New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-01
Republican Committee TO
Make Decision at Meet
ing Tuesday.
PERKINS STANDS PAT
FOR COMPLETE LIST
Wilkinson and HOtchkiSS,
Slated for Places, With
draw Names.

The Progressives are expected 70 get
the eight Presidential Electors among
the Republican forty-fve from this
state, pursuant 70 th5 demand made by
George W. Perkins through John Nc
Grath, his secretary at the Saratoga
Republican conference. The Repub-
lican state leaders said yesterday they
would have the eight vacancies ready
on the electoral ticket by the time the
Republican State Committee meets
Tuesday The state committee left SIX
vacancies for the Bull Moose at the
Saratoga conference and postponed set
Element Of the matter.
Prior TO the unofficial convention at
Saratoga three vacancies were proyid-
ed in Manhattan. TWO in Brooklyn and
one upstate. A seventh vacancy is in
the making upstate and another can be
had in Broolyn
Most OF the opposition encountered
at Saratoga 90 giving she Progressives
moro than Sis places on the electoral
ticket was overcome Ia conferences
among the leaders yesterday.
Eigf. P'a,,s Needed.
81 s under. .ood Georcc W Perkins.
O. tLc Rcpue, can Natorri Committee.
and other progrcs s've leaders pointed
on 90. necessity of having a repre-
sentaucn of CCht .n order 90 insure
the favorable actl.1 o. the Progressive
State Committee in placing the Bull
Moose electors on the Pre- Dental
ticket under the Progressive miller
Nith the eight places accorded them
the Progress leaders who are work
.ng for Hughes VIII De able to control
the Progressive state Committee SUI
fciCutiy 20 o. cycCme any opposition on
the part OF ne radical -Elder-O 'CHnncu.
c'e.r. at. il was said. IL was pointed cut
thai should no attempt be made 20 call
q meeting Of the Progressive state
Committee, 10 avoid the possibility OF
another row such as occurred AZ tpe
last meeting Of the committee In SYRIA
cuse. and the Bull Moose column on
the Presidential ticket merely be left
blank. the votes under that emblem
would not count.
Two Withdraw Names.
Horace s. wilkinson, Of Syracuse,
and William Il. Hotchkiss. two OF the
men included I'm the list mentioned IS
Republican Progressive electors at
Saratoga. have withdrawn their names;
Mr.. Wilkinson because he IS bank ci-
rector. and Mr.. Hotchkiss because OF
the pledge he made at the Syracuse
meeting Of the Progressive State Com
mittee that the committee would not
be reconvened again this year. Two up
state Progressiyes Will probably take
their places. "a,
Herbert Parsons. a member Of the
Rerublicar National Committee, said
YESTERDAY he believed the state con-
inittee would find difficulty in acquiring
the eight places demanded by the Pro
aressivcs He was inclined 20 think SIX
Vas all that could be arranged.
Some Of the Republican leaders op-
nose giving the ProCressiyes move than
Six on the ground that that number IS
a fair representation on the basis or
the comparative enrolment Of Renubh-
can and Progressive voters IN the -tate.
The Republican enrolment IS I3s'55l
and the Progressive 4G,2o6, little over
8 per cent Of he Republican figure
Six electors out Of the forty-tive N the
state would give the Progress'vcs
representation Of over - per cent.