The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-02
District Attorney on Auto.
mobile Trip-Will Talk
When lie Returns.
CHARGES OF "PRESSURE"
Methods Of Nomination At
tackcd-Say Whitman Owes
Fusion Nothing.

The feature ~ the political situation In
New York Yesterday was the prospect of a
Republican bolt The Republican leaders
commented bitterly on the choice Of John
Furroy Mitchell as the fusion nominee.
Whether there will be a bolt depends
solely on Mr.. wh,tman's opinion of his
chances for election as n Republican can.
didate
The Republican leaders said that neither
they nor Mr.. Whitman owed the fusion
committee the slightest consideration. Ac-
cording TO their ideas of the methods used
against him. Mr.. Whitman has not the
least obligation to stand by the fusion
ticket
Talking with one another the Rcpuhli-
can leaders did not mincc terms They
said they regarded the whole situation
with disgust Mr.. Mitchell they looked
upon as a weak candidate. Mr.. Whit
man. the strongest candidate before the
people had been sacrificed, they said. TO
the ambition Of Wilson Democrats who
wanted to build up an organization of
their own against Tammany Hall. and to
the petty hostility Of Mr.. Whitman's enc.
mics.
Altogether the Republicans from the
men in the ranks to the men at the top
Of the organization worked themseives
into Indignation over what they callel
the injustice TO Whitman.
Mr.. whitman was not in town yes
terday TO say for himself what his plane
are. He went away early on Thursday
g. -, tv,AO ~s,xy,a a,l
He won't be back until next week None
Of his political advisers here knew where
he had gone. but they supposed that he
was In the White Mountains.
Whitman's Ideas Have Changed.
Mr. Whitman's Ideas about running az
a Republican have changed several times
sine. the campaign for the nomination
opened Back in February he told his
friends that he would run for Mayor or
District Attorney or nothing at all with
equal equannity.
Six weeks ago. when he came OUT as
an avowed candidate, he said ne would
run for Mayor and would accept moth
Ing less at the hands of the fus!onists.
H. let Il be known also that X the ~.
.ionists did no, pu, him up he would take
te4 organized In his behalf and that the
Republicans might indorse him II they
pleased.
His friends said at that time that he
was not the man 70 let his fortunes bs
dictated by self appointed committee.
and that n he was convinced there was
real demand for his candidacy he
would run. In the councils OF the fusion
co,pmittee, however, the Republican MEM
bers did not threaten that he would ~
an InJependent candidate. The impress
sion grew that he was personally wiIhfN
to abide by their decision and be elm
mated II they saw NJ.
hut the action Of the committee on
Thursday night cha nged all that. MI.
Whitman lost the nomination ny TWO
votes. The shift OF a single vote would
have produced a tie and II Mr., McAneny's
supporters had 0cted according to the
vote OF their caucus taken In the course
Of the ballotng. Mr.. Whitman would have
been far and away the choice Of the con-
mittee.
The Situation Analysed.
Now Just anaiyxe this situation" said
one OF the Republican leaders yesterday.
There they had a committee which In
It's very inception was favorable to Bor-
ough President McAneny. A good third
Of the committee was composed OF irreo-
oncilable Progressives. Another third
was made up OF independent Democrats
and other independents who had leaninss
toward the Wilson Administration.
1T was easy TO see that with the break
from Mr. McAneny the indepe endent
Democrats would jump toward can
didnte who 10 IL Democratic ofiiceholder.
They would do that In the hope OF es-
tabllshing u Democratic organization here
which should eat into the power OF Tam
many Hall and ultimately. perhaps, break
II up
THE Whitman men, who so nearly mad.
up majority OF the committee. were
composed Of Republicans and u number
OF independents who honestly believed
that he was the strongest candidate"
Several Of the Republican leaders went
further. charging private hOstility against
Mr.. Whitman on account OF the Bra ndt
case. They said that the strongest pres
sure had been brought to bear upon Ger
tain members Of the committee who pre-
sumably would have voted for Whitman.
At least one one man known to be- "A
whitman partisan stayed AMY from the
hnal meeting and the reason nscribed 10y
the Republican leaders was the exertion
OF outside pressure.
Another member OF the general COM
mittee, related to on. OF the lawyers in
the Brandt ease. was one Of the McAneny
adherents who broke OH the last ballot
to Mitchell. a third was lawyer whom
Mr.. Whitman had refused to continue in
the District Attorneys office when he
wen, there four years ago
III two of thos" men mad voted FOR
Mr.. WhiilAau' SAID me republican lead
crs. III II ,asN Ia 81" 'hat ne would have
been nominated
cit does not seem riSht 'hat the 1(apuhs