New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
FIRST GUN OF FALL CAMPAIGN.
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION TO BE ISSUED
TO-DAl-NORRLS'S PLAN WILL PREVAIL.
LEADERS GATHER HERE
IMPRESSION THAT CONGRESSMAN LIT
TAUER WILL BE RENOMINATED.

TAUER WILL BE RENOMINATED.
The Republican State Committee will meet in
Paror DR. of the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. 1t will issue the formal call
for the State convention at Saratoga on Septem-
ber % and II. Incidental to the meeting. there
will be discussions many of the more impor-
tant matters now before the Republicans of this
State.
1t is expected that Colonel George ". Dunn
chairman of the committee, will be able, after
consultation with the members OF the state
committee to-day, to name the candidate FOR
Lieutenant Governor. The names Of Edwin
Einstein Job E Hedges and Senator Elsberg
are on the tent tive SLATE"
Congressman Lucius n. Lttauer's renomina-
ton in the Fulton Hamilton Montgomery Sara
toga-W Warren district will be taken up informally
by the committee and it is thought that the
way will be made smooth for Mr.. Littauer.
The temporary Craftsmanship of the State Con-
vention will not come before the committee
The storm of criticism accompanying the sug-
gestion that L. E. Quigg had been selected FOR
! the craftsmanship has convinced the leaders that
this Is not the year TO bestow honors on MT
Ouigg The temporary craftsmanship matter
! will be showed to side until Senator Piatt
comes back from Raquette Lake. the latter part
of next week. and then a report will be made
TO MIN ABOUT Jne duNeISe COIIIillCHI N4A"t N~
suggestion of Mr. Quiggs name caused. When
Colonel Dunn was asked about the temporary
Craftsmanship last night, after consultation with
various members of the State Committee, he
said
THE matter is not settled. 1 do not think
that Senator Platt at any time has been insist
ent upon the selection of Mr.. Quigg. Doubtless
he was disposed TO confer a compliment on Mr.
Quigg not anticipating that there would be the
criticism that has been provoked The question
of the temporary craftsmanship will not come
before the committee at II O'Clock tomorrow
About all We shall do will be to issue the call
for the convention, and then adjourn 1t will
be a short meeting"
1t is possible that successor to the late Will
fam J. Glenn of AlIegany County. will be
chosen to-day. If representatives of all the
counties in the new Congress district are pres
ent, and II is agreeable TO all, his temporary
successor may be named tomorrow
Republicans of prominence from various parts
of the State began arriving at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday afternoon, nearly a day ahead
of time This is a habit with some of the men,
bers without regard TO the weather or distance
that they have to travel. Jacob Smell and his
son, from Amsterdam, were two of the earliest
arrivals Louis F. Payn, OF Chatham. and
Thomas Wheeler, Of Utica, two OF the veteran
political war horses Of the State, were early on
hand, and had long talks with Colonel Dunn
Henry 3. Conan Deputy Attorney General.
and Judge Frank H Robinson of Steuben. cam
didates for Attorney General, spent part OF the
evening at the hotel Mr.. Conan. who is re-
garded as the probable nominee was introduced
10 many local Republicans by his old school
mate John Stewart.
Some of the others present last night were
James NJ Gilbert. Of Onondaga County, con-
nected with the Insurance Department: L. r
Fish, county chairman of Montgomery County:
w. NJ. Suyth. publisher of The Owego Times"
Senator Patt's home paper: Assemblyman
Gherardi Davis and James w. Perry of the
XXVIIth Assembly District; A. o. Bunnell, OF
THE DansviIIe Advertiser" who has just fin
ished fifty years continuous service as a pub
Usher; Borough President George Cromwell OF
Richmond. Deputy Appraiser George w wan
maker s. Fred Nixon. Speaker OF the Assem-
bly,; W W. Worden, Of Saratoga; Isaac V.
Baker jr of Washington County and l.. b.
Gleason OF Delhi.
Jacob Smell. OF Amsterdam, In referring to the
deadlock in his Congress district that at one time
threa tened to leave Mr. Littauer at home said:
The fight in the district primarily is over rep
resentation Of the various counties making up
the new district. This is the first time that the
counties have been thrown together in a Con-
Eress district and It is not surprising that there
should be friction over the question of repre-
sentation. Fulton and Hamilton have nine dele
gates In the State convention; Montgomery.
eight Saratoga. eleven and Warren. six.
glance at these figures shows that when Fulton
and Hamilton and Saratoga wish 10 combine
under the present representation. they can dom
mate the situation. That is what Montgomery
and Warren object TO. They want equal repre-
sentation for all the Assembly districts making
ND the Congress district. There have been
seven or eight conferences and there will be
another at Saratoga Monday at o'clock"
Mr. Smell admitted that one o. the main rea-
sons for the opposition to Mr.. Littauer was
that Mr.. Littauer had considerable TO do with
defeating him (SnelD for the Senate nOmina-
ton to succeed Hobart Krum. Mr.. Smell in
voked the aid of Senator Platt. and much 10
the cha grin of Mr.. Littauer. he soon found that
Congressman Stewart of Amsterdam. and Con-
eressman Emerson. of Warrensburg. were can
didates for nomination that he supposed would
be conceded him. 1t is expected that the
State Committee will lend Mr.. Littauer help
ing hand and that he ultimately will receive
renomna ton Mr.. Littauer and his friends oh
iect to the submission OF the matter to the
State committee. The Montgomery and War
rem County men say that if ii IS not sub
mitted the deadlock will continue.