The sun., 1916-12-01
B. 4. SMELL PICKED
TO SUCCEED TANNER
Republican state Chairman
Formally Announces His In
trntion TO Resign.
REVIEWS PARTY'S WORK
9. q. p. Leaders Deem II Fit
ting That Place BE Filled
by Upstate Man.

Frederick c. Tanner announced yes
terday his intention to resign MS chair
man of the Republican state committee
At the next meeting Of that body to DO
held probably the latter part Of next
week.
Mr.. Tanner sent a letter to the MEM
hers OF the committee. setting forth his
plans and saying the duties OF his law
business had become so great that he
could not give all the time necessary TO
the management OF the AFFAIRS of the
state organization.
Bertrand H. smell. Representative in
Congress from st. Lawrence county and
one Of tlne ablest Republicans ~ the
younger generati ton. will be chosen as MIR.
Tanners successor. unless the plans OF
the leaders change before next week.
The chairmanship. without doubt. will 20
to an upstate man, and for that reason
+. J. II. Kracke. Bridge Commissioner.
IL regarded az out Of the running. Mr..
kracke will probably succeed Eugere
Lamb Richards az Banking Superintend-
ent In July.
Another man mentioned for the chair
manship Is State Senator George Arget-
singer Of Rochester. J. Henry Walters
Fancher OF Salamanca also have been
mentioned, but the position will In all
likelihood 60 to Representative Smell.
warm friend Of Gov. Whitman's.
There was some argument last summer
that tho Craftsmanship should 20 to
man outside OF New York city. Some
up-Staters asserted that the Republican
organization was becoming top-heavy
with men from the city. MIR. Smells ap-
pointment undoubtedly will 20 far to on
eet any such cry.
Smell Just Reelected.
Mr.. Snell who was born In 1870 and
was graduated from Amherst (Gov.
Whtman's alma mater), has been
member of the State committee since
1904. He has paper. power and banking
Interests up State. lie was reelected to
Congress In November from the Thirty
FIRST Congress district.
Chairman Tanner. in his letter an
uouncing his intention to resign. gives
an account OF his stewardship and tells
how the Republicans won because thcy
buried factional differences. lie shows
the development Of the Republican party
IT, the last four years. His letter fol-
lows:
"MY DEAR COMMITTEEMAN For several
months IL has been my desire to resign
as chairman OF the Republican state
committee at the end uf the campaign
which has just closed. The demands OF
my law practice make II impossible Tor
me longer to give the time necessary for
the engrossng duties Of state chairman
l believe the party service rendered IN
the last three campaigns entities me 10
ask that some other man take up the
work.
t.t, IaH ',a
loyal suppor, I have had from you and
the othet members OF the state COM
mittee and organization leaders through
out the state.
"The Republican victory in this state
was primarily due To the belief OF the
people tnat their own interest Was best
safeguardcd and served by our party.
But this alone does not explain wnS
New York. generally classed as doubt
full State, went strongly Republican.
while New Hampshire. Ohio. Kansas.
California ana others, generally classed
A. safely Republican. went Democratic
1t In because We buried minor differences
and presented "A solid front that We met
with success. To this harmony and to tho
hearty support of the thousands OF cleo
tion district workers, who receive but
little honor or profit from their efforts, liz
due the victories which We have achieved
To you and to them ! make my grateful
acknowledgment.
what q. q. II. Accomplished.
"In rendering my resignation I sub
NIT TO you a brief account OF my stew
ardship since took ONCE in 1914.
The Republican party in 1912 became
. minority party, and had lost control
Of both the national and State govern
mAnta Since that time "a RenubliCan