New-York tribune., 1922-09-26
Gives
Promise to
Lead Again
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slate for denomination had failed to
support his reform policies, he said:
x haven't charged anybody with lack
Of cooperation, but the policies that
l have in mind that have been inaugu-
rated, but not yet thoronsnly developed
and established, are first of all, the
establishment of better system of
budgetary control, and that is very
difficult, and has now reached the point
where it does require the right spirit
of cooperation from all departments.
Another one is the establishment of
| the department Of purchase, which is
IN exactly the same situation. The
work in both can be kicked over in
very short time on any change of ad-
ministration, because they are not vet
fairly started. 1t takes time to get
changes of that character thoroughly
lnaugurated SO that they become part
ot the system. The water power policy
T tho transit situation in New York, the
port development, the development of
transportation on the canal, these are
, and require finishing, and those are
some of the things | said l could not
refuse to finish"
Wood To Go on Bench
The Governor said he would not dis
cuss whether there had been any diff
terence of opinion over policies be-
| tween himself and Attorney General
Newton and State Engineer Williams
as members Of the Commissions Of
which they were all members.
/ rs ii n reflection op opv pnuo,hoot
OF a state Office if the convention does
not renominate him?' he was asked
y do not know that it should be-"
shlo the Governor. MANY men have
mad ambitions and sought Office, and
| when their ambitions were not realized
! there was no reflection upon them. |
90 not desire to reflect upon anybody :"
>, According to announcement at the
Executive chamber to-day, Lieutenant
, Governor Wood will resign his Office
tomorrow and Immediately thereafter
VIII be appointed to fill the vacancy
on the Court of Claims bench caused d
by the resignation of Judge William
u: Cunningham of Kingston, who
wished to give all his time to his law
practice.
1t Is understood that the Governor
Is disappointed III what he and others
CONSIDER was something akin to failure
on the part Of the Attorney General
in not reducing the expenses of ms
department, and by not infusing 3
greater spirit of energy in the staff. Il
is believed that the Attorney General
did not approve of the passage bv the
Legislature of the $1,00000O appropri
alton for power development at
Vlscher's Ferry and Crescent Dam.
In Doubt About Wadsworth
Mr.. Newton said to-day that while
the project may not have had his in
oorsement at the outset, after it was
under way he did not fail to SUPPORT
II. lie said that he was to have been
fenomlnated by Elon r. Brown, whose
sudden death on Sunday was a shock
to his many friends in the state CON.
vention. He added that he did not
know whether Senator Wadswortl,
would support him in the convention
A county chairman whose delegate
were supposed to be for the Attornev
General called up State Chairman
Giynn this afternoon and said that N a
delegates would support the Goyernnr
Samuel S. koenig, the New York
County organization leader. was told
Yesterday unofficially by one of The
miller leaders that if New York Coun
ty presented the name of Harold G
| AHoA, chairman or the speakers bu-
reau Of the county committee in the
municipal campaign last year, he
| doubtless would be nominated for Ser
retary of State 1t is believed that -
the Secretary of State, backed bv tha
New York County organization. makes
a fight for Lyons the Miller men will
ask Bronx County to submit a name
in which case it may be Joseph M
Levine, who ran last year for Bor.
ough President.
Among those on the ground to-nieht
are William L. Ward, Of Westchester
who comes pretty close to being the
state leader; Senator Calder State
Chairman Glynn. Colonel LAFAYETTE B
Gleason, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
| and Mrs. Roosevelt, Speaker Maen old
! Representative Bertrand II. Smell, Mrs.
arthur ". Liyermore. Miss Florence