The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
MAYOR ON VERGE OF
BREAK WITH HEARST
Slap at Editor Seen in Offer
Of Legal Department
to Coudert. 20.
BLOW TO SENATORIAL PLAN
Hearstian Ambition Said to De-
pend in Part on Selcc-
ton Of Hare.
BLOW TO SENATORIAL PLAN

turned against Mr. Hearst So trouble is
looked for
But it is just the kind of trouble that
some OF the Mayors associates on the
new Board OF Estimate will welcome.
More than once in the heat of the cam
paign Mr.. Mitchell was on the verge of "A
break with Borough President McAneny
and Comptroller Vrcndorsas; Oh this ver.
matter Of Hearst.
The Hearst newspapers attacked Mr.
Prendergast and Mr.. McAneny bit
terly and at the same time praised
Mr. Mitchell The Hearst political
organization. the Independence League.
did its best to break the Comp
troller and the Borough President
through placing Mitchell and supplant-
ing McAneny and Prendergast on its own
ticket Had the Tammany candidates
not been such bad seconds the Hearst
people would have succeeded in throwing
the control of the Board OF Estimate out
Of the hands OF the fusionists.
The elimination OF Hearst candidates
from the roll Of Mitchell appointees an
nounced thus far. and the likelihood that
Mr.. Mitchell will go ahead with his slate
IN Just the same way as he started
that Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Hearst are ION
the dizzy verge Of break"
II Is safe to say that nothing can insure
harmony among the controlling members
OF the present Board of Estimate in quite
the same degree as the Mayors indepen-
dence Of Mr.. Hearst. IL was said yester-
day that a dozen Brueres, should they
attempt to transgress the precincts Of
Prendergast and McAneny. could not
make half the trouble that would he
caused by "a single genutiection to Hearst.
Coudert the Issue.
The weather vane In the Hearst-Sfit-
chel situation is the Corporation Counsefs
Office Mr.. Hearst's man for the place was
Montgomery Hare. Mr. Mitchell turned
hatly against Mr.. Hare and offered the
place TO Frederic X. Coudert. Mr.. coudert
10 the man who said In the early days
Of the fusion campaign of 1909. In answer
to a request to Join the fusion ranks, NO!
prefer Murphy to Hearst
Mr.. Hearst has not forgotten Mr..
Coudert. and no less is he apt to forgive
Mr.. Mitchell for having asked him TO take
one of the most important offices In his
gift.
Mr.. Coudcrt returned yesterday from
Roanoke Island, y. G, where he had been
shooting ducks He called at the Mayors
Office in the afternoon. When he went
away he referred inquirers to Mr.. Mitchell
There was no news in Mr.. Coudert's
visit" said Mr.. Mitchell.
1t was reported elsewhere that Mr..
Coudert had sent a letter ahead OF him In
which he said that he couldn't take the
lob So his visit 10 Mr. Mitchell at the
City Hail was assumed TO he merely ny
way OF telling the Mayor that he was
sorry.
Does Not Change Issue.
mi NJ lart tnag ~ nj
change Mr.. Hesrst's feeling toward MI
Mitchell Whatever Mr.. Mitchell does now
and there was no indication yesterday
that he will take Hearst Inan-the
grievance of Coudert will remain.
Montgomery Hare has been regarded as
An aspirant for the office OF Corporation
Counsel since early in the campaign. His
candidacy was 80 hot that the ranks or
independent Democrats here were broken
Mr.. Mitchers inclination was toward his
hw partner, George V. Mullan. The
Hearst paItisans, who fell In behind MI.
Hare, and "A certain wing OF independent
Democrats undertook to use high officers
Of the Administ ration at Washington to
Hill off Mr. Mullan Mr.. Mitchell got
cord that Wilson Democrats In Washing
ION didn't want him to appoint MIS- law
partner and Mr.. Mitchell left him out OF
consideration.
ant as an Incident TO tho death OF Mr..
Nuilan's chances died the candidacy OF
Mr. Hare. In other words II appears that
the Hare supporters eliminated Muiian
and the Mullan people eliminated faTe
Out Of the muddle came the name or cou-
Sert. and Mr.. Mitchell sent his secretary,
Rartram Cruger, to Roanoke Island to put
the matter before Mr.. Coudert. Mr..
C.r,igers trip was made within day or
TO Of the time when Mr.. Mitchell became
Mayor.
Blocks Hearst Ambition.
The Hare incident throws sidelight
On the aspirations of MT. Hearst 10 DC
come the first United States Senator rom
New York to be elected by popular vote
Tho understanding Is that the fight to Sc
orre an appointment for Hare was one oil
the Arst overt acts in the campaign TOT
Mr., Hearst himself. The failure OF the
attempt was taken as DAD omen ior tne
0enatorship contest
Mr.. Mitchell was not ready to admit yes
terday that there Is any real trouble yet
between him and Mr.. Hearst, he could
not see that the Hearst camp had any
more ground for complaint than others
who have submitted names or candidates
and been turred down.
"A friend of yours said this afternoon
that you and Mr.. Hearst are on the dizzy
verge of a break" he was told
81 don't know what dizzy verge means,
he replied, but it's all bunk
He was told that the failure to name a
Hearst man for Corporation Counsel was
what was supposed to put MN on ths
dizzy verge"
II have had many suggestions from
many people for many places" he said
"and Il would he just AS reasonable to say
that | am on some dizzy verge with
them"
And as for there being n break at this
time between him and Mr.. Hearst 1t was
INCONSISTENCY