New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Ward Will Fight
denomination of
Governor Whitman
Iatter'sAppointments Have
Displeased Westchester
Leader
Other Reasons Hinted
Lewis Withdrawal Cracks
Whitman Slate, Which May
Be Smashed Entirely
Other Reasons Hinted

William L. Ward, Republican leader
~ Westchester County, is outspokenly
.nst;le to the denomination of Governor
Whitman.
There is little likelihood that any
thing can happen between now and the
rr;maries, short of the withdrawal Of
the Governor himself from the Guber-
r..orial contest, that will mollify Mr..
Ward.
ouite ready to publish his reasons for
s1s ouposition to the Governor. but a
statement of his views is expected
within the next fortnight.
One of Mr. Wards objections to the
renomination Of the Governor is known,
uhile the others arc matters of con-
lecture to some extent. When Governor
Whitman brought to pass the appoint
ment of George A. Glynn, then eXecu
five auditor of the state, as chairman
~ fbe Republican State Committee Mr.
ward strongly opposed the move and
told the Governor he thought it man.
ssstly improper After taking that posi-
tion Mr.. Ward has held to it, and little
that the Governor has done in making
appointments since his appointment OF
Nr. Glynn has met with the approval
of the Republican leader of Westches-
ter.
Disapproves Presidential Hopes
Another thing which Mr.. Ward, ac-
eording to his intimate frieids, holds
to be radically wrong is Governor
Whitman's administration Of his Office
with an eye to the Presidential nomi-
nation two years hence. Whether Mr..
Ward is in favor of Colonel Roosevelt
for President, as many of his friends
declare he is, or whether as matter
Of organization propriety he objects to
Presidential politics two years ahead
of time, is something that Mr.. Ward
will not discuss just now, but some
thing which will be taken up when he
gets his leaders together to talk over
plans for the coming primaries.
"Not yet-but soon," said Mr.. Ward
to Tribune reporter YESTERDAY when
"Mr. Ward" said ore of his lieuten-
ants in Port Chester yesterday, "is
still the Republican leader of this
county. He is pretty careful about
how he takes a position on q
big question, but when he takes
it he is likely to adhere to it. We
understand here at home that Mr.. Ward
has told the Governor how he regards
his third-term aspirations, and it will
not be a surprise to the Governor to
hear that Mr. Ward will oppose him in
the primaries;
"Here in Westchester we expect q
fight with the Whitman administration
men. We believe that we can. carry
Westchester against the Governor, even
if he is aided, as doubtless he will be,
by CAatroller Travis. In Westchester
We .rgsrd Travis as more potential
about 30U 'Dordinates, and many of
them live ). his county With the
help OF the State Controller, the Gov
ernor can give us a hard fight, but
probably the Ward men will beat him
"Mr. Ward and his lieutenants think
that the Governor has been there long
enough, and we object to his building
Presidential fences SO long in advance
of 1920 Colonel Roosevelt has many
admirers in Westchester, so that if the
Governor clings to the idea that he has
chance to be the next Republican
candidate for President, he may get
things framed up so as to be very
troublesome for Roosevelt or any one
else two years from now. That is
why the Ward men are going to fight
Whitman this year. We haven't any
candidate as yet, but we shall have
one before long"
Whitman Slate Cracked
The announcement by Attorney Cen
eral Lewis that he will not be a candi-
date for denomination is giving the
Whitman men more concern than any
thing that has happened this year. The
Governor and his friends were count
ing on the denomination of the entire
state ticket. With Lewis out, there
il chance that others will go.
1t is said in Watertown that Secre-
tagy Of State Francis NJ. Hugo is tired
q holding his office, and that if he
Is not candidate for Governor in the
Primaries he will not stand for any
thing. From Malone comes the story
that Senator N Monroe Marshall, who
Is serving his fourth year in the up
per house, is weary of the Senatorship,
and that he has decided that he will
be a candidate for State Treasurer.
The friends of Controller Travis no
longer speak with assurance of the
denomination of the old ticket. One
Of the Controllers lieutenants at the
conference yesterday of the State
Transfer Tax Appraisers in the Wool
worth Building said:
ut begins to look as if the old slate
is cracked. If it is it is done for, for
good and ALL Controller Travis is likely
70 be candidate for Governor. If that
comes about, then look for a real pri-
mary fight"