The sun., 1918-07-03
G. o. p. TO HAVE PRIMARY
County Delegates to Convention to
he Chosen July 1S.

New York county delegates and al
ternates to the unofficial Republican
State convention at Saratoga on July IS
will be chosen at direct primary. The
call for such primary was issued by
the executive committee OF the county
organization at a meeting yesterday.
This is the answer of Samuel S.
Koenig. New York county leader. to the
charge of the anti-Whitman men that
the friends OF the Governor. in opposing
the proposition to make direct primaries
mandatory in the State committee call.
did so because they were afraid they
could not control delegates elected In
such a manner
The call for this county fixes the time
as July 10 and the place as the various
Assembly district headquarters. The
polls will be open between and 10
p. NJ. New York county Is entitled to
1876 delegates and the same number of
alternates.
When Alfred f. Eass. chairman OF the
Republican county committee in Kings
county. was asked II direct primaries
would be held there. he replied that
Jacob A. Livingston. chairman Of the
executive committee. county leader,
would decide that question. AS Mr.. Liv-
ingston. who did not attend the meeting
used a statement. in which he declared
the ignoring of the direct primary law
was a violation of both the spirit and
the letter. II is believed he will advocate
the holding of primaries.
w. w. Cocks, the Whitman campaign
manager. announced yesterday that the
action of w. NJ. X. Olcott. member OF
the State committee from the Ninth AS
sembly district. New York In voting on
Monday with the anti-Whitman men did
not represent his organization. Charles
Heydt, leader Of the district, reported
| that the Assembly district committee at
meeting on Monday night Endorsed
Gov Whitman by a unanimous vote.
Eighteen of the twenty-five Republican
congressman from this State were In
favor Of the denomination of Gov. Whit
man. Mr., Cocks declared.
Former Senator Elihu Root has writ
ten to Chairman Glynn accepting the in
vitation to attend and speak at the Sar-
| atoga conference. His letter reads:
II have your telegram to-day. I am
| glad an agreement has been reached re-
garding the Saratoga meeting. l am
obliged to you for your kind invitation
to address the convention. l hope to be
your request
John Hill Morgan has accepted the
| treasurship OF the Whitman campaign
| committee.
Former Senator Edgar Truman Brack-
| EFT OF Saratoga conferred with Theodore
| Douglas Robinson. the Lewis campaign
| manager yesterday and when asked tc
| express his opinion OF the Whitman ad-
| ministration said he could not do so be
! cause he was a class leader in the Meth
| odist Church.
Yesterday was the first day for sign
| ing petitions to enter the primaries
Comptroller Travis was the first In the
| field with petitions for the nomination &c
| succeed himself. The Lewis petitions are
| being sent out. but have not been cir
| culated yet There was no sign OF Whit
man petitions yesterday.
Comptroller Travis names two womcr
| on his committee to fll vacancies. They
are Mrs. Beatrice V. Stevenson of 13lt
! Eighty-ffth street, Brooklyn. wife a
Major Charles g. Stevenson, L. S. X.
stationed at Camp Sewer. South Caro-
lima. and Mrs. C. r. Rogers. wife of the
president OF the First National Bank IT
Utica. The other members of the com
| mittee are John F. Mott. father OF Con
! gresham Luther w. Mott OF Oswego
Alfred f. Nass. chairman of the King,
county Republican committee. and Jere
miah Wood, county chairman of Nassau