The sun., 1916-08-22
SEABURY LOSING
Il, PROGRESSIVE VOTE
a. Tammany Hears Whitman
Will Get Nomination in
Primary.
', THIS Is PETITION DAY
:. ,
Candidates for All Offices
-, Must Have Papers in
= by Midnight.
TIL Is PETITION DAY

: Justice Seabury. Tammany candidate
Tor Governor. IL scheduled for a good
In the Progressive primaries.
Murphy leaders learned yesterday. The
. Bull Moose friends OF Governor Whit
mar have been successful beyond their
expectations In getting signers to his
I nomination petitions and have huge lists
> which they will ale to-day with the Sec
rotary Of State.
Tammany men are disguised with the
outlook. Should seabury fail to carry
the Progressive primaries the chief ar
gument urged in favor Of his selection by
the Democratic conference in Saratoga.
, namely. that he would be able to swing
the Bull Moose vote. will have fallen to
the ground.
;, Taken In connection with the action OF
William II. Hearst In opposing Seabury
n announcing his support OF Gov
whitman. the prospect Of their candl-
dates reputation 10y the progressives
10 one TO dspress the Democratic State
leaders.
|. II Seabury annot carry the Progress
sive primaries. certainly none Of the
other Democrats on the Murphy tickle.
/ IN It had not been fully decided yes.
terday whether they would make any at
r tempt In that direction. Some Of them
may n others probably will abandon
all effort to secure Progressive indorse-
mont
.. Last Day for FilinG.
This Ii the last day for candidate
entries In the primary elections on Sep
TENDER 10. Nomination petitions. with
the requisite number OF signatures.
which vrry for different offices. must
be Med by midnish hit In the ONCE Of the
Secretary OF State In Albany.
That once will be kept open until the
last minute for the reception OF be!ated
! petitions. In most cases candidates
rather than run any risks will have their
petitions nied in the afternoon hours.
william NJ. Calder OF Brooklyn. cand'-
. date for United States Senator. In order
to insure against the possible loss Of his
petitions By railroad wreck. will send
them to Albany In two sections. each Of
which will contain a sufficient number ct
1 name to make a valid nomination un-
. der the law.
&. Calder will be n candidate in both the
Republican and the Progressive pri-
/, maries. II ie assumed similar action
. will be taken by Robert Bacon. who Is
+, contesting the Senate nomination against
him.
p" The Bacon-Caidcr contest will con-
stftute the principal interest in the Re-
publican primaries. But. in the Progress
sive primaries the biz fght will be be-
tween Gov. Whitman and Justice Sea-
oury TO see which shall obtain the Bull
Moose Endorsement.
. William NJ R.ppn.. pa,,h'',,p
State Senator representing a New York
county district. will make a diversion In
the Republican primaries as a candidate
for the G~overrors.ip nomination. II
will be more tAan a diversion. however,
a. his most sansuine friends DO not ex-
pect Senator Bennett TO come within
miles OF the Whitman vote.
Conway Has a Chance.
The Democrats have promise OF n
scrimmage In the announced intention OF
Thomas F.. Conway. the Democratic
leader in Clinton county. and a former
L'eutenant-Governor to contest the
primaries against william +. McCombs.
who was selected ny Tammany 10 make
the race for United States Senator. Con-
way Is strong with the upstate pero-
Gratis and II Is believed he will get the
enti-Tafnmany Democratic vote In all
barts OF the state. With no great en-
thusiasm showing for McCombs. /, was
regarded yesterday as no; improbable
Che Clinton county man might win the
nomination. despite his lack OF orgariza-
zion support in this city.
II was a = yesterday TO obtain con-
Hicting opinions ron Republicans re-
harding the outcome OF the Bacon-Calder
contest. The majority view was tha,
Calder, who as a candidate for the Sen.
a:s nomination two years ago was de.
eeated only by Il narrow margin by
James W, Wadsworth. Jr.. has had toe
long a start n has made too good
:lHs Of 1t TO be in serious peril from
tke Bacon candidacy. On the other
Inland. II was pointed out by the friendi
sOf Robert Bacon that their candidate
enters the contest with the hacking OF
many distinguished Republicans, as vel
ias with. supposedly. the sympathetic in
sterest Of Col. Roosevelt ranged on his
Side.
once HOlders to File.
Nomination petitions filed to-day will
Include those OF Gov. Whitman and All
sthe other Republican elected State Of.
STr.als who without exception seek re.
nomiration to their present Offices. In
al cases. 1t In understood. these Repub-
lican state officials will be contestants
also In the Progressive party primaries.
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