairing a statement to be issued to-day
He did not see Mr.. McAneny. but will
do so to-day Mr.. McAneny was in corr
ference last night with Mr.. Price and M
| Hapgood at the Century Association
Later Mr.. Hapgood said
| Destruction OF the police system IS
an issue OF primary importance in the
anti-Tammany campaign. In John Pur-
roy Mitchell the anu-Tammany voters
have a candidate who is an earnest and
tested opponent of the system.
| DISCLOSURES will be made in the course
of the mayoralty campaign that VIII
bring forcibly before the people the I'M
portance Of now putting an end TO the
Tammany police system as re-estap-
lished under Mayor Mcclellan, after the
removal OF Commissioner Bingham, ana
continued under the present city admin
istration. despite the assaults made upon
II hy District Attorney Whitman.
Those who live securely in some sec
tons OF the city cannot appreciate the
full meaning OF the system and the
three sided partnership between the cor,
rupt police. the corrupt politicians ana
the criminals. The system Is favoreu
and fostered by Tammany, which sup
plies one of the three sides TO the part
nership."
AS an instance of the way IN when Tue
department had been crippled under the
Gaynor administration, Mr. Hapsooo
cited the abolition of the Italian SQUAD