New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Women Attack
Republicans
Slate Program
Committee of One Hundred,
in Resolutions, Opposes
Designation of Ticket
at Saratoga ON July u
Thompson Against Plan
National Leaders Deny Re-
ports They Are Indorsing
Any State Candidates

Two more attacks were leveled yes
terday at the efforts of George A.
Glynn, chairman of the Republican
State Committee, and other leaders as
sociated with him to designate a
ticket at the Saratoga convention.
One came from the Committee of 100,
which includes all the women of the
state who actively supported the vari-
Gus candidates for the Republican
nomination for President up to the time
Senator Harding WAS nominated. The
other came from Senator George f.
Thompson, of Niagara. himself can
didate for the nomination for Governor.
Both declared that to designate would
be unwise and in defiance Of the spirit
of the direct primary law
Those who favor designating a
ticket not only want TO recommend
Senator Wadsworth to the Republi-
cans for denomination in the primaries
but also plan to designate Nathan L.
Miller, Of Syracuse, former Judge of
the Court of Appeals, for the nomina~
ton for Governor, and to select his
running mates.
National Leaders Hands OFF
Recently reports were in circulation
that Senator Harding and his running
mate on the national ticket, Governor
Coolidge, together with Will H. Hays,
national chairman, were backing Miller
for the nomination.
Congressman Luther W. Mott, of
OsWegO, when the reports reached him,
sent kilograms to Harding, Coolidge
and Hays, who Immediately wired back
that they were not indorsing any can
didate in this state, or any other state.
Senator Harding replied:
81 make it an lnvariabl and unal-
terable practice not to interfere in
state politics, pre-G invention or otker-
wise. know nothing about the New
York conference or New York stua-
ton
Henry r. Long, secretary 20 Gov
ernor Coolidge, replied
"Governor Coolidge is taking no part
in any state fight. Story as you report
is absurd"
No Participation by Hays
Chairman Hays replied in part:
at is my opinion that it Is not
within the province of the national
!
TO control nominations in any state.
have not nor shall not so participated y
The Committee Of One Hundred
made no secret Of the fact that its
action was inspired primarily by de-
termination TO prevent United States
Senator James w. Wadsworth from be-
ing designated. Mrs Arthur l.. Liver
more, chairman of the Women's Com
mittee of the Republican State Com
mittce, also has advised the leaders
who are intent on designating Wads-
worth not to designate any one Tor
United States Senator.
But the Committee of One Hundred
went considerably further thar this, as
their resolutions, which follow. show:
"Whcreas. The election TO be held on
the first Tuesday Of November next
will be the first in which the women
of the State oil New York will have the
privilege OF voting for President OF
the United States, and
"Whereas, The women realize tho
critical conditions which prevail
throughout our entire country and be
lieve that the same can only be recti-
fled by the election OF our Republican
candidates, both state and national
and that their success is vital to oul
wellbeing, both nationally and as IN
dividuals, and
Should Respect Primary Law
"Whereas, We believe that ou,
rr mary law. which was enacted bv ;
Republican Legislature and provides {
definite method for the selection Of oul
candidates, should be respected an(
faithfully complied with in spirit. d:
we'll as in letter, therefore, be it
"Rcsolved, That the women of the
Republican Committee Of One Hundred
protest against any interference with
or nullihchtion of the primary law, ant
insist that the voice OF the people b.
heard and that the candidates b'
chosen only at the primary in Septem
Der, and not named or recommended