New-York tribune., 1914-10-06
REPUBLICANS MAKE
WHITE TREASURER
Brooklyn Man Chosen by
Committee for Place
Mills Refused.
LATTER PUTS o. X. ON
TANNER LEADERSHIP
Believes New State Chairman
Will Command Support OF
All Elements of Party.

All Elements OF Party.
/ Alexander VI. White. of Brooklyn was
selected as treasurer of the Republican
state Committee yesterday. The selec-
tion was made by the special committee
appointed by the State Committee on
Thursday. II consisted of Merton H..
Lewis. Of Monroe: Samuel ). koenig' OF
New York: Jacob l.. Livingston, OF
Kings. and Frederick c. Tanner chair
man of the state Committee, cX~oflicIo.
There is little money IN the Treasury
The Republican candidates Will meet
Chairman Tanner at 3 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon. when the campaign de-
tails will be discussed. Chairman Tan
ner is anxious that District Attorney
Whitman should make an extensive
tour upstate.
Ogden l.. Mills, who withdrew as
candidate for the state chairmanship
when Mr.. Whitman decided he wanted
Mr.. Tanner, wrote that he believed the
liberal element in the party would be
entirely satisfied with the Tanner lead
ership The letter follows:
just a line to assure you that
YOU can count on me for any as
sistancc that lies in my power IN
YOUR arduous task as state char
man.
As you Will remember, | urged
YOU last spring TO become candl-
date for the position, and again IN
August, and 10 was only after you
had explained 10 re that 1t was
impossible for YOU TO do so ana
after II became apparent that no
one else would openly announce ms
candidacy in opposition 20 the m
nuences which many Republicans
thought detrimental to the best m
terests of the party, that ! stated
my willingness 10 accept the chalr-
manShip if rendered me. knowing
YOU as | do. / have no hesitation
IN saving that the liberal element
Of the marty can rest entirely sat
isfcd with the party leadership I'M
your hands. and fully believe that
tho men who so bitterly opposed
me will discover before long that
i'm YOU we have a chairman VINO Is
fully as liberal and independent as
! would have been.
This was one of moro than eight hum
dred messages of congratu!auon ana
offers of support received from an
parts Of the state. Frames VI. HUGO
who apparently has been elected as jht
candidate for Secretary Of state, called
up from NatertoWn.
Mr. Tanner will have nnance com
mittce and q committee 10 and MN IN
the details of the campaign. II VIII
be much smaller than the executive
committee. which is composed OF sixty
two members, and probably viii ne
known as the advisory committee. IL
will be made up Of men who can give
their personal attention TO the cam
paign.
Mr.. White. the new treasurer, IS
stanch Republican. but has been allied
with the Younger and more progressive
element Of the party. He is vlce-presl-
dent of the Brooklyn Young Republi-
can Club. For some time he fought
the leadership Of Michael ). Dady H.
the 1st Assembly District Of kings.
The regulars finally capltulated and
ioined with the independents in elect
ing Mr.. White TO membership IN the
state committee last week.
Graduated from Harvard in 1892. Nr.
White is a member OF the banking lrm
of White. Weld & Co.. at II Wall ST.
He did not want TO take the treasurer
ship, but yielded TO the desires OF Mr.
Tanner.
Mr.. Tanner was reelected leader Of
the 25th Assembly District last night
at a meeting which was actually up
roarious IN the enthusiasm displayed
..... ION .,f h D ma
for Governor and the selection Of Mr..
Tanner as state chairman. The oxecu-
tive members of the other districts
were also selected last night. Resolu-
tions indorsing the state and local
tickets were generally passed.
colonel Abraham Gruber was
handily reelected as Republican lead
er of the 18th Assembly District last
night. The candidate Of Franklin
Brooks. who has been making n fight
against the Gruber domination, re-
ceived only four votes. NJ. Brooks
was defeated by three votes at the
primaries last week by the Gruber can
didate for member Of the State Com
n.ittce.
The 18th District was the only one
where there was fight last night.
The Republican executive committee
viii meet lOr organization tnls after
noon Samuel ). KoeniE viii be re-
elected chairman lie Will be chosen
president Of the County Committee
again when it meets for reorganization
in the Murray Hill Lyceum tonight.
! All the other other officers will be re-
elected. as follows: Alexander BrOugh,
/ first yice-presidcnt; Michael II. Blake,
second e-prcsidont; Ogden L. Mills,
! treasurer; Benjamin Bulmer, seCre-
tary; Edward Montgomery, sergeant