The New York herald., 1921-09-21
CALDER KINGS BOSS.
OUSTING LIVINGSTON
Senator in Charge for Sake of
Harmony, Though Deposed
Man Keeps Title.
CROWN EASILY SHIFTED
Old Republican Leader Agrees
When He Sees Committee
Opposes Him.
GROWN EASILY SHIFTED

The Kings County Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee by formal resolu-
tion yesterday ended the leadership Of
Jacob A. Livingston and authorized
William NJ. Calder, United States Sen
ator, to speak for it lin connection
with all matters political"
Out of consideration for the feelings
OF some OF his old friends Livingston
was not forced to resign as chairman
of the executive committee, but the
committee denuded him of all power.
Senator Calder for years has been
Livingston's rival for the leadership.
Although he has been in the saddle
since he began to dispense patronage
on the accession of the Harding Ad-
ministration he was not officially recog-
nized as leader until yesterday.
| 1t was not until Mr.. Livingston acted
up in the negotiations leading to the
selection OF Republican-C Coalition
] ticket that the beginning of the end
came. He stayed in his tent and sulked.
took the nominations with bad grace
and. his enemies declared, did not un-
dermine his health working for the or
ganization ticket in the primaries. al
though he offered no opposition to It's
Endorsement.
| The resolution deposing Livingston
said that ito insure an effective ana
! harmonious campaign" Senator Calder
was selected TO manage and conduct
1t, with power to appoint committee
| In add tion to the executive committee
of such size as he saw fit.
| Forced to the wall, Livingston voted
for his own death warrant. but eight
OF his friends opposed 1t. including AL
fred Z. vass.. whose vote, with her own
was cast by Mrs. May Gooderson, the
coleader, and Miss Dorothy Knight, LiV'
lingston's coleader. Thirty-four OF the
forty-six members OF the committed
voted for the resolution. which was In
troduced by Jacob A. Brenner. -Four
members were absent
At the meeting of the general com
mittee for reorganization in the eve
ming the action of the executive COM
mlttee was not referred to.
Early In the day Senator Calder
and f. J. II. KracKe called on Living
ston and told him what they purposec
doing. They showed him they had the
votes to be successful. An hour later
they returned with Mr.. Brenner and
Senator Charles c. Lockwood and the
resolution was agreed to and drawn up
i Livingston became leader in Kings
county soon after Timothy L. Woodruff
resigned in 1912 to follow Col. Roose-
welt into the Progressive party. For
time there was trlumvirate oi
Calder, Kracke and Livingston. but the
last named stuck and finally was recog-
nized as the sole leader. although ne
always has had opposition. Insurgen'
candidates for nomination carried the
Brooklyn primaries three years in sue
cession, beginning In 1917, and ther'
was much grumbling at Livingston.
evident lack Of control.
Senator Calder last night said
ut was 10 be regretted that their
was a public impression, whether justi
fled or not, OF n lack Of harmony in th'
MANAGEMENT of the political affairs o
Kings county. 1t is true there was no
always uniformity Of action.
II assume that the responsibility viii
be mine to advance the interests of tn,
Republican party in Kings county.
am sure the arrangement will leave nj
cause for Misunderstanding hereafter
The general committee reelected th'
following officers: Alfred l.. vass
chairman; Mrs. Beatrice V. Stevenson
yice-chairrnan Major Frederick II. Ste
venson. secretary; Mrs. Catherine Wa
ters. assistant secretary; William p
Rae, treasurer; Jesse ID. Moore. ser
| ,oorf arms