New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
MILLS STEADILY
GAINS STRENGTH
Upstate Sentiment Grows
in Favor of Candidate
for Chairman.

In spite of the opportunities given
in the direct primary law for aspiring
politicians to get on the controlling
bodies of the various organizations
there are only thirteen contests Cor
places on the Republican State Cora
mittee out Of $50 places to be filed.
Most Of the contests are due to local
causes, and in no way are related 30
the fight for the gubernatorial noml-
nation or the candidacy of Ogden -.
Mills for the state craftsmanship.
In the 3Ist Assembly District, New
York, Samuel Weinerb is cOntestiLg
the election with John J. Lyons, leader
of the district. Lyons has come out for
Hedges, and Weinerb, heading ;hc
Whitman men in the district, is ready
to Civ, battle.
In Eric County there are contests N
all TIE nine districts except the I'd and
5th. This is due to the fight against
the county leadership of Frederick c..
Greincr. These are the Erie candi-
dates: FIRST District, Edward PEN
field, jr., and Charles A. Wall: I'd,
Charles b. Sears; Sd, Joseph Kincr and
William c. W"inman; 4th, Elmer F..
Harris and Peter MiddenberG; Jtn,
John T. Claris; 9Th, William c. Ten
lost and Ballentine TruszpowsH; 9Th,
DR.. Earl g. Danser and John A. Mcahl;
8th, Henry $. c. Steul and Peter LaHs-
downe, and 9th, John c. Clogston and
Horace +. Hunt.
There is one contest in Kings. as
there is in New York. 1t is in the 15t,
where Henry p. Erwin is fighting
Alexander NJ. White, treasurer OF the
organization.
The other contests are as foiI)ws:
Duchess, Mark G. Du Bots against
George Schiude; Herkimer. William
Quackenbush against Daniel F. Strobel,
member of the present committee; OF
sego, Grant Welsh against II. d. Nc
Laurie, and I'd Suffolk, Emmett V. Haw-
kins and Harry $. Brush.
a contest in Sullivan between VI. J..
MCGibbon and Edward Bisland has
been called off.
Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse, the
dean of the present committee. who
has been member for the last twenty
six years, is not going back. Fred B..
Hammond, clerk Of the Assembly, will
take his place.
William Barnes will be the most i'm
pOrtant absentee in the new commit.
tee. Others Of the "Oid guard" who
ID. IL
Representative Edward T.. A. Merritt.
ir, Cornelius V. Collins and Abraham
Grubcr. Other members OF the present
committee who are not candidates for
reelection are John Kissel and Charles
F. Murphy, Of Brooklyn; Thomas Roth.
man, Anthony j. Ludden and John g..
Cartwright, OF New York; Samuel l..
Smith, of Broomc, and William II. Dan
iels and John Grimm, jr., Of Erie.
Although the upstate members Of the
committee say they think the chairman
oE the committee should come from
that section, they have produced no
candidate, and Ogden L. Mills, Of this
county, who IS the only man in the
field, is gaining more strength upstate
every day.
II has been suggested that If District
Attorney Whitman were nominated for
Governor 3 might want Frederick c..
Tanner foe state chairman. II Mr..
( Whitman should be elected Governor
he would have the naming of his own
successor to fill out the unexpired
term, and it is reported that he would
! like to put Mr.. Tanner in that impor-
tant place to finish the work he has
I begun.