New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-31
Friends Declare Republl-
can Committee Meets To-
day for That Purpose
HINMAN GAINS IN
BOSS-RULED COUNTIES
HEDGES Takes Exception to Ac'
tivity of City Employees in
Primary Str gglc.

Friends Of District Attorney WHIT
man boosted last nigh' mat ms SUI
por,ers i'm the executive committee o.
tho Republican COUNT COMMITTEE
would try 90 have That body indorSe NJ
candidacy for the nomination for GOV
ernor Al - special meeting TINS atter
noon. In politica. circles 1t ~ oelieFeo
the meeting was called zoe the purpose
Of indorsirg Whitman.
Samuel s. Koenig. chairman Of me
Count, Committee. said he iSsued 'hr
call for the meeting on Thursday and
had no thought Of asking the executive
committee 10 indorse any candidacy.
~ sent notice to the thirty-one dls-
,,ic, leaders TO meet Monday afternoon
a, Republican county headduartstr'
said koenig. 81 issued the can 'ha'
we might take up the various pettiohs'
so there would be no mis'ase' as we
rave only until September IN "n'ch
TO file them.
koenig Non-C Ommltial
III, koenig was told OF the report
that Nr. Whitman's candidacy "ouid
lie Endorsed. To this he replied:
"Well. | can't say, nor can any otI'r
man ,av. what thirty-one men WI as
cugs and do when the get together -
one roo o m 80,
Sbould such an attempt be made ,ne
friends II Harvey ID. Hlnman anu 'V'
r Hedges will put up strehuo
dOh, 70 prevent II. Humans stre1H1h
in the executive committee Is no'
knovn. for there have been no meet
iugs since his candidacy was II
nornced The whitman forces. "Ien
Uedoes sought 20 have the eXecuti- c
committee come out in favor OF 4
state convention. managed 10 de.fd'
the proposition By a two-thirds Fo'''
senator Humans campaign man
ayers AT the MURRAY I'LL Hotter iasl
night said many well known Repuod-
cans from communities regarded as
orgaui.ation controlled were com II :
out ouenlv for him and had tele-
graphed their support Of his candIdary'
Hinman Manager Active.
Calvin !. Mcknight. chairman o. tAe
Hinman primary campaign committee
said: go.
Organization throughout the state
in behalf OF Senator llinmsn IS oe'hS
rapidly perfected. We nave heard
from nearly every county. and VINE n
the next twenty-four hours we sha!l
announce the names o. the Hmm an
county campaign comm ttee. represent
in.. roster Of Republicans OF iniu-
ence and folio Ting.
The members Of these many county
committees ere volunteers who are 'a-
sirous Of seeing man OF senator
Humans character and ability placed
in the running FOR gubernatorial nor
ors. We are greatly pleased AT the
n ~ II
profercd his candidacy
H. AL open letter 70 Controller Prem
derea-t. Hedges has asked the Cor
troller to encourage political freedom
for his office employees. In part the
letter read:
"Ny observation il that in the City
Of New York number OF political
leaders in the Republican party VINO
are holding public places, some OF
them IN your Office, are being induced
20 take positions for this or that can
didate for fear OF reprisals /, they fali
70 pursue the directions or sugge stions
o. those politically their superior.
To STAY in Police Department.
J. Robert Rubin, Second Deputy Pc
lice Commissioner. in charge Of the De-
trctive Bureau. Who was asked % be q
candidate for Congress IN the ism DIS
.ric. by Republican and Progressive
Leaders. has refused 20 rua. Deputy
Commissioner Rubin was one OF Dis
trict Attorney Whitman's cnie' assist
ants until mis- appointment by Commits
sioner y eds
Now that Rubin has refused 20 run.
II i. likely that either eT-Assemol yman
Frederick f. 1oomb" o. George tran-
els. secretary to Justice BiJur. OF the
Supreme Court. may get the nomina-
ton.
Albert Ottinger. former Republican
leader in the 18Th Assembly District
is making q vigorous campaign for the
Co,gressicnal nomination in the 10Th
District. The county committee or
ganizat,ors of tho 18th ard 18th A.
scmbly aistricts have ALREADY Gnani-
...- t-.f.vaad his ear, ifacr