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that such was the kind of service he had
given. He reminded the leaders that
when he was elected Sheriff OF New
York county he led the ticket and that
two years ago, when he was elected
Secretary OF the State. he led the ticket
IN New York city. He said he was en-
fight for it, He said further that he felt
that In the convention he could get
sizeable vote gathered from different
parts Of the State.
Some OF the men in the conference felt
that this was all grand stand talk, but
they couldn't make Lyons bulge an inch.
Nothing was said about Offering him
consolatory job.
KoeniE's Hands Tied.
Koenig. of course. stood ND for Lyons.
The New York county delegation had
already agreed 10 give Lyons their vote
in the convention II he did not withdraw
and as long as Lyons talks the way he
did tonight Koenis's hands are tied. II
before the nominating stage Is reached,
which will not be until Thursday, Ly-
ems does withdraw, Koenig will have
the naming of the candidate for Secre-
tary OF State. Otherwise the nomina-
ton goes to some other county. That hole
in the State ticket Is being left open pend
Ing Lyons's final decision. No candidate
has been selected. Lyons was very red
when he left the conference, Col. Hay
ward rather somber and George Glynn
very mysterious. but Fred Greiner of
Buffalo. Erie county leader, chuckled.
1T looks" said he. as if there's
going to be a fight. Lyons told us he
would not draw out. IIe said he would
fight It out in the convention. That's
all right. That's good thing for the
party. That's the place for 1.-THE con-
vention."
Others said nothing was decided. The
feeling seemed TO be that tomorrow
night tells another story. Some of the
Lyons and Newton supporters are talk
ing about a combination to give both
men a respectable vote in the conven-
tion. 1t could not be more than that.
Lyons has his 115 from New York
county purely a favorite son vote.
Newton, by consolidating some OF the
southern and central counties, might get
more than 100 votes. If these two
blocks could combine that would give
each candidate something more than 200
votes out OF the 1.iS9. in the convention.
and that's all. But there seems TO be
no chance of even this In effective alli-
ance being made. The New York
county men are willing to stick to Lyons
for old times sake. but otherwise VIII
vote for the candidates preferred by
Coy. Miller.
Newton Farley Protrncted.
To-nights consultation as to the case
of Newton took part on the upper floor
of the hotel. Several of his friends
from Livingston and other western
counties took part and the general feel
ing was that Newton should withdraw.
Frank Utter of Allegany and ex-
Speaker Thaddeus Sweet OF Oswego
We're among Newton's close friends In
the group. Senator Wadsworth. Fred
Greiner OF Buffalo, Tom Fennell. Chief
Deputy Attorney-General of Elmira. and
Newton himself were there. Some went
there when the Lyons conference ended.
The Newton conference was still on at
midnight. 1t was all good natured. as
evidenced by the sound OF laughter
heard in the corridor outside the room.
No decision had yet been arrived at.
Attorney General Newton and Secre-
tary Lyons continued throughout the
day to deprecate the fate which casts
them FROM Capitol Hill. Newton, who
Is quiet, likable man, with little to
say when he is deeply moved, did no
ranting OF storming. and neither for
that matter. did Lyons, though OF the
two Lyons is the more outspoken.
In the Ten EyclS lobbies, where crowd
the delegates and unofficial gossips, talk
was all of Lyons and Newton, but prin-
cipally of Lyons and of the Governors 5
stand for ticket of associates With
the same idea of public service as his
own. In some other years and with
some other man in the Governors chair
rcsentful talk might have been heard.
But so captIvated Is the Republican
mind with the downright character and
strength displayed by Miller In his year
and nine months of office, so strong his
hold on the practical every day workers
OF the party. as well as the dreamers.
that virtually no criticism OF his course
Is heard
What Miller wants let him have so
say they all. A leader from western
New York, for instance, is a friend and
supporter of Newton.
lie was asked: Are you going to be
for Newton IL he carries his fight into
the conyention|'
How can l." he asked, 'If Miller
doesn't want him?'
The memory of such men goes to the
days of Hill and Odell. and they say
that never in either party has there
been so masterful and at the same time
so successful State leader. A good
many of them attribute Miller's political
adroitness to his training as county
chairman OF Onondaga several years
before he became a judge.
''He knows how the game is played
and he plays by the rules" they are say
ing in the Hobbies.
We'll. how about his firing all these
men off the ticket?' a skeptic asks.
Well. If the Governor wants to
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