Show FUSION IS GAME Of REPUBLICANS Leave eave Gates Wide Open for Combinations in Coming City Campaign INVITATIONS ARE OUT OUTi i I I PROGRAMS PRE PREVAIL PREVAIL PR VAIL GENERALLY M H M First Precinct 4 Andrew Smith Jr long term James D 1 Murdock short term 4 Second Precinct Pr 4 f J W V Currie Currle long loner term 4 C E Davey short term Third Precinct Albert J Davis long term T A Callister short term 4 Fourth Precinct Fred o red R P Davis term torm not fixed 4 John F Bennett term not fixed 4 Fifth Precinct John M o Hayes long term Henry Hem Cohn short term Ho Republican conventions named candi cani candidates can l dates datts for tor the city council In the five pre pro precincts of ot the city last evening In all of the conventions except that In the Third there was open or tacit ac no acceptance of the fusion scheme which tho the Smoot leaders are endeavoring to force torce In Jn the Third precinct convention there thero I Iwas was no apparent thought of fusion tuson and th convention nominees accepted tho the honor with resignation In the Fourth precinct convention two men were nomi nominated nominated nominated but no term was stated for either the assumption being that one will come comA oft off If It an arrangement can be made with the Democrats In the First precinct the tho t lan elan appears to be to drop Andrew Smith Jr named for the Ule long term In the Sec Second Second ond end to drop C E Davey Dave named for tho the short term terms and in the Fifth to drop John JohnM JohnM JohnM M Hayes Haes nominated for the long Ions term In each instance If It the deal goes through the tle Democratic candidate will be bo put on the Republican ticket |