Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-09
N. Y. DELEGATES
!. WANT SHOWDOWN
Effort Will Be Made Today for.
Move in Support Of Doc
tor Butler
SOLID FRONT is PROPOSED

Chicago. June a.--There will be
showdown in the New York delegation
after the convention adiourns tb,.
afternoon to see whether It will hold
together in way that will make II /,
force in this presidential situation ~
will fritter away its strength of eiebt,-
eight votes by scattering to half a dozen
candidates on the first ballot.
After earnest solicitation on the nav,
Of many leaders who had become tirod
Of being sneered at by other states for
lack of leadership, Senator James w
Wadsworth. Jr., and Charles d. Hilles.
the new member of the nationa, com
mittee from New York state. dec;doa
yesterday to take hold with a firm hand
and try to bring the delegation together
The situation has been drifting =,
long, with the various leaders iockev'
ing for position for themselves tSst
some feeling of bitterness was being do
veloped. It has been felt nil aIonv
! ny those who have the best interests ~
| the organization in the state at hcart
that New York should stand together
as solidly as possible. To that end tbey
have urged the delegation's strength
should go to DIR. Nicholas Murray Rnt-
! Ter, who Is an avowed candidate whom
they could support as "favorite SON.
without any chance of getting tied un
| in an embarrassing way.
Some of the delegates have declared
| they could find no sentiment for Tho
college president in their districts. and
that under no circumstances would they
vote for him even once. Among those
has been Fred Greiner. Erie county
boss" who. although not a delegate
himself, controls five votes. He has
been declaring the sentiment in his dis
! trict was for General Wood. and at
! least three of the delegates insisted upon
voting for the general
Yesterday one of Doctor Buffers
friends charged Mr.. Greiner was PLAYING
the Wood game because he had received
intimations that i'll the event Of the gen
erals nomination he would throw the
weight of his influence toward the SO
lection of John Lord O'Bricn as the
nominee for governor this fall. Mr..
Greiner has set his heart on the nomi-
nation of that Buffalo man.
So bitterly did one of Doctor Buffers
! friends feel about that situation that he
declared he would do his best to have
Doctor Butler named for governor in an
effort to defeat O'Brien. if Butler did
not get the presidential nomination.
Senator Wadsworth and Mr.. Hiles
decided to force the issue after con.
ference at the Chicago Club lasting most
of the afternoon. Others present were
James II. Sheffield. who has been the
leading hacker Of Doctor Butler on the
delegation. and Justice John Il. Davies,
the Butler manager. Ogden l.. Mills
was there for short time.
1t Is the belief Of the Butler manager,
when the situation is put to the dele
gates in the right light all except eight
or ten Of the eighty will be persuaded
to stand by Doctor Butler, at least until
New York is able to determine who is
to he the winner in the convention.
or course Nathan L. Miller, Of Syra :
cuse. who might be a powerful force in
the delegation il he were not tied up to
Herbert Hoover. will be entirely out OF
the harmony plans. He is to be the
Hoover floor manager and will stand By
him from first to last.