The sun., 1918-11-27
SPECIAL SESSION is
NOT ASKED BY G. p.
State Executive Committee
Approves Action for Ballot
Inspection.
LOOKING TOWARD 1920
Plan Now Is to Strengthen the
Party Without Reference
to Candidates.
LOOKING TOWARD 1920

The executive committee of the Rec
publican State committee. meeting yes
terday at headquarters, approved what
had been done so far in seeking for an
inspection Of the ballots cast in the re-
cent election for Governor. Asked
whether the question of a special ses-
sion OF the Legislature had been dis
cussed, Representative Bertrand H.
Smell, chairman Of the committee, re-
piled:
81 do not believe there is any senti-
ment for a special session. The pr1-
mary object of the meeting was to dis
cuss ways and means Of Strengthening
the party in the State in the next two
years with "a view to the election OF
1920. But of course we did not discuss
any candidates. The organization is
In good shape up State ana we intend
to keep it at par"
Explaining the call for the meeting
of the executive committee, Chairman
Smell said there had been some criti-
cism in the-past for failure to call tho
committee together, and so long as he
remained at its head he did not intend
there should be any further ground for
criticism.
1t is understood members OF the
committee believe the legal proceed
ings undertaken to inspect the ballots
should he carried through and that the
organization must press its efforts to
learn whether there was underhand
work. regardless Of whether it would
be possible to change the announced
result. with a view to taking precsu-
tons TO safeguard the election Of 1920.
All the members of the COMMITTEES
were present except Samuel s. Koenig,
who wa detained in court; Alba NJ.
Ide, Troy; George NJ. johnson. Broome
county, and George W. Aldridge, Roch-
ester. The question OF meeting tho
deficit in the campaign funds was
discussed.
Argument on the appeal from the
order OF Justice Fawcett for a judicial
review of the void and protested bal
lots in Richmond county was heard
in the Appellate Division in Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon. Decision was re-
served. The argument on the appeal
from similar order in The Bronx will
be heard in the Appellate Division in
the First District this afternoon.
Briefs will be handed in to-day in the
appeal from Justice Philbins order
postponing the inspection of the bal
lots in the boxes in New York and
Bronx counties until after the certifi-
cate Of election has been issued to tho
Governor-elect. A decision is not eN-
pected until Friday.
Emil FUchs Of counsel for the Gov
ernor denied last night the statement
OF Judge j. Kellogg, chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee that pro-
ceedinEs to have a review OF the void
and protested ballots had been brought
in only four counties outside the
city. He said he had received word
from at least ten counties where such
actions had been started. In about
fifteen counties the chairman had not!-
fed him that the number Of defective
ballots was so small as TO make il un-
necessary TO have them reviewed.
BASED on official Canvasses in all
counties except Cayuga, a compilation
made last night indicates that Alfred
E. Smith mas a plurality of S,222. The
canvass in Cayuga has been held up
because the figures Of a voting ma
chine in Moravia have been taken into
court. Even should this entire vote be
thrown out IL would make only a
slight difference in the total plurality.