New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Calder's Field
For Reelection
Virtually Clear
Effort to Develop a Can
didatc TO Contest His
denomination Apparent
ly Has Lost Headwav
Bulk of Leaders for Him
Ant; Saloon League Elc.
ment Only One That Is
Opposing Him Actively

United States Senator William NJ.
Calder, it is generally conceded bv Re-
publican leaders Of the state, will have
no formidable opposition in the Repub-
ican State Convention next summer.
Lined up for him, according to the
latest information, are Frederick
Greiner. of Buffalo; George W. AL
bridge, Collector of the Port of New
York. the Rochester leader; Samuel S.
koenlg, chairman of the New York
County organizations; Frederick j. II.
Kracke, General Appraiser and leader
with Senator Calder of large wing of
the Kings County organization; Joseph
A. De Bragga, Queens leader; Joseph
!. Thompson, leader OF Richmond
County, and Richard W. Lawrence, Re
publican leader of the Bronx
The Calder men say that William l..
Ward, of Wcstchester, who rarely de-
cides an important matter like sup
porting candidate in a state conven-
tlon until the convention is about to be
held. is believed to be for Senator
Calder, but he has not said so yet.
One Of the most important of all the
factors is the friendliness of the Har-
ding Administration toward Senator
Calder. SO far as known, all of the
Federal Office holders are working
quietly for the Senator's denomination.
Opponents Lack Candidate
Eo1l
time when Senator Calder was com
PEELED to shoulder some of the blame
for the defeat Of the fusion ticket, for
the reason that he had had a good deal
to do in the framing of it, there were
many rumors about opposition to Sen
ator CaldeI. Efforts were made by the
friends Of James r. Sheffield, former
president of the National Republican
CIub. to get him in the race. He de-
clined. Charles D. Hilles, Republican
National Committeeman, was ap-
preached on the subject, and turned the
proposition down. The friends of for
mer Senator Elon r. Brown suggested
20 him that the time was at hand to
contest with Senator Calder for the
nomination. Senator Brown did not
take the matter seriously.
Then came quiet movement for the
nomination OF Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary OF the Navy,
and for time this movement seemed
TO have considerable stamina, but moth
ing more is heard Of it, and it is Ger
tain that the Calder men have not
be- able to discover any organized
drive in behalf of any of the men
named. The longer the aspirants for
the place wait the harder it will be
for then: to make any headway against
Senator Calder. who is busy all the
time rounding up support for his re-
nomination.
Anti-Saloon League Active
The Republican leaders around the
state agree in the conviction that Cal
unless the dry Republicans in the Or
gaMization become impressed by the
weakness Of the Senator among the
more pronounced drys. Senator Calder
is out OF favor with the prohibtionists,
and the AntiSaloon League is active
against him. Mrs Ella A. Boolc presi-
dent Of the Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union O. he state, who two
years ago opposed Senator " Wadsworth
both in the primaries and at the polls,
said yesterday that she did not expect
to be candidate for Senator this year
When seen yesterday about it she said:
he uEyS OuSnt 10 nave d SIfaISnl-
cut, uncquivocal dry for a candidate.
| am not a candidate. I am too deeply
engaged with other matters to make
the race for the nomination, which this
year will be made in convention."
There is q growing probability that
the drys will induce the state conven-
tion to adopt strong prohibition law
enforcement plank, in full accord with
Governor Miller's stand for enforce
mcnt and in harmony with the enforce
ment policy of the Harding Adminis-
tration. 1t is expected that Senator
Calder will take part in framing this
plank, and that he will outline his
views in q manner that will soften some
what the present opposition OF the
drys.
Republican leaders assume that the
Democrats will not dare run any one
but wet against Senator Calder, and
if it turns out that way, the Calder
men expect to hold the rank and file
Of the RoDublicanS