New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Rival Ambitions of Calder
and Travis Stir Re
publican Camp.
FORMER EAGER TO RUN
FOR u. S. SENATORSHlP
Controller Seeks denomination
if Whitman Stays in Race
for Governor.

II the organization wants William
c. Calder for United States Senator oil
course / am for him" This cryptl1
statement from State Controller Travis
describes more than anything else the
feeling which the rival political am
hitions of Mr.. Travis and Mr.. Calder
have encendered in Republican circles
in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Calder wants 10 be the Repub'
hcan candidate for United States Sen
ator next fall The former Represen-
tative has been going from one part OF
the state 10 ;he other telling kepu''
licans all about 70. MI. Travis want
20 be renominated for State Controller
He did have aspirations TO be the Re
publican candidate for Governor, ou'
Governor Whitman told hum he was
candidate for denomination, anG "
Travis TOLD the Governor he was 1oi
him. .. .,..
From d patronage point Of view me
State Controllers office is the mos
powerful in the state. the piumS AT the
6isposal OF Mr.. Travis being greater
oven than those al the disposal OF the
Governor. Consequently. there may De
some objections from influential Re
publicans next fall 10 New ORR Cl'!
running away with the candidates 10Y
United States Senator, Governor an"
State Controller.
Ii may be that some one has got -
be sacrificed. and Mr. Travis has MADE
firm resolution that IL Is not gong 10
be he. Then there Is the remote pos
eibility that Governor Whitman mleA'
become the Republican candidate ior
Vice-PreS dent. and the state on
troller wants TO be in q position 4 TINS
should happen TO get into the race loI
Governor again. OF course, from ar
, orthodox political point Of view, Il
would be impossible 10 have the candl-
dates for United States Senator ana
Governor come from Brooklyn. As a
result Brooklyn Republicans are al
stirred up over the situation. co.,
The clash between the rival poltlcal
ambitions of Mr. Travis and Mr. Calder
dates back 10 November, wnen Con
tloller Prendergast. District Ajornet
Cropsey. Bridge Commissioner krache
and Mr.. Calder held conference. a.
which il was decided that Mr. Calder 3
ambitions to become United States Ser
/ ator should come first. An emissary
! was dispatched 20 the State Controller
A.ith the information that the confer
ees would be pleased to have him JON
th them IN their plans. But Nh
ravis couldn't see things that way.
As result there has been lineup
with Mr.. Travis and Jacob Livingston
Republican leaders in Kings, on one
side. and the Prendergast-Cropsey-
Kracke-Calder combination on the
other. The Travis-Livingston men
claim 10 control four-hfths Of the
county committee.
The effect of the situation on the
rival aspirations Of Mr.. Travis and Mr..
Calder is awaited with considerable IN
terest in Brooklyn. 1t looks as though
the conflict Will cost Bridge Comml5-
sioner Kracke a place on the Public
Service Commission. The State Con
troller had d long conference with Gov.
ernor Whitman last week, reports OF
which indicate that they have patched
I'D their differences and VIII now be
found working together. It is expected
that Mr.. Travis Will oppose the selec-
ton of Mr.. hracke as Public Service
Commissioner.