New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-14
w. B. Ellison Indorse,
Mitchel's Regime
Former Corporation Coun.
sells Stand a Blow 10
Iammany

Of the Kings County Republican o.,
ganization, which consists Of the p.
publican leaders Of the twenty.,s,..
Assembly districts IN Brooklyn. TIA.
they would support the Fusion tick,.
The action Of the executive con-.
mittee yesterday brought prae,icsuv
all the former Cropsey an.i.Ni,cs,,
factionalists, including Jacob 4 Liz.
ingston, chairman Of the commi,t,.
into the Mitchell camp. 7, was coz
reputation Of the Bennett s,raich,
Republican ticket.
Hardly less important was the an.
nouncement OF william B. Eniso,
whom many Tammary men hoped r..
Gently to nominate for Mayor instead
Of Judge John F. Hylan, that he would
support Mayor Mitchell!
Mr.. Ellison is sending OF. from b.
home, Psi West 10th Street, a bris.
letter and pamphlet 70 many o. his
personal and political friends, stating
that he cannot support the Tammsry
platform because Of the municipal
ownership plank, which would nea,
"a tremendous increase in taxes" o.
the Tammany candidate.
Ellison Praises Mitchell
Ellison supported Mayor Mitch,
four years ago, and IN his preset
letter he said:
II have known Mayor Mitchell almos.
since his boyhood and now repe4,
what I wrote of him four years ssl
as follows: An honest man, an abe
man, and that which is Of az least equ4.
importance. an absolutely fearless nsn
such is John Purroy Mitchell
While Mr.. Ellison has never been
strict organization man in the Tam
many sense, he was Corporation Cour.
sci under a fammany Mayor. His
declaration for Mitchell and Fusion is
a hard blow TO Tammany at this I'm,
because it was we'll understood prior
to the nomination OF Judge Hyan By
the Democratic Fusion Committee that
he was the choice Of the majority u
the Tammany leaders and other mem
bcrs Of the committee.
Thomas D. Mccarthy, United States
Marshal, appeared at meeting OF TIE
Democratic Fusion Committee, sup.
posedly az the suggestion OF Charles
F. Murphy, when Ellison was about %
be designated, and bitterly attacked
the former Corporation Counsel Ihs
Ellison boom collapsed
There had been 10 roundup OF ne
Republcan-Fus!on sentiment IN the
Brooklyn organization since justice
James c. Cropsey withdrew as poI-
sible Mayoralty candidate until ye
terday. Prior 10 his withdrawal
was conceded by the Mitchell forces
that a majority Of the district leaders
favored Cropsey.
Three or four Of the district leaders
still assumed an anti-Mitchel attitude
Yesterday, and in Difference TO then
resolutions were not passed naming
Mayor Mitchell and the rest OF the fu'
sion ticket. Il was left TO ChalrmG
Livingston 70 issue more genera
declaration for Fusion, IS opposed "
Tammany.
The meeting Of the executive coz
mittee was held at the call Of Char
man Livingston in the county hesdluH
ters. 1872 Montague Street. All OF Ms
twenty three leaders were present lhs
programme had all been prearrsnsso
in conferences between Senator "!.lias
VI. Calder, Commissioner r ),
Kracke and State Controller Eugene y
Travis. the Mitchel-Fusion leaders, ana
Chairman Livingston and other !eadsr
who were formerly identined WIN w
Cropsey boom. -,
The Mitchell men had good msigl
of votes TO put through he res9.u.ii.a
naming the candidates on the ru,!..
ticket. bun they followed the p9nS
pursued since Livingston got out l'Ja
under Cropsey, in letting down easy Wv
disgruntled leaders.
Livingston's Statement
The Livingston statement folIowS
81 requested the executive meihv,,,
TO call at the Republican headqls',.,
today between the hours o. ana
ascertain from each the political s' ~.
ton in his respective Assembly, srs
trict, and have gathered that tne! a -.
that the sentiment in their olss
i in favor of the Fusion tcAeI ~ ~.
successful at the primaries because "A.
issue "a between Tammany on one
and Fusion on the other. Az Vh S, %.
time there is no desire nor VIZ o.
thing be done on the part OF VIE n
rnittee 10 interfere with the Isis,
The enrolled voter TO freely eN'''
his choice as 70 candidates. .u.
Il was explained that the Isss I'D
praph in the statement vas lar
AT the request Of Livingston aHI mar
leaders who saw breSSers ahean so,.
tho primaries unless the pf.H's
tos.s in Brooklyn were treated go.
decree OF impartiaiity at n1h.s.,, 70
Nome of the leaders expects B De., n.
win against Mitchell IN the A'Iei
nublican primaries. and 70 was .soIidly
Nat the organization would pet,tSI !.
and actively back OF Mayor 49,"
tn , genera, f Ctsswnbell Republican Is ,'s,
er Of the old 18TH ASSEM- "A Js.es
which includes Coney lslsnu' S ,o,b ofr
Bartscherer, leader OF we wbieh .
trict. in East New loTn, ssc,ion,'
snown as the "GermantoNh onno,ed
we're TWO of the leaders "no s,ss.
the naming Of the Fusion eS 60, - Die.
charles G. Conrady, OF the new % - he
trict. and william Schn;tt'PIh" W. abo
2o,b District, were said 20 hGr ,Sors.
oprosed stronger fus!o"
menr. e.,d
Ellison's Reasons for STAND la
Tho E'Ii.on pamphle, is emu snti'.t
Financial Problems OF s,atefnsss
S SS asS Grs, which how b sqdf s:S, 70 :"
S s5G1II5.Ois IN Isi7, Mr.. Ellison p~
ceases Sceas 10 have been Oat of progOTiS,n, d:
t the Growth Of population and ,S naI,os
70 to- the budget. not in proportion {" SIS
population from s54l,sir.--o !"
10 sl,36l, 4S3,S2l in 1915.