The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-28
Mitchell Proposes Fusion In.
quiry Of All in Race for
MayOralty.
STANDS BY HIS RECORD
Desires to Submit to InterrOga.
tiOm Regarding His
Views.

John Purroy Mitchell. Collector of the
Port and one OF the candidates for Mayor.
wants all candidates for Mayor interro-
committee concerning their records. their
political views and their attitude on I'M
portant municipal questions.
He wants candidates for the Office pu.
through the same rigorous examination
that any applicant for a business Job
would undergo. He would have them put
to the same "acid test" that the board Of
directors OF a big corporation uses in elect.
ing a president. a chairman Of their board
or any other man for an important execu-
tive position.
Mr.. Mitchell made the suggestion In a
letter to Joseph n. Price. chairman OF
the executive committee OF the Citizens
Municipal Committee. lie outlined n
scheme that. he insists. would do away
with the old time political deals. His
friends believe the new method would
substitute directhess and simplicity for
the rhetorical appeals.
Wants to Go On Record.
The fusion and the municipal commit
tees have been making inquiries quietly
into the records OF the candidates for
Mayor Mr.. Mitchell says he has been
informed that untrue statements were
made TO the municipal committee con-
cerning him. lie accordingly decided to
seek an opportunity to put himself on
record and Is determined to sink or swim
on the strength Of It, In his letter to Mr..
Price ne sa,d:
Reports have come to me that my
record. views and proposals In respect to
certain public matters with which I have
had to do while a member Of the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment have been
inaccurately stated to some members OF
your committee BY persons either opposed
to me personally or politically or lacking
in adequate information as to these mat
ters. I am informed that those misstate-
ments have given some members OF your
committee inaccurate and unfair impres.
sions as to what my candidacy would
represent were. l. nominated.
''6imiiar Interpretations a. to other
candidates for the Nayoraity have doubt
less arisen. Il has been sugkested that
It will obviously. be impossible. In the
short time available. for the various can
didates to be placed In the right lieht
before those members Of your committee
who have been affected by such unfair
criticisms. unless they have an oppor-
tunity Immediately OF appearing person.
ally before your committee and answering
fully any questions as to such matters.
Anxious for Inquiry.
For myself. I beg % inform you that
am not only willing but I request 10 be
accorded the opportunity to appear before
the full committee II possible. or at the
least before the subcommittee on candi.
dates and the executive COMMITTEES, TO dis.
cuss any matter which any member may
desire to bring up.
Il am willing to appear before your
committee either at the time at which the
other candidates are to be heard or
separately. and either at a public or an
executive session."
Before the present fusion committee was
selected several persons suggested that
there was no need Of such a committee
They argued that the choice OF candi-
date should be left to the fusion Board
Of Estimate.