Show POLITICAL RAGTAG RAG TAG AND BOBTAIL Fusion Fusi Element X nl nt Opposed to Mayor McClellan M CJ ari in tn New NerV York Yok r V trying JO to Gouge Each Ea h O Other er C Citizens pi pin n Union Marches Out 1 7 t M BW YORK Sept H 1 Uva of at the he Citizens Union n with withdraw wl withdrew h drew draw tonight from fr m a of th Ui various arous local political organisations opposed to Tammany Hall The confer conference once ence had been called caU d for th the purpose of determining upon a mayoralty ma candidate to oppose Mayor who it to is generally understood will stand for re reelection reelection reelectIon election as the Tammany nominee The fusion forces organized several weeks ago have been composed of the J Citizens Union tin the local Republican or organization under the leadership of Coun County Co County n nt ty t Chairman Halpin Haipin the Municipal Own Ownership Ownership league leacue and the German American league loo e After leaving the fusion conference th the Citizens Union delegates held a 8 session sea on onby by themselves It was ag understood they would not consent to a decision by the fusion conference to delay the mayoralty m nomination until next ne t Monday Were Being Jobbed Later the Citizens Union tives tivee issued an address to the public in which they stated they were forced to withdraw from the conference after atter reaching the conclusion that the pur per purpose purpose pose of the conference was not to conter confer but to force upon Ul n the Citizens Union a Ii candidate chosen by other bC the conference I A significant feature f of ot the day no no II was tho th return from Europe EurOl e ut ti Justice William J GaYnor of ot Brooklyn Judge Gaynor was wan wa met at the pier r ana ahI accompanied home by representatives of the Municipal 1 Ownership league It I Isaid Isaid said he was tendered the mayoralty no nomination and that he promised to t take taire the tho matter under consideration giving a decision in a n few days Citizens Union Bolted The first session of the fusion fusion confer conference tOnt once ence was held this afternoon Immediate Immediately ly an adjournment was taken until 5 At the hour for tor reassembling Mr Halpin the head of ot the Republican delegation said that events eventa which had hatS transpired during the afternoon made mad a tL further adjournment essential Over Ute the protest of ot the Citizens s Union an ad adjournment adjournment adjournment was wan ordered until 8 S o clock When Vh n the conference met mt at that hour houra a motion was at once made to take an ad adjournment adjournment adjournment until next ne t Monday night The delegates of ot the tho Citizens Union objected and declared that dint unless tho the conference was ready to discuss s candidates at tola UHs tUb time the union would have to withdraw w from the fusion A lively debate debato ensued but the motion to adjourn was carried and the Citizens Union delegates walked out |