New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-03
PartyLeaders, Anticipating
"Voice of the People,
Have Made Up States.
NO CONTESTS
OF CONSEQUENCE
ANYHOW. the State Will Have
Passed a New Milestone in
Political History.

A new milestone in the political his
tory Of the state Re passed TO
morrow. For the first time the voters
will have a chance 70 express theii
preference for delegates to the nation
al conventions in the di; ect primaries
The Importance OF the step toward rep
resentative government is somewhat
obscured, however the fact that the
party organ zatio- have anticipated
the "voice Of the people" and de n
the states Of delegates to be voted for
The whole thing is practically cut
and dried. There are no contests OF
candidates Of consequence in any Of the
Congressional districts of the state in
any of the parties. Even in the matter
Of election Of members of the state com.
mittees, Of which one member will be
elected from each Assembly district
the bouts are second class.
Frederick c. Tai ner, ch-irman OF the
Republican state Committee, is con.
ceded a reelection. as is the case with
Walter 4. Johnson, chairman Of the
Progressive State Committee. Edwin
S. Harris. Of Saratoga, a former Deputy
State Controller, is slated for the
craftsmanship 81 tie Democratic State
Committee. to succeed william Church
Osborn. who il expected to resign &c
become a candidate for United States
Senator.
Eighty seven Delegates for Republicans
The Republicans will elect eighty
seven delegates TO the Chicago con
vention. including the big Four That
is three less than the number at the
1912 convention The loss is IN the
18th. 18th and Doth Congressional dis
tricts. where one delegate Is elected
from each district, instead Of two, be-
cause the Republican vote fell belo"
800 i'm those districts al the last cleo
ton. The Democrats Will elect ninety
district delegates 10 their convention
including the four dele ltes-st-large
The Progressive vote at the last cleo
ton cuts down the number Of their
delegation TO for 'y-seven, one from
each Cor gressiOnal district, including
the Two delegates at-!arge. In the 18Th
and 23d Congressional districts, how
ever. the Progressivcs will elect two
delegates.
The Republican Big -Four, in the or
der in which their names Will appear
on the ballot, are State Senator Elon
x. Brown. United States Senator
James W. Wadsworih. jr., state Chair
man Frederick e. Tanner and Governor
Charles S. Whitman. The Democratic
four-at-large are William Church Os-
born, Samuel Untcrmyer, George j
Mover. of Buffalo, and United States
Senator James A. O'GOrman. Oscar =
Straus, chairman Of the Public Service
Commission. and Horace S. Wilkinson
Of Syracuse. arc the selection Of the
Irocressivcs.
Moose Well Organized.
Aiternates are selected for all the
delegates. John Gcrdes. secretary OF
the Progressive State Committee. IS
sued statement yesterday IN which
he said that the interest shown by the
Progressivcs in these primaries was
truly wonderful" lie declared that
every county. Assembly district and
Election district would have a strong
fighting organization. The county or
carnations would be stronger than
they had ever had before. he said.
The Board OF Elections announced
yesterday that of the 2O77 votinl
places in this city 472 would be locatec
I'm public school houses. There are Il.
school polling places in Manhattan. 17t
in Brooklyn, 10 in Queens. 30 in Tn,
Bronx and "a in Richmond. The ex
pertinent of having the polling place:
IN the school buildings was tried out
successfully az the election last fall.
There is hot contest ON in the It'll
Congressional District. in Brooklyn
where former State Senator John ks
sci is waginR war on Controller Will
lam A. Prendergast for district dele
gate 20 the Republican National Con
vention. Nituperative literature d.
rected at the Controller has been cir
culatod broadcast by the Kissel forces
Controller Prendergast does not live in
the district. but was substituted for
Richard +. Weber. who withdrew at the
last moment. Adolph Levy is the other
Republican selection in that district.
Dady Has Fight in King.
Alexander u. White. treasurer Of the
Republican State Committee. is after
the scalp Of Michael j. Dady IT. the 9TH
District. in Brooklyn. Jacob Bremen is
the other Republican nominee in that
district
The Republicans also have contests
scheduled i'm the 10th. 41st and AID
Congress districts. where two delegates
have been named in opposition 10 those
selected by the Erie County organiza-
ton. Of which Fred Greincr, of Buffalo
is the leader The organization dele
gates are expected to win.
The Democrats have one contest,
which is In the list Congress District
where Ralph Pulitzer. Of Manhass et
and Rowland Miles. of Northport. the
organization selections, are opposed By
Dayton Hedges. Of Patchogue. and
Richard s. Newcombe, Of Flushing. The
organization delegates are expected to
win.
The Progressive contests are in the
18Th. 2Sth and 43d Congress districts.
In the 2Sth owen s. Jones. OF Bethle-
hem. is contesting the place with Bor-
den II. Mills. of Albany. Ia the Add
Hubert +. Y. Porter, Of jamestown
and Frank G.. Curtis, OF CelOron, are
lined up against each other Commits
sioncr John 4. Kingsbury, of the
Charities Department. has a fight on
his hands as alternate from the 18th
whore Alfred Ferrannini, Of Grano
Street. is opposing him.
There are six contest. among the
candidates for membership TO the Re-
publican State Committee. The oppos-
ing cand dates are Fran. ". Callahan
VS.. James l.. Narcl. in the Sd Assem-
bly, District; Henry C. Clark IS. Albert
r. Clark. boz the 9th; Herman G. Rabino-
WITT vs. Louis Jacobson, in the sth:
Daniel w. Bedcll VS.. W VI. X. Olcott
iu the 18th; Morris -olmach VS. Sam
ucl Kruiewitch IN the 26th. and julius
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