New-York tribune., 1914-08-05
Republicans Will Select
Men for Unofficial
Convention.
81, OUT OF TOTAL OF
610, FROM N. Y. COUNTY
Two Candidates for Governor,
Hedges and Whitman, Are
Included in List.

Delegates and alternate 70 the uh-
official Republican state convention to
be held at Saratoga August Is will be
elected at unofficial primaries to-mor-
row. Pursuant to the call Of the state
committee. The committee provided
that delegates could also be elected
at Assembly district conventions, and
this has been done i'm some upstate dis
tricts.
In some cases, the state committee
has learned. their instructions have
been ignored and delegates have been
designated by the county committees:
Such delegates may form the basis OF
a contest at the convention.
In most of the cities, including New
York. the delegates are to be selected
at unofficial primaries to-day. In this
county the primaries for each Assem-
bly, district will be held in the head
quarters Of the district. The polls
will be open from to 10 p. m.
Application was made TO the Board or
Elections for permission to use the
official ballot boxes and booths, and an
answer will be received to-day.
Not only have notices been sent to
all enrolled Republicans 10 participate
in the primaries, but invitations have
also been offered to all unenrolled
voters to aid in the selection Of dele
gates to the convention. The only
question to be asked is:
are YOU in sympathy with the prin-
ciples of the Republican party and
do you intend to vote Tor its candl-
dates this fall?"
Names Have Been Printed.
The names of the candidates have
been printed. 1t is expected that
there will be no contests and that the
organization choices will be confirmed.
If this proves to be the case, the
delegation that will 60 from this coun-
ty will include more men OF proml-
nence than ever represented 1t at
state convention before. Representa-
ton at the convention will be based
on the vote for Governor at the last
election. Because of the small Repub-
licen vote in 1912, due to the Progress
sive opposition, the convention this
wear will be made up of the smallest
number of delegates for quarter oil
century. ~
The total number Of delegates will
he $40. of which number eighty-one
will come from New York County.
Among those who will make up this
delegation, which will be headed by
Samuel s. Koenig, former Secretary
of State, will be Charles ID. Hllles,
chairman of the national committee;
GEORGE r. Sheldon, treasurer OF the
national committee; George W. wick
ersham, former United States Attor-
ney General; Henry l.. Stimson, for
mer Secretary of War, and former
representatives William S. Bennet and
William H. Douglas.
senator Root, who will be one Of
the leaders OF the convention, VIII oe
a delegate from this county. Former
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew cannot
90. because of his temporary exile IN
Europe. There will be three former
presidents Of the county committee on
the legation-Herbert Parsons,
Lloyd C.. Griscom and Robert {. Nor
ris.
Two of the candidates for the NOM
ination for Governor will be delegates
from this city. They are job r.
Hedges and District Attorney Whit
man.
Among the other delegates will be
William VI. WINS, Ogden L. Mills,
treasurer Of the county committee;
James x. Sheiheld, president OF tne
Republican Club; Philip j. McCook,
president of the Brooklyn Young Re
publican Club; former Mayor Seth
Low, Tax Commissioner Collin II.
Woodward, Commissioner George d.
Bell Of the Department Of Licenses;
William r. Wilcox, former chairman
of the Public Service Commission, and
Sheriff Max S. Grifenhsgen.
The third candidate for the nomina-
tion for Governor, Harvey d. Hinman,
will go to the convention at the head
of the delegation from Broome County.
William ID. Guthrie. who was tenn
porary chairman two years ago, will be
a delegate from Nassau County. Among
the delegates from Kings County will
be Controller William A. Prendergast,
who has returned to the fold from the
Progressive party, and Representative
William VI. Calder, a candidate for the
nomination for limited States Senator