New-York tribune., 1918-07-01
rnfornal State Convention
,oTake Place Of Clown
Meeting.
Governors Friends
Evince Jubilation
Lewis Issues Statement,
Which Indicates Hot
Fight Will Be Waged

vsdsworth, jr., and William NJ. Calder
..,,srssv withdrew their call for q
p,puslican town meeting at Sara
,.rs on July IS At the same time it
was decided that the Republican State
rommittee would issue a call to-day
ior an unofficial state convention at
Saratoga on that date.
THE decision to eliminate the Wads~
r,rth- Calder meeting was reached af-
.sr a conference lasting several hours
Il the Union League Club between the
.ro Senators and the subcommittee
n the state committee appointed at
tls meeting Of the latter body Satur-
S,v The Whitman forces were jubi
LAM nyer the result OF the conference.
Thev interpreted it as a decided vic
,orc There was no doubt IN any ones
mind that it opened the doors for a
Whitman controlled state convention,
Senator's Wadsworth and Calder is
susd a brief Joint statement, IN which
.Ssv said it had become apparent that
.ro such meetings could not be
merged. and that they were unwilling
N RISK the embarrassment which
might result to the party by pressing
their call They expressed some per
sonal satisfaction a. having smoked
out" the state committee and forced
the Whltmanized organization to call
the usual state convention, which 1T
had not intended to do. They insisted,
however, that their call had not been
in the interest OF any one candidate.
Lewis Disappointed
The result of the conference was
clearly ppointment to Attorney
General Lewis. Governor Whitman's
opponent for the nomin: ton in the
September primaries, and his follow
ers They said il was a case of the
old "steam roller working again. The
Attorney General issued a statement
asserting that Governor Whitman was
afraid Of a full and frank discussion
OF the questions affecting the welfare
of the party, and wanted convention
OF oficeholders and other Whitman
benefciaries who would obey orders.
Some OF the party leaders tried to
create an impression that the holding
Of single state conference would ma
harmony and unity in the state. In
dications were all the other way in the
Lewis camp. The Lewis forces merely
sharpened their axes. There appeared
10 be splendid prospect of big fight
ahead, lasting up to the primaries, and
perhaps beyond, if ATTORNEY General
Lewis should lose the nomination.
Senator Wadsworth, though not open
taking sides in the contest for the
GoVernorshlp nomination, indicated that
the Whitman forces would have to be
wary o. how they used their power in
the July convention. Asked if the result
OF the Union League Club conference
dd not mean a clean victory for the
Whitman supporters. he said:
We'll good deal depends on how
they use their control"
Statement by Senator'S
The statement issued bv Senators
Wadsworth and Calder follows:
believing that it was not the in
tsntlon of the State Committee to call
convention of Republicans this year.
we issued call to the Republicans of
inc state TO meet in Saratoga Springs
suly lS and take part in an assembly
open 10 all who might desire to at
ings r00
I'VE are now informed by a sub
sommittee Of the State Committee that
~ Che purpose Of the State Commit
.se-,o cal state convention composed
ol delegates selected by the several
county committees.
f.rie IL becoming apparent in the con-
rs,enee ns, That two such meetings could
roI Dc merged, and being unwilling to
.Nk me embarrassment which might
result TO the party in holding two meet
.sS, We nave decided to Withdraw our
IT Is understood the two Senator'S
msce strong fight for fair repre-
s.ata.ion IN the state convention. SEN
ssor s;"a Wacsworth was particularly in
Sn.snt- Ws;A They did not give in until the
m;a. m;altnan majority in the state COM
saiioS @iisee insisted that the convention
ss'teo =, .5 oy the state committee be held
-. !. 'ue same time and that delegates to
ora ors STATE convention should be the only
,,"as: raes permitted to vote in the Joint
s..ng. ssr.oig Senator Wadsworth pre-
convaa n,ea = plan Of representation in the
@l.L"Ytoh @laneLIoh which was practically
lowassa lsaed ~ DOWN by the Whitman fol-
tb'is' n. -, inc latter insisted in selecting
rules o'"e W 'he party
Rules for Representation
r,ta tae party rules provide for one dele
ssm ssm per Sc from each Of the 15o As
aSae!iy aiSaoiy districts in the state and an
o, s,u..lonal ,maol delesate for each 1000 votes
snns sma!of traction thereof cast for Gov
Tbao1 Tbio at the last state election in 1919
VIZ. W. would make 1920 delegates The
rsses r.ssses~orth plan called for 1000 dele
Sss., Ssses, the seating capacity of the con-
''E!lon E!n hail at Saratoga. WI
thai Nst, 81, Senator Wadsworth suggested
bsss bs1s INVITATIONS be sent to all the mem
tsa ss' .5 OF the Republican state commit
tbe' be' N me two United States Senators.
sress e sew y, Yolk Representatives in Con,
sl shd Assemblymen and the 'va~Iols va@;o,,s
rpseslve pssI,e, state officials, all Of whom srs
nnsepuohcana. nsd' After these had been
snS. mSS.loed for their number was to he
eos.o1sd eeD..scted from the capacity of the
seat sehlIoh hall and the remaining
's apportioned among the $50 AS,