The sun., 1918-06-30
TRUCE UNLIKELY
IN WAR RENDING
NEW YORK G. 0. P.
WadswOrth and Calder Will
Be Appealed to To-day
to Change Front.
WHITMAN MEN ARE FIRM
Town Meeting Probably Will
Be Followed by an CnOf-
ficial Convention.

Declaration OF open warfare In the
Republican orga nixstion at yesterdays
meeting Of the State committee, held In
the Republican Club. was prevented by
the appointment OF committee Of five
Wadsworth and Calder to-day and TO re-
port back when the committee recon-
venes at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
No compromise is In sight and there Is
every indication OF a row. with the re-
suit that the town meeting Of the Sem
ators on July IA will be followed by an
unofficial convention held under the au-
spices OF the State committee on July so.
The centre Of the trouble lies in the
selection OF the delegates who shall pro-
mulgate the party platform. Acknowl-
edging that the friends OF Gov. Whit
man control the State organisation. the
opposition declare they will never con-
sent to the delegates being selected by
the Assembly district committees. The
Whitman leaders reply they do not pro-
pose to throw aside the party machinery
and the rule for the selection OF dele.
gates in a representative manner that
has the authority Of years Of practice.
FREQ NrTtiucT VI obiAdios NohN"SSu
that the United States Senators did not
want to have a convention or conference
organized In the usual way. but rather
a mass meeting" which might be used
for their purposes In opposition to Gov
Whitman, was strongly in favor Of going
to the bat yesterday and calling an un'
oficial convention regardless OF the
town meeting" already arranged for
He was persuaded. however. that II
would be better to have another talk
with the Senators in an effort to merge
tho two meetings on a basis that would
be accepted by all Republicans.
Anti.whitmanite Agree.
The anti-Whitman forces joined in
this suggestion for delay with apparent
heartiness. Mr.. Greiner presented the
resolution calling for the appointment o.
tho committee. which. In view OF the IN
vitation Of the Senators for an assembly
at Saratoga ''to formulate and declare
tho principles and purposes OF the party
in the coming campaign" should confe'
with them in 'the interest Of party unit.
and success" Senator Theodore DOUG
las Robinson. campaign manager fol
Attorney-General Merton E. Lewis. ant
Senator Henry N. Sage of the Barne!
group reconded the resolution.
Tho committee appointed by Chairman
Glynn Is composed entirely OF whitman
partisans. 1t consists OF Mr.. Greiner
| Alfred Z. Vass Of Kings. Jesse Phillips
State Superintendent Of Insurance. Wh'
| holds a proxy from Steuben; Represen
| tative Bertrand II. Smell Of st. Law
renee. Samuel 8. Koenig, New Yorl
! county leader: Chairman Glynn ant
Lafayette B. Gleason. secretary Of th'
! State Committee. ex oflcio.
Immediately after the meeting thi
committee went into conference will
representatives OF Gov Whitman to dc
eide their course OF action at the meet
Ing with the United States Senators to
day. On the other hand. the Barne
group and friends Of Senator Lewis me
to decide how best they might proven
any yielding on the part of the Senator
to the ideas OF the Governor.
| 1t was a matter Of general goss'
last night that the an,i-Whitman force
never desired to get together in a
amicable meeting, convention or other
wise. and that the call for the TOW
meeting was issued with the detinit
idea of widening the split to such
point that II might be possible to urs
tho elimination OF both Gov. Whitma
and Attorney-General Lewis as cand
dates for Governor. The plan had bee
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