New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-14
Hill Chosen to
Open Meeting
OF Republicans
Younger Element of State
Party Fights Selection
of Former Ambassador
as Temporary Chairman
old Guard Wins Victory
Opposition to Wadsworth
by Organization Men
Apparent in Discussion

Apparent i'm Discussion
DR.. David Jayne Hill, of Rochester
former Ambassador to Germany. was
selected as temporary chairman of the
Republican State Convention at Sara
tcga yesterday at heated and pro-
.tracted meeting of the executive COM
mittec of the Republican State Com
mittee.
Efforts Of progressive members OF
the party to name younger man met
with failure. DR.. Hill is more than
seventy years old. Ex-senator Theo-
dore Douglas Robinson, former chair
man of the New York State Progressive
Committee, presented the name OF
Colonel Arthur Woods, but the oppo-
sition won.
Robinson presented the proxy Of his
mother, Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robin
son. Following the decision, he said:
"The only way We young Republicans
can hope for any recognition is to put
on pair of false gray whiskers and
hobble around on a pair Of crutches.
Now Pm for Uncle Joe Cannon or
Chauncey M Depew for permanent
chairman of the convention"
A man for permanent chairman will
be recommended by a committee of
three, consisting of Representative
Bertrand H. Smell, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee; George A. Glynn,
chairman of the Republican State Com
lnfttee, and Mrs. Arthur L. Livermore,
chairman of the Women's Executive
Committee. The names of Colonel
William Hayward, of New York; Dis
trict Attorney Harry E. Lewis of Kings
and Representative William Hustled. of
Westchester, have been suggested
DR.. Hill was selected, Representative
Smell said, because che is big man of
the same caliber as Elihu Root, and
could make keynote speech, which
could be used as a valuable campaign
document, better than any one else"
Committee to Act as Steering Body
Mr. Smell presided at the meeting.
alton had been discussed, and that it
was agreed that the executive commit
tee should act as a steering committee
during the campaign.
we shall meet again after the state
convention" he said, "and we will then
lay out program for the work of the
party in this state this fall. Each
member of the executive committee
will hold himself or herself responsi-
Bile for the work of the organization in
that particular part of the state"
Opposition to wadsworth
1t was brought home to the members
OF the executive committee that there
mad developed considerable opposition
10 United States Senator Wadsworth
larly enrolled Republicans meeting as
political units have been passing reso-
buttons condemning Wadsworth for His
persistent opposition to woman suf-
frage and his advocacy of the cause Of
the vets.
The most recent anti-Wadsworth
resolution was adopted Monday nioht
at the regular meeting Of the Rennb-
iican organization in Elmira. desnite
the efforts Of Senator Seymour Low
man and other local leaders to prevent
IT.. The Chemung County Republica ms
asked that the party leaders give them
some Republican they could support
IN the primaries and in the fall elec.
ton. cAee-
Victory for "Old Guard"
The selection Of DR.. Hill as tempo-
rary chairman is victory for the cold
guard" Of which William Barnes and
senator Wadsworth are the controlling
members. Or. Hill was candidate in
tne primaries SIX years ago against
R11< h.
candidate against him this wear
Senator George F. THOMPSON. WIN
IS one of the numerous candidates for
the Republican nomination for Cover
nor, on learning Of DR.. Hills selection
said: '0'oe''o''
We'll, it would seem as if those who
picked him did not know that he came
out for the direct primaries six wears
ago.. He quoted a cablegram and q
letter to DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
sent at that time, and added: $50, if
they are counting on DR.. Hill to pave
the way Tor the convention designating
state ticket and United States Sena.
tor in violation Of the spirit of the
direct primary law they will find them.
selves mistaken. unless DR.. Hill can
perform a mental somersault."
Nine members of the executive com.
mittee attended yesterdays conference
The six others were represented BY
proxies. George w. Aldridge, of Roch.
ester, and Nathan L. Miller were
represented by State Chairman Glynn:
Mrs. Ruth Lift. of New York, was repre-.
sented by Lafayette B. Gleason; Mrs
Luther Mott, Of Oswego, gave her
proxy to Representative John McCrate
Of Brooklyn. William L. Ward, of
Westchester, was represented by Harry
Barrett, OF that county. Besides Rep
resentative. Smell, who presided, the
other members Of the executive COM
mittee were Representative Norman
]. Gould, Of Seneca Falls; Samuel S.
Koenig, Of New York; Frederick J. H.
Kracke, Brooklyn; Mrs. Arthur Liver
more, Yonkers; Senator Lowman, Ell
mira; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, New
York; William A. Glenn, Albany; John
G. Wickser, Buffalo.
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