New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-05
No Opposition Yet to Or
ganization Tickets for
Assembly and Aldermen.
FUSION WITH MOOSE
IN SIX DISTRICTS
Three Assemblymen Will Not
Run for ReselectiOn-Stein-
berg Endorsed in 26th.

The Republican Assembly and alder
manic slate in New York County has
been completed. The petitions Of deslg-
nees for the nominations favored by
/ the organization in each district will be
/ in the hands Of the Board of Elections
by tomorrow, although the time for
/ filing does not expire until Tuesday at
midnight.
Up to yesterday no petitions had
been filed in opposition to the regular
candidates. although it is hardly to be
expected that in some district an dir
regular" will not try to crafty his am
bition to run for the Assembly or the
Board Of Aldermen on the Republican
! ticket.
Fusion has been arranged between
the Republican and Progressive leaders
in six districts In the Sth, 10Th, 22d
and goth districts the Republicans have
named Progressives for the Assembly
in return for an Endorsement from the
| Progressives for Republican candidates
for aldermen. In the oath and 31st dis
tricts the Republicans have put Pro-
gressives on their slate for the Board
Of Aldermen under an arrangement by
which the Moose have Endorsed their
candidates for the Assembly.
Three Assemblymen Out.
Three of the present Republican As
semblymen from this county are not to
be candidates for reelection. Assem-
blyman Howard Conklin. OF the 29th
District, is in such poor health that he
wrote from his summer home II would
be impossible for him to accept re-
nomination. He is TO be succeeded by
Alfred d. Bell, for d Republican nomi-
nation in the 29th is about as good as
an election, under normal conditions.
Mr.. Bell has long been active in the
district organization.
Assemblyman Francis R. Stoddard,
jr.. who resigned TO become Deputy Su-
perintendent of Insurance, is to have
Robert Nice. Marsh as a successor, un-
less the normal Republican plurality In
the district is overthrow. Mr.. Marsh
/ has for several years been active in
progressive movements in the party
and is president of the New York
Young Republican Club.
In the 27th District, another fairly
sure Republican territory, Assembly
man Charles f. Rice, jr., has decided
that he cannot neglect his business for
another year. Hoffman Nickerson, well
known in society, has accepted the
nomination. He is one OF the district
captains in the 9th.
The other five Republican Assembly
Nath al
| d. Perlman. 9Th; Abram Ellenbogen,
18th: Martin Bourke. 18th; Harold c.
Mitchell, 21st, and Aaron A. Feinberg.
31st.
Joseph Steinberg, the only Progress
sive Assemblyman from this county,
has been Endorsed for reelection by the
Republicans of the 26th District.
Only one of the fourteen Republican
members of the Board of Aldermen
from this county will not be candi-
date for reelection. He is Clarence
Schmelzel, of the 9th Assembly Dis
1 trict. His selection to succeed Joseph
W Spencer about year ago precipi-
tated hot fight in the district commit
! tee. He was the candidate OF the OPP
ponents of Mr.. Spencer, who was then
| leader. Louis Cardani, a caterer, who
was Spencer's selection at that time,
will be the candidate to succeed
| Schmelzel.
Scbmelzel's retirement is part Of
an amicable arrangement between the
two factions in the district. Mr. Spen-
Ger has retired as leader in favor of
Beverley R. Robinson. and Alderman
| Schmelzel is getting out to permit Mr..
Cardani to satisfy his ambition to be
city father.
Alderman William H. Chorosh, of the
31st Assembly District. the only Pro-
gressive member from this county. has
been Endorsed by the Republicans for
reelection.
Divide with Progressives.
In some of the districts where no
division of the nominations has been