The sun., 1917-08-16
CROPSEY MUM:
$3.50 DEAL WON
FusiOn's Nominating Commit
tee Approves Kings County
Ticket Amid Protests.

Completely up in the air as to whether
Justice James c. Cropscy will enter :he
Republican primaries against Mayor
Mitchell. the nominating committee Of tn.
fusion committee, in the face of bitter
opposition from Brooklyn independents,
formally approved last night the Nifty
nifty Kings county ticket framed by
Jacob A. Livingston and the Calder
Kracke forces.
This ticket. which puts Lewis NJ
Swasey, a Calder man. up as the fusion
nominee for Sheriff. and John T. Raf-
ferty. Livingston man, for Register Of
Kings, Is part of the slate which brought
about peace between Livingston and the
Calder men and which 1t II understood
provided for the elimination Of Justice
Cropsey as candidate.
Justice Cropsey failed to make mis-
promised statement yesterday and con.
tinued to worry both the fusionIsts and
, the Democrats by his obstinate silence.
Ills friends In Brooklyn. however, still
insist that he viii run and will make
known his decision at the proper time.
Just what prompted the fusion commit
tee to adopt the Livingston Calder Kings
county nfty-nfty ticket, in view of the
scathing attacks made on the integrity
u
own members at yesterdays meeting. is
one Of the MANY mysteries Of the pres
ent involved situation.
storm of Protests Develops.
When the nominating committee. pre-
sided over by George w. Wickersham,
announced its approval Of the Swasey-
Rafferty, ticket at the meeting In the
Hotel Manhattan storm of protest
against this action arose. Bitter de-
nunclation OF the fusion committee, in
Guiding statements that II appeared to
be working entirely In the interests of
the Republican party and that such ac-
! ton would permit Judge John +. Hylan.
the Democratic choice for Mayor. to
sweep the city" stirred the meeting to
high pitch Of excitement.
A. w. Eastman, an Independent
| Democrat OF Kings and q member Of the
! City Democracy. was the hrst man to
jump to his feet with protest when
the nominating committee made known
| It's decision.
~ am opposed to this ticket" he
| shouted. This Is not fusion commit
tee so far a. Kings county is concerned
! II is q straight Republican ticket and
| Is the result Of deals among factions OF
! the Republican party to settle their own
differences. We left tho Democratic
party because we opposed certain &C
tions on the part OF our leaders and II
makes II no sweeter to US that those
leaders are now called Republicans.
Attack ON Posads.
president Pounds Is a factional Re.
publican Of the Calder-Kracke persua'
sion and has appointed only Republicans
to office. His office is Allied with Re
f! publican district leaders. and now you
ask us to support two more Of them
/ why should you deny US place on your
ticket when Kings Is q Democratic
county, according to tho enrolment?
You haven't given US men OF an,
higher type than we got from the De
mocratic leaders. ] am opposed TO thi
/ ticket. They are not men OF the Mitche
I type. We are for the Mayor hrst. Las
and always, but we don't propose Il
have a Republican ticket foisted on U
In the name Of fusion"
Then Elmer Sammis. another inde
nendent Democrat Of Kings. got tn
fioor and insisted that the prime purpos
Of the present campaign Is to keep Tam
many out of the Board of Estimate. blu
that II the fusion committee intended 4
ignore the Democrats Of Brooklyn ther
would be a grave question whether thi
could be done.
Charles Jerome Edwards. also an In
dependent Democrat Of Brooklyn. loudl,
asserted that while ne accepted tn
Kings county ticket he and many othe
independents would accept It with "men
tai reservation"
The executive committee Of the Re
publican organisation Of Richr = nd Dor
ough at a meeting last night -, Repuh
lican headquarters at Tompkinsviil
adopted resolutions indorsing the nom
nation Of Mayor Mitchell. Comptrolle
Prendergast and Robert Adamson
the fusion committee Of ITO. The CON
mittee also named Its borough cand
dates for the borough offices as follows
Borough President--Frank 8. Cannon
County 'Clerk---Thomas A. Branin.
Assembly-Firstd district, Samuel Ricf
ardson; Second district. William "
Bryan. ,
Aidermen--Seventy- first district. 3.
, Rutz; Seventy -second district. George
Scofield: seventy-third district. Wiiha'
, DE Wolff
State mmitteeman--Horace A. Bue
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