The sun., 1917-08-18
CROPSEY MEN GET
ON mitchell WAGON
County Chairman vass of
Brooklyn Says He's Aboard
"tO the Limit"
LIVINGSTON rs SILENT
Register 0'Loughlin Starts
Party Of His Own-McC Cooey's
Leadership Contested.


Now that Justice cropsey has elim-
mated himself from the MAyornFy sit
uatton the fusion leaders Afe making
great progress'in rsiiyiAg TO ths Mitchell
standard such Of the Broohlyn Repf0-
lican leaders as stood ready to support
Mr.. Cropsey before no voluntarily took
himself out Of the running. There 10
every indication that the fusion ticket
will have behind It every Republican
leader In the greater city and In addi-
ton the Mayors friends are confident
that Mr.. Cropsey eventually will issue .
5tatemen: favoring the fusion candidates..
County Chairman Alfred e. vaa Of
Brooklyn, who was ready to throw his
influence to the Cropsey nomination. took
the lead yesterday In bringing all Of the
Cropsey leaders around to support the
Mayor.
"I'li support Mayor Mitchell to the
limit" he asserted. 81 think It was very
wise fr Mr.. Cropsey not to try to make
New York 'safe for Democracy
Jacob A. Livingston. chairman OF the
kfnge county executive committee. who
started the Cropsey boom and kept II
alive until his demands for recognition
In the distribution Of Kings county Of
fices were met, has not made any State-
ment, but he Is expected TO make one
soon. indorsing the fusion ticket an1
pledging his support. 90
All Of the fusion leadeTS yesterday
expressed the greatest satisfaction tha:
Mr.. Cropsey had taken himself out Of the
! race. While they have maintained psr-
sistently that the Mayor would have been
victorious in the primaries sgAinst Jus
tlce Cropsey. they nevertheless feel
greatly relieved that the situation has
narrowed down to two tickets 7E"
Brooklyn continued yesterday TO FUR
| flish most Of the political exoiteFnent
The Democratic county ticket approves
| Of hy John II, McCooey Is going to nave
| the fight Of its life and the leadership
| OF Mfr. McCocey Il to be contested. reg
lister Edward r. OToughlin. who de.
nnsnded the nomination for BorouGh
President on the organization ticket and
was turned down, has started a party OF
his own. to be known US the Peoples
Son,Partisan League and Will put UP q
fulI borough and county ticket, with him.
self as the candidate for Borough PresL
deHt to oppose the McCooey sIata
| Mr.. OLoughlin. In making this an.
nouncemcnt, issued q long statement biz
teriy attacking McCooey and the methods
Of the Brooklyn Democratic organization
! AT the same time James NJ. Power
United states Marshal announced hx
would run in the Democratic primaries
a. an Independent for the nomination u.
Borough President. And just to make
! matters more interesting, along came
the Brooklyn Democrats party. a new
t organisation. with Frank J. Pfial a. III
candidate for the Borough President.
| nomination. With Edward Riegelmann
! McCooey's candidate for the nomination
this will make 1t a four cornered primary
| fight.
| The Democratic organization o,
Queens met yesterday and completed
its ticket. Maurice Connolly was re-
nominated for Borough President, Peter
NJ. Daily. State Senator. was named fol
T. Kelly, Edward Laxansky and Richard
g. Newcombe were designated for thre<
Supreme Court vacancies.
For Aldermen the choices are-Slxtieti
district. Samuel ]. Burden the presen
Alderman; Sixty-hrst, Edward W. Cox
the present Alderman; Sixty third
| Frederick Schnitz, the present Alder
man; Slxty-third, Thomas J. O'Brisn
a new man, and Sixty-fourth. Joe
Fowler. a new man. The present Alder
men from the Sixty-third and Sixty
fourth are Republicans.
The Assembly choices are-First dis
tdct. Peter a. Leininger, the presen
Assembiyman Second district, Peter J
McGarry. tho present Alderman. servin,
his third term Third district. John !
Kennedy. new man; Fourth district. L
Eugene Decker. new man; Fifth district
Albert J. Brackley, new man: Sixtl
district, William H. O'Hare. now ssrv
ing his fourth term as Alderman.
Petitions for tho designations 0
Benjamin N. Cardoza and Chester
Mclaughlin as Judges Of the Court o
Appeals are being circulated throughou
the state by the Republican State com
mittee and will he fled with the Secre
tary.o Of State. on OF before next Tuesday
The two Judges to be designated ar
.the present incumbenta Judge Cardos
Is from this city and Judge McLaughlil
from Port Henry. Both Judges hav
also been designated by the Democrats
following ont the policy OF both partie
to. renominate Judges who have goo
records.
William N. Bennett, former State Sen
ator and an active opponent Of tn
Mitchell administration who has mad
many attacks upon 1t along the line o
its alleged costliness, announced lai
night he will run against Mitchell 4
the Republican primaries and that h
will have a full ticket.
The announcement caused no cosmi
upheaval. Fusion leaders recalled tina
Mr.. Bennett has been in accord with MI
Hearst on the West Side matter, an
that he was nettled at being ignore
| when neace was Matched I'M in Brooklyr