New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-15
Leaders Hear Ju.tic. y.
Decided to Oppose M;t,L. /
in Primarie,
Kings Ticket Held u,
'uri't' Followers Say H. va
Announce Hi. Can.
didacy To-day {;

i'i :" a' hotei Manhattan last ,I,..,
and caused postponement a. n. c'
fication Of any Kings COUNTY 49,
report reached the Fusion leads,
IN the evening that the BrooI,,.
tice had decided to run in II. p..I''
can primaries against Mayer NJ.
despite his desertiOn by tn. a.
leaders.
The report was strong er.v.
cause reconsideration Of ii. r..
Ign ticket, which was supposed |, =
been agreed upon at the cc,.,.
Monday between Jacob A. Lir,..
Republican leader Of Kings c.,>
Senator William NJ. Calder, ana -
missioner F. ]. H. Kracke. III. v,,.
Committee will meet this sf,.r,o.
deal with the Brooklyn situate.
Other Candidates Ratified
Practically all the other ,.,si,,.
on the city, county and borcu, a..
cts, as recommended by the .,r,,i,,
committee, we're formally ratst,. !,
the big committee last night y,r =.
them had been agreed upon 4, 81
meeting Of the full committ., d.
night before, with the e1c,p,io, u
Borough President Of Queen, s,,,
ter Of this county, and on, juSr N
the City Court. Robert ". High n,
designated for President Of o,..,
John j. Hopper was Endorsed a :,
candidate for Register. Mr.. Her,
holds that Office al present.
Henry K. Davis, Of The Bror, N,
withdrawn as candidate for u, ca
Court bench, and Douglas Matt,,v
present Borough President q \,
Bronx, put on the ticket in kb a,
II was understood that Mr. Y,sr I
son had at first declined the ,s,u
ton, but the committee decided ~
him back, and. in case he still tsE,n
70 substitute Mr.. Davis.
Statement from Cropsey Telr
The report from the Crop.1 ar
last night was that he would ,r,,.~
his candidacy to-day. Livirr,n
clsred yesterday that he va, gi +
Cropsey and believed he would N, ,
spite the harmony meeting 4. t,lraY
the Cslder-Kracke faction Ntr
Some Of the fusion leaders we're BIZ
incensed last night AZ the actor oil
inGston. They declared hat II, u.
rangemsbt made with him Nntil M
the fusicnists would indos Lsgn A
Swszey, his candidate for S.st
Kings, had been predicaisd utr
upon the demise Of the Crop,ty h,
Others pointed on. tina, Cropsr
now playing the cog in the niV
had refused 20 be sidetracket b
original booster. Livingston, and y
was nothing left fer Liyingstou 10
but 70 follow on" As sponsor !ss
whole Cropsey movement he eogls
withdraw in the event Of the jGss
determination to 90 into the pr-rs
and save his face.
II Cropsey runs the Fusion as
last night promised Mr. LiyinCias
fight Of his life in Brooklyn. 1sst
clared that he would be placed ~
position of fighting for his oEr ~
tige and leadership. and would MI
stand or fall on the CrOpsey issu,
entirely new Brooklyn ticket "
designated by Fusion with !Fs
Cropsey in the primaries.
Start War on Livingston
The Mitchel-Fusion leaders IN sas
lyn felt confident tina: they boz
posed Of the Cropsey boom. as b
any Republican organization STEP
back of MIN was concerned, arr y
ator Calder, Commissioners No
Judge Brenner and Mr.. Llying''n
talked matters over on Nonds!l y
they will devote all taeir srsH
putting livingston out OF bl'g@
a leader. They believe that RspSs
sentiment will become 50 sirongip.
Livingston and Cropsey. II the ~
should run, tina: they VIII o''
down together.
The Queens situation preelp"M
long controversy in the Fusioh -,
tive committee before II deeldsc
Higbie for Borough President
committee had been wrangllng SN
question whether 10 indorse -
f. Connolly, now President Of ".
or to take Higbie. The leaders ~,
committee TO consult win
Mitchell several times yeste''T
the day before. Many OF ne -
leaders believed that Connolp 80
bring more strength TO tse
ticket, but the Queens Repu0in
ganization were strongly IN ~"
Higbie. -, oye q
Chairman De Braga OF tss "
County Republican Commt~
with material GAM.
his leadership unless Higoie ~,
lected. The fact that the Fus0s
mittee was unsuccessful N -
Connolly 70 promise that m
support Mayor Mitchell and a
he was designated finally maui
decide against his candidaey'
The Full Queens Tiekd
Dennis oLeary was named 70 %
trict Attorney in Queens: ,"
Queens ticket included T l.
White. for Borough Pres NJ
gene Mcclure, for Sherin, !, =
Rahn. for Registrar; PatrlI'r "
Mahon. for County CLERK sno
NON Press for District AitoIho 50
The labor members Of the
comm;,,ss onposed the desIgn,Ss, =,
Mr.. Hopper for Register. 80 y. -
ed Timothy Healy 10 get w y, ~
Healy had been mentioned -. j,
as we'll Ii now appears NE, \, .
ming for any Office. 0nal !, D
edwards. OF Brooklyn, SpoE; 80, O
OF nominating Borough ft I'd, 80
D NJ in Queens. instead OF ". In
'O c.or 20 " Wickersham pre-
the meeting Of the Fusion IcIsss
in the absence Of Chairi1nan ,o.s
H. Dodge. The nominating ,. a. ~
=, ade NO report on the RiehrnyrI !, y
haoe ~ ;,b. That Wiz .fr
mitted this afternoon al .ns
consider the Brooklyn stu