New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Two Downstate Nominees
Withdraw for
Harmony.
SOLID SUPPORT OF
PARTY is EXPECTED
Republicans See Offset to
Shadow Lawn Pill
grimage.


State Committee yesterday the Pro-
gressives won the eight places on
the Presidential electoral ticket among
the Republican forty-fve from this
state, pursuant to the demand they made
at the recent Saratoga conference. None
Of the upstate Electors designated at
SARATOGA was willing to withdraw in
favor of the Bull Moose, and all eight
places were made in the Congressional
districts in or near greater New York
Most of the members OF the state com
mittee were represented by proxy at the
meeting.
The "old guard" leaders had insisted
that six places left vacant at Saratoga
were a sufficient representation on the
electoral ticket for the Progressives
Members of the Republican National
Committee and Governor Whitman were
for giving the Progressives all they
wanted in the interest of harmony
State Chairman Frederick c. Tanner
carried the fight of the upstate leaders
into the committee meeting yesterday
but the Willcox-Perkins-W Whitman infiu'
ence prevailed.
Chairman Tanner announced to the
committee, however, that he had no OBJ
lection to the Progressives having the
eight places if any Of the regularly
designated Electors could be found who
would withdraw. He added that the
places could not be made upstate, and
that the upstate leaders were strongly
opposed TO more than six.
+. J. II. Kracke, the Brooklyn leader
and Governor Whitman's campaign
manager, and Samuel 5. Koenig, chair
man OF the Republican County Com
mittee, came forward with the two
places needed.
Two Electors Withdraw.
F.. ". VOORHEES,, Commissioner oil
Public Works in Brooklyn. and william
C.. Hecht. Republican leader OF the Zotn
Assembly District, Manhattan, with
drew as Electors. William l.. Ransom
City Court Judge. was selected 10 M
the place in the 18th Congressional DIS
trict which Mr.. Hecht had vacated
and John Gerdes, Of Brooklyn, secre'
tary of the Progressive State COMMIT
tee. got Mr. Voorhees, place In the ON
/ Congressional District.
TIE other Progressive Electors are
Oscar S. Straus. in the Goth Congress
sional District; william Hamlin Childs
in the It'll District; Henry l.. Stoddard
. in the l1th; Ernest Cawcroft, OF James
( town. in the Sd; Walter A. Johnson
chairman Of the Progressive state
Committee, in the 18th, and beveridge
c. Dunlop, Of Spring Valley, Tockland
County, in the 10th.
4 One of the arguments used before
the state committee in favor OF giving
the Progressives the full representa-
ton they asked was that it woulc
somewhat Offset the play being made
+ to-day by some OF the radical buI
| Moose By joining the pilgrimage Il
/ Shadow Lawn. The simultaneous an
nouncement to-day that the kepuo
livans had conceded all the Progress
sives wanted in the electoral contro
versy, in the opinion Of several Of thu
/ Republican state committeeman, woult
/ tend to obscure the political capita
sought by John J. O'Connell, chairman
1 Of the Progressive County Committee
and his followers in going over to viii
! son.
/ Progressive Action Doubtful.
Whether an effort will be made To
call a meeting of the Progressive State
| Committee TO indorse the Republican
and Bull Moose Electors and place
their names under the Bull Moose EN-
! blem on the Presidential ticket was not
decided yesterday. Unless the Progress
siye committee indorses the Electors
the Bull Moose Presidential column on
the state ticket will be left blank.
Some of the Republican leaders be-
lieve the Electors in the Bull Moose
column would catch considerable
number OF Progressive votes for
Hughes and sentimental!y strengthen
the state ticket.
William II. Hotchkiss and other for
mer Progressive state leaders have ar
gued against calling a state committee
meeting. While they believe the
Hughes Progressives could control the
committee three to one, they believe
the radical Bull Moose element would
kick up such a row that the consequent
unfavorable publicity would counteract
any advantage gained BY putting the
electors on the Presidential ticket. The
meeting of the Progressive State Com
mittee would have to be called by Oc-
tober 10.
The majority of the Republican lead
ers are inclined to let the Progressives
work it out as they feel will be for the
best interest Of the national and state
tickets. Now that the Bull Moose have
obtained the recognition they desired,
the Republicans believe they will throw
practically all their strength in the
state to the Hughes and Whitman
tickets. whether or not the electors are
Endorsed by the state committee.
Most of the names of the Progress
sives selected rs electors were sub
m.tted 10 the Republican State Com
mittee by George W. Perkins. Mr..
Perkins expects TO see Walter Johnson.
chairman of the Progressive State
Committee. to-day, when they will prob
ably decide whether to call meeting
Of the state committee.
URGES HONOR TO OLD NAVY
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