The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-15
STATE FIGHT BEGINS
IN CITY THIS WEEK.
Republican and Democratic
Committees Will Reorganize
for q Short Campaign.
HALT FOR LIBERTY DRIVE
Both Sides Probably Will De-
fer Speech Making Until Ma
tiOn's Needs Are Met.

Both the Republican ana DemocTaeiS
State committees will meet in this city
this week for reorganization and the
election OF officers for the coming two
years The former meets at the Re-
publican Club on Tuesday and the latter
at the Hotel Knickerbocker on wednes-
day. Both meetings are set for noon.
BY that time all OF the local political
committees will have been reorganized
throughout the State, and It will be pos
sible to perfect plans OF campaign that
have already been started on both sides
OF the political fence. 1t Is not the In
tention of either party to rush right into
an active campaign. 1t had not been
expected that either campaign would get
under much steam before October 1.
Neither committee has any intention
OF changing its chairman or secretary
George A. Glynn, who was put at the
head Of the Republican organization by
Gov. Whitman, and who has been Sc
verely criticised for his loyalty to the
Governor during the primaries. will be
| reelected, according to present plans
F., his present post.
1t Is probable that the treasurer. as
sistant treasurer and chairman. of the
executive committee will not be chosen
| until later. Senator George F. Arget-
! singer OF Rochester refused to go back
| to the Senate because OF the burden OF
his Red Cross duties in Washington. and
he 10 scarcely likely to have time to de-
vote to the campaign.
Harris to Manage Campaign.
| AS Chairman Edwin 8. Harris of the
Democratic State Committee Is on the
rln tar x~-tt a1t1 ant
| fred E. Smith the candidate of the part!
for Governor. there is not a thought bu
that he will be reelected and manage thu
| campaign.
George r. VanNamee OF Waterfowl
has no rival to succeed him as secretar!
OF the Democratic State Committee
Edward f. Perkins Of Poughkeepsie will
probably be chosen again as treasure
and Albert f. Hoyt as clerk.
or course neither State organization
has the slightest intention Of forgetting
the newly found women coworkers in tn
political vineyard. 1t will be easy t
give them unofficial representation
through membership on important com
mittees. There is keen rivalry anon
the women In the State to star in tn
campaign, hut individual selections ar
yet to be made.
To Aid Liberty Drive.
There is no doubt that in addition t
curtailing political activities during tn
Liberty Loan drive both committees wi
take some action looking to active cooI
GRAFTON on their part in the work Of tn
drive. Such an organization as the pc
litical parties possess throughout tn
State could be Of tremendous value an
any offers made will undoubtedly
gratefully accepted.
The Democrats realizing that the
great fight must be made UP State al
, planning to do most Of their campaiR
work there. As n matter OF fact n
State committee will devote itself aimo
, entirely to that part Of the State. lea
3 ing the local campaign TO Tammar
5 Hall and the other county machines.
, On the other hand, the Republican
feel that 1t will be important to Ike.
down the plurality for Smith in this CT
to the lowest possible figure, and Il
Governor probably will devote conside
able attention to this neck OF the wood
Both sides concede that II is too ear
. to make any predictions, but Chairmi
Glynn yesterday expressed the opinit
that the 100000 plurality that some
:. EWhitman's friends are talking about
= too small.
u I when we consider that the Govern
got a plurality Of 1913. 900 last year" 81
, the chairman, land remember that q
Republican vote has been about doubt
:, Sy the woman vote, should think tn
= 10000 might be too small. Howev'
+, do not want to go on record as makil
q any predictions until later in the car
:. | naign"