New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-23
Big Three of Republican
Party in Kings Out for
Fusion
Mayor Gains Strength
By Brooklyn Rallies
His Reelection Certain, De-
clares Henry Nor
genthau

formal announcements from United
States Senator Calder, State Controller
Travis and Commissioner +. J. II.
Krscke, the three most prominent Re-
publican leaders in Kings, that they
would support Mayor Mitchell for re-
election. The Mayor last night drove into
the borough from which his new sup
port had come and spoke at four large
mass meetings-at Kismet Temple,
Prospect Hall, the Central Branch Y. NJ.
c. A. and Sessa Hall. 1t was a big
drive by the Mitchell supporters. calcu-
lated to turn the tide from Mr.. Ben
nett to Fusion.
The Mayor attacked Hylan, Hearst
and Murphy with new vigor in his
Brooklyn speeches, arraigning the
Tammany candidate for his failure to
come out into the open. The Mayor
discussed the tentative city budget for
1918, defending the increase of s21,-
21S,226 over this year, irrespective OF
the direct state tax of IS, 463, 756, and
pointing out where the added city eX-
penses were justified.
Big Three's Stand Expected
The stand Of the three big Brooklyn
leaders was forecast several weeks
ago in The Tribune, but they had been
waiting in view of the Bennett-Cropsey
opposition for the most opportune time
10 make a public announcement.
The Bennett supporters had come to
believe that these leaders would not
take such drastic action in view of the
result: Of the Republican Mayoralty
primaries. and yesterdays announce
ment upset some of their calculations.
1t is understood that all three leaders
will take an active part in behalf of
Mayor Mitchell during the remainder Of
the campaign. Senator Calder took the
stump for the Mayor last night at some
Of the Mitchell meetings.
Jacob A. Livingston, chairman Of the
executive committee of the Kings Coun-
ty Republican organization, and Alfred
+. Nass, the county committee chair
man, who espoused Benefits cause, had
no comment to make on the Calder
Travis Kracke announcement. The
Mitchell men declared that the concerted
action of the three big leaders would
more than offset the anti-Mitchel sup
port of the Livingston-Vass- Cropsey
faction.
They declared that the drift from
now on would be toward Mitchell. De-
spite the recent efforts of the anti
Mitchell group, the other Brooklyn lead
ers were able to forestall any action of
the Kings County Republican Commit
tee toward indorsing Mr.. Bennett.
A further advance in the Mayors
chances for reelection was indicated
yesterday, in the opinion Of the Fusion
campaign managers, in a statement of
Henry Morgenthau, former Ambassador
10 Turkey under President Wilson.
Mr.. Morgenthau is in the Mitchell
campaign now TO work "tooth and nail"
for the Mayor, as he did for the re-
election of President Wilson in the last
Presidential campaign. He has taken
permanent Offices at Fusion headquar-
tiers, at the Hotel Manhattan. The
patriotic phase of the campaign APP
peals strongly to the former ambassa-
dor. His new relations with the
Mitchell campaign forces are regarded
as significant, in view of his relations
with the national Administration.
Mr.. Morgenthau made an analysis of
the prospective Mayoralty vote, as he
raw it at this time. and declared
II was d certainty ludt
Mayor Mitchell could not be defeated.
He predicted that the Mayor would re-
ceive about 10000 votes, as against
about 100000 for Judge Hyian, the
Tammany candidate.
He declared that the general alarm
over the possible Hillquit Socialist vote
was unwarranted, although he predicted
a vote Of 10000 at the outside for
Mr.. Hillquit. He allowed Mr.. Bennett
the Republican nominee, from $4,000
20 $4,000 votes, more likely below the
first figure.
Doubts Hillquit's Strength
Mr.. Morgenthau is particularly well
posted on the Jewish vote in the city
the possibilities of which he declared
he had been studying recently in the
light OF present conditions. He based
his calculations on, vote of GO 0OO
being cast in the coming election out
Of registration of $4,000.
THE Jews represent one-ffth of our
population said Mr. Morgenthau. at
is fact that not all the Jews are citi-
zens. II IS a fair assumption that not
more chan one-siXth or One-seventh OF
them will vote. That means about
ll2OOO Jewish votes. ] know from my
own interest and experience in politi-
cal affairs in this city that fully 10000
of these votes will be divided among
Mitchell. Hylan and Bennett.
That leaves Hillquit $1,000 Jewish
votes. The Socialist vote normally is
about $4,000, of which at least 10000
are Jews. Give Hillquit the rest OF
the $4,000 votes and add $4,000 as a
vote of protest-paciiists. pro-Germans
and the lke-and, to make the fullest
kind Of allowance for his strength, give
hum 10000 more. That would make his
limit 10000 votes"
Mr.. Morgenthau declared il was
his firm belief that thousands of Jews
who now entertained the idea that the
Socialist candidate had a slight chance
OF winning would ultimately switch 10
Mitchell when they realized that Mr.
Hillquit had no chance of being elected
Mr. Morgenthau suggested the forma-
ton of d vigilance committee" OF
which he would be willing to act as
chairman. TO get out for hard work
for the rest OF the campaign IN bring
ing this big fact home TO the Jews and
other voters. lie asked for names to
be sent in TO Fusion headquarters OF
workers who would be willing 70 serve
on such committee.
Senator Calder. in his statement
Yesterday, said that after mature con-
alteration he was convinced that the
Mayoralty contest lay between Mayor
Mitchell and Judge Hylan. The su-
preme issue. he said, was whether
Tammany shall seize the city govern
ment and destroy. for at least four
years, all that has been won by Fusion.
He declared that he confidently ex-
pected TO see Mayor Mitchell reelected.
State Controller Travis said that the
last three weeks of the campaign had