New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
mitchell EXPECTS
M ANENY WILL RUN
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manned Yesterday exactly as II mas
since Whitman was beaten 40 TO 40
in the early morning hours on Friday
and that is that il Is waiting upon
Whitman and his decision.
MitcheIs call on McAneny was maze
on his way downtown yesterday morn
ing. When he came out of the BOT
ough Presidents house, No. ID East
47th street, ne said:
81 had a little talk with Mt. NC
Aneny. | expect that he Will accept
his nomination on the fusion ticket III
the event of the success OF the fusion
ticket | would delight TO have him AS
colleague in the Board OF Estimate
not only because Of his splendid apiIity
and capacity, but because Of the cord
ial relations that exist between us.
A few minutes later Mr.. McAneny
statement. which differed slightly IN
tone from that Of the mayoralty nomi-
nee. was given out as follows:
Il had "A talk with Mr.. Mitchell, ana
we had a full and frank conference.
told him il was impossible for me TO
say at this time whether | would ac-
cept or not. There are some personal
considerations which | must weigh
carefully first. | am going TO Lake
George 10 consult the best adviser OF
them ALL"
Mr.. McAneny made it perfectly clear
that he did not intend TO permit either
Mr.. Mitchell or any one else TO hurry
him into any decision until he had gone
over the question thoroughly himself
and with his family.
CYRUS c. Miller, the nominee for Bor-
ough President OF The Bronx, may re-
fuse TO accept the nomination, IT was
reported yesterday. The Borough
President had nothing TO say about the
rumor.
In The Bronx II is reported that
NiUer's friends intend TO nominate MN
for county judge. but have not yet re-
ceived any encouragement from Miller
himself.
II Miller retires the fight for the
fusion nomination would probably ne
between Thomas II. white, who mas
been Miller's Commissioner OF PUBIC
Works and Douglas MatheWson. hrst
Denutv Controller under Mr.. PrendeF-
CAST.
On the general situation OF Repuo-
ucan bolt from Mitchers nomination IL
DEVELOPED yesterday that the Repuo-
Iican leaders were going over the re-
marks reported Of the speech OF
Francis W. Bird, the Progressive
county chairman, when he called upon
Mitchell 70 enter the field before the
fusion committee.
1--WE want you TO head the fusion
ticket for Mayor" Bird was reported
as having said to Mitchell. Your nonl-
nation and election would mean the
illumination of the Republican organi-
cation in this city, and would nave
direct influence too. in annihilating the
Republican party in this state
whether Bird expressed himself In
exactly that language or not some oi
the organization Republican leaders
we're saying yesterday that the phrase
ology practically covered the BUN
Moose idea Of fusion, and that win
that was combined the idea OF some
Democrats to build up an Independent.
Democratic machine by means OF
fusion with which to fight Tammany
Hall from the inside OF the Democratic
ranks.
Moss for Supreme Bench.
charles r. Saul. chairman on the
Frank Moss campaign committee an
rounced IN a letter TO Norman Hap
good chairman of the Citizens Munici-
nal Committee, yesterday that inc
Moss supporters who had banded to-
eether to urge his candidacy as nomI-
nee for District Attorney wanted the
Hapgood committee to consider MOSS
NOW for Justice Of the Supreme Court.