New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-23
republicans
10 Name Ticket
Leaders Assert
p.,olt Is Held Out as Only
Hope for Progressivcs.
With State Convention
Blu, a Few Days OFF
Conferences Tomorrow
Group Controlling the State
Committee Sees Victory
for Wasssworth and Miller

WITH the gathering of the Republi-
"a leaders q; Saratoga less than
,.,nty-four hours off, the group in
.,e.rol OF the Republican State Com
rst,ee are boasting that they will have
a. convention, when it meets on Tues
isv. designate United States Senator
hines ". Nadsworth for the non,ina-
.;on to succeed himself and Nathan I.
uiller for the nomination for Cover
cor.
TIE protests against designating any
ese. especially Wadsworth, which have
come from the progressive members Of
HE party. have fallen on deaf cars.
The slate is going 10 be put through
snless there ear be successful re-
volt staged at Saratoga.
There will be informal conferences
., the various factions at SARATOGA to-
BORROW, when the headquarters of the
numerous candidates Will be opened
and the delegates invited to talk things
ever.
Four Opposing Miller
So far only four candidates for the
:Governorship have come out against
any designation by the convention.
They are Senator George F. Thompson.
Of Niagara; Supreme Court Justice
Wesley Q. Howard, of Rensselaer,:
Francis NJ. Hugo, Secretary of State,
and Elon H. Hooker, former treasurer
Of the Progressive National Commit
tee and lifelong friend of Colonel
Roosevelt. Hooker declared yesterday
thst hand-picked ticket would not
eaiy jeopardize the result in the state.
but would be treason to the party
throughout the nation.
{ All have protested against the con-
vention on the same ground-that it
would violate the spirit and letter of
the direct primary law. Howard.
Thompson and Hugo have declared that
they will 60 into the primaries, regard
less Of what the convention does. Eff
forts to induce these three to quit have
been fruitless.
After State Chairman George A.
Glynn made an Intellectual attempt to
get the Syracuse organization to in
'derse Miller, an offer was made To
Hugo to drop his ambitions for Gov
ernor and be a good fellow and take
second place on the ticket. Hugo
promptly refused. Like efforts have
been made with Justice Howard and
Senstor Thompson.
State Chairman Glynn, who has been
moving heaven and earth to have Miller
designated, has repeatedly declared that
. The sentiment upstate was in favor Of
designating. This was characterized as
an exaggeration by Hooker on his re-
turn yesterday from a campaign trim
Through forty-three upstate counties.
Sin every county he talked with the
active party workers-the wheel horses
and IN thlrty-one of the forty three
counties the organization leaders vol
unteered that the designation of q
ticket would be menace to the party.
Hooker Alleges Treason"
And in this sentiment 1 fully share ~
sald Hooker II have consulted the
best thought of the party. The rank
and file, as we'll as the leaders. agree
that hand-picked ticket would jeop-
srdize the result in the state and would
pe treason to the party throughout the
nation.
The situation demands an Embossed
e"'iV,i O. SdiatoSa- Inc PLATFORM
making body must not override the
sentiment and the law that requires
that the choice of the nominee be left
70 the direct primary. Those who de-
sire the convention to recommend
some one man muV not forget the
9Hect such an action would have on the
election.
The direct primary is the method
% selection according to law 1t will
De held no matter whether the con-
ysntlon recommends candidate or
lot. Three OF the candidates for the