New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
MILLS WON'T QUIT
RACE FOR SENATE
Holds State Leader Should
Be Where People Can
Reach Him.

The candidacy Of Ogden L. Mills for
the Craftsmanship of the Republican
State Committee will be discussed at
the meeting of the Republican execu-
tive committee of New York County
this afternoon.
Abraham Gruber and some Of the
other Whitman leaders are opposed
to Mr.. Mills because he favors the
candidacy of Harvey D. Human for
Governor. 1t is understood, however,
that District Attorney Whitman. has
told Herbert Parsons that, while he Is
not for Mr.. Mills he would be agree
able to the selection Of either John
B. Rose, of Orange County, or Repre-.
sentative Charles NJ. Hamilton, %
Chautauqua, both Human men. he
takes the stand that the state chair
man should come from upstate.
Mr.. Mills said yesterday his can
didacy for the state Craftsmanship
would not cause him to retire. from
the race for the state Senate. 1t was
suggested to him that some people
might criticise a state boss for sitting
in the Legislature.
"That is Just where he ought to be" "
Mr.. Mills replied. Gle should be di-
rectly responsible to the people, and IN
tndt way 90 AWAY WIN h'''Si
eminent, Under the present system
the boss is hidden behind the scenes.
If Mr.. Murphy should be a candidate
for the Legislature the people could
reach and get rid of him as political
factor"
Former Mayor Ardolph L. Kline re-
tired from the race for the nomlna-
ton for Governor yesterday as mys-
teriously as he entered it. He said he
had gone in at the urgent solicitation
of his friends and withdrew "for rea,,
sons of a purely personal nature and
most Imperative" He asked that the
circulation of petitions for him be
stopped, but did not indicate whom he
favored for the nomination.
At Whitman headquarters it was
said Yesterday that both Olange and
Saratoga Counties would be carried
in the primaries, in spite of the fact
that John B. Rose, leader of the
former, and ex-senator EdSar Tru-
man Bracket, of Saratoga, are among
the principal hackers of. Human.
Former Senator Human was in
Saratoga on law business yesterday.
Over the telephone he told ]. Calvin
Mcknight, manager of tho Human
teadouarters here, that he had fully
recovered his strength and would be
here tomorrow ready to map out a
strenuous primary campaign. He went
to Syracuse in the evening.
Mr. Rose, who was at the State Fair
with the Hinman flying squadron,
telephoned Mr.. Mcknight that they
had put up "a tent outside the grounds
and obtained six hundred or seven
hundred Human signatures
There are two Supreme Court
Justiceships to be filled this fall, those
now held by Justice Dugro and Justice
Weeks. who was appointed t. succeed
James w Gerard The Republicans
have decided to support lsiior Was
servogel, First Assistant District At
torney, and John r. Davies, Municipal
Court Justice, for these nor nations
Sentiment in the Progressive party
is said to favor James Cowden Mey-
ers and John O'Connell as the candi-
dates of that party.
Two City Court Justices also have
to be elected, one to succeed Justice
Green, the other to succeed either
Justice La Fetra or Justice Lynch
according as the Court of Appeals
decides. Alexander Wolf, Republican
leader of the 4th, is circulating petit
tons for one of the nominations
Lloyd P. Stryker, leader of the 18TH
may also enter the race. The Pro-
gressives' choices for these nomina-
tions are Assemblyman Michael c.
Schaap, Progressive leader in the Leg
islature, and Jacob R. Schiff, leader
of the 31st District.
The following nominees for Con-
gress have been decided upon by the
Republicans: 18th District, Benja-
min Barowsky; 18th, James E. March,
leader of the 4th Assembly District;
14th, Fiorello H. La Guardia; 18th
Oscar W. Ehrhorn; 18th, George B.
Francis; goth, Isaac Siegel; 21st, Mar
tin Ansorge; 22d, Frederick A. Hig-
frips