The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-04
FUSION PLANNED TO
DEFEAT SOCIALISTS
Republicans and Democrats
Agree on Candidates for
Aldermen.
8 DISTRICTS COVERED
Same Arrangement Is Made to
Elect Three Municipal
Court Justices.
DISTRICTS COVERED

Republican and Democratic leaders
have completed their fusion arrange
ment In the Fourth. Sixth and Eighth
Assembly districts. composing the Four
teenth Senate district. Fusion has been
decided upon in order to insure the de-
feat Of the Socialists. BY this fusion II
IL expected that at least three Of the
seven Socialist members Of the Board of
Aldermen win not return to the board,
among their number Algernon Lee. the
Socialist leader In the Eighth Assembly
district. The Alderman now represent
Ing the Fourth Assembly district Is
Adolph Held, and In tho Sixth Abraham
Beckerman. Both are Socialists.
Last year. whom Aldermen were not
elected, the Republicans were successful
In fusing with the Democrats in the
Fourteenth Senate district They in
dorsed Senator Bernard Downing, the
Democratic candidate. and Assembly
man Samuel Diokstein. the Democratic
candidate for Assembly in the Fourth
Assembly district In return the Demo-
Gratis indorsed Assemblyman Sol Ullman
and Herman Weiss the Republican can
didates for the Assembly In the Sixth
and Eighth districts respectively. The
fusion candidates defeated the Social
lists.
This year as there ara no State Sena-
tors to be elected the fusion IL for AZ
sembiymen and Aldermen. The Demo-
orats arc indorsing Assemblymen Weiss
ana Uliman for reelection. and the Re-
publicans are indorsing Nanny Silver
stein and Norris Graubord. Democratic
candidates for the Board Of Aldermen
In the Sixth and Eighth Assembly dis
tricts respectively. In the Fourth As
u&.tx
Democrat. Ia indorsed for reelection by
the Republican,, and the Democrats are
indorsing the Republican candidate for
Alderman, "Wireless" Louis Zeltner.
With the same purpose in view. tc
prevent the election of Socialist candl-
dates, the Republicans and Democrats
have arranged fusion in the Second MI
nicipal Court district, as already an
rounced. The fusion candidates for the
three vacancies In this district are Will
lam Blau, Republican, and Justice Ben
jamin Hoffman and Justice Morris Elder
Democrats. now sitting on the bench.
There II no fusion in the othen Munci
pal Court districts. As the First, where
there are three vacancies. In strongly
Democratic, Republicans have not en-
tered the field.
There is such close fight for the or.
kdulAdtioh oobi8HdttOub toF tnc ois
domination In tho Fifth Municipal Cour
district, which Is safely Republican. thai
the leaders have been unable to reacf
an amicable understanding, except thai
three men will fight It out in the pri
maries. Tho candidates are former As
semblyman Abram Ellenbogen. Alexan.
der u. Zinke and Charles H Griffiths
former loader OF the Eleventh Assembi,
district Mark Ellison has decided witt
himself that he has as good a right al
any one to the nomination. and also ha,
filed a petition
Justice Solomon Oppenheimer, the Re
publican incumbent In the Sixth Munich
pal Court district. will be the organiza
| tion choice to succeed himself
In the Eighth Municipal Court distric
tho Republican candidate is Carol
Hayes. In the Third Municipal Cour
| district the Republican candidates ar,
Anthony p. Ludden. leader of the norti
end of the Fifth Assembly district. ant
w. Armstrong.