New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
CARRY FIGHTING TO WARD.
Wainwright Supporters Accuse
Westchester Boss of Bad Faith.
EXPECT OPEN CONVENTION
Now Say That Organization In
tends to Force Delegates to
Name Frank L. Young.

The Wainwright fight against the dictuIr
| or .-Ross'' William I. Ward. OF westches-
ter County, took another angle yesterday
when a committee OF. supporters OF the
Senator sent a public letter to Mr. Ward
fatty accusing him OF having changed front
as to tho organizations attitude toward
Wainwright. and asking him TO reconsider
statement that the county convention
would be a closed one
A. w. Lawrence, John c. Ten Eyck and
r. II. Denman compose the committed
which sent out the letter. and their atti-
tude was that they had more ammunition
of the same kind which they would fire
later.
According to the Wainwright COMMITTEES,
f. was the general understanding In the
county that "Boss'' Ward and the orgaui-
zstion would take tho same stand on the
Senatorial fight as they did last fall. when
the Sheriff was nominated, which was that
the delegates should be left free 60 choose
between the aspirants for the nomination,
without any forcing from the organization
This understanding prevailed. says the
Wainwright committee. until after the pri-
rnaries, and even though Mr.. Wainwright s
supporters knew that Ward was against
him their faith in the open convention kept
them satisfied until last THURSDAY
On that day a committee called on Mr.
Ward William Porter Allen, Chauncey
Ives, Norman Warner, George Werner and
Harmon s. Graves, all of the village OF
Rye, were on the committee, and they
asked the Westchester boss" to come out
and declare for an open convention and a
fair fight between Senator j. mayhew
Wainwright and Assemblynnan Frank L.
Young
sTo this committee" says the letter Gent
to Mr. Ward yesterday, "as we ere adj
vised. you replied that you would not COM
ply with this request, for the reason that
the convention would not be an open con-
vention; that there was no such thing as
an open convention, and that the conven-
ton would be closed one; that the dele
gates would vote for Frank L Young; that
the organization was opposed to the can
didacy of Senator Wainwright. and, fur
ther, that the organization would not take
a neutral ground IN the selection of can
didate by the delegates. and that you your
self were personally opposed to the renom-
ination Of Senator Wainwright"
The committee submits to Mr.. Ward that
it is not too late in the campaign for the
organization to change it's attitude toward
Mr.. wainwright's candidacy and toward
the method of holding the county conven-
ton.
I'VE request that this matter may be r's-
considered, and that so far as the orsand-
cation is concerned the programme and
plan of action that have been understo od
would be followed, shall be followed by the
organization, and that an open convention
shall be held. and that public announce
ment to that effect shall be made by the
organization the letter continues
The county convention at which the en-
atorial nomination will be made will be
held on October 4, and as late as Septe1n-
ber 12, Mr. Ten Eyck. one of the VAIN
wright committee. had the written assur-
ance from Assemblyrnan Frank L. Young,
who is Wards candidate to succeed Sen
ator Wainwright. that the county executive
committee would be strictly neutral.
IT believe that the county executive conn
rnittes will maintain a position Of strict
neutrality and the convention will be an
absolutely open convention" Mr. Young
wrote TO Mr.. Ten Eyck on the last named
date, but last Thursday, the Wainwright
COmTnltres S1iO yesterday t1iS INyc village
committee was assured by Mr.. Ward that
the organization would be strictly against
Wainwright. and the convention would be
as closed a one as could be-
Mr.. Wainwright announced his candf-
dacy," said Mr.. Ten Eyck, ''in view OF the
that the convention would
be an open one. He made no fight I'm the
primaries, being content to leave his can
didacy to the opinion of the delegates at an
open convention, and now Mr.. Ward pur-
poses TO force Young's nomination on that
convention by the weight of the orsantza-
ton"
Had they expected such action on his
part, the Wainwright supporters say. they
could have made their fight in the priuna-
rLes and elected delegates pledged 10 the
of the Senator.
Senator Wainwright announced yester-
day. however, that he would not bs a can
didate unless he received the regular Re
publican nomina ton