The evening world., 1913-08-04
NOW
READY TO ACCEPT
THE FUSION TICKET
CONTINUED from First PaSe).

Collector In Evaporation. except that
I do not believe one word OF IT," Mr..
Mitchell asserted that he would have
nothing toeay for few days.
Within those few days the fate of the
Fusion ticket will be determined. Places
for the Judiciary are yet to be hlled.
The Progressives have put forward .
dosen names. and the Republicans are
Offering all sorts OF candidates for
places on the Supreme Court bench.
Republican leaders are sending out
alarms that they will not be able 70
hold their voters In line for Mr.. Mitchell.
Some even denounce the Fusion pick
Ing committee" - not Fusionists. but
"F>usiiiers."
John Purroy Mitchell. who captured the
nomination. was the only one Of the
mayorality candidates In town. He was
q his desk in the Custom House and
keeps . cautious guard on his utter
ances until his opponents declare them.
selves.
Mr.. whitman sent q non-committal
telegram Of congratulaton to Mr..
Mitchell
Henry L. stimson. former Secretary
Of War and one Of the Republican lead
ers. sent . pledge Of his support. but
despite this sentiment among Repub-
iicans-whether or not to stand by Flu
sion-is very much divided.
Aside from the personal disappoint-
mont Of not having whitman. . Rspub-
lican. named. the question 10 saised
whether with Mitchell as . candidate
the Fusion ticket can be elected.
OTTO 7. BARNARD SAYS THE
SITUATION 10 UNCERTAIN.
Otto T. Barnard. Republican leader.
member Of the Committee Of One Hun.
dred and Ten and defeated candidate
for Mayor In 1909. said to The Evening
World to-day: "Ths Fusion situation to-
day II very uncertain. Much depends
upon what attitude toward Il 10 as
sumed by Mr. whitman and Mr.. Nc.
Aneny. For the present We must wait
on them.
But certain things are quite clear TO
me. One 10 that q third ticket In the
field means Tsmmany victory. You be-
Of this axiom. Nor DO stand alone In
the experience.
IN 1885 Theodore Roosevelt. Henry
George and Abram 8. Hewitt were the
three candidates. Hewitt was elected.
I'm 1906 William n. WINS met defeat
because Mr.. Hearst was . third candi.
date and Mcclellan was elected.
"In 1909 I was the victim. with Hearst
again the third candidate. and 0synor
won.
~ went into this movement in order
to help beat Tammany. A third ticket
would defeat that object. But q great
many Republicans are asking whether
with Mr.. Mitchei as the candidate he u
strong enough single-handed to beat
Gaynor or Downing a. the Tammany
nominee. Hence the question: Can the
main object be accomplished With
Mitcheir confess II II . puzzle
| "One Of the most potent Issues OF ths
Mayoralty campaign should BE- the DO
lice situation. Whitman typines that In
his record.
''Ths thought has been suggested to
me that Tsmmany may resort again to
the clever trick OF the Mcclellan cam
paisn. when II stole Candidates orout
and Fornes from the Fusion ticket
Suppose whitman accepted the Dis.
trict-Attorney nomination on the ticket
and Tammany should put his name for
the same office on its own ticket with
bowling for Mayorf whitman could
not prevent II. and the whole police
Issue would be nullihed."
Tammany political leaders are keeping
silent. waiting for the Fusionists to act
Leader Murphy did not come to town to-
day from Good Ground.
HEAD OF WHITMAN LEAGUE
cRiTicisEs COMMITTEE.
According to Nathan ID. Jacoby,
Chairman Of the Business Mems Com
mittee OF the Whitman League. the
Citizens Committee In selecting Mitchell
disregarded the sentiment OF the voters
Of this city.
I'VE believe" said Mr.. Jacoby to-day
that MIR. Whitman can DO elected
Mayor OF New York II he was nominated
by independent organizations and by the
Republicans. But our duty 10 to nghl
against Tammany Hall and its methods
II we should decide that the nomination
OF MI whitman on an Independent
ticket might mean a Tammany triumph
we shall not take such a step. II We ar.
satisfied that Mr.. whitman can get ouI
on an independent ticket as Jerome once
did and win out In that event Mr.. Whit
man will DO nominated by petition. and
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