New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Livingston Refuses "a 6.
Committee to Confer q,
Nomination.
Action Is Criticii,.
Brooklyn Leaders Favo,,,|
to Mitchell Saw ch.nc. ).
Spike Cropsey Boom

Chairman Jacob A. Livins.,o,
Kings County Republican co~
carried his anti-fusion mov.s
Brooklyn a step further ye,,..,'
fatty refusing TO appoint 8
to represent the organiza,io, :.
first meeting to-day of the Do,,.
committee of the Fusion Comn;,.'
1917 to consider candidate,
fusion ticket. Chairman Liyip,v..
clined the invitation of the nopi.,.
committee without the formal.
calling together the members !.
Kings County committee "a
their views.
Mr.. Livingston announced Il,
tude toward the fusion co,fer.,..
letter to William Hamlin Chilli,
man of the executive commit,.. :,
big fusion committee, declipin, !,
part because he declared n. =,
committee was already corn,,.,
Mayor Mitchell as its candi6,. !
did say however, that the Rep.ss-
organization of Brooklyn stood =,
at any time TO receive a cor-.,
from the fusion committee 10 Eel
the matters in question.
Criticise Liyingston's Actio,
While some Of the Brooklyn Rem,
can leaders were inclined TO b. ~.
OF the chairman's precipits,e A.
none of them apparently was vi
TO oppose him 70 the extent OF .,s
"A committee of their own 70 ~
ference. Some Of the leaders haSi y.
that the Brooklyn Organization y
be represented at the conferers. r|
the opportunity afforded to sri, i
boom for Justice James c. Cr,,|
which Livingston and his follower l
agitating. The leaders Of the al i
Kracke faction, who are opposir, !
anti-fusion movement, eyiden,ly i
sidered IL the best part Of wist,-
this time not TO defy the coun,y IN
man, principally because OF h. Il
ciliatory attitude taken By NJ. q
toward Chairman Livingston. Uw
ceipt of the Livingston letig II
Childs declared that the Brwt-
chairman had acted in good fat u
and the fusion committee, having /.
and frankly stated his positis; z ]
the first.
81 understand Mr.. Livingau, ,r
tude perfectly" said Nr. ChA E.|
differs in his views from nEl q =,
that is ALL"
Some of the Brooklyn lfadcn x.y
out that while they did no, aye '.
the tactics which Mr.. Child Sec
willing to use in handling h. BE-
lyn leader and the Kings Cogrg Il
alton, as chairman Of the sIs.g
committee the responsibility q
campaign rested on him, and kg
not care TO oppose his policy d
time. They appeared to feel, boss
that the broadaxe would be non
fective on Chairman Liyingic, =
diplomacy.
The Line-Up for M.tchel
With the Brooklyn organizstr
of il, the first real lineup for q
in the city will be Manhs,.s,,
Bronx and Queens Favorable .
Mitchell cause. with Richmond ~
full. Richmond was the only o;ts
ough which hadn't designated 81
mittee yesterday 20 attend to-diyl
ference. The feeling agsins, "
Mitchell is strong in that horo'r
account Of his refusal TO rensn
city garbage plant from Staten hi
Joseph II. De Bragga, chalrmsh .
Queens County Republican Conr1
dAHOuHCtu sCcNtl roy t"es
Mitchell and fusion would have n't
port of the Queens County Org
ton. He will attend the conirE
He said that the Republicans ofVs
did not think the time had cones
to endeavor to defeat Tammsny "
straight ticket. Il
In organizing his Cropsey coz,
Chairman Livingston is said mN
ing capital out OF the old s1I
between Governor Whitman s,d =
Mitchell, and trying TO make u vi
that the Governor is in favor y
tice Cropsey and a straight Ep-
ticket. There is reason 70 oeA,w n
Governor Whitman will ts% -
the Brooklyn situation before -. NJ
exert his influence against ,he ~, u
boom. None of the fusion lesesn H
now that the Livingston rno'e-
an impediment 70 the fusion CIV
must be overcome.
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