GOVERNOR URGED NOT TO RUN AGAIN; Influential Republicans Said to Plan Convention Fight if He Seeks Renomination
Move is under way among influential Repubs to convince Rockefeller that he should not run again, or, if that fails, to force him out in conv fight; Sen Hughes wrote lr to Sen Javits May 14 claiming Rockefeller cannot win and that another candidate must be named to save party; lr implies Javits might want to run; others fear Rockefeller might win and be encouraged to run for Pres again, thus ruining Repub liberals chances of uniting on Pres candidate with better chance of winning; Rockefeller's renomination backed by Repub leaders Spad, Conway, Albano; lr cites poll of Onondaga County committeemen showing Rockefeller far down on list of pfd candidates