New-York tribune., 1917-07-10
Fusion Leaders
Plan to Sidetrack
Boom for Cropsey
Meeting of Nominating
Committee Is Called to
Consider Candidates

Tie cry for Cropsey for Mayor is
becoming loud and insistent in Brook
lyn, due to the efforts of Jacob A. Liv-
ingston. Republican chairman Of Kings
County, who is forming a Cropsey
Campaign Committee and is backed by
anti-Mitchel newspapers Of that
borough. While the leaders of the
Fusion Committee of 1917, particularly
the Manhattan contingent, are not will
ing TO take the Cropsey boom seriously,
there is every indication that the
majority feel that something must be
done hastily to counteract 1t.
The factional fight in Brooklyn
reached a climax last night when the
Republican organization of the 18th
Assembly District, Of which Commits
sioner F. J. H. Kracke is leader, unani-
mously adopted resolutions indorsing
fusion and denouncing the "anti-tuslon
movement" of Chairman Livingston in
attempting to put forward Justice
Cropsey as Mayoralty candidate
REPRESENTATIVE Frederick w. Rowe and
others made speeches indorslng Mayor
Mitchell for denomination.
The resolutions were presented by
Alderman Arnon l.. Squires. After
commencing the Mitchell administra-
tion it read:
1--WE earnestly deprecate any anti
fusion movement toward the selection
of candidates for the coming municipal
election which is solely animated by
desire to obtain factional advantage In
the party, and hostile to the best in
terests of the Republican party and
the good government of the City OF
New York"
Warren G. Price, who is in the Office
of Borough President Pounds, was
elected leader of the new 18th Assem-
bly, District.
If the anti-Mitchel forces in Brook
lyn carried the Cropsey boom far
enough to land the justice in the Re-
publican primaries, it would seriously
embarrass, if not defeat, the fusion
movement, it is asserted. Honorable
peace, with the Cropsey boom amicably
sidetracked, is what the Manhattan
leaders would prefer, but forceful
measures may be employed if this can
not be brought about within a reason
able time.
That the Fusion Committee Of 1917
has decided upon a counter move was
indicated last night by the call sent
out by William Hamlin Childs, chair
man of the executive committee. for a
meeting Of the nominating committee
for Thursday, at 4 o'clock, at Fusion
headquarters, pa Madison Avenue. It
is expected that the Fusion Committee
at that time will follow the lead of
the City Democracy, its strongest sub
sdiary, and formally declare for Mayor
Mitchell as its candidate for renomina-
tion.
Mayor Probably viii BE Named
Mr.. Chlds did not mention the
/ Mayor in his call, but merely an
nounced that the nominating commit
tee would consider the question Of
candidates for the elective Offices rep
resented on the Board Of Estimate -
IL is foregone conclusion, however, that
the Mayor will be named when the
candidates are announced.
/ Mr.. Childs made public a copy Of a
letter sent to the Republican chairman
Of each Of the counties in the greater
/ city requesting him TO appoint a COM
7 iHANN'' AOA Alf pifN'lNdNAoil VI lNtlT
views at the Thursday meeting. The
letters were signed by Mr. Chlds and
/ George W. WickershamJ vice chairman
Of the nominating committee.
In the call for the meeting Mr..
Childs said:
at is desired that very full ex-
preston of responsible opinion be Sc
cured at this meeting. The chairmen
| Of the Republican county committees
throughout the city have been asked to
sppoint committees TO attend this
meeting and TO present the views of
I the Republican organization with re-
gard 10 candidates. Similar invitations
4 have also been extended to the City
Democracy and 10 the Wopen's Com
mittee Of One Hundred. The fusion
committee is anxious TO hear the views
Of other organizations, and bodies op-
posed 20 Tammany Hall control of the
New York City government. 1t is the
intention Of the Fusion Committee Of
260 to give earnest and careful consid-