New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-21
EX-AMBASSADOR WILL
NOT ADMIT DEFEAT
Senator's Friends Give
AldriCh Much Credit
for Victory.

he had won the Bull Moose nomination
also. cambridge Colby was his oppo'
nent in the Progressive primaries.
Robert Bacon, Mr.. Callers rival IN
the Republican primaries, was not Will
ing TO concede Mr. Calder's victory, al
though at the time the returns from
the entire state, with only 1888 OF the
5,719 election districts missing, gave
Calder III 1897 and Bacon 1887.
"This thing is going to be close,
said Mr.. Bacon, land there won't be
more than a thousand difference eltnei
way. We are especially pleased with
the vote in some upstate counties, be-
sides the good showing made IN New
York and some parts of Long Island
where we weren't supposed to have
chance"
Aldrich Saved Calder.
One man who stood by Mr.. Calder
would have turned the tide in MI
Bacon's favor lad he followed the
pleadines Of the anti-Calder men. lie
was George W. Aldrich, the leader OF
Monroe County. Monroe gave Calder
ISIS and Bacon 1897. Had Aldrich
switched and delivered the Calder ma
jority 10 Bacon, the result OF the vote
with 1913 election districts missing
would have been: Bacon, l3s,o3S
Calder, 1886. Callers irl hc,'
frankly admitted last night that Aldrich
could have elected Bacon had he swung
for they believe that the districts ye'
to be heard from will not bring III man!
Calder votes. /,
There was a time yesterday to be
exact. 1880 in the morning Mr
Calder and his friends believed Mr,
Bacon had won. Many poiltleal
prophets had erred IN predicting a
Bacon victory on the strength OF W.
early figures. Said Mr.. Calder az ina;
hour to those who were gathered
around him in his headquarters:
"Well, we made good nght, Du'
we're beaten. Let us go home.
Miss Elsie Calder, girl OF twenty,
who campagned for her father, thre"
her arms around him and whispered:
81 feel sure we will VIM.
Will Continue TO Fight.
And she is going to help her father
in his campaign against William r. NC,
Combs. who buried former Lieutenant
Governor Thomas +. Conway IN the
Democratic primaries.
Mr.. McCombs's strength was largely
in New York City. With l.lO2 districts
still to be heard from. the vote for
McCombs was Sl,771 to 42,l66 for Con-
way.
An analysis of the Calder Bacon vote
showed that Albany was the banner
Bacon county. There, in the baillwicS
of William Barnes, who gave ms sup
mort TO the former Ambassador to
France. Albany alone gave 1928 votes
to Bacon. While Calder got vnly l,i62.
Bacon also carried Erie County, by
about two to one Calder however
carried Monroe County by about three
to one. and Onondaga by about two to
one. Rochester and Syracuse, in Mon
roe and Onondaga counties, were the
only big cities upstate which Calder
carried. 1t was largely the vote in
these two cities, together with the huge
vote he received in New York City
which won the primaries for Mr.
Calder.
Republican state leaders said yes
terday Governor Whitman's success in
the Progressive primaries against eX-
Judge Seabury and his Endorsement
by the independence League blasted
the Democratic hopes of using Sea-
bury-Progressive victory to enhance
the campaign strength Of President
Wilson in this state.
The returns were still incomplete
last night, but it seemed certain that
Whitman would have a comfortable
majority over Seabury. With 1,iOl
election districts missing out of the
total Of 5,719, the Progressive vote FOL
Governor was: Whitman, 1928; Sea
bury, $3.50. There was no perceptible
gain in the small vote polled in the
Republican primaries for Senator
william VI. Bennett. Whitman's plu'
rality over Bennett was apparently
more than 10000.
Governor Whitman, at the st. Regis
declared that the indicated result II
the primaries did not surprise him.
This result places Judge Seabury
before the public exactly where he be
longs and exactly where he has beer
for weeks-the Murphy candidate fol
Governor" he said. IL see that the
Democratic State Chairman believes
Mr.. Seabury is 100000 votes stronger
than President Wilson in this state
The state chairman's estimate OF the
strength of his party's candidate foi
President is interesting and signlf'
cant.
Sure Of Republican Victory.
an my opinion. there is not the
slightest possibility of either candi.
date carrying the State of New York
I am sure the voters of our state are
thoroughly familiar with the record Of
the Democratic Administration al
Washington and Of the Republican ad
ministration al Albany"
The full Republican vote polled in
some Of the upstate counties where
Whitman opposition was expected in
dicated TO the Governors campaign
managers that he would have the un
divided organization back OF him II
November. The strongest instance in
support OF this belief was in Albany
County, where William Barnes piled
up big vote for Bacon, but was ex
pected to pay little attention to tn,
Whitman vote.
Late returns showed that the count,
gave the Governor practically the same
vote as Bacon received. The Whitman
men declared this was conclusive evi
dcnce that the word had gone out from
Barnes for Whitman as well as Bacon
There were practically no return,
last night from the independents,
League vote. but the Whitman mer
were confident that the Governor would
get the nomination. Seabury ais,
entered the independence League pri
maries. The Whitman forces con
tended that the Endorsement of tn,
League would mean an extra $4,000 OF
$4,000 votes. In 1914 Governor Glynr
had the support OF the Independence.
League and the official vote rccordc,
for him from that organization wa