The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-31
The General Committee
Votes Behind Closed
Doors Tonight.
SEABURY ALSO MENTIONED
NcAneny in Fight to the End
Whitman Likely to Lead
on First Ballot.

The fight on the fusion nominee for
Mavor will be carried into the meeting OF
.he general committee Of 107 tonight.
The executive committee. try as II would.
could not come to decision on the can
d,date yesterday. After many hours OF
doriay argument the committeeman
threw up their hands and agreed TO dis
agree
John Purroy Mitchell. whose candidacy
vas at the bottom OF the heap last week.
forged to the front in the long discussion.
Charles s. whitman. with the constant
support - the Republican committeeman.
kept second place. and Borough Presi-
dent McAncny. despite the fact that
majority Of the committee still makes
no secret Of its belief that II elected he
would make the best Mayor OF the three,
dropped 10 last place.
The vote was 80 close that the ex-
eutivs committee is expected to put three
tickets before the general committee to-
night, This is how the vote stood when
the committee adjourned at s o'clock yes
.erday afternoon.
Votes
For John purroy Mitchell. ...............ll
For charles :. Whitman. ...................l 10
For George McAneny OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF the members OF the executive
committee two were out of town. pf
these William H. IIotchkiss Il expected
to throw his first vote to Mr.. McAneny.
The other absentee, +. ~. Wurzbach. a
Progressive member from The Bronx. Is
supposed 20 he IA Mitchell man.
The partisans Of Mr.. Whitman not on
| the committee refused last night to be-
leve that Mr.. Mitchell was in the lead
| They said that their best Information put
Mr. Whitman in Mr.. Mitchers place, with
the Collector second and Mr. McAneny
third
Expect whitman In Lead Tonight.
When the general committee meets
tc-nsh, II is expected that Mr. Whitman
will lead OH the first ballot. with Mr..
McAneny second and Mr. Mitchell third.
The balloting will be close. McAneny
supporters hope that the Borough Presi-
dent will come to the front on second and
third votes. Fronting from the antaEonisn,
between the Republican supporters Of Mr..
Whitman and Mr.. Mitchels PrOgresslves.
The session OF the executive commit
tee yesterday followed two topsyturvy
conferences on Tuesday. The committee
it'd not break up It's second meeting
until early yesterday morning. The par
tisans of the three candidates argued
behind closed doors. but the waves OF
feeling swept out into the Railways with
energy which indicated that the commit
Ice was again and again on the verge
q disruption.
Timothy Healy. Progressive and one
Of the labor members OF the committee.
led the fight for Mitchell. With coat of
and sleeves rolled up he fought every ad-
man camps The Mitchell candidacy has
been one N the curiosities Of the fusion
conferences. Up to this week Mr. Mitchell
has been looked upon as negligible.
iealy's vote sometimes stood alone. with
Mr. McAneny an easy leader OF the
held
The leaders of the McAneny night In
the committee on candidates and later In
the executive committee were Joseph N.
Price, chairman OF the executive COM
mittee: Fred W. Stein and Edward N.
bassett of Brooklyn. who used to be a
member Of the Public Service Commission
and admired Mr.. McAneny's stand on the
subway contracts. Henry MOskOwitx,
though Progressive. has also stood BY
The McAneny flag
henry l.. stimson, President Tafts
Secretary OF War and Col. Roosevelt's
candidate for Governor in the Dix cam
paign has backed Mr.. Whitman's cam
paiEn from the beginning. With other
republican members Of the committee
he was determined to carry the fight BE-
~ the general committee In the hope
That Mr. Whitman's popularity would
carry him through.
Little Change II the Vote.
When the committee closed It's Tues
day night session the lineup on the three
candidates was nearly what It was at
Inc close Of business yesterdsy afternoon.
Mr. Mitchell led. 30 II was reported yes
frday afternoon. with II votes. Mr..
whitman was second with and Mr.. Nc
"heny third with 7.
william Jay SchiefYelin. reputed to be
whitman man. was at his home at Sor.
'ento, Ne. When he learned how the
'ot" stood he took train for New York
ara WAS here In time for the session yes
"fdav Mr.. Hotchkiss was at q con-
,,eh'Ion of insurance company officers In
vermont lie also was telegraphed for,
out did not reach town In time to take
part IN the executive committee meeting
yesterday.
Mr Schieffeiin's presence hitched the
whitman vote up pes, and Wursbach's
ansence explained a drop OF one vote In
VI" Mitchell column.
Ihe committee both yesterday and on
1useday took experimental votes on the
sumption that Mr., McAneny was out OF
ue race. Just before the meeting broke
W on Tuesday night such poll resulted
y. ~ 10 votes for Mr.. Whitman and 10 for
"' Mitchell On second thought. how
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