New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Appoints Committee to Ask
Party Nominee to
Withdraw
Endorses MIR. Mitchell
Same Old Issue for City's
Honor and Against Tam
many, Resolutions Say

Member. Of the New York Young
Republican Club, one Of the most innu-
entail Republican organizations IN inc
city, last night unceremoniousiy turned
down the Bennett Mayoralty candidacy
n. not representative Of the desire Oh
the majority Of the party, and appoint
ed committee to call upon Mr.. BEN
nett and ask him to withdraw.
The organization, which met at the
Murray Hill Hotel. unanimously adopt
ed resolutions indorsing Mayor Mitcnei
as the logical candidate to keep the
Republicans from going Tammany'
outlined an active campaign to aid the
Mayor, and appointed committee 10
prepare literature to make known the
issues involved.
The resolutions pledging the support
Of the organization to Mayor Mitchell
as introduced by John Collins, follow:
"The same Issue is put up to the peo-
ple of New York every four years
Tammany Hall VS.. the city. In tnese
6gbts for the honor of New York
CITY the Republican party has, Tor a
long period, played creditable part on
the side of good government. .
"This time the situation appears, ~
first sight, complicated by the acci-
dental success at the primaries OF
small minority of the Republican party
Nv this technicality the Young Repuo-
lican Club declines to be bound.
"Our constitution declares that IN
Iocal affairs. national politics, as such,
have no proper part. We thus stood
committed from the first In 1913 we
declared for Mitchell. before the re
publican primaries were held. Months
ago we declared for him again. 49,,
"To the old issue there is now added
n new one. Shall n Mayor who mas
given the city the best four years II
has ever had be displaced because nc
has incurred the displeasure oil
Americas enemies? To this the. young
Republicans Of New York can give ou'
one answer.
at would be a misfortune II the gov,
eminent of this city were to be turned
over. in the midst OF war. to group
whose patriotism is questioned and VINO
depend for support upon the votes Of
the disloyal. ".
yonng Republican Club, favor the re-
turn Of Mayor Mitchell and the elec-
tion OF the whole Fusion ticket
TAYLOR More, in an address IN which
no outlined the present municipal sit
uation. said that Bennett doubtless
now had come TO realization OF the
fact that ne could not be elected and
that he probably would withdraw and
abandon his hope of defeating Mayor
Mitchell and the cause Of good govern
ment If an opportunity to discuss inc
situation were given him.
But the difficulty lies in the fact
that at this date il would be lmpos-
sible for Mr.. Bennett to have his name
removed from the ticket, even II he
desired TO do So" somebody protested.
"That is true" admitted Mr.. More,
"but he might do as Judge Flammer
did in 1905. when he decided not to run
against Jerome for .he Office Of Dis
trict Attorney. He could not have his
name removed from the ticket, but he
went on the stump, advised all OF those
who had intended TO support MN 10
vote against him and for Mr.. Jerome
A committee consisting of Mr.. More,
John X. Clark and r. X. McGonigal
was appointed to map out plan OF
campaign. 1t was empowered with the
authority Of the club to call upon Mr..
Bennett and picture the situation to
him in its true colors, should 1t de-
eide that this would be the proper
course to pursue.
The same committee will have
printed a pamphlet enumerating the
issues involved, incidentally calling at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Bennett,
now an enthusiastic advocate of party
regularity, has been "irregul lar
throughout his political career. Dur
ing his membership in the Legislature
il was said that he made it his boast
that he took no part in caucuses and
refused 10 be hound BY them.