The New York herald., 1920-01-16
REPUBLICANS SPLIT
IN BROOKLYN OVER
TRAVIS CANDIDACY
Petition for His Nomination
Lacks Names of Four
District Leaders.

A, split in the Kings County Republican
Organization was made evident yesterday
Immediately after Jacob A. Livingston. the
county leader, had made public petition
signed by nineteen of the twenty-three
Assembly District leaders. inviting State
Controller Eugene NJ. Travis to become a
candidate for Governor
State Senator Charles c. Lockwood
leader of the Fifth District. who was one
of those who refused to sign the Travis
petition at once announced his candidacy
for the nomination for State Controller.
MIR. Livingston in statement accompany
ing the text of the petition, declared that
the reason Walter II. Ludden, leader OF
the Twenty-third District, had refused to
join the Travis forces vas because County
Judge Reuben l.. Haskell. until his cleo
| tion leader OF that district intended to be
a candidate for either Governor or Mayor
and that his friends did not want any
other candidate for Governor from Brook
lyn for that reason.
Injuries Travis Chance.
The effect of the split was considered q
!, material injury of Controller Travis
chance for the nomination, as he will bt
unanimous choice of the Brooklyn Re
publican organization. United States Sen.
ator William NJ. Calder, who never has
been considered particularly friendly t.
Mr.. Travis aspira tions, is now thought
/ to be lined up definitely against him
Stnator Calder Is expected to support
Senator Lockwood for state Controller
ard 1t was said that a combination will
: Francis NJ. Hugo, Secretary of State, who
is an active candidate for the nomination
for Governor, was not unlikely.
: The makeup OF Senator Lockwood:
: campaign committee indicated that Con
troller Travis would lack the suppor
OF several prominent Brooklyn Republi
) cans, for Il would hardly be possible tc
give two places on the State ticket to one
! county. The Lockwood committee 1,
} headed by Representative John MacCrat'
and Meier Steinbrink. both regarded a.
close friends of Senator Calder.
The petition asking Controller Travis
to become a candidate declared that hi
record in office and the Importance o
Kings county politically justified the Re
publicans of Brooklyn in asking for hi
nomination for Governor The nineteer
4 leaders signing were Charles VI. Hall
! Marcus Il. Campbell. Richard II. Lain
beer, John S. Gaynor, John j. Henigan
9 Charles s. Dewey, Jacob Bartscherer
Charles s. Warbasse. Charles f. Murphy
aired r. NaSS. jesse -. Moore, SeorS'
. A. owens. Frederick Oppikefer. Lewis Nj
2 Swasey, Warren q. Price, Jacob Brenner
William Schnitzpan, Frederick J. VI
: Kracke, Michael J. Dady and Jacob A
: Livingston.
! Four Did Not Sign.
Those who did not sign we're Senate
Lockwood, of the Fifth Assembly district
, John T. Rafferty, of the Twelfth: Richsr,
t Wright, of the Fifteenth. and Walter II
. Ludden, of the Twenty-third.
II asked Mr.. Wright for the use of hi
name" Mr.. Livingston said, "and he sal
his district was against Mr.. Travis. w
: know this is not the case, and We know
that Representative MacCrate has imbi
: tion TO be placed on the state ticket.
Mir. Ludden was not asked because
was informed by the confidants of Judg
Haskell that it is their intention, with hi