New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
w alton Is Only
for
Lieut.. Governor
Senator Has Clear Field So
Far for Second Place ON
Republican Ticket, With
Marshall for Treasurer
Sweet Is Handicapped
Travis and Hugo Blooms for
Covernorship Alone Are
Believed To Be Dangerous
From a. star cory.snond.nt


ALBANY, March 21.-While there are
several candidates in the field for the
Republican nomination for Governor,
only one has been suggested for the sec
ond place on the ticket.
He is Senator Charles w. Walton, of
Ulster County, law partner Of Alphonse
T. Clearwater, ex-president of the State
Bar Association and former justice Of
the Appellate Division.
Senator Walton, who is one Of the
powers in the upper house, not only has
clear field SO far, but he is the unani-
nous choice of the Republican members
of the Senate.
The Senator from Ulster, who is one
Of the most amiable members of the
Legislature, also has the backing Of the
powerful group of leaders from the
Hudson River counties, and pledges OF
support from other county leaders up
state have been volunteered within the
last two weeks.
Marshall for Treasurer
Another member of the upper house
put forward as candidate on the state
ticket is Senator N. Monroe Marshall, q
banker of Malone. His friends are
backing him for State Treasurer, and,
like Senator Walton, he has no rivals
at least to date.
With Republican success in this
state almost q certainty, 1t is con-
sidered probable there will be other
aspirants for these two offices long be-
fore the primaries, but the Republican
legislative leaders here are willing to
wager that Walton and Marshall will
win hands down.
Neither have aligned with any of the
numerous rival booms for Governor.
There are several, three Of them being
nursed daily here by their owners. One
of them, Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, is
cons dered to be handicapped by his
activity in the Socialist custer pro-
ceedings.
Two candidates are considered dan
gerous-Eugene M. Travis, State Comp
Of State. Both have been building up
personal machines for the last five
years with a view of capturing first
place.
Nothing that the unofficial state con-
vention may do will drive either of
these out of the primaries. And this,
unless he changes his mind, is also true
OF Speaker Sweet
Dark Horse Expected
The betting here is that the conven-
ton will designate some dark horse
and throw the organization strength
behind him.
If that happens and Travis, Hugo
and Sweet stick, there will be at least
four candidates in the field.
cat least four candidates." is said
advisedly, for in The event Of primaries
with four contestants for first place in
the field, there is every possibility that
ut least one more will enter the race in
the hope that he can run away with the
nomination.
Sweet has power and patronage as
Speaker. He has money-hc made
moro than 100000 in one stock ven
ture last year, according to reports
Then, too. he has the rare ability
obtaining campaign funds from divcr
sources. When he ran for the hs
sembly last fall he spent more thai
$4,000, according to the sworn state
ments filed by himself and his cam
paign managers. If this sum raised
for him last fall were proportionately
increased if he We're a candidate for
Governor-there are $50 Assembly dis
tricts in the state-it would be in OK
cess Of $3,75000O.