The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-21
IGN0REGLYNN
IN VOTECALL
Calder and Wadswerth Ask
for &. o. p. Meeting in
state on July Is.
WHITMAN AIDS STARTLED
Chafrman's Failure in Issuing
Summons ArOuscs Both
Senators.
WHITMAN AIDS STARTLED
Special Despa.ck TO The Suy,

Spersdi DSAp0sck 10 THE Sun.
WASHINGTON. June 20.--virtually 60
ing over the head Of State Chairman
George A. Glynn. United States sena-
tors wadsworth and Calder Joined to-
day in a call to New York State Repub-
licans of both sexes to meet together In
a party conference at Saratoga on July
is Ito formulate and declare the prin-
c!ples and purposes Of the party in the
coming campaign"
In explanation Of this action. unusual
In its character and made upon their
own responsibility. New York's repre-
sentatives In tho upper house put cut
a statement In which they charge that
Chairman Glynr. In declining 10 ISSUE
such a call at state Chairman. had de-
MED the members OF the party the op-
portun,y for getting together at time
when such a meeting was OF vital i'm
portance to the party's interests.
1t was insisted to-day that the Sen-
| ators' action was not to be taken as
being directed against Gov. Whitman.
whitman Backers surpPised.
Nevertheless their action came as al
most IA complete surprise to the Repuo-
licans who are friendly TO Gov. Whit
man. There was a disposition manifested
to regard the move as being an un-
friendly one. inasmuch as 1t had been
made apparently without consultation
with the Governor or his friends. The
call issued by the two Senators 10 ad-
dressed TO "the Republicans OF the state
Of New York." and reads as follows:
"As members of the Republican party
deeply concerned in the election OF q
Republican Congress in the interest OF
the nations welfare and In the main
tenancc Of Republican supremacy In the
State OF New York. We hereby invite
the Republican voters. men and women,
Of the State to meet in assembly AZ
Saratoga Springs on Thursday, July IL.
at i2 o'clock noon 20 formulate and de-
clearc the principles and purpose Of the
party in the coming campaign. we
, believe that only in this way can i'm
portant matters Of party policy he
agreed upon and such party unity be
brought about as will insure success in
the coming elections. We have to-day
sent letters to Theodore Roosevelt, Will
lam II. Taft. Elihu Root and Charles e.
-
assembly.
JAMES W. wApswoRrH, JR.
"WILLrAM NJ. CALDER
The statement issued by the two SEN
ators explaining their action follows
From the public press we learn thar
Mr.. Glynn, the chairman Of the state
committee, has declined to call meet
ing of the Republicans Of the State. such
as was held in former years. His dec
linatlon IL acquiesced in denies to the
members OF the party an opportunity fol
the orderly discussion Of the current
events and the public expression OF part,
views Therefore We feei impelled TO
issue this invitation to tho Republicans
Of Now York to attend a public meeting
omen to all who desire to attend, con-
yinced as VIC are that at this time more
than ever before 1t Is Of vital impor-
tance that the dominant party In the
greatest State In the Union shall declare
its principles In unmistakable terms"
GIynu's Refusal Resented.
While both Senators declined to add
anything to this statement publicly. 1t Ia
|
at the action Of Chairman 0lynn In re-
fusing to follow the course followed since
tho direct nominations law was passed
Of calling q conference to discuss the AZ
fairs Of the party. BY declining to issus
such q call It Is held Chairman Glynn
has laid himself open to the charge Of
partIsanship at a time when the State
chairman should he neutral in his att!.
tude toward candidates who Intend so
enter the primaries.
! State Chairman Glynn in this city last
n,ght, said he had never received a re-
quest for a meeting OF tho State com
m,ttee from any source, either inside OF
outside the committee. He was re-
Iuctant to comment on the action taker
BY Senators Wadsworth and Calder. sim
ply saying that ths right Of conference
was one that any members OF the party
could exercise At any time.