The sun., 1918-10-30
G.O.P.LEADERSG GIVE
SANGUINE REPORTS
Chairman Glynn Finds Up
State Men and Women Are
Rallying for Party.
RESENT WILSON'S PLEA
Former Anti Whitmanites
Are Working Assiduously
for Whole Ticket.
RESENT WILSON'S PLEA

Reports were received at the Repubil-
can State headquarters yesterday from
widely separated sections OF the State in
regard to the political situation. In the
grist In State Chairman Glynn's mill
there was testimony from every geo.
graphical part OF the Commonwealth.
In every case the word was that not
In years was the Republican party 20
united. that the Presidents anti-Republi-
can appeal had stung the members Of
the party into an activity which n week
ago II had seemed impossible to arouse
The registration up State Is large. the
workers are active. n big vote Is ex-
pected and the election, OF the State
ticket is assured. This. in short. was
the story OF each one Of the leaders.
William l.. Ward. the veteran leader
OF Westchester, who made no bones OF
the fact that he would rather have had
another man than the Governor as the
Republican candidate, told Chairman
Glynn that conditions In the party
throughout his county were splendid. He
said that the resentment against the
Prsstdents attempted dictation to the
people and his reflection against the Re-
publican members Of Congress was In
tense and would be plainly shown on
election day.
II have been in close touch with
many parts Of the State In the last few
weeks" said Thaddeus c. Sweet. Speaker
Of the Assembly, land I believe that In
many places the plurality for the Re
publican ticket will go beyond the ex-
pectations OF many"
Women Favor Republican,.
Speaker Sweet also was on the fence
as to the denomination Of the Governor
H. a.. A..s ~ ali
who were classed as anti Whitman early
In the year he is devoting himself TO
working heart and soul for the ticket
As for his own county, Oswego, he said
that leaving out the women. a great
percentage of whom would support the
Republican ticket, the size OF the man
vote would be greater than ever before,
unless he had lost all his cunning in
making political predictions.
John r. OBrien Of PlattsSurg. Clin-
ton county. In his talk with the State
chairman, laid particular stress on The
wonderful support that the women were
giving to the Republican ticket.
Edwin Duffey. Commissioner of High
ways. whose home 10 in Cortland county.
asserted that many Democrats there
would vote the Republican ticket because
of their resentment over the Presidents
appeal. As Mr.. Duffey used to be a
Democrat, he should be competent wit
ness on that point.
Republicans in our section" he de-
ciarsd, have been aroused to tho high
est pitch Of activity since the pubii-
cation Of President wilson's appeal. We
arc bound to roll UP n rousing vote for
the Republican ticket"
From the western end OF Che State
Franklin J. McCarty, chairman % the
NJ
mittee, and Assembiyman Joseph A Nc
CHIMES. member OF Assembly. came 10
give their testimony. They Joined In the
assertion that they would get out a
larger percentage Of the registration In
Chautauqua than had ever been polled
before outside of a Presidential cleo
ton. There was no trouble at any
point In the organization. which was
working smoothly and eficiently for the
success OF the ticket.
Rochester Paper Fights Tiger.
George w. Aldrldge, who rarely has
been known to make n mistake when
he has forecast what Monroe county
would do. talked 10 the State chairman
on tho telephone from Rochester.
They have a big registration there this
year. and furthermore. Mr.. Aldridge de-
ciared. the organization intended to see
that the voters got out on election day
His testimony as to the effect OF the
Presidents letter was the same as that
OF the other leaders The Rochester
Herald, Democratic paper. is vigor-
ously opposing the election OF Alfred
Il. Smith on the ground that IL would
mean turning the State over to Tam
many Hall.
After travelling around other parts Of
the State as well as his own county Of
st. Lawrence. Assembiyman Edward A.
Everett dropped into State headquarters