New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
NJ 'ANENY'S STRENGTH
GROWING, FRIENDS SAY
Interborough Sentiment DeveI-
oping in Borough Presidents
Favor, They Declare.
J. A. RIIS ENDORSES HIM
Washington Market Association
Thinks He Is Man for Mayor
Committee to Plan Action
Pending Fusion's Choice.

Paul Fuller, chairman of the McAneny
General Committee, yesterday called a
| meeting of the committee for tomorrow
at II a. m, when he expects to outline
the course which the organization will
pursue between now and the time when
the Citizens Municipal Committee will
make its choice of a candidate for Mayor.
Mr. Fuller and his associates declared
yesterday that a strong sentiment has
developed" not only in this borough, but
in the other boroughs, in favor of the
Borough President as head OF the anti
Tammany ticket
The committee lays stress on the recent
presentation OF Mr.. McAnenys name to
the fusion committee by the Washington
Market Merchants Association. The IN
dorsement of the merchants Of the city's
Oldest market is regarded as significant,
il was said, in view Of the statement
made 10y Joseph NJ Price, chairman OF
the fusion nominating committee. that
the question of city markets is one of
the big issues of the mayoralty cam
pagn."
Chairman Fuller yesterday received
letter from Jacob a. Riis. one Of the new
members Of the McAneny committee. in
dorsing Mr.. McAneny as the best fitted
man for the Office OF Mayor
Sixty new members have recently been
added 10 the committees roster, bringing
! the number up TO nearly a hundred. Miss
| Lillian d. Wald. OF the Henry Street
Settlement, is among them. Others are
Everett p. Wheeler. Arthur Won Briesen'
president OF the Legal Aid Society;
/ Frank II. Dodd. Paul J Sachs, Alfred \.
/ Whitman. Nelson 5. Spencer. Felix Rosen.
/ George Haven Putnam. Or. John a.
/ Wyeth. Robert Underwood Johnson. Rob
ert D. Kohn, president Of the New York
/ Chapter of the American Institute Of
Architects; William McCarron, former
/ Public Service Commissioner and General
I Horatio c. King.
| Mr. McAneuy sent a reply yesterday TO
/ the letter Of Nathan a Smyth, secretary
OF the Citizens Municipal Committee.
stating that ne would serve his fuI! term
! II nominated and elected Mayor
Candidates Make Same Pledge,
"I should. If elected Mayor. consider my
election a contract with the people to
/ serve the entire term wrote Mr.. Nc
l AlcIls anu YOU may lI.A'' '''' 900 80
turancc that ] would so serve.
John Purroy Mitchell, Collector OF tho
/ Port. has given the Citizens Municipal
/ Committee the same assurance ~ reply
10 a similar letter.
Clarence n. Kelsey president ~ tho
Title Guarantee and Trust Company. 10
discussing the local political outlook yes
terday from tho taxpayers point Of view
declared that II property owners hopca
for relief from the burden Of heavy taxa
ton. and from stiu greater financial bur
den on account Of money wasted or I'M
proyidcntly expended I'm tho admlnistrh-
ton OF the clty's affairs, they should or
canIze I'm self-protecuou 90 secure the
election to the Board Of Estimate OF men
Of character and capacity who VIII In
sure an efficient and economical admins
/ tratiOu.
Mr.. KELSEY said that the City Economy
League. which has written the fusion
committee that IL may nominate candl-
dates Of It's own for the Board OF Esi-
mate unless satisfactory men are named.
was an organization most likely TO &C
compish this purpose. and that every
taxpayer in the city should belong 70 1t.
Moss and Seaman Booms.
The Frank Moss campaign committee
yesterday opened an East Side branch
al No. p Delaney street FOR the enroll
ment OF voters in that section Of the city
who favor the nomination Of Assistant
District Attorney Moss as the fusion can
dldate for District Attorney. a meeting
Will be held tonight at the Hotel Mar
tiniquc, under the auspices Of the 'Moss
Volunteer Corps" AT which Mr. Moss ana
others will speak.
A committee of forty-hve citizens IL
sued O statement yesterday 10 the voters
of the upper West Side, urging the re-
election of Justice Alfred +. w. Seaman,
Of the Municipal Court. In the bth Ju-
dIcjal District Justice Seaman was elect
cd ~ the bench OF the Municipal court
ton wears ago with a nOn-parusan IN
dorsernent and those who now are adVo-
eating his reelection declare that his
rocord y, the bench warrants his con
tinuance in office.
AnnonR the men whose names appear on
the statement arc Everett V. Abbott
George w. Alger, George Gordon Battle
Victor w. Cutting. Julius Henry Cohen
Lewis l.. Delaheld. ]. Hampden Dougher-
~ Paul Fuller l.. Latin Kellogg, Pay-
con Merrill. Harry W. Mack. Francis
I,vnde Stetson. Charles Strauss Rush
Taggart. Everett +. Wheeler William H.
Wilcox. Edmond r. Wise and Henry A.
Wise.