New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
St te Republicans
Scramble to Climb
On Whitman Wagon
Disposition of Thaddeus c.
Sweet Furnishes Interest
ing Problem for Politicians

Climbing aboard the Whitman band
wagon is going to be popular fall
sport among the agile Republican poll
ticians who during the last year and
right up to primary day could not
see" the Governor. With the growing
prospect that he will be the Prohibi-
tion, as he already is the Republi-
can, candidate, nearly all the "anti"
politicians troubled with political my
opia are beginning to "see" the Gov
ernor better than they did.
One Of the most interesting problems
for disposition by the Governor and
his friends is to decide whether Thad-
deus c. Sweet, Of Oswego, Speaker of
the last Assembly, who is just at pres
ent on the Whitman band wagon, shall
have his transportation honored by
the conductor The Speaker waited
for long time before he caught the
handrail on the rear of the fast NOV
ing vehicle-but he caught it.
In the Jefferson-Oswego Senate
district, Senator Brown, feeling him
sell Sc, slipping" got behind Robert
Wilcox for the Senatorship nomina-
t1on. The returns on Tuesday night
showed that Senator Brown still has a
tolerably good grip on the political
machlne IN has home county His can
dldate carried Jefferson County, but
over IN Oswego it was different.
Ihe antl-Brown people in Watertown
haa nominated Frederick B. Pitcher,
me OF their leading men, for Senator.
F1tcher tailed to carry his own county.
Duo IN Oswego, with the help of Rep
3resentatlve Mott and Speaker Sweet,
he got enough votes to clinch the
nomlnatlon-and the nomination gen
erally Is equivalent to an election.
William IL. Anderson, state superin-
tendent of the Anti Saloon League. is
hostile to Sweet. but Mrs. Ella C,
boole, of the Woman's Christian Tenn
pTerance Union, and prominent Prohi-
n!tlonlsts around the state are with
MIN. The question now is, Is the Gov
ernor for him? If he is, Mr.. Sweet
VIII De the next Speaker of the As
sembly, but if he is not, his chances
of occupying that exalted station are
not rosy
senator George A. Whitney, of Me-
chanlcvllle, probably will soon be re-
warded with appointment as head of
the new board of narcotics, to be or
ganlzed in the near future. He has
LED the Whitman forces for the last
four years in Saratoga County, to the
sorrow of the old boss, Edgar T. Brack-
ett, who does not seem to be able to
Jacob A. Livingston, of BROOKLYN
leader of the anti Whitman forces. who
expected to carry Brooklyn for Attor-
nee General Lewis, probably would ap-
preclate an invitation to take seat
on the Whitman band wagon. Public
Service Commissioner Kracke and
State Controller Travis are chilly tow
ard the Elections Commissioned. and
the kracke men say Livingston will
need about four overcoats to keen off
the frost during the next two wears.
Although there is little doubt about
the reelection of George A. Glvnn as
CHAIRMAN and Colonel Lafayette B
I!eason as secretary of the State Com
mlttee, there is a great deal of inter
est among Republicans over the sug-
gestlon made by Governor Whitman a
year or two ago that the chairman of
tne State Committee. whoever he NAV
be- should receive compensation. The