New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

will fall in line and help elect him, but
he does not think he is the best candi-
date The Erie County leader has been
informed that Judge Miller, as counsel
for the Crucible Steel Company, will
be attacked on this score in the pri-
maries.
Senator Thompson said tonight that
he would protest against designation of
candidates in the convention. Senator
Thompson takes the ground that any
designation by a convention is illegal,
subjecting those who take part in it to
action in the courts.
Opposition to Wadsworth
Indications multiply that the plan to
designate Senator Wadsworth to sue
coed himself will be opposed. The op-
position is not personal, so far as the
male delegates go, but rather because
the designation would be bad politics."
The friends of Mr.. Wadsworth assert
that ii other designations are made
and he is left out, it will be a manifest
slight and will increase the natural
handicap against him, which already is
formidable. Six counties in the south
ern tier-Chemung Tioga, Chenango,
Schuyler, Tompkins and Cortland
stand ready to vote as unit against
the designation of Senator Wadsworth,
it is said. but are ready to vote for
any one else.
Whitman Against Designating
Former Governor Charles S. Whit
man, after conference tonight with
Mr. Hugo and others, said that he was
opposed to the plan of the state leaders
to designate nominees and would take
the floor in opposition to it.
'Thc plan to designate, in my judy
ment, is a clear evasion of the law, ;"
said the former Governor. "ln vari-
Gus forms. acts for the repeal or weak
ening of the direct primary law came
before me while | was Governor, and
as every Republican knows | refused
assent TO the carrying out of the plan.
As a delegate | cannot IN good con-
science sit silent and see the spirit
of the law evaded. At the proper time
IN open convention | shall speak
against the reported plan of designat-
ing a ticket in advance of the pri-
maries."
George Henry Payne, an aspirant for
the Republican nomination for Senator
against Senator Wadsworth, said: ODE
spite Senator Wadsworth's written
statement to me that he was wiling to
have the senatorship settled at the
primaries, it is now announced he has
asked the leaders Of the party for a
designation which is to be theoretically
forced upon him, line of conduct in
accord with the one that he has per
United States Senate There, as here,
he has sought his own interest rather
that the interest of the party
AT time when respect for law and
order IS being preached all over the
land, 1T Is unfortunate that the senior
Senator from New York should be here
in Saratoga, openly working out d
scheme for political bootlegging or
evasion Of the law. If the primary
system as now conducted is wrong, the
remedy is by legislation rather than by
clever political manipulation Let the
voters express their choice in the man
ner intended by law"
Up to date. there is no opposition to
Senator Charles W. Walton, Of Ulster,
for Lieutenant Governor The Miller
men to-day tried to persuade Secretary
Hugo that he ought to accept second
place on the ticket, but Mr.. Hugo
laughed at them. The women are work
ing for Senator Walton. 1t was his
vote IN the Judiciary Committee in
1917 that saved the suffrage amend
ment at the time it was threatened
with defeat
There is no opposition, either, to
naming n. Monroe Marshall, Of Malone,
as State Treasurer. The sixteen coun-
ties in the northern part Of the state,
which ordinarily furnish about 10000
Republican plurality, have united in
asking his nomination. The opposition
OF Senator William NJ. Calder to the
nomination of Senator Burlingame to
succeed State Comptroller Eugene M.
Travis and the Senator's support of
Senator Charles c. Lockwood for the
place, developed a new phase to-day
when Deputy Comptroller James A.
Wendell, also a candidate, notified Sem
ator Calder that he would not stand
tratlon Of the Comptroller's office.
Senator Callers attacks have been
directed at Comptroller Travis, but
they hit every one in a responsible
position in the department" said Mr..
Wendell tonight "The Senator keeps
on circulating stuff that he cannot
corroborate to the injury Of myself
and others. He tells the leaders he
will not stand for my nomination be-
cause have been close to Mr.. Travis
and share responsibility for his adj
At the first repetition
of these reports l shall demand that he
tell them TO the state committee and
that l have an opportunity to hear
them.
ON his desire to hurt Mr.. Livingston
and Mr.. Travis he is hurting the en-