The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-28
MOOSE SPLIT FOUR
WAYS ON CAMPAIGN
Divergent Views Expressed
with Regard to District
AttOrneyship.
SOME FOR G.. o. r. FUSION

II became apparent yesterday that
there arc four divergent views within
the Progressive party as to what course
II should follow In tho coming cam
paign.
one group. consisting OF a few district
leaders and certain powerful ember
OF the party who are not members OF
the executive committee, believes that
there should I've fusion with the Repub-
licans II a satisfactory arrangement
-Progresslves don't like the word
~"deal"-can be made.
This faction would have the Progress
slves withdraw their present candidate
for District Attorney, John J. o'Connell,
after the primary. and indorse District
Attorney Charles A. Perkins. Republic
can. In return the Progressives wouli
expect the Republicans to give them u
Justice of the Supreme Court. and also
a Justice of the city Court, II the Re
publicans could be persuaded to carry
their generosity that far.
Another group holds hat the Pro-
gressives ought to follow the advice IN
directly given by Col. Roosevelt and
withdraw MIR. O'Connell in favor "
Magistrate Corrigan " the latter is
nominated by Tammany.
A third group IL for indorsing Frank
Moss. Republican, and "a fourth and IN
sistent faction Is the go II alone crowd,
who can see nothing In Progressive
principles which permits the party to
fuse with either the Republicans or the
Democrats and who believe that usion
on the basis of spoils would destroy the
party's self-respect and the respect or
it's neighbors. This faction will have
none of Mr.. Perkins. mainly because he
is a protege Of Gov. Whitman, who is
intensely disliked by a considerable NUM-
Der of Bull Moose.
Samuel :. Koenlg. Republican county
chairman. has asked the Progressive
chairman, Jacob II. Schif, to see II Mr..
Perkins could get the Progressive back
Ing. When this request was made in one
OF their conversations Mr.. Schlf is said
to have replied "If we indOrse Perkins.
what them" Mr.. Koenig, 1t Is under
stood. was not able to promise that the
Republicans would make room for Fro
gressives on their judiciary ticket.
Mr.. kuenig thought the Republicans
would name 80 e%ntic'ng "A ticket hat the
Progressives would do well 10 accept the
whole OF II. Mr.. SchiT was not Inn
pressed.
What the ~pro-fusiou Prosressives
ant most Of all In case they join tn"
effort TO elect Mr.. Perkins is a place on
the supreme Court bench. William IL.
Hotchkiss IL already on the supreme
Court slate as drawn UP by the Fro
grcsslve executive committee on Thurs
day night. 1t Is probable he would be
the man TO go on the Republican slate
if fusion were arranged.
II a city Court place were also
awarded to the Progressives under this
arrangement the nominee would prob
ably be Michael Schaap. e~x-Progressive
leader In the Assembly.
Fear tina the Progressive executive
committee would take the bit In its
teeth and indorse Frank Moss for Dis
trict Attorney has been worrying the
pro-Pcrkins fusion wing OF the party.
Mr.. Moss has been speaking at district
clubs aud has won several strong dis
trict leaders to his support, He was
making such progress hat II became
necessary to head him OFT. The Perkins
men believe they accomplished this when
the executive committee on Thursday
night decided to designate a straight
Progressive ticket. subjeC to possible
change II negotiations with other parties
demanded IL.
This explanation of Thursdays action
Ii secuted by the middle of the road
Progressives, They say the Endorsement
Of a straight Progressive" ticket was
a victory for them II that the Moss
bugaboo had nothing to do with II,
Already one change has been made
In the slate as framed on Thursday, For
one of the Supreme Court nominations
James II. Hickey was substituted yes
terday for James ]. Fitzgerald. William
J. Millard. assistant Corporation coun-
sci, was designated to fill the supreme
Court place left vacant FOR "A man from
The Bronx.
The Republican executive committee
will meet Monday night, After that
Meeting both parties will know where
Il stand in relation to primary candi-
la les. IL fusiou II arranged 1t Is likely
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