New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28
Old Guard to
Prevail To-day
AT Convention
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the keynote speech by DIR. David Jayne
Hill, Of Rochester, temporary chair
man, the convention prepared for per-
manent organization when it meets to-
morrow at 10 a. m. Colonel William
Hayward, of New York, will be perma-
nent chairman.
Whitman Opposes Designating
At a meeting tonight Of the New
York County Republican Committee
Ex-Governor Charles s. Whitman made
spirited plea for the delegation Of
|123 to stand as unit against desig-
mating, declaring that to do otherwise
would be to injure Republican chances
the spirit of the direct primary law.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay seconded
Mr.. Whitman's protest but the local
steam-roller was trotted out and, with
Emil Fuchs at the throttle and the as
sistance of DIR. Nicholas Murray
kButfer's representative, James T.
Gradytthe opposition was fattened out.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, associate
chairman Of the committee, who is Bit
terly opposed to designations in the in
terests of party harmony, voted with
the majority
"Our votes, did not bind u.s." Miss
Boswell said. eve are free to voice
our opposition to designating On the
floor of the convention. Many who are,
like myself, opposed to designating,
voted in fave Of designating"
County Chairman Samuel S. Koenig
said there was nothing doing in the
matter of allowing New York County
to name the candidate for State Comp
troller. 1t is understood that Mr.. Koe-
Mig will submit the name eof Jules S.
Bache, the banker, in case the leaders
are willing that New York County shall
have the Office. The leaders around
the state do not take to the suggestion,
and if Mr.. Bache is designated he
probably will have to take his chances
in open convention in competition with
Senator Lockwood, Alvah w. Burlin-
game and Deputy Comptroller James
G. Wendell
So far Koenig has got nothing
better from the bosses he is playing
with than the Secretary of State and
he wants Albert Ottinger designated
for that office.
But considerable opposition has de-
veloped to Mr.. Ottinger. While he was
member of the State Senate in 1918
he introduced a bill making verbal
leases, which were the rule in the
poorer residences of New York, illegal.
This bill, which was signed by Gov
ernor Whitman, was hardly on the
statute books q month when the prof.
teering landlords who had tenants under
verbal lease doubled and trebled
their rents and when the tenants de-
clared that their leases had not expired,
the landlords pointed to the Ottinger
law and the tenants had to pay or get
out.
The Ottlnger law was repealed at the
q OF yi 81 7 1o4 Il.
request of the Joint Legislative Com
mittee on Housing.
At that time Mr.. Ottinger was
attacked by Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike for introducing the bill
Those who are opposed to Ottinger
on the ticket fear that his presence on
it would lose thousands of Republican
votes in greater New York alone
In the early part OF the day the
plans of the opposition to Miller did
not get far enough. for a coalition on
compromise candidate, but the ants
said this would come as soon as they
supporters of Judge Miller that he
could not win in the convention.
The presence of Secretary Hugo at
the door of the conference room was
not to be interpreted, his friends ex-
planned, as meaning that he would get
out Of the race in favor OF any one
but rather was proof that he stood
ready at any and all times to talk
over the situation with his brother
Republicans.
Similarly, the Greiner and the Odell
men said that the coalition program
did not signify that either Mr.. O'Brian
or Justice Arthur S. Tompkins was
ready to drop out of the race. Mr.
Odell is determined to land the nomi-
nation for Justice Tompkins and Mr.
Greiner is equally determined to win
first place on the ticket for Mr.
| O'Brian
Calder's Man Attends
Meyer Steinbrink attended the con.
terence as the representative of Sen.
ator William NJ. Calder, whose sole
ambition these days seems to be to
prevent Jacob A. Livingston, the Kings
County leader, from carrying out any
deals or combinations that will
strengthen Livingston's control of the
kngs organization.
The battle led by Odell and Greiner
to block the designation of Judge
Miller and bring about the selection
of compromise candidate was the
principal topic of discussion tonight,