The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-27
@pROCRESSIVES FAIL
TO 0. K. CORRIGAN,
BUT MAY LATER
Action Not Taken to BE a Re-
lection of Col. ROOse-
vclts Advice.
MICH DEPENDS ON
WHAT DOES

r., Theodore Roosevelt OF Nassau
,,,,n,y hopes Magistrate Joseph T.. Cor
srn will he elected District Attorney
=, New York county. With full knowl-
400 u this fact the executive COM
,,,,,sc Of the Progressive county COM
u,,,se indorsed last night a straight
,rorr,ssiyc," John J O'Connell, for Dis
,,,c, Attorney. as well as william Hal
ii, Progressive. for Sheriff also these
candidates for the Supreme Court Will
tam ~ Hotchkiss, James J. Fitzgerald
and ". Holden Weeks, Progrcssives, and
Iohn Proctor Clarke. Republican, and
Samuel Greenbaum. Democrat. and for
the CITY Court, Michael Schaap, Progress
eye
ma, the committee rejected the advice
~ col Roosevelt as conveyed to them
~ several members. on the contrary.
,ssrs IS every likelihood that IL Tam
man dcs'grates Magistrate Corrigan as
"a candidate the Progressives will with
draw Mr.. O'Connell and substitute Cor
rtgan's name on the ticket.
DEFENDS on TammRny.
7, T,mmany does not name Corrigan
m some other man acceptable 10 the
prosressiyes. the latter may keep o'Con-
nail in the campaign TO le end S!mi-
III n Tlmminy accepts Big Bill Ed.
wards for sheriff, or some other man
uhom the progrcssives like, the spec,a'
Gle OF Mr.. Halpin Withdrawing and the
progressivos fused with Tammany after
re primaries may be presented to tht
voters.
The supreme Court slate may bt
changed also. There is still a chance
Of a Progressive Endorsement for justice
Clarence J. Shearn. There Is also u can
didate from The Bronx TO .be picked, tht
sixth place on the ticket having been lef
omen last night. Most OF the committee
Inducements may be REGARDED for IN
present as filters In. The Progressive
are still waiting to see which way thu
Democrats II Republicans jump.
In behalf of Magistrate Corrigan
mutusl friend OF the Magistrate and Col
Rcosvvc.t. Cambridge Livingston. a law
yer az - wall street. called on the Colo
mel IN the offices OF ;he Metropolitan
kdgd:uGc Yesterday.
According to a report o. the interview
obtained later. MIR. Roosevelt explained
to Nj. Livingston that ne did not wisl
to interfere in New York city matters
that II was his belief that the Distric
At,orne, shin should be taken out o
politics altogether and that as he tth
Colonel was "A resident OF Nassa'
orr'y ne did not care TO mix in matter
her.
He told Mr.. Livingston that although
4, y,.r g,,Ar1sfnl. Fnp him IN AGo1D va 10
any particular man ne hoped that which
svcr party won some man OF the stand
Ing. IA.llty and reputation OF Judge Cor
rGlu would be elected.
Talk of Moss stopped.
Tho Progressive leaders in this count
have known for several days OF IN
Colonels leaning toward his FRIEND
Magistrate Corrigan. His indorsemen
of Judge Corrigan was discussed at IN
meeting last night, but the strateg'st
thought II best not TO come out for tn
CorriCau candidacy until they were sur
tina he would he Tammany's choice.
has been the ak that Judge Edwar
Swami was leading Judge Corrigan |
Tammany. The effect of the Rooseve
boost for Coz rigan upon h Tamman
slate makers remains to be seen.
There was much talk OF Frank Mos
ard other outside candidates in las
nights meeting until a resolution tina
only Progressives should be consldere
for D.s,r!c, Attorney and Sheriff wa
passed with only one negative vote.
After the meeting Mr.. O'Connell, VIII
was y candidate for Supreme Court las
year, said
"Ot course II the interests Of III
county require changes in the slate
have no doubt that the men now on IN
slate Will willingly step on We hav
from September to September 10 I
A. drcl nations a~u make substitution
Every man is lodged to rum, but III
party feels IN I the interests N II
people come first. Personally ! think "
will see n fusion movement starte
within twenty-four hours