New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
DIPLOMATS Move to
Merge Meetings of
State Republicans
Committee Will Meet Here
Saturday and Fix Date
for Convention
Clash Is Lik Ell y
Whitman and Lewis Disagree
on the Method of Choos-
ing Delegates

George A Glynn. chairman of the
Republican State Committee, called a
meeting yesterday of the State Com
tnittee in the Republican Club in this
city at IL o'cock, at which time the
committee will set a date for holdlng
state convention and for the consider
alton Of such other business as may
properly come before the committee.
Between now and Saturday diplo-
matte pressure will be used both in
Washington and in Albany to have the
Whitman and Lewis men agree on the
same date for holding the state con-
yention and the proposed assembly
called on Friday last by Senators
Wadsworth and Calder to meet in Sara
toga on July IS. Just how it will work
out no one knows at present, but the
chances are that there will be only one
big meeting. If the Senators do not
see their way clear to agree on later
dav for the assembly the state conven-
ton is likely to be called for the same
day and place as the assembly, merg-
ing the two meetings:
A clash is likely at the meeting on
Saturday over the matter of choosing
delegates Governor Whitman, in his
statement in the st. Regis on Saturday,
said that the delegates would be named
by the county committees. The Lewis
mittee provide for the selection of
delegates by holding primary in each
assembly district. In the call for the
state convention in 1916 the method of
selecting delegates was covered by the
following:
Rules for Convention
delegates and alternates shall be
chosen in such manner as the county
committee and executive committee of
each county shall decide, provided,
however, that if 3 per cent or more Of
the enrolled Republicans Of any Assem-
bly, district petition therefor, the chair
man of the county committee must is
sue a call for q primary election in
said Assembly district for the election
Of delegates, to be held at least one
week before the day of the convention
ard after six days Of public notlce.
Attorney General Lewis's campaign
manager, who seems to think the
method of choosing delegates is i'm
portant, in commenting last night on
the call for the meeting Of the state
committee said:
II understand the state chairman
has issued call for meeting OF the
state committee for next Saturday
noon. Until l see the call and the pur-
poses stated in the call. ail | can say
is that l am glad that the state com
mittee members are finally going to get
chance to meet each other for the
first time since Mr. Glynn's election,
and. further, that Mr.. Giynn has
finally decided not to further ignore
the rules of the Republican party as
laid down in the convention of August,
1916, which rules have not since been
changed"
Getting Things Moving
John A. Stewart, president of the Re-
publican League of Clubs, gave out yes
terday q telegram sent out by Sen
ators Wadsworth and Calder to George
W. Wickersham, Marcus M. Marks, Ed
ward NJ. Morgan, J. B. Coles Iappan,
Charles Stewart Dawson, Jonn ".
Boyle, James r. Sheffield. Wiiilam "a.
Moore, j. Sloat Fassett, Donald Dey,
Otto Kelsey, Ray B. Smith, Senator
william NJ. Bennett, Ralph Goddard, ].
Irving Burns, J. Van Vechten Olcott,
Ex-Governor Benjamin B. Odell and
many other Republicans who prior to
the time of the announcement pub
lshed by the Senators for New York
had gone on record as being favorable
to statewide conference which
should partake of the nature of town
meeting, in which voting should be
upon the district ratio established by
the state committee for the convention
Of 1912. The telegram follows:
1--WE are pleased that you have shown
SO great an interest in the assembly
Of Republicans called to meet at Sara
toga on July 18 and 10 and trust you
will have all with whom you come in
contact feel that we are desirous Of
having complete cooperation among all
Republicans of the state"
Pastor Sends Protest
The Rev. DR.. David James Burrell,
pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church,
Of New York, and president of the
hoard OF trustees and of the board of
directors of the Anti-Saloon League of
New York. yesterday sent State Chair
man George A. Glynn the following
letter:
"My- Dear Mr. Glynn: AS lifelong
Republican, a clergyman and president
OF the AntiSaloon League of the state,
may venture to suggest that you fall
IN with Senator Wadsworth's PROPOSE
lion for meeting at Saratoga? I
fully understand that Senator Wads
worth's call was in pursuance of his
own political immoral plans, but could
he not be hoist with his own petard'?
have confidence to believe in the up
rghtness of the Republican party. It's
rank and file will not indorse Senator
Wadsworth or Mr.. Barnes or their
AIMS and methods. The churches and
the better class Of right thinking peo-
& pie can be depended on. They are not
going back on Governor who has been
courageous enough to bank his polit-
zeal fortunes on a righteous cause. I
am not a politician, as the phrase
goes, but should like to see the mat
yer put to the test, and. above all, /
want to see corrupt politics driven to
the wall, Sincerely yours.
DAVID JAMES BURRELL."