The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
FUSION PACTS MADE
TOBAR SOCIALISTS
Democrats and Republicans
Unite on Congress Candidates
in Four Districts.
HILLQUIT ONE TARGET
La Guardia, Siegel, Sullivan
and One Other to Be
Endorsed.

Fusion on Congress nominees in the
Twelfth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Twentieth districts has been agreed to
by the Republican and Democratic or
ganizations in New York county. This
arrangement has been made In order
to prevent the election Of Socialists and
assure the sending to Congress Of none
except 100 per cent, Americans.
The Democrats are to indorse Repre-
sentative F. H. La Guardia In the Four
teenth and Representative Isaac Siegel
in the Twentieth, the sitting members,
both Republicans and candidates for
reelection. In return the Republicans
will take as their candidate Representa-
tive christopher D. Sullivan. Democrat.
now sitting for the Thirteenth, and will
accept any man the Democrats may
select as their candidate from the
Twelfth.
Meyer London to BE Opposed.
The Twelfth district Is now represent
ed by Meyer London, Socialist. a candi-
date for reelection. He has given sup
port to President Wilson in many of his
Rress are anxious to keep Socialists out
Of the House as far as possible. Two
years ago Mr., London got 6,103 votes to
5.763 for Sanders. Democrat, and 966
for Block. Republican. The Democrats
have not picked the candidate for this
district, but Judge Aaron j. Levey is
being considered
Morris Hillquit is the Socialist candi-
date for Congress from the Twentieth
district. Two years ago he gave Rep
resentative Siegel a close race, getting
4.129 to 4.542 for S!egel. Rosenblatt
Democrat got 1907.
Two years ago In the Thirteenth
Sullivan won by STA to 3.1S6 for Dos
tal Republican. and 1874 for Claessens
Socialist. In the Fourteenth La Guardia
defeated Farley. his Democratic oppo-
nent. by 7.272 to 6.915, Sockheim. Social
| list getting 1855. However the bounda-
ries of these districts have been changed
and shifts in population have increased
the Socialist vote materially in both.
Representative La Guardia for some
time has been a Captain in the Italian
aviation service.
The efforts of the Republican leaders
to bring about fusion with the Demo
Gratis on the Supreme Court states has
not been successful, as the latter believe
! they have every chance Of electing their
| ticket In the judicial district. which in
| cludes both New York and Bronx
counties. The Republicans have Endorsed
Justice Victor J. Bowling. Democrat. for
reelection on the principal that Judge
who has served one term without crit
| icism should be returned to the bench
regardless OF his party Affiliations. They
have designated Justice Nathan Ottinger,
appointed by Gov. Whitman to succeed
Justice Francis NJ. Scott. for the nom-
nation to succeed himself. To succeed
Justice John W. Cot the Republicans
have designated A. Parker Nevin.
Democrats Meet Tonight.
The Democratic executive committee
will meet tonight to indorse its Su-
preme Court slate. but the designations
OF Justice Downing and Senator Robert
F. Wagner are as good as made. For
the third place there are many. candi-
dates. including John Godfrey SAKE, who
was counsel to Gov. Sulzer: Senator
James A. Foley, Moses II. Grossman,
Alfred ]. Talley, Assistant District At
torney: Richard Mulqueen. brother of
the Judge of General Sessions. and Rich
ard p. Lydon
The Congress slate. except in the dis
tricts where fusion has been agreed TO.
has not been completed. Representative
Daniel J. Riordan, Democrat, will be. OF
course. candidate to succeed himself
from the Eleventh, and the Republicans
are finding it hard to get a man to op-
pose him. Under the redistrictins of
| Congress districts Representatives
Thomas F. Smith and Peter J. Dooling.
Democrats. have been thrown into the
same districts. The organization has
decided to run Doolng In the Fifteenth
| and Smith in the Sixteenth.
Herbert C. Pell will be the Democratic
nominee in the new Seventeenth. which
comprises most OF what is now the
Eighteenth. Frederick C. Tanner has
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination to succeed Repre-
sentative George r. Francis, who now
represents the Eighteenth. The latter
has had his petitions in circulation. but
| II was reported yesterday he did not IN
| tend to file them.
Walter NJ Chandler, Republican. will
be n candidate to succeed himself in the
| Nineteenth.
Donovan to Run in 21st.
In the Twenty-first Representative.
Jerome F. Donovan. Democrat. will be a
candidate to succeed himself. He will
elected to succeed Dock Commissioner
rec ne
publicans have petitions in circula ton
to qualify them to run In the primaries
They are Martin c. Ansorge. John A.
Bolles. opponent to Donovan in the spe-
cial election. and former Sheriff Max s.
Grifenhagen.
Representative Anthony j. Griffer
will be candidate to succeed him.
self in the Twenty-second Congress
district. He is Democrat in an over.
whelming Democratic district, and the
Republicans are not running after the
nomination OF their party.
The Republicans and Democrats viii
fuse on candidate for the State Senate
In the new Fourteenth district, but ever
then, on the basis of the vote last fall
will have difficulty in preventing tn,
election of Socialist. So far no othel
| fusion arrangements have been reached
although several others. both on tn,
Assembly and the Senate have bee,
I suggested.