Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
SELECT J.P. mitchell
TO HEAD THEIR TICKET
New York Fusionists Nominate
Collector Of Port for Mayor
and Other Officers.

NEW YORK, August John Purroy
Mitchell, collector Of the port OF New
York, was nominated for the ONCE OF
mayor Of New York today on q fusion
ticket. Mr.. Mitchell, democrat, thirty
three years old, was chosen by q. COM
mittee OF republicans, progressives and
independents organized to fight Tam
many Hall at the coming city election.
District Attorney Charles Whitman. a
republican. defeated by Mitchell for the
mayoralty nomination by a narrow mar
gin. was renominated for the office Of
county prosecutor. The rest Of tho city
ticket chosen by the fusionists was:
Controller, William A. Prendergast:
president board Of alderman, George Nc
Aneny; borough presidents: Manhattan.
Marcus M. Marks; Brooklyn. Lewis HI.
Pounds: Bronx, Cyrus c. Miller; Queens.
Robert w. Higbie; Richmond. George
Cromwell.
Since the fusionists have no legal
standing as a party these candidates will
be officially placed in nomination by Pc
tition.
Sequel to All-Night Struggle.
Tho regular democratic candidate. or
that to be backed by Tammany Hall. has
not yet been named, but Mayor Gayno4is
understood to be a candidate for nomina-
ton for another term.
The agreement OF the fusionists to put
Mitchell forward as their candidate was
not reached until after an ali-night strug-
gle, during which the committee took nine
ballots, on the first of which Mitchell led
by slight margins over District attorney
nj Ill frroo avVd Rnr0ffUh
dent George McAneny Of Manhattan
These were the only three candidates
considered, and the contest among their
adherents was stubborn. Mitchell led
slightly on every ballot, and on the final
vote won the necessary majority among
the Lightweight members then present to
nominate. He received forty-f1ve votes;
Whitman received forty-three. the NC
Aneny forces breaking up and dividing
their strength between the two leaders.
Carries denomination Of Whitman.
The nomination Of Mitchell was after
ward made unanimous. The ticket named
with Mitchell carries the denomination
of Whitman as district attorney, w. A.
Prendergast as controller and McAneny
as president Of the board Of aldermen.
Mitchell, elected president Of the board
of aldermen on the democratic ticket at
the last election. was recently appointed
by President Wilson as collector Of GUS
toms at this port. The preference which
the President then showed toward him
was used by his admirers as evidence
that the President would favor him In
the anti-Tammany fight.
The platform adopted by the fusion
committee has municipal economy rs its
corner stone. Other issues are ''home
rule with revision OF the city charter,
police reform. and social program
which includes public health reduction
Of food costs by the establishment OF
terminal markets in each borough estab-
lishment of a municipal department Of
recreation. limitation Of the heights Of
new buildings and the extension OF trade
and vocational training in the public
schools.
When Mr.. Mitchell was recently ap-
pointed by President Wilson collector Of
the port of New York. the understand
ing was * he desired to enter the mayor
atty contest he could do SO without re-
signing until he felt ready to do so. Al
though the White House made no COM
ment on Mr.. Mitchers selection, 1t was
apparent that officials there were pleased.