New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Prendergast, Adamson,
Marks and Pounds
Also Picked
Other Nominations
Will Be Made Later
Committee Is Elated at
Mitchel's Decision to
Seek Second Term

The political skies cleared on 'ne
Fusion situation last night when the
executive committee of the Fusion
Committee of 1917 unanimously recon-
mended the following nominations foi
the Nty ticket in the coming election
For Mayor, John Purroy Mitchell
For Controller, William A. Prem
dergast.
For President Of the Board of Alder
men, Robert Adamson.
For President of the Borough oi
Manhattan, Marcus NJ. Marks.
For President Of the Borough oi
Brooklyn, Lewis Fl. Pounds.
William Hamlin Childs. chairman oi
the executive committee, said that ne
George W. Perkins, and other members
of the committee conferred with Mayor
Mitchell and Controller Prendergas'
Monday and obtained their uncondi-
tional promise to run again on the
Fusion ticket. The other nominations,
as far as they had been made, were per-
fectly satisfactory to the Mayor ano
the Controller, he said.
Other Selections Later
Recommendation for the nomina-
tions of other city Offices, including the
presidency of the Boroughs OF Ihe
Bronx and Queens and Richmond, the
county Offices and the judiciary, Will De
considered later. Park Commissioner
Thomas ". Whittle of The Bronx,
George Cromwell, former Borough
President of Richmond, and possibly
Maurice E. Connolly, present President
~ Queens. are the most likely candi-
dates for the heads of those borougns'
The nomination of Fire Commissioner
Robert Adamson for President OF the
BOARD of Aldermen proved satisfactory
TO the Republican organization, al
though Samuel s. Koenig, chairman OIL
tho New York County Republican Com.
y,;ttee has suggested as a matter OF
"nolitical expediency" that the nominee
for that Office should be Republican
from The Bronx. Outside of the Mayor
and the Controller, Commissioner
Adamson's nomination was popular
ore with the fusion committee.
The members of the big Fusion com
rittee were highly elated last night
over the fact that the Mayor and the
Controller and practically all the other
strongest members of the present
BOARD of Estimate. had consented 10
erter the race again. Mr.. Childs
frankly declared that it had been no
easv task TO persuade Mayor Mitchell
TO make another good fight
Ratification on Friday
meeting of the General Committee
of $50 has been called for Friday al
ternoon at 3 O'Clock at the Hotel Man.
haitian for the ratification of the nom
nations made last night. 1t is almost
a certainty that the big committee Will
unanimously indorse the candidates rec
commended by the nominating commit
tee and Endorsed by the executive COM
mittee. A committee probably Will be
appointed at Fridays meeting TO notify
the candidates. Mayor Mitchell is ex-
nec,ed 10 make a formal announcement
Of his decision to head the Fusion
ticket arain after the committee has
waited upon him.
The nominating committee met II
the afternoon prior to the meeting o.
the executive committee last night a
Fusion headquarters, 144 Madison Ave
nue. While the nominating COMMITTED
was in session Charles L. Hughes SEN
word that he greatly regretted M
was unable to attend and declared tha
he was in hearty sympathy with th'
Fusion movement and with the prcposa
10 renominate Mayor Mitchell and Con
troller Prendergast.
81 hope" said Mr.. Hughes, that al
the leaders will be OF this mind. Ih'
Republican party could not afford TO b'
responsible for the defeat OF Fusion
On the contrary, the entire strength o.
the party should be cast in favor o.
Fusion and of the denomination OF the
Mayor and the Controller.
1--WE have had the best administra'
ton under Mayor Mitchell that the city
has known. There should be no ques'
tion as 70 his denomination
Mr.. Childs said the members OF the
executive committee were particularly
pleased at the demonstration foi
Mitchell by the representatives of many
civic and labor organizations at tho
meeting Of the nominating committee
Many of the large unions in the hvt
boroughs were represented.
Saws Labor Favors Mitchell
The sentiment for Mayor Mitchell wa'
unanimous among the labor men, h
said and the nomination OF Rober
hdamson, for President of the Board o.
Aldermen, which position the labor rep
haA cl I'M cd a
man, was heartily indorsed by the labor
representatives. Timothy Hesly, whC
seconded the nomination Of Commits
sioner Adamson, said that at biz
meeting Of union men held Monda!
night unanimous belief was expressed
that "Adamson is the logical man fol
the position and possibly the only mar
who can beat Frank Dowling (presen
Tammany President OF the Board o.
Aldermen for it
During the meeting of the nominal
ing committee John Pima submitted
a list OF candidates for county offices
Endorsed al a well attended meeting
Of representative labor men at I'll
East Forty-ffth Street Monday night
The list included: Timothy Healy, FOL
Sheriff Of New York County; Georg'
r. Mcclure, for County Clerk Of Tn.
Bronx; Alircd j. Boulton, for county
Clerk Of Kings, and John Quinn, fol
Sheriff OF Queens County.
To preclude any possibility Of Mayo
Mitchell losing the nomination through
defeat in the Republican primaries. IL
case Justice James c. Cropsey or an!
other candidate runs against him, IN,
executive committee adopted resolu
tion authorizing its chairman 20 ap
point a law committee 10 prepare peti
lions for circulation 20 assure th'
Vosfnp rorniuecg a place on the ON