The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17
FEW DESTINATIONS
AS LIMIT EXPIRES
G. o. P. Squabble in the 21st
New York Congress Dis
trict Is Not Settled.
JUDGE HUMPHREY QUITS
Refusal of Martin to Retire in
Tenth Kings Gives Social
ist O Chance.


designati ions as candidates for party
nominations in the coming primaries ex-
pired ut midnight last night. Party lead
ers were busy all day trying to smooth
out contests. The conferences over the
Republican nomination for Congress in
the Twenty-first district New York. con-
tinued up to the last minute. The dis
trict leaders agreed to support John A.
Bolles but they got the declarations of
only two of the five other candidates
In Queens county Judge Burt j.
Humphrey retired as a candidate for
! one of the two Democratic nominations
for Supreme Court in the Second district.
Borough President Maurice T.. Connolly
OF Queens and County Judge II. II. Roy
! of Kings are the designees OF the or
! sanization.
/ The Twenty-ars Congress district IL
composed of parts of the Twentythird.
Twenty second. Twenty-first. Thirteenth
! and Nineteenth Assembly districts OF
! Manhattan. At conference with Sam
uel S, Koenig. county leader, the Re
publican district leaders agreed to sup
f, port John A. Bolles for the nomination.
Max $. Gri fenhagen and Martin c. An
| sorge agreed to withdraw from the Con-
gress- 6ght-if. Ward v. Tolbert, Collin
Woodward's candidate for the Senate
| nomination in the Twentieth district.
W uld withdraw and leave the field there
| &c Harold c. Mitchell. This agreement
| was carried out.
A conference was led In the Twenty
second Assembly District Republican
| Club in an effort to set the three other
independent candidates for Congress In
! the Twenty-first TO get out OF the race,
| but In spite of the fact that they were
/ urged to do so by the leaders OF their
! districts A. Il. Humphrey and Reverdy
G. Ransome Of the Nineteenth Assembly
, district and Melville Hays of the
Twenty-third Assembly district insisted
upon their right to make fight for the
Congress nomination.
However, Mr.. Bolles will have the or
ganzation support in every Assembly
district in the Congress district Mr..
Ransome is the negro preacher who
| tried TO obtain the nomination in the
special election last spring. He was de-
| feated at that time by Mr. Bolles
In a letter to Chairman Koenig Mr..
Ansorse explained why he had with
| drawn.
In these critical tines he declared
the opportunity to represent my dis
tIict and State in Congress and to as
| sih in giving expression to vigorous
win the war policy is something no,
| lightly to be put aside. But these are
war times and not times for party con-
, troversies or the realization OF personal
| ambitions. and as | am advised that
, my refusal to be candidate will re-
lieve the situation in the Twenty -flrs,
Congress district and also in the TWEEN
tieth senate district ! am willing to
make this sacrifice"
Clash in 10th King. District.
In spite of the repeated efforts of
Republican and Democratic leaders to
| get George w. Martin, the Democratic
designee for Congress In the Tenth dis.
| trict OF Kings, to retire in favor OF
Representative Reuben L. Haskell, Re.
publican. who is a candidate for re-
nomination on that ticket. Mr. Martin
absolutely refused TO do SO. Mr. Mar
tin seemed to think that Mr.. Haskell
ought to get out for him. The failure
of fusion in this district is quite likely
to mean the election OF the Socialist
candidate, Abraham l. Shiplakor, who
! now Is an Assemblyman from the
! Twenty-third district.
Morris HillQuit. the Socialist candi-
fdate for Congress in the Twentieth dis
trict. New York. In message to his
comrades In reply to their promise tc
rcdouble their efforts in view of the
! Republican Democratic fusion against
him. expressed his conviction that he
would win
I'm the face of the combination Of
! the two old parties" he said. ''tht
fight In the Twentieth district will be
! clear. clean and open, an undisguiset
| fight OF revolutionary, internationa
socialism against the world running
forces of capitalism, oppression and re-
action. i know | can rely on my
| comrades to coduct the campaign along
J n,
letup ! hope 1 may be able TO take
some part IN the closing weeks of the
campaign. l am confident that | shall
fully recover my health in time to TAX.
my seat in the next Congress to con
tinue the work and struggles OF inter
national socialism,.
Judge Humphrey Declines.
The withdrawal of County Judg.
Burt ]. Humphrey in Queens from con
testing the Supreme Court nominal Tor
with Borough President Maurice ]
| Connolly eliminated a situation tina
was very dangerous for the entir,
| Democratic ticket. What was believed
to be impossible because of the bitter
ness of Judge Humphrey and his friend.
against President Connolly was due I,
the intervention of Alfred f. Smith
the Democratic candidate for Gov
Harris. Judge Humphrey was told Mr.
Smith had an excellent chance to be
come Governor and that no loca
trouble should be allowed to imperi
his chances.
The enthusiasm of those who sough
my candidacy" said Judge Humphrey
in filing his declination, taken In con
nection with the political situation II
Queens has caused the political lead
ers in charge of the campaign through
out wne State to view with deep conceri
the results that were bound to follow
the extreme bitterness of an aggres
sive primary campaign.
Feelings, therefore. that the solemn
duty OF supporting President Wilson il
his defence OF democracy by electing
Democratic Governor and the entr
Democratic State ticket was the mos
essential duty TO my party and. yield
ing to the request OF Chairman Harri
and the head of the Democratic Stat
ticket, President Smith, have con
sented to withdraw"
George ]. s. Bowling of Brooklyn
who il also running Independently 70
nomination on the Democratic ticket L
the Supreme Court bench. declared tina
in no circumstances would he withdray
His candidacy, however. does no
threaten any party split,
CALLED CRUEI. TO DAUGHTER.