New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
Pick Strong Party vi
U. S. Marshal A..
Leaders at c0nf.r.u,,
Still in F;.,I
Wigwam Sees Chanc. AZ
tory if Justice R,,. =
for Mayor

inc .ou,u,;.. N.ee''hg OF the so,.
ing committee Of the DemOer,,;. :
Committee of 40 last nigb. .ss
discussion Of candidates 70, =.
many city ticket for the con, ~
cipal election, he launched ing in ~
gus attack on William B. gis.a re,'
mas been mentioned pror,; so, VI
Iammany's candidate FOR W..aa@ :
McCarthy's appearance o. ~
OF the Ellison boom was copsi,. y
nifcant. In some quarters ' !.
lleved he was acting undo, w
from Tammany Hall to kin 49, q
candidacy before the indsps.sS
ton in the Democratic Fusie.
tee might succeed in "puttins zee
Mccarthy was strong nm
James W. Gerard, former arss
to Germany, as the Tammanv es.a
for Mayor. The opposition - ~
has been growing daily in T
Hall since his candidacy bev,,
public notice. Y
II am a 1ammany man. ,n
have been,' began Mccarthy :.
lieve a member of Tammanv y,
a good member of the "a. ~
party in his country. Ths ~.
make the fight is from N. ~.
am not going to join any fu,ia,
ment for the purpose Of urs,'s
the Republican party. For fa,,
Mayor Mitchell has been xo,sN
upbuild the Republican party
local Republican organization /, ~
per cent stronger to-day than
four years ago, due to the v,s
Mayor Mitchell.
The most important nomin,s,, /
nave TO make is for Mayor T,J
read and heard il said th,, va
b. Ellison is to be the candida. y
nominate him would be n, r..
the Democratic n,,,,
made since the impeachment 4 q
ger. What has Ellison ever Ss.. 4
the Democratic party? What u,
done for the city2 He did no, ~.
the Democratic ticket four v,,, =
He supported Mayor Mitchell ~
years ago Mayor Mitchell ord.,i \
Police Lieutenants' Association !, \
charge him as their counsel. 49,
that he had an unholy allan. y
the police system, Only ff,.., ~
ago he was member Of Abe c.
cluo. He was elected to the Av,,l
as a Republican"
County Clerk Schneider chair,
the Committee of 10, and oth., -,
nent members began to get uu,sr.,1
able: Former Judge James L o.
OF Brooklyn, took exception n Y
statement that Ellison served 4
Assembly as a Republican. Hsy,1
had served with him in the LsrIrl
ana Ellison was a Democrat tic re.|
admitted he might h,pl~
mistaken about that particular ID
But why should we talk abou, D
son when there are men who An h
ne continued. Take Congres,n,,. n
ray Hubert for instance IA
going to ignore Alfred Z. Smith ~
Speaker of the Assembly! All
going to overlook Thomas W. Chvss)
Are we going to forsake Senator IA
+. Wagner because he is Cs]
and take Ellison, a man bon
Canada ?"
Chairman Schneider again r.r,,
the marshal that his time was no
earthly announced that he had t.yI
nominate John J. Curtin, a Bn<1
lawyer, for Controller, and sal IN
Iammany is waiting for a declurl
from Justice James c. Cropssy nj
whether he will go into the Repv.a
primaries against Mayor Mitchell ",
naming the wigwam Mayoral,y a..
date. At a conference of Tsr,r
leaders yesterday il was said TIN
adyisability of running a close ON:
cation man, in the event Of real q
sey complications in the Mitehelgu
situation, was seriously discussed
Some of the leaders argued :
Cropsey would probably run, VIC
or not he beat the Mayor in III, :
mares, and with a three-cornert u
for the Msyoralty Tammsny n
put over" most any one they axl
nominate. The name Of Sheriff Az
Z. Smith figured as such q candid,
Some opposition TO Ellison sn
veloped here. Word came 70 tns 4
many men from friends Of w.
Hearst, it was said, tina. if ElfN,
nominated Hearst would ssH'
Justice Cropsey. The Hears, tollss
have not forgotten that Mr. EA1
was counsel for George B. Mectl
when Hearst was beaten In h. O
proceedings TO establish his ele:lia
Mayor over Mcclellan.
The petitions gathered By y
Livingston, Chairman Of the -
County Republican COMMITTEE.
other active workers for the Csf
boom, were formally presensa
Justice Cropsey yesterday. Thsnr
3l,705 signatures 10 the petitions :
ing the Justice to enter the Maya
contest. The names had been ealsn
in all FIVE boroughs. The tosl =
Der Of enrolled Republicans Z
Greater City is 25O,45O. JOS
McGovern. an independent Dec
and Cropsey's friend presented y.
titions. Justice Cropsey had o. 4
ment to make except 70 say " :
would give the matter careful esD~
alton. 4.
IL developed yesterday that o. !.
one Republican district leader y =
haitian was actively interested y
Cropsey boom. John J. Lyons
of the 3lst Assembly District -
out TO get signatures 10 petite"
ing Cropsey for Mayor. =.
William Ramlin Childs, charms, =
executive committee Of the Fuslon Z
mittee of 1917. issued statene,,a. ~.
terday declaring that Mayor ~
would stick 10 The end, ree'l
whether Justice Cropsey enter.
race. Mr.. Childs made the s" :
in view Of the Mayors CONNER
whether he would run il Cropsa
in the primaries, that he was
hands of the Fusion Committee .,
The Bronx executive members
Mitchel-Fusion Committee @
officially Endorsed Robert W. ~ =
Republican, as the candidate f0' =