New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Republicans
State Ticket
Faces Changes
Party Leaders Discuss Can
didates for Comptroller,
Attorney General and
Lieutenant Covernorship
Wood Seeks Court Post
Several Sections Are to De-
mand Recognition When
the Convention Gathers

Governor Miller may have two. and
possibly three. new running mates on
the Republican state ticket neIt fall.
according TO party leaders. who have
been holding informal discussions on
the subject. In fact, there are only
two Of the present state officers be-
sides Governor Miller who are certain
Of renominAtion--John J. Lyons. Of
New York, Secretary Of State, and ~.
Monroe Marshall, OF Malone, State
Treasurer, who are completing their
first terms. The places which may be
represented by new names on the bal
lot are Lieutenant Governor, Comp
troller, Attorney General and State En-
gincer and Surveyor.
Lieutenant Governor jeremiah
Wood is known to prefer a place on
the Supreme Court Bench 10 running
TO succeed himself. Mr.. Woods comes
from Nassau County, which, with Suf-
folk, Kings, Queens and Richmond,
embraces the Second judiciary Dis
trict. There will be two vacancies
there to be filled this fall. One, to
succeed Justice Blaekmar, who retires
because Of the age limit. and the
other In place Of the late Justice Ar
non L. Squiers. Kings County claims
both places. Justice Squiers was a
Brookiynite, and Frank s. Cannon.
also Of Brooklyn. is sitting by ap.
pointment. Justice Cannon will in all
likelihood be nominated. There arc
two candidates In Queens, backed by
the organization, who are dennnding
the second place In the event IL does
not 20 10 Brooklyn, so that the
chances OF Mr. Wood being named on
the judiciary ticket arc remote. In
that event he will bc renominated.
The Office Of Comptroller is now
filled By William Maier, Of Seneca
Falls, who was appointed when Comp
troler James A. Wendell died recently.
Mr.. Maier will not be a candidate, as
he is going into business in this city.
There are several candidates being Pu.
forth for this place, notably Senator
Charles W. Walton, OF Kingston.
Charles d. Newton. OF Livingston
County, is Attorney General. He was
appointed 10 this Office by Governor
Whitman, when Merton z. Lewis re-
tired 10 oppose Mr. Whitman in the
primaries. Since Mr.. Newton has been
elected 10 two full terms, and the dis
position among the leaders Is that there
Is no reason why a man should be
nominated for a third term II there Is
A strong demand for his place from
friends Of another man who could con-
tribute greater strength to the ticket.
The western part Of the state. Of
which Buffalo is the hub, Is demanding
recognition for John Lord O'Brian or
some other prominent Buffalo Repub-
lican, and there IL considerable talk Of
naming Mr.. 0'Brisn for Attorney Gen
eral.
Frank NJ. Williams, State Engineer
and Surveyor Of Oneida County, was
first nominated in 1914, and is now
rounding out his fourth consecutive
term. Two years ago the leaders In
formed Mr. Williams that IL there was
any. strong demand for his place from
some other section Of the state that he
would have 10 yield. But no candidate
developed, so Mr. Williams was nomi-
mated without opposition.
The southern tier, which has not had
n place on the state ticket In years. has
been demanding that il be given recog-
milton this year. The Hudson River
counties also have been making similar
demands. Other sections have also
been insistcnt. And the state leaders,
who have listened TO these demands
and admit the Justice Of them, say that
they will be abe 20 comply with some
when the convention. meets 10 name a
ticket in September.