New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Personal Ambitions Lie n
Other Fields, Mayor
Tells Fusionists
Promises Honest Rule
Adamson Consents to Run for
President of Board Of
Aldermen

A letter from Mayor Mitehe, sc,.
mally accepting his denomination wa,
made public yesterday by the Fu,io,
Committee of 25O. In It he point, %
the conflict between his desire 70 "a.
tire and his duty to run, and he prom.
ises vigorous campaign.
The Mayor is resting at Upper s.,,
nae Lake. His letter is dated from
there. Addressed 20 William Hamlip
Childs, chairman Of the executive com.
mittee of the Fusion Committee n
reads:
"My Dear Mr.. Childs:
IL have just received your formal
notice Of my denomination for the Of.
fee Of Mayor Of the City Of New York
by the Fusion Committee Of 1917.
Permit me to state to you. and
through you to the entire commi,ts.
that | am deeply Sensible Of the hiA
honor conferred upon me ~ the b.
dorsement of my administration Of In.
Office Of Mayor during the past thre.
and half years, through this renomi.
nation by the unanimous vote Of m,
Committee OF Two Hundred and
Fifty. Please express 70 the mem.
bers of the committee my very keen
appreciation.
Since the time has now come 70,
a public word from me upon this mat.
ter, perhaps il will not be amiss II |
restate what | have so often said "a
you and TO the other gentlemen repre-.
senting the committee with whom I
have conferred.
No Ambition for Public Office
"As you know, my determination no.
to accept any denomination for n.
office Of Mayor was formed, end be-.
lieved fixed, before the opening OF M,
conferences between your sub-eau.
mittee and myself. 7 had and have
no ambition TO continue in public otscs.
Ny desires lay and sill lie in a df.
ferent field of service. In additon,
my personal necessities dictate that |
refrain from the assumption Of tie
obligations and limitations Of public
office for period of years.
Il notified you months ago that I
could not serve and that the committse
must seek another candidate.
After repeated conferences and
much deliberation on the part Of your
subcommittee you returned b me with
the conclusion that a genuine and et.
fective fusion of the citizenship for a
continuation of honest, efficient, busi.
ness government could not be brought
about, except upon tue basis Of a re.
nomination Of the officers Of the pres.
ent administration.
although | did not concur In thl,
view with regard to myself, and, al.
though the course you proposed con.
flicted with my ambitions, my desires
and my interests, yet when you stated
to me that it was your firm conviction
that in case | did not withdraw my re.
fusal to run no effective fusion move.
ment could be organized, realized that
in yielding TO your judgment ! had 70
choose between a sacrifice OF my per.
sonal future as | had wished and
planned it, and a return, during the
critical period of vital war In whieh
the City of New York has played and
must play an important part, Of that
type of dishonest, sloyenly, ineffective
and unserviceable government which We
hope has been banished for good from
the municipal life Of New York City.
II thereupon gave your sub-commit'
tee the assurance | would run, provided
of course the balance Of the Fusion pro
gramme were carried out through hs
denomination and nomination Of suit
able and balanced Fusion ticket
Accepts the Nomination
Having given you this promise,
shall not withdraw il, ! accept YOU
nomination for the Office OF Mayor
am willing to head the Fusion cause
and, if elected, | will give TO the City o.
New York the same kind OF administts.
tion it has experienced durlnB the pas
three and a half years, improving o.
the many points where experience hS'
shown Improvement possible and neees'
sary, and avoiding, II we can, suen mN'
takes as have been made.
"You have, therefore, my sssurahe;
that | will become the candidate o.
your committee for the Office OF Mayor
under whatever conditions may oe Pre-.
sented. will conduct as vigorous
campaign as in my power hes, as w
repres entative of those who beiieye y
an honest, non-partisan, uncontrtol.s.. ~.
and businesslike administration OF Wv
public affairs of New York City.
"Very sincerely yours,
aTOIIN Pi'RROY Mitchell