New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Chairman Koenis and |,
ons Say Mitchell Ha. Co.,.
tvs Solid Support
To Out-Wait Tamm.D,
Churchill and Hamilton A.
Urged at Democratic
Fusion Meeting

The Republican leaders in N,,,..
tan were quick yesterday to r.r,E.
the report that the Cropsey N.yo,,.
boom had some supporters anon. y
Republican district leaders in "
York County. The report wa. b..i .
the fact that petitions were b.i,, !.
culated in certain Republican ,t,...
holds in Manhattan naming Ju,s..
James c. Cropsey for Mayor; JoI, :,
Lyons, Republican leader Of N. ~.
Assembly District. Cor Sheriff -,
other Republicans for variou, ,,r :,
fees. Lyons and four other RennbI...
district leaders are attached IA =.
local Office of State Controller g,r
NJ. Travis, of Brooklyn, who b,, s
credited with being back Of Ii. c s,e
sey movement. ''F
Samuel S. Koenig, chairman ~ a.
Republican County COMMITTEES. d,,l,,.,
that every district leader in tbs ~.
ough was for Mayor Mitchell Ana !.
posed to the nomination OF Ju,,,.
Cropsey.
Il wish you would say on nv h.,.,
that so far as ! can learn there !, :,
a single Republican district Lead, .
New York County who favors III. ma,
nation of Justice Cropsey,' said NJ
Koenig. "They are all for NM,
Mitchell. All of the five di,t..
leaders who hold positions in N, n
flee of the State Controller, ana a,
have been represented as favorir, n,
Cropsey's candidacy, have assursS :.
that they are for Mayor Mitchell, n
nomination"
Lyons Declares for Mitchell
Mr.. Lyons said that his nam. 4.
candidate for Sheriff had been nh,
on the Cropsey petitions withou, N,
knowledge or consent. He decl,ri
that he was for Mayor Mitchell, and d
ways had been. He said that no l,,,,
outside Of the county had a ristt h
make up county slate for the ur,
here. He evidently intended TO INF,
that Jacob A. Livingston, chairm,, 4,
the Kings County Republican orgsriu
ton, who launched the Cropsey cara.
dacy, had a hand in putting on, n
alleged Cropsey slate on this sid, !.
the river.
The FIVE Republican leaders in a,
Controllers Office are Anthony Ludlu
Of the 18th Assembly District; Abr
j. Berwin, of the 18th District: ps.
ard NJ. Greenbank, of the 9Th Distre
Philip Samuels, of the 10th Disre
and Mr.. Lyons.
While Tammany Is anxious to ha
up the designation of a candida. n
Mayor until Justice Cropsey annoara
what he is going to do, friends Of n
Brooklyn political enigma declared
was willing to play a waiting gameva
Tammany, despite the anxiety Of 4,
Mitchel-Fusion leaders, who are liz
wise eagerly waiting definite word irr
Cropsey.
Cropsey May Hold OF
A report reached Fusion headesr
tiers here that Justice Cropsey min
wait until August 20, the day bs.m
the legal time limit expires for fin
designating petitions for the primsnn
1t was pointed out that the CropsI
petitions recently circulated urg,l
him to enter the Republican primsrs
against Mayor Mitchell, which contains.
l,705 names, could not be used q
designating petitions, as each name b;
to be sworn to in such petitions !
would not be a physical impossibis
however, to obtain the 1900 with d.
fidavits required in twenty-four houn
Candidates have done it before.
The Democratic Fusion Commit.s
of 10, which is to name the Tsmmsr
candidate, was still considering "othg
candidates" at a continued open met
ing of the committee on nominatios
last night. Thomas ". Church..
former president of the Board OF "a.
cation, and General Henry De Viz
Hamilton, former Adjutant Gensa
under Governor Sulzer, each was C.
Enthusiastically urged as the TsmnrI
candidate for Mayor. Among thw
who spoke for Churchill we're Louis :
Pink, who was secretary of the Fuse
Committee of l07 which nominate
Mayor Mitchell four years ago; Fri'i
r. Galgano, who headed an ITALIA
delegation; The Rev. DR.. Nathan Krsn
rabbi; Patrick j. 0'Beirne, Nichols
j. Healy, Maurice Hotchner, lsidore 3
Lehman and A. I. Novi, Of Brooklyn.
A committee Of promoters Of Gtnez
Hsmilton's candidacy visited Charts
F. Murphy at Tammany Hall yes,ertiyy
1t was understood that they were e.
couraged by the Wigwam leader .
keep the general in the running. IL
Tammany leaders, however, do not ~
pear to take the Hamilton esndidssI
seriously. The disposition is groWil
among the Tammany men 10 nomirE'
one Of the real "Tammany boys ~
ports from Tammany Hall yestsrft
indicated that Sheriff al" Smith nr'
yet be the lucky man.