New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
WHITMAN FAVORED,
DESPITE COLONEL
District Attorney Would
Win Easily Were Pri-
maries Held Now.
MANY DESERTIONS IN
DEMOCRATIC RANKS
Industrial Depression Causes
Many Changes in County
Enrolment Lists.

lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Pattsburg. y. y. July 4.-Colonel
Roosevelt's emphatic refusal 20 permit
District Attorney Whitman 10 play IN
the Bull Moose ward and Senator
Roots positive refusal to be considerad
10 succeed himself are the topics trat
have caused the most discussion among
upstate politicians during the last wee'..
They are still wondering what TEDDY
will do next" but Mr.. Roots unmistcr-
able statement leaves TO doubt about
the necessit- Of considering a Sena-
torial candidate.
Although MIR. Root had repeat 'd.y
said he would not be q candldat'.
large majority Of the Republican Dol
ticians chung 20 the belief that no
might be persuaded TO permit the use
of his name in the primaries. and fcr
that reason they mad refused seriously
20 consider any one 10 succeed hlm.
Repres antative William VI. Calder. OF
Brooklyn. s understood TO be the Only
avowed candidate for the Senate. p
state Republicans do not take kindly 10
Mr.. Callers candidacy, particularly II
Mr. Whitman should be nominated ;0r
Governor. as many of them now con-
slider probable. They say that the nom
iuation Of Whitman and Calder would
give greater New York too much o.,
the large end Of he ticket. lnasmucn
as il is from upstate that the RepuDh-
cans always look for enough votes 20
overcome the Tammany majority BE-
low The Bronx. the upstaters INSIST
that the Republican nominee either t2lrr
the GovernorshIp or the senate should
be an upstate man.
Ex-senator Harvey D. Human. OF
Binghamton. ia the man most prom
nently mentioned for the SenatorsiIp'
although ex-Speaker James W. Nao'-
worth and Or. David Jayne Hill. eN-
Ambassador 10 Germany, have also been
mentioned for the place.
Human Urged TO Run.
Many friends of Senator Human
have urged him 10 run for the senate
end even more have been urging him
a a candidate for Governor SO 'ar,
however. Mr. Human has been buSlly
practising law in Bnghamton and has
not announced his candidacy for any
Office.
Of the Republicans in twenty coun-
ties who have expressed q preference
for Senator. If Mr.. Root would lot
consent 20 succeed him self or since his
final announcement that he VII not.
fully nine-tenths have expressed q
preference for Hirman, more thaa half
Of them qualifying that statement,
however, By saying that they "ouli
rather have him for Governor than
Senator.
OF the Republicans IN these twenty
counties who we're willing 20 express
their own preference for Governor l9
per cent have said they would prefer
20 have Human. 30 PEI cent were for
V hitman and II per cent for Hedges.
Whitman Favorite.
These figures cannot be taken as a
general percentage, however. as 0any
OF those VINO have expressed Der
sonal preference for Human say that
the majority sentiment IN their dis
tricts is IN favor OF the nomination %
Whitman. This canvass has been
made in all Of the counties on Dotn
sides Of the Hudson. from Albany 10
Syracuse. in Cortland, Otsego, Della
ware. Saratoga. Warren, Washington
and Essex counties.
Were the primaries 20 be held fhls
week Whitman would undoubtedly re-
ccive n large majority IN those cour-
ties. Many Of those who have been
seen do not think anything will aapoen
between now and the time of the prl-
maries to change the sentiment. while
others say many things can napOen
in nearly three months
In every district Republican leaders
are heard 10 express p desire for a
getting together with the Progress
sives. but on that point also there D.
a great difference of opinion. Some Of
the Republican leaders believe that
the Progressives are already getting
together" with the Republicans. and
that in large numbers they are read
10 desert the party Of Roosevelt, no
matter what he and his followers NAV
do. These men are opposed 20 making
any concessions 10 the Progressives.
and favor Republican nominations
without regard 10 the preferences o.
Roosevelt or any Of his followers.
They say that with the advertising
and prestige Whitman has ne cen be
nominated and elected, no matter wha.
the Progressives may do. In most
cases the men who take that view Of 10
are counted as Barnes organization
mer.
An equal number Of the more inde-
pendent Republicans are still watch
fully waiting" in hopes that the Pro
gressiye sand Republicans can yet be
brought together behind some good Re
publican candidate for Governor. even
if the Progressive leaders have all en-
phatically announced that they vii.
not support Whitman.
OnOndags for Unity.
In Syracuse Francis Hendricks. eI-
Superintendent OF Insurance, the or
ganization leader Of Onondaga County.
thinks everything points to Whitman.
Fcrmer Governor Horace " hlte SAID
that ne thinks nine-tenths OF the Re
publicans Of the state favor Whitman,
and II would be great mistake TO try
10 nominate any other man. Onondaga
County has been "A hot bed Of Progress
sivism and many Of the less prominent
Republicans there would like TO see
something done 10 unite the Progress
sives and Republicans behind some
Republican candidate for Governor.
Ia Schenectady County there nave
been comparatively few Progressives,
men who otherwise might have been
Propressives being Socialists. Accord
tngIv. there ie less need seen for pax
ing any attention 20 the Progressives,
and there is much Whitman sentiment.
In Albany the Whitman sentiment
predominatcs among the rank and
file" although among the Repub leans
VINO take the most interest IN politics
a majority Of those seen would prefer
Human for Governor, because Of what
they know Of his record IN the Senate.
Upon one thing the Albany Repubil-
cans agree. that is that the organiza-
ton there is under orders 10 keep