New-York tribune., 1918-06-07
State Ticket Nav
Be Put i'm Field
BY Agriculturists
Anti-Whitman Sentiment Is
Strong Among Members
of Farmers Society
Money Rule Is Scored
Federation Leaders Expect
Governors Forces Will At
tempt to Create Trouble
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune>

Especial Dispatch to The Tribunel
ALBANY, June "a farmers ticket
will in all probability be put in the
field by the New York Federation of
, Agriculture, which meets here to-mor-
row to organize as permanent body.
This was the belief expressed by
most of the leaders of the movement
who arrived here tonight. Some of
them, however, would prefer to get be-
hind the antiWhitman ticket headed
by Attorney General Lewis if places
were given the farmers, but the more
radical are for going it alone and try
ing to elect State ticket of their own
as was done by the Non-P Partisan
League in South Dakota
There is 10 doubt that the fedora
ton is bitterly opposed to Governor
Whitman. Its officers charge that the
designations of Silas L. Strivings, the
Temporary president of the federation,
and y. V. Farley, the chairman of the
legislative committee, were forced by
George A. Glynn, chairman of the Re-
publican State committee, Governor
| Whitmans principal hacker.
One of the leaders in the councils
OF the federation said that should Gov
ernor Whitman win in the primaries
the federation would surely put third
ticket in the field. Samuel Fraser,
vice president of the federation, said
tonight that the action of Mr.. Striv-
lngs and Mr.. Farley would in no way
AFFECT the programme of the fedora
ton.
Ex-senator William M. Bennett, of
New York, who opposed Governor
whitman in the primaries two years
ago, and who defeated Mayor Mitchell
IN the Republican primaries last fall,
that ne was here just to look things
over The general belief is that Mr..
Sennett is trying to line up the farmers
behind the ticket which he promises
Will be put in the field within the
next three or four days
One of the prime movers of the
Farmers Federation said that there
was little likelihood of the federation
getting behind Mr.. Bennett, as he was
population of the state.
Officers of the federation here to-
highland all were present except
the two who signed-declared that
the opinion of others as to the need
OF farmers organization did not con-
Germ them. This was in reference to
the letter published in The Tribune
to-day signed by the heads of the
State Grange, the Dairymen's Associa-
tion and the New York State Agricul-
tural Society that no new organization
was necessary.
Mr.. Fraser said that the farmers
Governor Whitman because Of the
establishment of the state -ood COM
mission.
None but duly accredited delegates
VIII have a voice in to-morrow's pro-
ceedings. The officers of the Fedora
tion believe that the Whitman forces
will attempt to create trouble, but they
insist that the anti -Whitmantes so
greatly outnumber the friends of the
Governor that any rebellion will be
speedily put down.
I'VE shall organize as permanent
body tomorrow" said Mr.. Fraser. eve
shall elect our permanent officers.
do not know who will lead us. Mr.
Strivins's resignation was expected.
He was opposed to the federation pass
ing resolutions at it's various meet
ings against Governor Whitman, al
though he was present at the first two
or three meetings at which these reso-
lutions were adopted and was one Of
the organizers of the federation
"The letter signed by Mr.. Strivings
and others, attacking the action of the
federation and declaring there was no
need for it's existence, was written by
George A. Glynn, Governor Whitman's
campaign manager. Mr.. Glynn offered
to give Mr.. Strivings a state job. S. j.
Lowell, master of the New York State
Grange, so informed me and other of
fcers of the federation at our meeting
in Syracuse. He said that Chairman
Glynn told him that the Whitman ad-
DR.. Porter as head Of the state farms
and markets council and that they gave
another job to w. NJ Giles, secretary
of the state grange, who al so signed
the letter Mr.. Lowell added that Mr..
Glynn had promised to take care of
the State Federation of Farm Bureaus,
of which Mr.. Strivings is president"
Food Commission Unpopular
at is not state control that it in
tended" said Mr.. Fraser. ut is mon
opolistic control by the use and aid Of
state funds. 1t is the absolute sur
rendering of the state and it's law en-
forcing powers into the hands of the
plunderbund. The forces that will ex-
pend two million dollars trying to elect
a Mayor of New York and promise
their support to the Presidency and
lot of money to an ambitious Governor
are busy They are using the Gov
ernor to promise anything. knowing
that he never intends to keep his word,
unless it is convenient. A rule of
money is worse than a rule of birth
We have decided against the latter, and
now the farmers of New York pledge
themselves to fight the former at home
and the Kaiser abroad"