The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
G. @. P. SEES REAL
LEADER IN TANNER
New Chairman Intimatcs He
viii Submit to No
Dictation.
UPSTATE RETURNS COME IN

Ry balancing the Things. Frederick g.
Tanner said yesterday. with the comments
made about him Republicans got the idea
tina; the new chairman of tine state com
miti.e intends to submit to no dictation
In It's management Said Mr.. Tanner:
I'm going to stand on my own feet.
The men who know me know that ths is
So The men with whom have not
worked will lind it out"
lie spent yesterday morning at state
headquarters getting pointers from the
retiring chairman, William Barnes. as 20
committee routine. Nj. Barnes went away,
and Ia the afternoon Herbert Parsons
ogden l.. Mills, County Chairman Koenis,
eN-S STATE Chairman Ezra T.. Prentice
,rooped in to greet Mr.. Tanner Mr. Par
sons who politically disliScs Mr. Barnes.
said later:
81 came 20 offer the new chairman my
support and to tell him knew he was not
4 barnes man"
you think there is no danger of MIR
Barnes controlling the state committee
Mr. Parsons was asked. He replied
Not the slightest. II there had been
a vote on an out and out Barnes Issue
Ia yesterdays meeting OF the committee
NJ BJrucs couldn't have got 80 votes
on; OF the l44 I'm certain that the
committee Is In good hands and that
Mr. Barnes viii not dominate IT,"
When Mr.. Barnes was asked II he had
! any intention of retiring from the Repup-
! llcan National Committee no said II
shall not answer that question. I'll an
! nounce what T decide to do"
| Mr Whitman and he a naBiIhliga .,
candidates viii not take the stump before
October -. Before planning this part OF
! the campaign Mr.. Tanner will be busy
preparing for registration days. October
Q. 10, 10 and II.
Mr.. Tanner is SO years old Except
| for Mr. Prentice, wdo became state chair
| man at the age Of 80. ne Is said to be
office.
At Republican state headquarters there
/ Is sin uncertainty as to Just how the
} candidates FOR minor contested places on
/ the state tickle, Jared. Returns from
/ tweuty-one upstate counties give Edward
/ Schoeneek Of Syracuse a lead ~ 10000
over Frank $. Subway and OF 1000 over
/ Senator Seth O. Heacock OF Hon for
! Lieutenant-Governor. There are no figures
I from the Board of Elections In this city,
/ but Schoeneck II supposed TO be leading.
state headquarters hears that the
]
/ state. William y. Cunningham OF Ulster.
/ Is beaten by Francis NJ. Hugo OF Water
/ town. who was the choice of the New
! York county organization. Forty-one
( upstate counties heard from thus ftr
give Hugo plurality Of $500.
| Eugene NJ. Travis Of Kings, with an
! 5000 lead in his own county, appears 10
! nave beaten James +, Hooker OF Science
| tady and Samuel Strasbourger Of Man
/ haitian for the Comptrollership nomination.
: For Attorney G-ueral ERbert T.. Wood
( bury Of jamestown Is $4,000 votes better
1 of than Edward X, O'Malley IN thirty
/ live counties outside of this city.
County Chairman Koenlg estimates
I that Schoeneck got at least 1000 plurality
in this county and is nominated, and that
IIuFo's up-State lead viii be increased hy
1000 or 1000 votes when the city tabuia-
ton is completed
The law says that the returns must
be iilrd to-day. The Board Of Elections
stan IN the Municipal building WORKED
all last night trying 10 finish it's Job.