New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
WAINWRIGHT FIGHT OPENS
Westminster Anti-BosS RepuDiI-
cans Fire on "0Id Guard.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST WARD
Meetings Planned to Cover AL
the County for denomination
Of Independent Senator.

Anti-boss Republicans in Westminster
County started out yesterday TO renom-
mate and re-eIect Senator J. MAYHEM
Wainwright regardless of the edict of Will
lam L. Ward that Wainwright must go be-
cause ne was too independent general
campaign has been planned to cover the
entire county Meetings will be held In
the various cities and towns If Ward
shifts, as some observers say he has
habit of doing and renominates Vain
wright the anti-boss Republicans say they
will let II go al that II Ward persists
they say they will run Wainwright on an
Independent ticket.
Heading this movement are E A Yer
beck, in Yonkers: Charles NJ. Jesup. in
White Plains; William Cravath White. IN
Scarsdale: Robert A. Patterson, in larry
town: Thomas G. Hall, in Larchmont, and
w. J. Physioc in Ossining. Jesup and
White are prominent in the direct nom
nations organization In Westchester Coun-
ty- Mr.. Physioc is organizing a meeting
for Ossining at which he expects TO have
Senator Davenport Of oneida County and
other prominent Progressive Republicans
speak.
In addition to these meetings. the coun-
Verbeck. as president of the Southwest
Yonkers Improvement Association. yester-
day sent broadcast to the voters Of Yon-
kers this circular:
Do You know that the Ward machine
threatens to turn down J. MaTbeW W anu
wright for Senator
DO you know a number Of selfish and cor
ruPt machine p0litiCians-Vard. Noodru1
and Barnes-have insuited Theodore RooSe-
Welt. and declared that they Will rUrtheT
Humliate him at the Saratoga convention Z
Do You know that President Taft mas
repudiared Ward. Barnes and Woodruff
and is back Of Theodore Roosevelt IN the
fight for decent politics in this state
Are you willing that man OF VAIN
wright s calibre should De made to suffer
because he stood for the policies Of Gov
ernor Hughes and acted in the Legislature
not Ward 5 puppet but as mani
Are YOU willing that it should be said or
your community that in the fight for
decency and honesty in politics YOnkerS
Jagged behind and was Indifferent?
Are you willing that Wainwright should
he punished because he refused to obey
Boss Wards orders and join in a dis
reputable deal with Tammany Hall?
Are YOU willing that your indifference and
inactien shall be capitalized by Ward for
the continuance of the ''Oid guard?
Where &c you stand with n, Barnes, " God
ruff and Ward. or with Theodore RooSe-
Welt Hughes and Wainwright?
Thousands OF circulars headed Facts
ending with the queries Where do you
stand? Whom do you want in the state
convention. delegates for the old guard or
for Roosevelt have been sent over the
county 10 every voter That circular was
as follows:
AS a Republican You are interested in
progressive leadership As a citizen you
are Interested in honest. clean and decent
politics
Do you know that opposed to President
Taft, Theodore Roosevelt. Governor
Hughes and progressive leadership is the
"old guard
Do YOU approve of the insulting attacks
made on Taft and Roosevelt ny William
Barnes jr.. the leader OF the old guard
and Tammany Halls Republican ally in
Albany
Do you think that the records of Barnes.
Woodruff and Ward are such as to entitie
them to oppose the policies and wishes OF
/ the President of the United States, the ex-
President of the United States and one of
the best governors the State of New York
ever had2
Are you for a continuation of such
scandals the 'Jo'' Aids affair." Or do
you agree with ex-President Roosevelt
that the first duty of d citizen is 10 see
that there is honesty IN office and GeCsuCy
/ in the control of the party
Have You read President Taft's letter re
pudiating the ''o1d guard
Organization Republicans in the county
at all freely. They admitted some dis
comfort and privately admitted that
Ward was very foolish 70 try to turn down
Wainwright this particular year. anyhow
Il should think Ward was in bad enough
already" explained one of Wards follow
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