New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
whitman Boom for
Third Term To Be
launched Tonight
c.rsrnor's Friends to Urge
Brooklyn Meeting to In
Jorse denomination
Cropsey Is Only Rival
t,doe Not Regarded as Dan
,.ous-Hearst and Murphy
Watch Developments

Watch Developments
r.., subbles are rising IN tho state
..r,,s Kettle. Tonight Governor
,.,..-s, will invade Brooklyn, the
w. .oy., Of his only surviving rival.
-S. S, a James C.. Cropsey, Supreme
80. ;,s.iec. Even he IS not regarded
ss dangerous. 49,,
O. -. meeting tonight wiz BE held in
-. Temrle under the auspices o.
=. KING County Republican General
-,.nittee. Some Of the Governor
s,;.,s. are for then and there indors-
..r hin, for a third term. And should
80. ;. ATTEMPTED. it was said by one
1.-rirsrt Kings County leader last
-, there will be no opposition save
,.e-, che few friends Justice Cropsey
=, have 90 the meeting. None OF
y.t;,-s,'s friends IS afraid Of Crop
~, Tho only man in the state who
~.s ,apsblc. they think, Of making
t,..rr ,r tle primaries against Gov
..o- whitman was Eugene ". Travis,
Co.. Controller. But Travis Is now
-, 80 tSc race. lie is supporting Gov
srnor Whitman.
Veterans Behind CrOpsey
lie lIe-re uoliticians OF
- ,srtics concedc. would be IN
.e,tors.;ou Of the state convention 'sys-
80 in place OF the direct primaries
- .be romination Of candidates for
-. orc.s. The stanC-Dsttcrs IN Tic
Republican party. notably ZION l.. l..
R,own. Of Watcrtown. the mSIoIi'S
iss5fr of the Senate, are for the Ge,
,,rgction of the direct primaries ana
sor nutting themselves and the Ola
t,ss.ridden state convention back on
tbe political map. -.
s.nstor Brown is going 70 attempt
.bjs In the Legislature this winter, ano
In have the support OF the veterans
.f Rsrres's "oid guard IN the TWO
Sorses and the Democratic members
- covertlv favor return 20 the ola
order OF things ,,.,
T5is viii az once precipi;ate real
sc5t betwccu progressive and reaction
49, elements .n the Legislature, WIN
Ccvernor Whitman leading the anti
Bsrnes-B Brown forces. .,..
browns and Barnes's BcisheViM
all not have a fddler's chance OF put
ING tho state convention back on the
s,sfpte books any more than they we're
ne IN prevcnt the success OF woman
sufFrage." said one Of Governor Whit
rsn's supporters last night. And the
nsonlc Of this state, especially the
,,orrer remember the cavalier treat
ment accorded them by Senator Brown
when they sought hearings IN Albany
Hearst Watching Developments
And while Justice Cropsey has his
ear 10 The ground tonight ne will have
d companion in William Randolph
Hearst. who expects 20 capture the
Democratic nomination for Governor
newt September and use Albany as d
steppinr stone 20 the White House.
Hears. IS banking on the pro--German
and radical elements 20 give him an
other start on the road he began travel
ling in 1906. only 20 he showed aside By
Charles Evans Hughes.
There Is certain element in Tam
many that is encouraging Mr.. Hearst,
for he is & good spender. In his race
for the Governors hip in 1906 his sworn
statement showed he spent little more
than S25O.0OO, and his efforts 10 capt
ure the Democratic nomination for
President two years later cost him IN
the neighbOrhOod Of S2,000,000.
Hearst viii have the support Of
Nayor-eicct Hylan IN return for his
support OF Hylan's candidacy in the last
election. And Charles j. Murphy, ac-
eOrding 20 Tammany leaders, is eating
out Of Hearst's hand.
But what tho Whitman men are hop
ing for is that the Democratic uarty
will be torn by internecine strife. Itls
already clear that Hearst will net have
plain sailing with the Democratic mi
nority.
Upstate Fsvors Roosevelt
Some Of the upstate Democrats have
served notice on the Tammany legis-
lators that they will oppose the Hearst
Hylan- Murphy municipal ownership
Programme. They have made il plain
That they regard Hearst as leader of
the discon.ented and the anti-Ameri-
can elements, and they will refuse to
be party 20 any Of his plans.
Then, too, there are upstate Demo
Gratis who favor Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, for
The nomination for Governor next fall.
Jacob Bartscherer, leader in the 18th
Assembly District. is expected TO offer
resolution at the Brooklyn meeting
expelling two election district captains
on the charge that they worked for the
election Of Mayor Mitchell. This may
detract some from the harmony Of the
frathnrtv..