New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-21
kingsCalnpaign
Left to Calder:
Livingston Out
Brooklyn Republican Leader
Relieved of Authority as
Result of His Alleged
Indifference in Primary
Senator Made Spokesman
Demand That Committee
Chairman Resign Dropped
In Interest of HARMONY

Rumblings OF discomfort with Jacob
~ Livingston's management Of the
primary campaign in Brooklyn broke
into eruption yesterday afternoon at
the meeting of the Kings County Re-
publicsn Executive Committee. at 26
Court Street. The result WAS that SEN
ator William M. Calder was chosen to
manage the election campaign in Kings
County and to be the party spokesman.
Livingston was left, under strong
protest by some of the committee mem
bers. with only his craftsmanship of the
executive committee. An attempt even
was made to force Livingston out of
this place, but vote on the pronosal
to ask the Kings leader for his resrr-
nation was headed off BY Senator
Calder and Frederick J. II. Kracke.
Text of Resolution
Livingston presided as chairman ut
the meeting of the committee. The
resolution was read by Jacob Bremen.
1t said:
"To insure an effective and harmo-
NOUS campaign, be it
Resolved, That Senator William M.
Calder be selected to manage and con-
quot the coming campaign, with power
TO appoint committee III such num-
hers and in addition to the members
OF the Executive Committee as be
deems necessary. BE it further
Resolved, That Senator Calder be
authorized to speak for the Kings
County Republican organization in con-
necr'on with all matters political"
hot debate followed, in which the
women members joined. With persist
ent demands that Livingston's resigna-
ton from the chairmanship be asked
Louis Swayze, leader of the Inyincible
Club, Livingston follower. asked that
1T be the understanding that if the res
olut1on were adopted no demand for
the chairman's resignation would be
made.
Calder Saves Livingston
Senator Calder and Appraiser Kracke
looked with disfavor on eliminating
Livingston entirely and their efforts
at harmony ended the movement to
dcpose the chairman.
lhe resolution was then passed by
a vote of 80 to s. Livingston's vote
was one Of the thirty.
Before the executive committee met
there was conference in Livingston's
office, attended by Senator Calder, who
came on from Washington ostensibly
to attend the judiciary convention that
nominated two Supreme Court justices,
and by Appraiser Kracke, Jacob Bren-
ner, Senator Lockwood, the Republican
candidate for Comptroller, and Alfred
4. Vass. At this meeting, it was said.
it was recalled that there had been
charges of lack Of interest on the part
OF the county chairman in the
primary campaign of Henry II. Curran,
and that Senator Lockwood complained
Of noticeable lack OF activity in his
behalf.
Livingston, reports Of the meeting
said, replied that he had opened his
clubhouse to all of the Republican
candidates; that he had agreed to sup
port whoever might win the primary
nomination, and that he had not favored
any one candidate for the nomination.
Refuses to Comment
Later, at the executive committee
meeting, Livingston listened to the
reading of the resolution, the adoption
Of which took away his power to act
or speak during the campaign, and
after the meeting refused to comment
on it.
Senator Calder, however, said:
ut was to. De regretted that there
was public impression, justified CT
not, of a lack of harmony in the man
agement of the political affairs in
Kings County. It is true that there
was not always uniformity Of action,
and it was decided at a conference
that an effort be made to unite all the
forces in one harmonious body.
1T was also suggested that, inasmuch