The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-12
FASSETT SELECTED
TOFILL COP. CHAIR
Ex- Representative Is Choice of
whitman to Weld Con-
ventiOn Gavel.
FRIENDS STILL URGE T. r.
Lewis Supporters Say Oppo-
nent's Office Holders Will
Rule Meeting.

Former Representative j. Sloat Fas-
sett OF Elmira will be the temporary
chairman OF the Republican unofiicial
Is and 10. AT a meeting of the COM
mittee of arrangements yesterday it was
decided to recommend his selection. He
Is the personal choice of Gov. whitman.
and as the Whitman forces will control
somewhat moro than two-thirds of the
delegates the recommendation will be
accepted.
As there are to be a number Of proml-
nent speakers on the programme It is
believed the temporary chairman will
be made the permanent chairman. thus
doing away with one OF the usual con-
vention speeches.
1t Is only recently that Mr.. Fassett
has returned TO active politics after a
retirement of seven years.
whitman in Conference.
In spite of the fact that Col Roose-
welt has on several occasions told his
friends ne would not get mixed up In
the Republican fight this fall, attempts
are still being made to induce him to
run for Governor as a compromise can
dldate. 1t was said yesterday that
within twenty-four hours he had re-
peated his refusal to delegation Of
political leaders from Kings county.
Gov Whitman at the St. Regis yes
terday had a number of conferences with
80 ~ LIT ,Nxt,, ta1
out that some of the delegates to the
convention elected in New York county
on Wednesday night were reported to be
for the nomination OF Attorney General
Lewis, as indicating that no attempt Is
being made to pack the convention"
1t is said hat former United States
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. Nicholas
Murray Butler and Henry w. Taft were
chosen at the suggestion OF one of the
Lewis managers.
On the other hand, a friend OF the At
torney-General went through the list OF
delegates from this county and picked
out many officeholders as evidence to
support the contention that the conven-
ton will be an office holders gathering
This group included the following, ac-
cording to this man: A. Dalessandro.
First district. Comptrollers office; Ben
Secretary of State: Michael II. Blake.
Third, wort warden; Alexander Wolf.
Fourth. in the Excise Department; Louis
Zeltner. Fourth. Department of Farms
and Markets: Anthony p. Ludden. Fifth.
transfer tax appraiser in the Comp
trollers office: William Hahn, Fifth.
Comptroller's office; S. s. Koenig. Sixth.
special counsel to the State Insurance
Department; Albert j. Berwin, Seventh.
transfer tax appraiser: Charles L.
Heydt. Ninth. Comptroller's office Clar-
ence Schmelzel, Tenth. Department Of
Foods and Markets Clarence II. Fay
Tenth. Insurance Department: Major r.
Poole. Tenth. custodian of the Senate
Chamber: Judge william J.. Ransom.
Eleventh. counsel for the Public Service
Commission John s. Shea and Thomas
Rock, Twelfth. port wardens; Valentine
J. Hahn. Thirteenth, Comptroller's Of
fee; Edward J. Tschimbke, Fifteenth
secretary to Senator Cortlandt Nicoll ;
Ambrose O. Neal, Sixteenth, port war
den; William Leary. Sixteenth. secre-
tary OF the New York and New Jersey
Port and Terminal Commission Samuel
krulewitch, Nineteenth, cashier in the
Excise Department Charles W. Ander-
son. Nineteenth. Deputy Commissioner
of Agriculture Frank X. Bowers, Tween
tieth. $4,000 Job in the Public Service
Commission.
More Political Positions.
In addition to the above it is asserted
that Richard Greenbank Of the Third
and W. w. Hoppin of the Fifteenth also
had political positions. The wives OF w
G. Hecht, In TIE Comptroller's Office /:
John J. Lyons, transfer tax appraiser I;
John Largy, in the Comptrol!er's office.
and DR.. F.. NJ. Marshall, State Superin-
tenedtn OF Elections. are ON the roll OF
delegates.
Delegates and alternate. will be Sc.
lected in Kings county to-day az direct
primaries. the same method used in this
county
SO far no direct primaries have been
reported outside of the metropolitan dis
trict. Former Senator Harvey D. Hin
man, who has n fight on for control in
Broome county. said at the Lewis head
quarters yesterday the county commit
tee would name the delegates there to-
morrow night,
One OF the first lieutenants OF the
Lewis camp said yesterday they figured
they would not have more than 900 OF
the ,o34 delegates. This is n little less
than one-third In spite Of this fact,
they are going to make a fight to get a
declaration on the prohibition question
into the platform. 1t is reported that
Gov. Whitman. WHO Is for the ratiflca-
ton OF the Federal amendment, does mo-.
wish the convention to dssnss the
troublesome issue on the ground that IL
Is matter for settlement In the legisla-
tive elections.