New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-01
etter TO State Committee
Mentions Accomplish
ments as Chairman
DECISION FINAL,
POLITICIANS THINK
Whitman Is Expected to
Strengthen Hold on Re-
publican State Body

Frederick c. Tanner, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee IN a let
ter 90 each member of the committee
yesterday formally announced his IN
tention TO resign. He said that he
would tender his resignation at meet
ing 10 be called soon, at which the
election OF n new chairman would De
taken IN. Mr. Tanners letter folloWs'
For several months it has been my
desire TO resign as chairman OF the he
rubUcan state Committee at the emu
--r the campaign which has just c.osed'
The demands Of my law practice make
i, impossible for me longer to give the
i,,o necessary for the engi sslhg
dutics Of state chairman. ! oe'e''
thst the marty service rendered - tne
last three campaigns entities me 20 ASK
,bo, some other man take up the work.
Acknowledges Loyal support
81 wish TO acknowledge the fine ana
loval support have had from you an"
tho other members of the state com
r,i,toe and organization leauer'
throughout the state
"The Republican victory in this state
WAS primarily due to the belief Of the
people that their own interests are
hest safcguardcd and served by our
marty But this alone does not explain
wbv New York, generally classed as
dorbtful state. went strongly Repub-
loan while New Hampshire, Ohio,
Kansas California and others, gem
erallv classed as safely Republican,
went Democratic. a.,
"It is because we buried minor diff
forerccs and presented a solid front
tbat we met with success. To this har-
ronv. and to the hearty support or the
Thousands of election district workers,
who receive but little honor or proht
from their efforts, is due the victories
which we have achieved. To you and
to them | make my grateful ackno"i-
edgmeGt.'
Reviews Work Since 1914
Chairman Tanner submitted a brief
account of his stewardship since he
took Office in 1914. lie pointed out that
the Republican party became a minor
ity party in 1912, and had lost control
of both the national and state govern
ments, but since that time Republic
can governor had been elected and re-
elected, and practically a two-thirds
majority obtained in both branches OF
the state legislature. He called atten-
ton TO the fact that the official returns
in the last election showed that this
state was carried for the Republican
Presidential candidate by vote eX-
ceeding the combined Taft and Roose-
welt vote in 1912.
perhaps the fact most indicative OF
the healthy condition of the Republican
party" said Mr.. Tanner, ais that IN
1915. although il was an of year and
only minor officers were chosen. the
total vote for Republican Assemblymen
in the state increased 20 0O,235, which
exceeded the Republican vote for gov
ernor in the year previous by about
$4,000"
Whitman to Strengthen Hold
Chairman Tanner had been i'm
portnued by Governor Whitman
and other Republican state leaders
10 remain in office, and he stated
recently that he had taken the
matter of his desire TO resign
under Amusement. With Mr.. Tanner
out. the upstate Whitman forces are
expected to get absolute control Of the
state Committee and elect an upstate
man in Mr.. Tanners place. Many Of
the upstate Whitman followers were
not altogether satisfied with the way
in which the present state chairman did
his part in the recent campaign.
Below the surface, political amity
between the state chairman and the
Whitman forces has not existed for
some time. Several men have been
mentioned for Mr. Tanners place. Rep
resentative Bertrand II. Smell, who is
q member of the State Committee from
St Lawrence County, was the latest
candidate to be put forward.
State Senators George +. Argetsinger,
Of Rochester, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of the Republican State
Committee, and j. Henry Walters, Of
Syracuse, have also been mentioned
for the place.