New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
ECONOMY, BATTLE CRY
URGED FOR FUSION
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman Heads
Delegation That Appeals for
Municipal Efficiency.
WHITMAN STILL FAVORITE
Committee on Candidates Now
Sitting Views of Individual
Members-McAneny Sug-
gested to Head Aldermen.

Members of the Citizens Municipal Com
mittee who are not members of the
executive committee or of the committee
on candidates. appeared before the latter
committee as individuals last night, to
express their views on candidates. The
committee has taken this method of get
ting the individual views Of each member
OF the committee.
More members of the committee will
appear this afternoon, also delegations
from the Rent and Taxpayers Associa-
ton and the Death Avenue League. In
the evening delegation from the Citi-
zens Union will be heard. II will be
headed by William Jay Schieffelin
The committee on candidates Will re-
port to the executive committee to-mor-
row afternoon and on Tuesday the eXocu-
tive committee IN turn will report 10 the
general committee. Some of the mem
beers OF the committee are for taking final
action then. but the prevailing sentiment
seems 10 be that the committee should
not place itself on record for any candi-
dates at this time.
The sentiment for Whitman continues
to grow I'm the committee in spite OF the
fact that many OF the Progresslves have
been annoyed by what they call the accel-
leration OF the friends of Whitman. Even
they. however, acknowledge that there
does not seem 10 be a spontaneous public
demand for the nomination OF Borough
President McAneny and that all other
candidates spoken OF so far have even
less strength among the rank and ME OF
the voters.
IL has been suggested that Borough
President McAneny be nominated foT
President Of the Beard Of Aldermen.
This would bo a promotion. as II IL an
office voted for by all the borOushs ana
would place its holder In direct line OF
succession to the Mayoralty. There
seems to be some question. however as
TO whether MI. McAneny could be in
duced 10 accept anything except the chlet
Office in the city.
Yesterday afternoon the committee on
candidates received a delegation Of social
service workers headed by Mrs. }. Bor-
den Hartman. They presented a mem
orandum I'm which they argued that gen.
eral municipal efficiency. economy and
constructive service should be the great
issues OF the coming campaign. They
urged the candidates FOR office should be
chosen with regard to their fitness along
those lines.
The memorandum states that the 70
lice Department spends only one hiteenth
Of the clty's budget. while the city main
ta!ns a school system Tor 5000 children.
the largest park system In the world and
other important departments.
The committee Of social workers de-
clarcd that the "modernlzatiOn Of the
city correctional system must become
within few years sensational issue
unless II be- handled Immediately and
wisely" They declared that the coming
administration must undertake a far
reaching reorganization relating to ju-
diclaI procedure. buildings. administra-
tive pcrsonncl and fundamental policy
toward corrections.
Considerable opposition 10 the nomlna-
ton by the fusionlsts OF Lewis II. Pounds
for Borough President OF Brooklyn, TO
which position he was recently elected
has developed among the Prosrcs sives in
Brooklyn.