The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-30
F. G. TANNER SEEKS
SEAT IN CONGRESS
Former Republican State
Chairman to Run Against
G.. B. Francis.
MAKES LOYALTY ISSUE
Asserts Present Incumbent
Showed White Feather and
May Do It Again.

Frederick c. Tanner, Formerly chair
man of the Republican State Committee.
announced yesterday he would be can
didate in the primaries Cor the Republic
can nomination to Congress from the
Seventeenth district He will make his
entire campaign on the loyalty issue,
~ believe" ne said, that the greatest
menace Of the war 10 a premature peace
Representative George B. Francis, who
10 the sitting member OF Congress from
this district, has shown the white feather
once. and he Night show It again"
Mr.. Tanners reference was to the
speech made by Representative Francis
war to exist with Germany. He voted
AYE" but in doing SO explained that he
represented a constituency which was
overwhelmingly 'in favor OF peace at the
present time.
my vote against It," he added. would
in no way AFFECT the result. 1t would be
unavailing as an effective protest. on
the contrary, my vote would be made the
oasis OF an unwarranted assault against
the good name Of the voters Of my dis
trict. They have been made the object
Of malicious attacks for not only months
but years. Their loyalty has been falsely
questioned even In high places. II l
should vote against this resolution to-
day, II would be seized upon by those
maligners as proof positive that my con-
stituents were through me attacking
the President. seeking to betray America
and to aid the cause Of the foreign
enemy"
District Leaders with Tanner.
In March, 1917. Mr.. Tanner. as chair
man Of the Republican State Commit
tee. Joined with William Church Osborn.
chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittee, in a letter to all chairmen OF
county committees OF both parties in
the State asking them to take steps to
impress upon Congress the necessity for
getting down to business without any
undue wrangling as to the organization
Of that body along partisan lines. Their
idea was that Congress had before It
serious business connected with tho re-
lations OF this country to the war and
they believed that partisanship should
be set astde for the time being.
Representative Francis is spending his
vacation in Newburyport, Mass. Al his
office II was said they did not know
whether or not he was planning to seek
denomination. Mr.. Tanner, however,
has with him the leaders Of all the As
sembIy districts involved in tho Seven
tenth Congress district, and 1t is be-
lieved ne will be able to win the NOM
nation.
The Congress district is composed of
all OF the Fifteenth Assembly district.
all Of the Tenth Assembly district north
Of Fourteenth street, all OF the Seventh
| Assembly district south OF Eighty-sixth
street, and parts of the Fifth. Ninth.
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Assembly
| districts. On. Mr.. Tanners committee
are William Chilvers, leader Of the
Fifteenth district: A. J. Berwin, leader
Of the Tenth district: Clarence Schmel-
Eel. Henry w. Taft, Mary G. Hay,
Charles L. Bernheimer. James r. Shelf
| field, Mary X. Jackson. Olive 8. Gabriel
and Caroline L. Iselin. .
Becker for Acknowledgement.
| Alfred L. Becker. deputy under Attor-
| ey-General Merton E. Lewis, yesterday
| announced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination for Attorney General.
He will run on the Lewis ticket, taking
the place OF First Deputy Harold j.
Human Of Albany, who has decided he
| would rather be a candidate for the
Supreme Court nomination in his dis
trict.
| Although the announcement was made
from Buffalo, where Mr.. Becker lives. he
was In the city yesterday. Il am toe
busy chasing the Germans to talk poll
tics" he declared when asked to talk
about his candidacy. He acknowledge
he has been induced to enter the race
largely through his friendship for Mr.
Lewis. and hopes his candidacy will aid
the fight the Attorney-General is making
for the Gubernatorial nomination.
Mr.. Becker does not intend to permit
his candidacy TO interfere with the worl
he Is doing in investigating various pro
German activities In this State. He wa,
largely responsible for the revelations o.
Bolo Pasha's work in TINS country.
Senator Charles D. Newton Of LiNngs
ton county. Is the candidate for Attor
ney General on the whitman ticket. Al
though United States Senator James w
Wadsworth. Jr. leader of the county, Il
for Lewis. Senator Newton In announc
ing his candidacy declared himself To-
the denomination or Gov. Whitman.
Lewis to Leave Hospital.