New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
Whitman Skaters
Cropsey Boom and
Indorses Mitchell
After a Conference AS
,urances Are Given That
Justice VIII Withdraw
colloquy in Theatre
yuri,t Accuses Governor OF
Rowing to the money
Bund"
cOIloquy in Theatre

r..,cyt wishing it to appear that he
ms55ling with the local political
va -, Governor Whitman yesterday
large dent in the boom Of Justice
@. e, Cropscy for Mayor. After
.,.,,inr with William Hamlin ChiIds'
Imam Of the executive committee
~. Fusion Committee for 1917, and
W., Fusion leaders, the Governor
"a. two fat significant declarations
.. declared that he was for Mayor
w ~ mentioning the Mayors name
., ,be first time, and the entire Fusion
~ and that he did not think Justice
c,.,,sy would run in the Republican
.n.ries against Mayor Mitchell.
+, was quickly assumed in political
s,,r.. that the Governors special visit
= The city yesterday was TO clear up
~ BROOKLYN Fusion situation. Il was
..,o,ylv minated that the Fusion
,..5srs had assurances that Justice
r,oDssy would withdraw from the fight
"A leave the way clear for united
ypsion against Tammany in the coming
-rrieipal election. In return for pull
IN, Cropsey out Of the running it was
rderstood that Jacob A. Livingston,
chairman Of the Kings County Repub-
Iran Committee, and Eugene NJ. Travis,
state Controller, would be permitted
10 name all Of the Kings County can
diates on the Fusion ticket without
Interference from the Mitchell forces
n BROOKLYN headed By Senator William
n Calder and Commissioner +. J. II.
Kracke.
"Tammany's Defeat Only Issue"
It was thought likely that Mr.. Liv-
mgston and his associates would be
wiling TO withdraw their candidate
under those conditions. Governor
Whitman was known to have been in
touch with some Of the Brooklyn lead
rs during the day. With all due re-
spect TO Justice Cropsey, Governor
Whitman let it be known that he ought
rot TO enter the Republican primaries.
Mr. Childs declined TO discuss his long
conference with the Governor except
70 say that they had gone over the
Brooklyn situation thoroughly.
There is only one possible issue in
the coming municipal campaign" said
the Governor, "and that is the defeat of
lammany. That can only be accom-
plished through Fusion ] am for
Fusion and the election of all the
Fusion candidates from Mayor Mitchell
down, don't think, in the last analy-
SIS, Justice Cropsey will run"
The Governor explained his attitude
BY saying that he did not like to be put
IN The position, as Governor Of the
state, Of meddling in local politics He
a.d that he had the highest regard for
!sstles Cropsey, and that il was no re-
Section upon the justice to ask him 10
keep on of the mayoralty race at this
tine. Some of the Brooklyn Republi-
can leaders who have been working
hard for Mayor Mitchell, declared at the
start Of the Livings Cropsey boom
that the Kings County chairman was
using il as a means TO strengthen his
power as a local leader and to get Ger.
tain places on the Fusion ticket.
Ransom for District Attorney
E1-Judge William L. Ransom, counse,
% the Public Service Commission, has
been decided upon as the Fusion candi.
cate for District Attorney. Judge Ran
son conferred with Governor Whitman
and Mr. Childs yesterday at the st
Regis. The Fusion committee wanted
ne Governor 10 name the candidate for
bis old Office At first he favored Rob-
EFT ". Bonynge, president Of the Re-
publican Club, but afterward turned "a
uJldge Ransom as a younger and per
TAPS more vigorous candidate. The
Governor has been well pleased with
ne way in which ex-Judge Ransom re-
Organized the legal staff Of the Public
Service Commission, and he told him
yesterday that the same thing was
a'soed in the staff Of the District At
ioyney's Office.
hJudge Ransom expects 20 have
!Voge Swami, the present District At
nney, as his Tammany opponent in
hs coming election. Tammany had
been taking Of nominating District At
Nfuey Swami for the Supreme Court
stneh. but Judge Swami recently an
bounced that he would be a candidate
Ter reelection.
Evidently Judge Swami has antici-
hied that he would be completely eX-
e,atrated Of the charges brought against
N By the City Club. Some Of the
Usnocratic leaders have got the i'm
lsision, however. that the report Of
'siaee lngraham, who was appointed
special commissioner by Governor
s1itman 20 hear the charges, while
8 recommending the removal Of the
.si'net Attorney, will severely censute
Ihey are said 70 be awaiting the
ag Of the report 20 determine
t,isiher be should run for reelection.
,.saee Ingraham called upon Governor
.i.iman, az the 81. Regis, yesterday.
understood that the report will
N The hands Of the Governor before
Ns esd o. this week.
Governor Sure Of Food Bill
George ". Perkins and Governor
ahiiman talked over the food legisla-
~ situation a. Albany yesterday. The
S,'eFnot declared that he expected %
as FIGHT in the Legislature and OBJ
- ne food regulation he wanted.
- Governor said that there we're
-ies things he would insist upon the
.u Of municipalities or the state
!, ~ and sell food products, the right
ne new food commission 20 com
.hassr foodstUFs held for specula-
- ana The naming Of the three food
"1niis.onerS.
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