The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-01
NViiC''Vi vi l"I' N"h"cu -!
Ninth Ballot.
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DEADIW n TVh HOUhS
mitchell. TICKET IN TOO

John purroy Mitchell. Collector of the
Port Of New York was nominated for
Mayor ut 2:20 O'Clock this morning by
the general fusion committee after nine
ballots had been taken. The Anal ballot
order Everybody appeared to get ex-
cited when it was realized that crucial
moment had been reached In the long ses-
sion.
ON the final ballot no vote was ~
: corded for George McAneny. Borough
President Of Manhattan and his champion
on the floor. Joseph NJ. Price. chairman
Of the executive committee, moved that
the selection Of Mr.. Mitchell be made unan.
imous. The motion was carried with
shout. Mr.. Mitchell received IS votes on
the ninth ballot and nosed out District
Attorney Whitman by narrow margin
Of two.
Despite the fact that the adherents Of
Mr.. McAneny had met during a recess and
voted overwhelmingly to stand by their
, candidate Il was apparent after the sec
retary began to call the roll for the hnal
test Of strength that his followers were
, losing heart. As the names were called
now one man. now another voted either
for Mr.. Mitchell or Mr.. Whitman. Mitchell
was seen to be gaining steadily and his
supporters made open demonstration Of
their satisfaction.
The McAneny men, realizing the diif
toward the Collector and desiring that
Whitman should win rather than
Mitchell tried to put the brakes on. Here
and there a man stood MP 10 shout on,
something that was lost on ears strained
to hear the answers of the voting com
mit,c.men
Chairman Hapgood was pounding the
table with his improvis.d gavel, but ap-
parcutly without success in restoring any
thing like calm.
Scene of Great Disorder.
William II. Hotchkiss. william Loeb.
1r.. and Henry l.. Stmson got to their
feet and begged their fellow members to
restrain themselves.
I'VE have got to he careful or this
meeting and this committee IL going Ia
/ fail Of its purpose shouted Mr. Hotch-
kiss,
! order. Order" was shouted from
! other parts Of the room
The McAn"ny men were yelling that
.
! Whitman men knew that this mean; gains
! for them and they took up the protes,
against the further reading oe the lis,
until the chair should rule. The Mitchell
! men declared that there should he no
changing Of votes. that every man should
speak once and let il 20 at that Every
suggestion was greeted with howls.
Some one got a motion to Mr.. Hapgoods
ears to have the whole list read over
again and finally out of the hubbub came
the voice Of the chairman:
"Thc chair rules that the secretary
shall read the list again and that any
member OF this committee may change his
vote"
Mr.. Stimson moved that a new ballot
be taken. There was more shouting. Not
"A member OF the committee was in his
| seat and II seemed an IL most OF those
there were moving toward Mr.. Hapgood's
table In a threatening manner. William
j. Schieffelin raised his voice to the effect
that there was only one way out OF II and
that was to have the list read again.
That's Just what have ruled" an
swcred Mr.. Hapgood.
Secretary Nathan Smyth began to read
the names. Mitchell and Whitman alter
mated In favor. Now. one. now the other
led, ana 80 II went until tne secretary
came To the SIS on the list, Not man
had voted for the BOruugh President
Then Fred W. stein. who WAS one OF the
most unyielding OF tho McAneny sup
porters. voted for NJ. Mitchell
The Break Comes At Last.
A cry Of Joy went up from the Coiiec-
tors friends. Az II died away. Nathan
Smyth. the secretary. answered mitchell
for himself and a. he too had been
among the stanchest Of Mr.. McAneny's
friends. the Mitchell men renewed their
jubiiations. One Of them jumped to his
feet with the exclamation:
"Wc've won. we've won = and then there
was another scene Of general disorder. but
Of another kind than had characterized
the discussion on the proposition to re-
read the list Of names.
Then came the announcement OF the
tally and the word OF tho chairman that
Mr. Mitchell was the choice Of tho com-
mttee. The McAneny men had evidenced
considerable bitterness at the turn AFFAIRS
had taken when the hrst attempt to tihs
the ballot was made. No sooner was tho
successfui candidate announced. soweves.