New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
Anti-PerkinS Faction Will
Invoke Law if JuriStS
Friends Win.
BATTLE AT SYRACUSE
is GROWING BITTER
Nominees BackerS Are Conh-
dent-No Stand Expected
for Whitman.
rr,om s.r co-r.pona.n, Of The rr'sua,l

lFrcua a Sts- Correspondent o' Inc lriou'el
Syracuse, y. Y, July 21.-lf former
Justice Hughes is indorsed for Pres
ident by the Progressive State Com
mit,ee at its meeting here to-morro"
the courts Will at once be asked 10
nullifv the action on the ground that
such Endorsement would be illegal
This was the latest development TO-
night in the fight between the Per
kins and the anti-Perkins men Tor the
control Of the committee at its meet
ing tomorrow.
The indications are that the Perkins
men will have a comfortable majority
30 far as the Endorsement Of Mr..
Hughes is concerned. so that 1t seems
reasonably certain that the courts VIII
be called upon for final decision. No
endorsement will be given Governor
Whitman. according to the plans OF
the Perkins men. He will be ignored
entirely. Most of the Progressives
have unhesitatingly stated that they
will not stand for Whitman; they
want Justice Seabury, and Mr.. Per
kins and his friends are going TO have
the time Of their life preventing fav-
orable action on the name Of the
judge.
To Head Of State Move.
II is proposed to table any resolu-
tions pertaining to state affairs and
thus cut of debate. The Perkins men
are not certain that they can do this,
but they got out their steam roller
tonight and oiled il up for use at
to-morrow's meeting if need be.
The bitterness of the feeling be-
tween the Progressive leaders, who
once fought shoulder to shoulder, was
emphasized forcibly tonight. As they
walked about the lobby of the Onon-
daga Hotel here the members OF each
faction looked at each other coldly.
There was no sign Of recognition.
The Perkins men were grimly deter
mined 10 indorse Mr.. Hughes, and the
anti-Perkins men were just as deter
mined 10 prevent il. 1t is a tight TO
finish, with the Hughes men, on the
surface, having the best Of IL.
The news that the courts would be
asked TO act if Mr.. Hughes was in
dorsed was brought here tonight by
John J. O'Connell, chairman Of the New
York County Progressive Committee,
and leader with BGinbndge Colby, OF
the anti-Perkins men on the commit
tee. Mr.. 0'Connell was told that sug-
Cestions had been made during the day
that if Mr.. Hughes was lndorsed he
and Mr.. Colby and the rest of the anti
Hughes men would 90 in body TO the
support of President Wilson.
O'Connell in Fighting Mood.
81 haven't given q thought to that"
Mr.. O'Connell said. "If Mr.. Hughes is
indorsed by the Progressive state COM
mittee at its meeting tomorrow we
will take il into the courts as quick
as that swapping his fingers. Our
national convention nominated ticket
with two names on il. One candidate
declined and the other still remains.
The only right that the national COM
mittee had was to make a substitution.
II had no power TO indorse Hughes and
Fairbanks. Under the peculiar laws OF
this state the Progressives have got 10
have an electoral ticket in the field for
Parker. and they can't get away from
il. The law requires that the name Of
the candidate shall appear at the top
of the column"
Mr.. O'Connell said that the question
OF indorsing Mr. Hughes would be de-
eided by a close vote at the meeting to-
morrow. He was confident that Justice
Sosbury would be asked TO become the
Progressive candidate for Governor,
and he was positive that Governor
Whitman did not have a chance.
Notwithstanding MIR. O'Connelps op-
timism, William II. Hotchkiss and other
Progressive Hughes leaders were GER
tain that the former justice would have
q handsome majority at the meeting.
Charge Wilson Activity.
Charges that Secretary McAdoo and