New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
Miller Is Choice
Estate Leaders
Former Jurist Can Have
CubeynatOriuI NOmi.la-
fion if He Wants 1t

SARATOGA, July 25-Nathan l..
Miller, of Syracuse, former Judge of
the Court of Appeals. will be nominated
for Governor by the Republican, state
convention here this week unless he de-
cisvely orders his friends and admir-
crs to stop working for him.
National Republican leaders have in
formally requested the New York Re-
publicans to name their strongest man.
This message was circulated to-day by
Representative Bertrand H. Smell. of
st. Lawrence County, chairman of the
executive committee of the Republican
State Committee, who is in active
charge of the movement to bring about
the nomination of Judge Miller.
Indications are multiplying that
Judge Miller will be named on not later
than the second ballot. if he does not
peremptorily forbid the use of his name
Persistent reports were current to-
night that Mr. Miller would not accept
the designation for Governor if there
will be any opposition to him in the
primary. At least two now in the
feld-Senator George F. Thompson and
Francis M. Hugo, Secretary of State
have declared they will contest in the
Republican primaries for the nomina-
ton for Governor
Should it develop that Miller will not
accept it is said that either Congress
man Bertrand H. Smell, of Potsdam. or
Congressman. James ". Hustled, of
Westchester, may be the choice of
those now supporting Miller.
Representative William II. Hill, of
Binghamton, brought the news to
Saratoga tonight that the delegates
from two southern tier Senate districts,
represented by Clayton R. Lusk and
OF rb,,, ~
Saturday and unanim ously decided to
support Judge Miller for Governor.
Believe Miller Strongest Man
"There are seventy-one delegates in
the two Senate districts, and they were
to Judge Miller for Governor" said
Congressman Hill tonight.
The Harding managers outside of
New York State are depending on
George ". Aldridge and James S.
Hotchkiss. of Rochester, the original
Harding men in the New York delega-
ton at Chicago, to choose the strongest
man.
Judge Miller" said one Of his closest
friends to a Tribune reporter, ~s still
adverse to reentering political life.
But from all around the state and from
Republicans of large influence outside
eHC obiLc .uC JNNSe hdS USeH uIReO, LOT
the sake Of the Republican cause in
state and nation, 20 consent to be a
candidate. If the call is substantially
unanimous he will comply with the re-
quest
"Judge Miller knows full we'll that
there are number of machine Repub-
lican leaders who dislike him because
of his stand for Herbert Hoover for
President at Chicago. He knew as we'll
as any one that Hoover was with out
strength with the organization leaders
that he was too new to be available !;
the judge believed Hoover was a fit
man for the place and he was not
afraid TO say so.
"He was nominafly the head of the
New York delegation and his stand for
Hoover caused intense irritation for
the time being. That irritation has
passed away, and friends of Judge
Miller now interpret his support of Mr..
Hoover as an act of Independent judg-
ment. rejecting credit OIL his inde-
pendence of character
Judge Miller knows as we'll as any
one that the Republicans have fight on
their hands in this state. If he is nomi-
mated and accepts it will be at a great
sacrifice of his time and material re
| sources, as he will be obliged to dis
socate himself from lucrative law
practice. Of course, we hear this said
Of many men when they are nominated
but in this case it is literally true, and
the friends of the judge know that it
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