New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-29
PROCRESS|vES CONTROL
"OId Guards" Rule in State
Committee Ends.
SUCCESSOR TO WOODRUFF!
Parsons and Barnard Mentioned
for Chairman, but No Decision
Reached-The New Members.
IBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Sept. 2s-Control
OF the Republican State Committee has
been wrested from the "old guard by the
Progressives who have fought under the
Roosevelt banner. Sixteen changes have
been made in the membership of thirty
eight. The Progressives figure that they
have control by twenty-one votes at least
under the new alignment which was
reached in the convention.
No meeting of the new committee for
organization was held at the end of the
convention as is customary. Instead, 1T
announced that meeting would be called
soon. of which due notice would be given
by letter At that meeting the new chair
man will be chosen. Who he will be has
not been decided yet There is considerable
talk of Herbert Parsons and Of Otto I.
Barnard
Borough President Cromwell, of Rich
n1ond. who it was expected would be re-
tired won reelection in the sth District.
The fact that one of his Richmond dele
gates broke away from him on the Roose-
welt vote was taken to indicate his defeat.
When the caucus was held this morning
he kent his eight from Richmond intact
and annexed one of the eight delegates
from Manhattan. This was one of the
A compromise was reached between the
"old guard" and the Progressives in the
Odeu district Senator Rose found that
he had not the votes to elect him against
the opposition stirred UP by the old
guard i'm Sullivan and Rockland. He re-
tired therefore. and James Kilby, Of Rock
land was chosen unanimously Mr.. kilby
is considered TO be a conservative progress
sive or a progressive "Old guardsman- He
is quite likely 10 line UP with the Roosevelt
men in the reorganization of the commit
tee although they are not counting on
him. as he is said to be more or less
friendly with William Barnes, jr.
State Chairman Woodruff was elected to
the committee from the I'd District, replac-
ing John H. Campbell. In his district, the
9Th, Alfred +. Vass took his place. Nass is
a hot Progressive.
Dan" Strobel. of HerkimeT, in the 9th
District. the man who caused Assemblyman
Eveleth to dodge the direct nominations
vote. when he was pledged TO support that
reform has been retired. His successor is
N Jesse BraytOn, who is said to be well
and favorably known to the Shermanites
in the district, with whom Mr.. Strobel was
affiliated.
Lloyd c. Griscon- president OF the New
York County Republican Committee. was
elected a member of the committee from
the 18th District. succeeding Ezra Z. Prem
tice.
Smith Cox. of Nassau, succeeded John j.
Bartlett of Suffolk, who took the anti
Roosevelt side Mr.. Cox will not make a
similar mistake.
Michael Blake replaced George W. Wan
maker in the nth District in Manhattan.
place in the 18th. II. S. Johnston will fill
the place of the defeated De Bragga in the
18th District.
Colonel Abe Gruber replaces Harry W.
Mack in the 18th District, this being the
the changes. Samuel Krulewitch retires as
representative of the 10th District, his sue
cessor being Morris Levy.
Philip Filing replaces ]. Duncan Law
renee. of Delaware County. i'll the 2ith Dis
trict Assemblyman Edwin \. Merritt jr.,
takes the place of John +. OBrien. of
Plattsburg: Speaker Wadsworth is put on
the committee TO succeed John A. Merritt.
ir of Niagara Falls. and McGregOr A.
Phillips replaces Colonel John T. Mott
Colonel Michael j. Dady, OF BROOKLYN,
offered "A resolution in the convention to-
night providing for the appointment of two
on the committee The
present member-at-large was appointed to
represent the negro race. There are thous-
ands of negroes in Kings County, Colonel
Dadv said. and he believed the Republi-
cans among them were entitled to "A repre-
sentative on the committee like Charles w
Anderson. of Manhattan. The convention
did not agree with him and defeated his
resolution by heavy vote.
The new state committee is made up as
follows:
Smith Cox. succeeding John J. BARTLETT
2-Timothy /. Woodruff, succeeding John
H. Campbell.
3-Lewis NJ. Swascy.
Al. A. Livingston
b-F. j. III. Kracke.
6-Alfred f. Nass. succeeding Timothy L.
Woodruff
7 Michael !. Dady.
S-George Cromwell
9-ChaTles II. Murray.
10-Samuel s. Koenig.
11-Michae Blake, succeeding g. w Wan
maker.
12-Charles X. Lexow, succeeding William
uenkeL