New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-08
ALL WANT To MANAGE
M|TCHEL'S CAMPAIGN
Rivalry in Fusion Ranks Is
Proving Embarrassing to
the Candidate.
HARD TO NAME COMMITTEE
Wall Street District To Be In
vaded Friday - Mitchell
Takes Day Off to See
First Ball Game.

There is much rivalry in the fusion
ranks as TO which element shall have the
honor and credit for conducting the per-
sonal campaign Of John Purroy Mitchell
for Mayor. The rivalry has proved most
embarrassing to the candidate in the last
few DAYS. and he has had no little trouble
in arranging his personal campaign COM
mittee.
The independent Decentralization
Democrats, they call themselves-who are
for Mitchell not only because they believe
he will be good Mayor but also because
they believe it will strengthen the Demo-
cratic organization, are most anxious 10
manage Mitchels personal campaign ms
is not at all satisfactory TO either the
progressives. who assert they were large
" responsible for his selection by the
fusion committee. or TO the Repuohcahs'
who assert that they must be counted Oh
for the greater part of the fusion vote
Republican leaders say that many MEM
hers of the party do not look win any
satisfaction on the possibility that inc III
denendent Democrats will capture all ths
credit for themselves II Mitchell is electeo'
They saw il is no more than fair anu
,vo,,Id he better fusion politics to have
Renublican manage the campaign OF
Democrat for Mayor.
When the Mitchell personal campaign
committee was organized, some days aeo'
Henry De Forest Baldwin was CHOSEN as
chairman. There was objection to TINS
and now, it is understood, a smaller com
mittee-the executive committeeman DC
selected TO manage the campaign
Whether its chairman would be hepuD-
ucan mr. a Progressive had not been de-
cided last night. The problem "ouiu W
settled to-day, it was hoped.
Mitchell will invade the Wall street dis
trict on Friday. He will speak IN lars
hall i'm Broad street, near the STOCK En-
change. at $50 o'clock in the afternoon
His appearance will be under the auspices
OF a committee Of representatives OF SOM
OF the leading firms in the financial ais
trict Controller Prendergast VIII aiso
speak and Borough President McAnehS' Il
he has recovered from his cold.
The Headquarters of Controller PREMIER
CAST in the Fifth Avenue Building nave
been fitted up and will be in charge Oh
CONGRESSMAN William NJ. Calder cam
naign manager. Edward J. McGuire'
counsel for the Emigrant Industrial cav
ings Bank. and prominent in Catholc
social and benevolent circles, has accep'eu
the Mace of treasurer of the Prenaergdst
committee. -,
The Democratic Club. Of Columbia I'M
yersity. has decided to support Mltchei'
and will hold a Mitchell meeting on tne
campus within the next fortnight. W. D.
Tlmmins is president.
Italians of the 35th Assembly Distrlc'
have organized the Liberty Club to sup
port the entire fusion ticket Nicoio Oui'
is president. Heretofore most OF It's mem
hers have supported Tammany Han
Yesterday was quiet at fusion head-
quarters. Mr.. Mitchell and Robert Adam
son. the campaign manager, both went "
N the baseball game but to-day the "hee's
n will begin to spin merrily.
Mr.. Mitchell will begin speech making
tonight at the Swedish Orphanage bazaar
in Rrooklvn. He will return to Manhat-
tan and speak under the auspices OF the
Renublican organization at these places
Second District, No. 200 East Broad"aS'
$40 o. m: 9Th District No 256 "a street,
eI0. u. m: 10th District No. az Second
avenue. $40 D. m; 5th, 7th. 9TH ana lIth
Districts. Grand Opera House, Elshth
avenue and sd street, 10 p. m; Slst DIS
trict Lenox Hall. ll6th street ana Lelo~
avenue 1920 o. IN.