The Washington times., 1915-12-08
New York Executive Soon to An
nounce Candidacy for Re-
publican Nomination.
FUND ALREADY IS STARTED
Believes He Has Right to Honor,
But Leaders Do Not Take
Aspirations Seriously.
Rv p. r. RELLIHAN.

NEW YORK Dec. S.--Governor Wht-
man is reported by friends as planning
an early announcement of his candidacy
for the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation. He thinks. friends say, 1t Is
time he got into the game.
As chief executive Of the Empire
State, Whitman is said to feel he has
an equal right to aspire with Repre-
sentative Mann OF Illinois and former
United States Senator Burton of Ohio;
he believes he is in the running.
The refusal Of Justice Hughes to
permit the use of his name in connec-
ton with the Presidency Is sincere and
final in the governors opinion. AS for
Colonel Roosevelt. Whitman sees no
chance that Republicans and Progress
sives will combine to nominate him.
Ellhu Root was eliminated. he believes.
when tho constitution was defeated.
That, in Governor Whitman's view.
leaves himself as the only possible New
York candidate. and he cannot. under
stand why his prospects are not good.
Hat Long In Ring.
whitman's Presidential hopes have
not been a secret to Republicans here.
A certain Republican politician referred
last night with circumstantiality OF de-
tail to collections that have been made
In this city for a whitman preliminary
Presidential campaign.
II Is assumed such collections were
made. If not with the governors au-
thority. at least with his knowledge:
they show that as far back as last
spring Whitman had his hat in the ring.
II Governor Whitman makes tho an
nouncement he is said to plan, the opin-
ion OF local Republicans is. 1t will force
the hands of the Republican state
leaders. and probably precipitate a. fight
that otherwise might be postponed for
several months.
A situation would be created by Whit
mans open candidacy for President. 1t
was said which would involve his rela-
tions with the Republican organization.
the State leadership OF William Barnes.
the reported ambtios Of Eugene NJ. Ira
Wis. State comptroller. to be the next
Republican candidate for governor. and
William NJ. Calder's already launched
candidacy for United States Senator.
The friends Of william Barnes are all
but openly hostile to the governor. They
know. what Is an open secret in the Re-
publican State organization. that Whit
man and Barnes. with one negligible eX-
ception. a purely formal occasion. have
not spoken to each other since period
antedating Whitman's election.
Barnes and Whitman Out.
It also Is no secret that Barnes.
though admittedly the principal factor
IN Whitmans nomination for governor,
has no pull" with the State executive,
and refrains religiously from ASKING
favors of him.
Rarnes. so his friends assert. would
like to get Whitman out Of the way,
nominate Comptroller Travis for gov
ernor and name j. W. stevens. the pres
ent Republican mayor of Albany and
great votegetter. as the candidate for
could it be put throughs would have the
threefold advantage to Barnes, 1t Is
said. OF removing an undesirable COY
ernor. placing friend In the extremely
important Office Of State comptroller.
and killing off Calder for United States
Senator.
We're Comptroller Travis, a BROOKLYN
der oaIs'SAn aiso resident ] of Of Brooklyn. could
not hope to be the nominee for United
States Senator. The voters in the pri-
maries naturally would object to bunch
preciates the perils of such a situation.
and within the past week called on
Travis to define his intentions. The
comptroller, it Is said. declined to be
hurried to'a decision.
Barnes Support For Senator.
Most Republicans believe the Barnes
organization-they say Barnes still con
trols-woud cheerfully support Whit
man for United States Senator. partly
to eliminate him from the governorshil
situation and partly as a check Il
Calders plans.
AS for Governor Whitmans chances
OF the Presidential nomination. Repup
lican opinion as expressed last nigh
was not encouraging. The dominan
view here IS that either James 3. Mann
OF Illinois or Theodore f. Burton o.
Ohio will be the nominee. 1t wal
thought Whitman might have a chance
for second place. but the governor ha'
made II clear he does not seek ant
would not accept the Vice Presidential
nomination.