New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-20
WHITMAN IN LEAD,
CHAIRMEN REPORT
Upstate Leaders All Tell
Same Story to Mr.. Tanner
-Sulzer Strong, Too.

Chairman Tanner of the Republi-
can State Committee has asked the
various county chairmen throughout
the state to talk with him personally
about conditions in their sections
They are coming to the city a few at
time. Yesterday he talked with
eight or ten. They all told the same
story; that is, that District Attorney
Whitman is far in the lead.
Most of the chairmen report that
the Sulzer vote will be heavy, and that
in some sections he will poll twice as
many votes as Frederick NJ. Daven-
port, who got the Progressive nomlna-
tion that Sulzer sought.
At county headquarters, in the Til
den Building, Samuel s. Koenig had a
meeting of the executive committee
consisting of the district leaders.
Their reports from city districts were
similar to those received by Chairman
Tanner from upstate
Four things were considered an In
vestigation of the registration, the
canvassing of the districts by the cleo
ton district captains, the instruction
of voters in the new election law and
how TO use the Massachusetts, form or
ballot, used for the first time in this
state. and arrangements for holding
mass meetings and the distribution OF
literature.
The registration books will be gone
over in every district where there is
any reason to suspect colonization.
Particular care will be paid to the attn
and sth districts, where the reglstra-
ton seems extraordinarily large.
A special bureau to have charge or
this work is to be organized, under the
direction of j. Robert Rubin, former
ly an assistant in the District Attor-
news Office and later a Deputy Police
Commissioner in charge OF the Detec-
tive Bureau. In both places he had
experience in the detection and pun
jshment of fraudulent work at elec-
tons. ,,,,-.,
Francis j. Lantry, head of the Whit
man Independent League, is receiving
recruits for Mr.. Whitman from the FRO
cressive and Democratic ranks every
day. The following extract from ley
ter received yesterday from fred D.
Rittner, of $50 East Both ST., Is sam
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sive party to support Charles >. Whlt-
man i'm the coming election. DelleVe
n man who has shown the courage ana
independence tndt ne mas ueo i'N' W
he supported by all fair minded voters
Nv four sons, Andrew F. Bittner, can
Jidate for the Assembly on the Pro-
oressive ticket last year; Fred Blttner'
IF. John Bittner and Christian II. Bit
nor formerly captain of the 18th Elec-
ton District of the 10Th Assembly DIS
.rict. are also working in behalf OF Mr.
Whitman nu;,.o
cantain of the 18th Election District
Of the 10th Assembly District, is or
ganizing an Independent Whitman CLUB
in the district. He starts off with ABOUT
The first of the MONDAY meetings OF
the Whitman College Mems League VIII
he held at the league headquarters. at
1890 o'clock to-day. Ogden l.. Mis-
candidate for the State Senate, Will IN
troduce James W. Wadsworth, jr., CAN
didate for the United States Senate.
John p. H. Perry. vice--president OF
the Turner Construction Company, mas
been elected chairman of the league
finance committee. With Miss Christa-
bel Pankhurst as an interested sspecta-
tor. the league unfurled its banner
across 41st st. yesterday afternoon.