New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Republican Chiefs Want
the Party Leader to
Succeed O'Gorman.
PLANS INCLUDE
KEEPING WHITMAN
II Governor Objects to Brown
Ogden Mills May Be Named
for Executive.
tFtom s;ar Correspondent q Tho Tribune j

IRON A NsaT Ao-Tt- EFlilaf.L NJ NC AflI.lie
Albany, "arch Ex-senator Elon r.
Brown, majority leader Of the Senate,
will be the Republican candidat, for
United States Senator next fall. II the
present plans of a group of influential
party leaders do not miscarry. The
movement TO make Senator Brown the
Republican candidate to succeed SEN
ator O'Gorman has been in the max
ing for several weeks, but only re-
Gently has IL crystallized sufficiently
to warrant sounding out the rank and
file of Republicans in the state.
Republican leaders back of the plan
declare that their proposal is part Of
a harmony programme, which includes
the denomination of Governor Whit
man, and is for the obvious purpose
of maintaining peace in the party
ranks this year, when a President is
20 be elected
So far as known. Governor Whit
man has not yet been let I'm on the
plan, but those back Of the movement
declare that the Governors interest
is mainly in mas own denomination.
and that, therefore. he cannot object
10 it. With his denomination assured.
the Governor, 10 is believed, viii not
take any part I'm an open fight against
Senator Browns candidacy.
May Enter a New Yorker.
If BY any chance. however, Gov
ernor Whitman decides to kick things
around, IL is not unlikely that a can
didate viii be placed IN the field
against him. preferably from New
York City I'm this connection 70 is
said that Senator Ogden Mills is the
favoritc. lie and Senator Brown are
extremely friendly. and Nr. Mills, il
is said, would not be averse 10 running
on the same ticket with the Senator.
Several times this session the feel
ing between he Executive Office and
the Senate reached am acute stage. and
had il not been for the diplomacy Of
Senator Brown relations would have
been broken off.
Governor Whtmans friends have
been exceedingly "chcsty' ever since
he forced the Senate 10 confirm the
nominations Of Whitney and Hervey
20 the Public Service Commission
Some Of them declare that as result
of his victory his denomination has
become ractcally a certainty. This
view is not shared generally. however
for while the Governor is given credit
for putting over" his nominations, the
feat was by no means Of so great i'm
portance as 20 give him a commanding
position in the party.
If Senator Brown had given the
word. the nominations of Whitney and
Hervey would not have been con
frmed. This would have meant
nasty fight, however, in Presidential
year, so the majority leader allowed
the nominations 70 be confirmed, pri-
marily because he wanted no break al
this time.
Calder Eager TO Run.
Ex-Representative William " Cal
der, OF Brooklyn. is an eager candi-
date for the nomination for Senator,
but the leaders back OF the Brown plan
believe that when il comes 20 d show
down the Senator can beat Mr.. Calder
in his own bailiwick through the aid
of Jake" Livingston and one or two
other influential leaders there.
There has been some talk that Job
Hedges would get into the fight as a
candidate for Senator. but this has
been confined 10 some close and we'll
wishing friends Of the genial Job.
The feeling is growing that unless
New York City gives up either the
Governor or the United States Sen
ator. il will have 20 part with the
State Controller and the State Treas
urer The latter comes from The
Bronx, while Controller Travis halls
from Brooklyn. Mr. Travis is deter
mined to get a denomination, and in
this respect he may prove a helpful
ally 10 Senator Brown.