The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
THOMPSON LOSES,
SAY WHITMAN MEN
Governors Friends Think He
Has Put Senator Out Of
GubernatOrial Race.
PARTY SPLIT DISCUSSED

ALBANY. Jan. 4-Politicians who are
gathered from all sections Of the State
In Albany tonight TO he present at the
assembling Of the Legislature to-mor-
row voc were stirred by the attacks OF
Senator George r. Thompson upon Gov.
Whitman in connection with the resig-
nation of Public Service Commissioned
Wood and the appointment OF Henry W.
Hodge Of New York city to succeed him.
Senator Thompson has been vexed
ever since last winter. when Gov. Whit
man refused to remove the New York
city Public Service Commissioners until
substantial charges were brought against
them. At that time senator Thompson
thought that his committee had made
substantial charges against the Com
missioners and that they should all be
removed, but ever since Gov. Whitman
declined to see It that way the Senator
b. been more than ever insistent that
h Commissioners should be ousted.
When Senator Thompson's committee
resumed sessions in New York city last
fall he started cunning for Chairman
Mccall. While attending n banquet In
Brooklyn. two days before election. he
! uls ihS W. INkhtuiuk SteNht .
ownership OF lighting stock and II took
him nearly "A month TO run 1t Town.
His GubernatoriaI Zee.
This success caused Senator Thomp-
con to 70 after the other Commits
eioners. with the result that one after
another has resigned. Those who have
worked with Senator Thompson during
his investigation In New York city have
declared shot Senator Thompson's sue
cess In ousting Mccall lodged a Guber-
material bee In his bonnet which the
Senator expected greatly TO aid In his
work to dlslodge Commissioners Will
Jams and Wood. Meanwhile criticisms
of Gov. Whitman and the Whitman ad-
ministration from Senator Thompson
have been waited up the Hudson Valley
from New York city 10 Albany.
Mr.. Whitman's friends who. In addi-
ton to declaring that the Governor Is
sure OF denomination and reelection. be-
lieve that he has a good chance to zap
ture the Republican nomination for
President at Chicago, have agreed that
Mr.. Whitman should pay as little stten-
ton as possible to Senator Thompson
and his committee.
With the resignation Of Commits
sioner Williams and the acceptance of
the Wood resignation to-day. Gov. Whit
mans friendS pointed out Tonight that
the Thompson G~ubernatoriai boom ia
doomed. as there was nothing more for
Il TO feed upon.
A Big FURRY Expected.
Mr.. Thompson is one Of the most ener-
Qeuc members OF the State Senate. HI
has served two years in the Assembly
on this is his fourth year in the SEN
ete. In debate he is caustic and cour-
ageous. 1t Is expected that his attack
upon o Whitman because of the
Hodge appointment will create one OF
tho bree4iest situations in the State
0onAte In years. when the Governors
nomination Of four new Public Service
Commissioners comes up for confirma-
ton during the next two weeks.
whether Senator Thompson's attitude
toward the Whitman administration will
be upheld by Senator Elon X. Brown.
the Republican leader and the other
organization Republican Senators. Is a
matter OF much interest to the politicians
who discussed the situation tonight.
Whether this difference between GOV.
Whitman and Senator Thompson will de-
vel0p into a Republican factional fight.
no one would hazard n guess tonight
but there were some friends OF Gov,
Whitman who were not loath to charge
that certain organization Republicans
had deputed Senator Thompson to bal,
the Governor and his administration
No one could conjecture tonight wha
inspired Senator Thompson 10 file the
charges against Wood now that the
latter is out of the Public Service Com
mission.