New-York tribune., 1918-11-27
Agrees to Give Governo,
Moral Support to Oh.
tain Recount
Financial Question
To Come Up Later
Dilatory Tactics of Smith.
Lawyers Come In for
Severe Criticism

Members of the executive comr;..
Of the Republican State Committee !.
cided yesterday that Governor VIII.
man is entitled to the FULL mors, cav
port of the committee in his efFor,. =.
have the ballots cast in the election !.
spected in districts where the conn, !.
under suspicion.
All of the members of the exscnt;r.
committee present at the meeting YES.
terday were eager to learn the trr,
situation concerning the concertsd =,
forts of the counsel for Alfred =
Smith to prevent an inspection of the
ballots in the City of New York Thu
situation, as the Republican leaders
now understand it. is that Goyerno,
Whitman can obtain an order from ths
Appellate Division if he will stipulsts
that in no circumstances will he cslr ,
special session of the Legislature IA
amend the code SO as to expedite a ouo
warranto v, arr. proceeding that aftsrward
A"4 AZ DS DIOUSul.
Whitman Refuses Pact
Governor Whitman refuses either IN.
formally or formally to stipulate that
he will do this. He takes the position
that the matter of calling a special ses.
sion is constitutional prerogatiye. and
that he could not divest himself Of
sueh prerogative even if he wanted to.
The Republican leaders seemed to
agree that the Governors position was
sound and that he was entitled to the
support of his party. Nothing was
said at the meeting about financial re-
5ponslblllty for a quo warranto pro.
ceeding after January |. The Cover
nor began actions in all the counties
III this cad Of the state, and thus far
they are his own actions. If before
the otficldl canvass is declared on De.
cember 20 the Governors lawyers sue
ceed in getting authority to inspect the
ballots, the matter of asking the state
committee to financially support the
Governor may be taAen up at a meeting
OF the full committee.
Party Plans Discussed =
Congressman Bertrand H. Smell
chairman Of the committee, said that
the discussion was O, er the best way
to build up the party in the state, and
that neither the recount nor special
session Of The Legislature was dis
cussed.
Present at the meeting in addition
to Congressman Smell, STAT Chairman
George a. Gjynn and Secretary Gleason
were William L. Ward. OF Westchester;
Miss Mary Garrett Hav and Mrs John
Francis Yawger, Of New York: Mrs
William c. Beecher, OF Brooklyn; Pu6-
&C Service Commissioner f. J. N.
Krackc. of Brook yn; Thomas R. Proc
tor. of Utica; Mrs. Luther " Mott, OF
Cswego; Congressman Norman J.
rer. of Pu+Falo; Mr. Ar. hur l. Liver
more, OF Yonkers, and Harrison K Bird,
OF Nen- YORK. treasur 0 -he state
committee. George W. Aldridge, Of
Rochester. conferred with var Gus mem
bors Of the committee. but did not at
tend the meeting
Smith S,222 Ahead
With the soldier vote not counted,
Alfred Z. Smith leads Governor Whit.
man in the state by 1922 in the ofic al
canvass, with all the counties but Cay
uga in The computation. A voting ma.
chine worked wrong in the town O..
Moravia, Cayuga County, making it I'M
practicable as yet to arrive at the exact
tally Of the vote in that county. Ihe
ballots arc being examined by Justice
Clark, of the Supreme Court. The o.
fetal canvass in New York City gave
the Governor 286,449 and his Demo
cratic opponent 47,576. Outside the
city the vote for Whitman was 6s9'lso
and for Smith 446293. The total VoIe
was 1,979,516, and it is likely that Lne
soldier, sailor ard Red Cross wofSef aon
vote will increase this by about le,OVV;
The latter vote may not be csn'asseu
nrn6 renortcd until December ZU.