New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15

! insisted upon demanding the nomination
for Sheriff that Max 5. Griferhagen be
shifted from that place TO the Sheriff
and that the nomination for Register 20
to John J. Hopper. 1t was stated that
such an ARRANGEMENT would probably be
agreeable 10 the fusion committee
For two hours members Of the Repub-
! lican executive committee discussed the
entire fusion situation in Mr.. koenig's
Office No. p Cedar street. OF the thirty
one members twenty-five were present.
most Of the absentees being out Of town.
1t was learned that there was some
"stra ght-from- the-shoulder' talk and
that none OF the leaders tried 10 conceal
his chagrin over the fact that the Re
publicans did not have a single place
on the city ticket However. IL wa.
agreed that the organization should
think more OF the cause than Of party
advantage. and that the city ticket
should be Endorsed.
Then came UP the question as TO
whether the orsanizatio should surren-
der the Registership 70 get the nomina-
ton <or Sheriff There was much oppo-
sition 10 this at first, but inau-' Mr..
Koenig. who had argued that il would
be better to accept the shift rather than
70 impsril fusion ~ a scramble for one
place won the others over.
The committeeman expressed conf
dence in the Judgment OF the county
leader and gave him full power 10 take
such action as seemed best in regard 10
the judiciary and other places on the
local ticket. Mr. Koenig decided 10 pre-
sent not only the name Of Mr.. Grifen-
hagen for Register. but that OF Alder
man Frank !. Dotzler.
II was generally understood that the
Republicans would get one OF the SUI
prene Court Justice nominations. one
for :he Court Of Appeals and one
for Special Sessions. William II Wad-
hams 10 be candidate for the former
and Isidor Wasservogel for the latter.
Another point that was firmly fixed in
the mind Of the leaders was that they
should insist upon the one nomination
for the City Court. Their candidate was
Judge John z. Davies. Of the Municipal
Court, who lives in the 2lst Assembly
District They also wanted three of the
four nominations for Coroner.
Kings progressves Bolt.
When the Progressives IN BROOKLYN
learned that the fusion subcommittee
had decided 20 give TO the Republicans
all the local judiciary and county nomi-
nations. except Register and the two
coroners. Timothy L. Woodruff conferred
with the leaders There followed this
statement. practically boiling the fusion
camp on the local nomination:
In view OF the disgraceful scramble
In which the Republican organization OF
Kings County il now engaged 10 grab
practically ali the Offices. 10 the entire
exclusion Of the great independent Demo-
cratic electorate OF the county and TO
the exclusion Of the Progressive party.
which cast 20 GO votes 20 the Republicans
n. COO in the last election, the Republicans
havinr demanded not only the Borough
Presidency. the two county )udgeshlps
and the county clerkship, but in addition
the shrievaIty and the two coronerships
in other words. ell the places on the
ticket except that Of Surrogate and reg
is,e~-and they. as they admit. having
demanded all these Offices because they
are compelled 20 keep In their present
Jobs all the Republicans holding positions
in these various Offices, thus insisting
UNION an extreme partisan advantage as
the price Of their support Of non-parti-
san movement. the Progressive party has,
nv the unanimous vote Of the conference
committee. decided positively and irrev-
ocablv TO ask no one for any once
whatever on the borough or county
,icke, and has decided to decline TO re-
ceive all overtures from any one OF any
source whatever"
Woodruff would not say whether the
Progressives would accept Lewis II.
Pounds. the fusion nominee for Borough
President. who IS a Republican How
ever. the intimation was perhaps the Pro-
gressives might 90 so far as to run a
candidate against him. too.