New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Committee of Forty-two
Will Select Nominee
for Governor
Sentiment Against
Publisher Strong
But Editor, With Hylan
and Conners, May Force
New Deal
By Charles T. White

SYRACUSE, April "a. - The upstate
Democrats have built fence to shut
out William r. Hearst from the NOM
ination for Governor. 1t does not look
like very strong fence, and it may
be smashed by Hearst, Hylan and Con-
ners, representing the two largest
cities in the state, New York and
Buffalo; and, then again, it may be
strengthened.
Perhaps the most astonishing feat
ure of the fence building conference,
which ended it's labors at the Onon
daga Hotel this afternoon, is that the
speakers kept telling every one that
its object was not to oppose any one
or to favor any one, and that it was
not anti-Hearst.
Without naming Hearst, or abusing
any one, the steering committee Of the
conference put through a resolution,
without a dissenting voice, practically
turning over the power of choosing
candidate for Governor to new COM
mittee of forty-two.
This committee, consisting of the
original steering committee of seven,
William II. Kelley, of Syracuse; Jo-
seph j. Murphy, of Troy; Senator T..
Harvey Ferris, of Utica; William H..
Manning, of Saratoga; Mayor John
Fitzgibbon of Oswego; Charles D. Nor
ris, of Watertown, and District Attor-
committeeman from each of the twenty
eight Senatorial districts outside of
New York, is really clothed with power
to go ahead and to select tentatively a
candidate for Governor.
To Recommend Candidate
The resolution which gives this
power to the committee of forty two
reads:
"The general committee shall can
vass and ascertain Democratic senti-
ment in their several localities and
shall report to the next meeting of
this conference and to the delegates of
any unofficial state convention from
the districts here represented, their
recommendations of a candidate or can
didates to be nominated for the Office
of Governor by the Democratic party"
The other members of the new DEM
as follows, by state Districts:
24th, Clifford Couch. Peckskill; 25th.
Henry w. Chadayne. Newburgh; 2Cth. to be
named: 9th j. J. McGrath. Phoenicia 2Sth.
to be named; 18th. Charles A. Stone. Troy !:
alst. James c. Mcdonald. Schenectady; 32d.
Ralph P. Earl, Herkimer; s3d. M. j. Collins
jr., Glens Falls: 34th. D. IL. Corcoran. Og-
ssth. j. j. Smith, Utica s7th, jeremiah F.
Connor. Oneida; 3Sth. w. Paige Hitchcock
Syracuse .ssth. William w. Farley, Bins-
hanlton; 4oth. Charles F. Rattigan. Auburn !;
f1Sf To no ,ol ohr 'p,:o
Wolcott; 43d, Albert c. dip, Mount Morris !;
44th. Warner M. Sweet, Fillmore 45th, Ed
ward r: Brown. Fairport: 46th. Donald A..
Daley. Brockport 47th. Gerald B. Fluhrer.
Albion; 4Sth. 49th, 50th and 51st, to be
named.
BY courtesy the conference desig-
mated the following women to assist in
sounding out the Democratic sent-
ment:
Mrs. Frances Kennedy. Binghapton: Miss
Sarah McPike. Yonkers Miss Beuah Bailey
Troy; Mrs. Frances II. Lyman. Watertown
Mrs. Edwin S. Jenney, Syracuse; Mrs. Anna
McCauley. Lockport; Mrs Charles 3. Smith
Buffalo.
Anti-Hearst Sentiment
The method of obtaining the drift of
sentiment was novel. The steering
committee sat in executive session
ing committee stated that the confer
cnce desired to obtain light to guide
the conference. The delegate was
asked if there was any sentiment ir
the district in favor of William R
Hearst or any other receptive candi
date. Then the crucial question was
ssked: SIS there in your district senti
ment against the nomination of Will
,am K. Hearst or against any one main
tanning the same mental attitude
'oward political questions?"
This last was about the only thine
the steering committee wanted. MOI
~ single instance, it was learned
did any one so questioned fail to ad
nit that there was sentiment against
the nomination OF Hearst. The hostile
sentiment was said to be more pro.
nounced in some neighborhoods thar
III others but in every neighborhooc
such hostility prevailed.
This information is the groundwork
Cor the. new nominating organization
which will report at an unofficial con
vention carly in August in Saratoga.
Whitman Regime Attacked.
William II. Kelly, of Syracuse, chair
man Of the steering committee O
even. called the conference to orde1
At o'clock. Francis L. Cullen, OF
"atertown, stalwart, black-hairec
young lawyer Of fine presence ane
chairman. In his addrss Mr.. Cutler
said that the conference was not or.
ganized FOR the purpose Of debating
the nomination for Governor, nor te
pronuigatc party platform, but te
sound sentiment among the upstate
voters and 20 devise means TO amelio
rate the present political conditions
IN the state, that the Democrats
might contribute their full share tow
ard making the world safe for de
tnocracy. and also toward making tho
Erpirc State safe for the Democratic
party.
The present Governor Of this state ,
said Cullen. "is swayed by an inordi.
nate ambition, amusing as it is. which
has for its goal the Presidency O!
the United States. The state admins.
tration has been subordinated to tht
selfish personal ambition Of its Gov
ernor. The state Is enjoying a rcvei
~ Of extravaganza without parallel o,
Qualification. The payroll of tho
states employees has been increased
by more than 80 per cent. The Am.
erican flag has served many noble
purpose, but in the last four years in
this state it has been wrapped around
many digcred table political project
The pregcpt Governor. who rose TO fame
through the prosecution Of petit,
murderer. must be brought 10 account
for using the treasury OF the State o,
Asw Y0rk 10 further his political am
bj,iop. Al no ehicanery does he hcsi
tate in order to further his political
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