The New York herald., 1921-01-26
COP. TABOOS FUSION
IN MAYORALTYRAC
borough Leaders Meet to Lay
Plans for Anti-Tammany
Ticket.
HARMONY rs INDICATED
Attitude of Republicans on
Traction Question Held
in Abeyance.
HARMONY rs INDICATED

Republican leaders of the five bor-
oughs we're brought together last night
for a discussion of the coming munic-
ipal campaign. They were guests at
private dinner in the National Republi-
can Club arranged By the committee on
city affairs of that organization. Each
leader was accompanied by small
group of his organization advisers-men
and women--making a gathering. in
cluding the clubs committee, Of moro
than fifty.
1t was generally agreed that fusion
was practicable this year, and that
the Republican organization had the
right to and should take the leadership
in framing the anti-Tammany ticket.
Some thought the ticket should be COM
posed of organization Republicans all
down the line, while others argued it
should be non- partisan to the extent OF
including an independent Democrat or
two Above all, it was urged, the lead
ers ought to lay aside sectional pride
and rivalry to the end tiiat the best pos
sble candidates should be named regard
less Of what part of the city they might
happen to live In.
The five borough leaders who, after
all. will outline the policy in the last
analysis, it is understood, listened more
than they talked. Each was waiting for
the other to lay his cards on the table,
and all preferred not to go too far In
unburdening himself in such a large
gathering. However, 1t Is believed one
object of the meeting--to bring the or
ganizations OF the five boroughs into
To-
complshed.
1t was thought the Republican Club.
representing all the boroushs in a way.
could not be accused of having any axe
to grind in calling such conference. A
start having been made to bring about
harmonious relations, 1t Is probable that
meetings will be held in the near future,
although 1t Is considered too early to
discuss the personality Of candidates.
There was some attempt to get con-
census as to what the issues OF the
campaign would be and as to what at
titude the party should take on the
transit situation. But the advice of the
older heads was that those matters also
would have to be formulated later In
the year. 1t was too soon to calculate just
how the fare question would figure In
the campaign until some definite action
had been taken by the Legislature In
response to Gov. Miller's message.
The borough leaders present were:
Manhattan, Samuel S. Koenig; Brook
lyn, Jacob A Livingston; Queens, JOS
eph II. De Bragga: The Bronx, Rich
ard w. Lawrence; Richmond. ]. p.
Thompson.
With Mr. Koenig were Collin III.
Woodward. Miss Helen varick Bos-
well. Mrs. John Iselin, Mrs. Charles
Sabin. Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mrs. Arthur
l.. L.vermore, Benjamin M. Day. Ezra
T.. Prentice and Clarence Fay. In ad-
diton to Mr.. Livingston these were in
vited from Brooklyn: Alfred e. vass.
f. j. II. Kracke. Mrs Elizabeth Belts.
Miss Rosalie Loew Whitney, Mrs. Mae
Gooderson, Mrs. Anna De Witt and Mrs.
Beatrice v. Stevenson.
Senator Calder. whose invitation went
astray, 1t is said, was at the club q
minute on his way to another dAQper
he had come from Washington to at
tend.
Cortlandt Nicoll. former Senator, and
chairman OF the Committee on City Az
fairs. presided. Among other members
of the committee present were Charles
ID. Hilles. National Committeeman !;
Charles l.. Bernheimer, Perley Morse.
Charles e. Heydt, Joseph Levenson, w.
w. Niles, Alexander M. White, Justice
Epiegelberg and Charles Albert Perkins.