The New York herald., 1920-01-25
TRAVIS ENTERS RACE
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
Stale Controller Answers Call
of Brooklyn Republican
Leaders.
RESPONSE SPLITS PARTY
Senator Calder Refuses to Support
State Officials Campaign,
Backs Lockwood.

State Controller Eugene AZ. Travis form
as a candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for Governor by accepting the forma
In vitation 0s ninteen OF tho twenty-thres
Brooklyn Assembly district leaders TO rur
In the fall primaries.
Mr.. Travis declared that IN, most I'm.
portant question before tho American peo'
plc was tho preservation OF american ma.
tionalisn." He did not refer directly &C
tho suspension OF tht five Socialist As.
sembiymcn. but declared II TO be the para.
mount duty of Americans 10 unite to pro-
tect American Institutions from the attacks
OF foreign radicals. whether masking
under the guise OF internationalism or any
other form Of socialism"
Mr.. Travis. OF course. has been known
to be candidate for several months. His
acceptance Of the Brooklyn leaders invita-
ttion widens the party breach in Brook
lyn. where four of the leaders failed tc
sign the call and one. Charles +. Murphy.
leader Of the Tenth district. is support
Ing both Mr.. Travis and State Senator
Charles c. lockwood. who is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for State
Controller.
William NJ. Calder. United States Sena-
tor, Is backing Senator Lockwood's can
for the purpose of blocking Mr.. Travis
Senator Calder will come up for renomina-
ton and reelection in 1872 Friends Of Mr.
Travis find in this an explanation OF Sena-
tor Calders failure to support Mr.. Travis
as the latter. II elected Governor. would
undoubtedly be a candidate for reelection
in 1922 and there would be sure to be OBJ
lection from upstate Republicans to hav-
ing both the candidates for Governor and
Senator from Brooklyn.
states His Position.
Senator Calder was nominated four years
ago by the large vote he received in Brook
lyn. It was said that efforts will be made
to bring him into line for Mr.. Travis By
the statement that the latter's friends
will not support him in 1922 If he does no;
support Mr.. Travis this year In his reply
to the Brooklyn Assembly District leaders
Mr.. Travis said: -
"As you have done me the honor to
advocate my selection as the Gubernatoria
candidate of our party. 1t is due to you
and to those whom you represent that
state plainly and unequivocally my view:
concerning the questions which ART
agitating the minds of thinking men and
women Of our State and nation today.
| II can not. within the proper compass:
! Of this letter, attempt to deal with all the
great questions now before the public
Such questions as Stale finance, taxation
public service corporations, highways
canals, labor and education, all OF which
materially affect the welfare of nearly
eleven million people in this State, must be
reserved for future discussion.
my views on many of these problems
have found public expression since my
first election as State Senator in 1905
ard refer to the record for light on ms
official action But there is one subject
which demands the attention today OF the
people OF this State above all else. and
upon which the voters, whether men OF
women, will not be satisfied unless tho
candidates for the Governorship shall ex'
rlicitly and without reservations announce
| their views.
THAT subject is paramount to every
thing else, for unless it be kept inviolate
nothing can or will save this nation from