New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-16
WHITMAN HOLDS BACK
REPUBLICAN STAMPEDE
District Attorney Blocks POSI-
BILE Plan for His Designation
as MayoraIty Candidate.
SAYS HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT
Meeting of City Committee on
Tuesday Night Now Is Likely
to Turn Into a Fusion
Ratification Affair.

ORGANIZATION Republicans yesterday
would not trust themselves TO discuss the
local tickets nominated on THURSDAY
night by the fusion committee. If they
followed their first impulse, 1t was SAID
they would repudiate the entire Mammal
tan ticket However, they realized that
they owed something 20 the city ana
that perhaps Il would be necessary 10
accent some disappointment TO make sure
the defeat Of Tammany Hall this fan
Most of the leaders went out OF town
Yesterday and Will remain IN seciusloh
until Monday. Monday possibly tIe
arst iush OF resentment viii be over IL
a. nyobable the organization In Mammal
tan will accept the ticket. 1t is likely
however. that in The Bronx the loS"i
ticket will be repudiated.
District Attorney Whitman yeste'oss
heard that an effort world be mace nj
the meeting OF the Republican city COM
mittee Tuesday night 10 start siam
pede for his designation as candidate lot
Mayor. He was much put out, and COM
municated with the leaders of the or
ganization in each county. Each denied
that he had any such intention In his
mind.
The District Attorney emphatically said
that he would not stand for any attempt
TO overthrow the fusion city ticket. II he
should be by any chance designated for
Mayor. he would decline the nomination,
he said, and he wanted to make this
stand as emphatic as possible.
Republicans in Conference.
Jacob A. Livingston. Republican leader
IN Brooklyn, and John J. Knewltz, chair
man Of the Republican committee in The
Bronx, yesterday held a conference with
Samuel S. Koenig, president OF the Re-
publican committee in this county, in
Koenig's Office yesterday. They said the
conference simply was TO decide on the
business routine Of the meeting OF the
city committee Tuesday, and that they
did not discuss tickets and candidates.
1t was admitted that some member Of
the committee might start something"
Tuesday night.
None Of the county leaders would talk
about the tickets. either city or local.
They said they had not reached any de-
cision as to who would place the mem
bers Of the fusion ticket In nomination.
II have nothing to say" said Mr.. Koe-
mig.
II may be published, however, that
the president Of the county committee
does not feel justified In putting any
pressure on the district leaders or the
various members of the designating COM
mittee. He believes that in the interest
Of fairness he should permit the designat-
ing committees TO reach their conclusions
as to the merits Of the candidates sug-
gested by the fusion committee without
interference.
The rsult may be a fight in every desig-
mating committee next week.
A friend Of Isidor Wasservogel, Assist
ant District Attorney, yesterday said he
might be substituted on the fusion ticket
as a candidate for the Court Of General
Sessions fer William II. Wadhams. Was
servogel always has been candidate for
General Sessions. Mr.. Wadhams. on the
other hand was a candidate for the Su-
preme Court. Candidates for the Supreme
Court run both in Manhattan and Tho
Bronx, while a candidate for General Ses-
sions runs only in Manhattan.
This friend OF Mr.. Wasservogel assert
ed that Mr. Wadhams said he intended
10 decline the nomination for General
Sessions, and that members Of the fusion
committee said that in that case the name
oc Mr.. wasservogel could be substituted
without any trouble
According TO these people, the reason
Mr. Wadhams did not get Supreme
Court nomination was that the place was
given to Benjamin n. Cardozo, close
friend Of c. G. Birmingham chairman OF
the fusion subcommittee, and that Mr..
wasservogel did not get nomination for
General Sessions because c. c. Mott. Jr..
another friend OF Mr.. Birmingham had TO
be taken into consideration.
1t is probable that the meetings OF
the various designating committees in
this borough will be wide open affairs,
with the chances in the end that the Sc
1ections made by the fusion committees
will be accepted.
The Bronx situation. however. is an