New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-10
MOSS WORRYING
MOOSE LEADERS
Lively Time Predicted for
Executive Committee
Meeting Tonight.
STRAIGHT TICKET
QUESTION AT ISSUE
Good Angels" Of Progressives
Want Perkins Endorsed Instead
of Republican Candidate.

OF Republican Candidate.
Some straight from -the-shoulder talk
is predicted for the meeting Of the Pro-
gressive executive committee TO be held
at headquarters tonight. Then the dis
trict leaders will seek 70 determine just
where they ARE at" in this campaign.
ITO run or not 70 run" straight
ticket, "to run or not 20 run" Frank
Moss, Republican, as their candidate
for District Attorney, that's the ques-
ton"
Most Of the leaders are eager for the
Endorsement Of Moss, but there are
some elder statesmen-not district
leaders, but men who in times past
have held high places in the state or
ganization and have been good angels
In time OF Matchmaking terrific effort
to secure the Endorsement of District
Attorney Perkins. Jacob K. Schiff,
chairman of the County Committee, is
supposed TO be for Perkins, but he is
not showing his hand. william VI.
Chadbourne is the only one of the &C
tual leaders working with the elder
statesmen for the Endorsement Of the
present District Attorney.
There were several conferences yes
terday, but they did not seem TO damp
en- In the slightest the ardor of the
Moss men in the committee, who are
led by Lawrence Cioii.
Argument for Perkins.
The argument was presented TO them
that as good citizens rather than par
tisans they should do all in their power
to secure the reelection of District
was made that the Progressives GER
ticularly as the Republican organiza-
ton itself had practically deserted him
by entering into a fusion on judges
with the Democrats. But Michael
Schapp, who would have been the bene-
ficiary of fusion between the Repub-
licans and Progressives, getting a Re-
publican Endorsement for City Court
in return for a Progressive indorse-
ment for District Attorney Perkins. was
strong yesterday in his advocacy of
naming Perkins anyway.
John ]. O'Connell, who was desig-
mated for District Attorney on the
straight Progressive ticket, had no in
tention of running. The Progressives
do not want to stand up and be counted
on Election Day with member of their
own party as a candidate. The size of
the vote he would get would not be
impressive. Under the present cleo
ton law, If Moss were the Progressive
candidate no distinction could be made
between the votes cast for him by Pro-
gressives and by Republicans.
For the same reason William Halpin,
the straight desgnee for Sheriff, may
withdraw and no one be put in his
place. Justices Clarke and Greenbaum.
Republican and Democrat, respectively,
have been Endorsed by the Progress
sives, but their other designees for the
Supreme Court are Progressives. With
out much doubt the latter will be
withdrawn and Justices Shearn and
Delahanty, Democrats, also Endorsed
by the Republicans, will be substituted.
May Not Indorse Finch.
II is doubtful whether Justice Ed
ward R. Finch, named recently by
Governor Whitman, will receive an in
dorsement. This is largely because of
the antipathy of the Progressives to
Governor Whitman and the declaration
that he had something to do with the
fusion whereby Justice Finch was
placed on the Tammany slate. Neither
will Justice Lorenz Zeller, Of the City
Court, be Endorsed, in all probability.
The chances are that the Progressive
candidates for these places will be
withdrawn and no subsitutions be made
for them.
Democratic leaders, it developed yes
terday, were in considerable of stew
for a few hours on Wednesday, when
they thought the Republicans had not
carried out their part of the fusion
on judges. The Board of Elections re-
ported that the sixth Republican de-
signee for the Supreme Court was
Abraham Schwartz, of The Bronx, and
that the name of Saul E. Rogers had
/ been filed as the designee for City
| Court
When it was explained that the cir
culation OF the petitions had been
started several days before Tammany
Hall had agreed to the fusion; that
the name of Schwartz was used simply
because the man in The Bronx had not
been agreed upon, and further that
their declarations were ready 10 be
filed with the Board of Elections and
the names of Justice William NJ. Tier
ney and Justice Lorenz Zeller would
be substituted, the perturbed leaders
Gained down.