New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Natural Sequel to Refusal
of State Chairman to Act,
Says Robinson
Party Rule Is Quoted
Clynn Feared Committee
Would Not Indorse Whit
man, Is Charge

Supporters OF Attorney GENERAL Mer
ton E. Lewis yesterday were loud ir
their praise for the call for a state.
wide gathering of Republican voters
issued by United States Senators
James ". Wadsworth, jr., and William
NJ. Calder Attorney General Lewis
declared he was heartily in favor Of it.
and his campaign manager, Senator
Theodore Douglas Robinson. charged
that the call was made necessary by
the refusal Of George A. Glynn, Repub.
ljcan state chairman, to call meeting
of the state committee.
Chairman Glynn denied that he had
refused to call d meeting Of the state
committee. Senator Robinson an
. swered this by saying that the rules
provided that the state chairman call
one this year, but that he "has ignored
them at the request of the Governor
The Lewis supporters insisted that
Mr.. Glynn refused to issue q call for a
state committee could not be induced
10 indorse Governor Whitman. They
added that leaders concerned with the
success Of the party, not only in this
state this year, but in the country two
years from now-men not interested
in the personal ambitions of either
Attorney General Lewis or Governor
Whitman-had determined that some
sort of q gathering of Republicans
must be called in this state.
Ex-Chairmen Meet Lewis
Two former chairmen Of the Repub-
lican State Committee, William Barnes
and Frederick c. Tanner, called on At
torney General Lewis yesterday and
held long conference with him. Mr..
Tanner, who resigned from the chair
msnship, in January, 1917. said that
during his incumbency he had the
committee meet twice year and the
executive committee two or three
times annually.
"But since l got out there has not
been meeting Of the executive COM
mittee," added Mr.. Tanner.
Senator Robinson said he noticed
that Chairman Glynn had stated in the
newspapers that he had received no
request to call a meeting of the State
Committee for the purpose of issuing
q call for a state convention.
mo such request is necessary under
the rules of the party" said Senator
Robinson, land Mr.. Glynn boldly has
ignored such rules in stating that he
would not issue such call
When Attorney General Lewis was
asked what he thought Of the move of
Senator's Wadsworth and Calder he
said:
81 am heartily in favor Of the prop
ositlon. Senators Wadsworth and Cal
der have performed distinct service
to the Republican party in the state
and nation in issuing this call.
IAN assemblage Of the Republicans
0! the state, meeting under the call of
the two United States Senators, cannot
'ali to command attention and respect.
and have no doubt that such an as
scm6lage. will give correct expression
u 10 the views of the great body of the
Republicans of the state"
Aided Lewis's Fight
There was no doubling the feeling
created in the minds of the Lewis
forces by the action of Senators Wads-
worth and Calder. They said it had
done more toward aiding Attorney Gen
eral Lewis's fight on Governor Whit
man than anything else that has hap
pened since he announced his candi-
dacy.
There was every indication yesterday
that the fight between the Governor
and Attorney General Lewis will de-
'velop into personal quarrel. At Lewis
headquarters yesterday it was said that
II this should result it could be charged
up to the Whitman forces.
:, The Attorney General hopes that
me night won't be another Cleveland
1iAlne campaign" said one Of Mr..
Lsw,s's friends, "but the Whitman peo-
PIE nave already characterized the At
ISorney General as the candidate of the
LIQUOR dealers and have got some cler-
gymen to sign q letter, which was read
IN the churches In his own city. Roches-
scl, on Sunday. They have started it,
ana they must stand the consequences. u
IN an open letter to the Governor
attorney General Lewis on Thursday
.sld that he took it for granted that
sne letters written to him by cone An
oslson, who, the Attorney General
sooed' he understood was Whitman's
ssssi campaign manager and Campaign
csaa co4iector, were written with the
tSovernor's full approval. In these let
ssss tne Attorney General was charac-
eeaiers. The Attorney General added
.nat no one knew better than the Gov
einor the falsity Of the characteriza-
Anderson Writes a Reply
;liae Governor was in Salamanca last
t.sat, 50 that he could not be reached d
ootain reply to the ATTORNEY Cen
srals letter. But William H. Anderson.
fuper,ntendent of the Anti-Saloon
league, mentioned in the letter. issued
mpart: ""''" tcao
=, ihe thing that have accused Won
wh; G winch you have not denied. and
S..s Ssnlch evidently you cannot deny. is.
sla, sls., mat the programme you have de,
.Sssred ~. for is the programme desired bv
s1,.. sde brewers and liquor interests pener-
nay, and, second, that the brewers and
,vuor interests generally are support
s you because you suit them for a
tsa;aldate. 1t is highly creditable
~ ling II; as you intimate Gin the letter
stainer. s'1 "e 'o'ai ap-
u. ratification will be just as dead and
~. ss Brewers will have Just as firm a
mp upon the State Of New York il
h. Ssse things are accomplished for them
you soberly in cold blood as total
sh,1alner as though you had done them
: ane under the influence Of liquor as
noss sent&ble cot. If you want the sup
~ M OF the prohibitionists, why do YOU
t;. come out and declare for the
nSS that prohibitionists stand for %