New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
WHITNAN TO FIGHT HARD
General Sessions Candidate to Speak
Throughout County.

1t was announced yesterday that Charles s. Whit
man, Republican and Independence League candi-
date for the General Sessions bench. would make a
rafting" campaign throughout every district in
the county. The Republican campaign committee
is also arranging have the other Republican can
ddates for the bench with the exception OF Justice
Bruce speak at meetings in all the districts Her
bert Parsons. president Of the County COMMITTEE
VIII not speak from the public platform on account
OF his official position.
In speaking Judge Whinan's candidacy Tor
the Court OF General Sessions. District Attorney
Jerome said last night: Every decent cluzeh
should register and vote for Judge whitman II ne
votes for no one else. This is plain duty II
Judge Whitman elected we will be depriVeu
of the services of very upright and e1lcleht pun
lie servant and a real public wrong Will be done.
il is true that he has been on the bench OF lhe
General Sessions only three months, but IN @ tnat
short time he has demonstrated clearly the WISDOM
OF Governor Hughes in selecting him.
William NJ Wins yesterday gave out a statement
in which he urged every foe Of Tammany Han 10
get out and register He said that a strong Re-
publican majority should be returned to the AS
sembIy to assist Governor Hughes in his work OF
reform and to work for the passage OF many I'M
portant measures that would come up at Albany
next winter. Mr.. WINS said. among other thhss'
For man to sulk at this time and throw away
the possibility OF voting. and thus produce condi5
tions whereby the Tammany representation WoM4o
, hitoM We know perfectly well that that dele
gatj6n scIs practically as a unit in behalf of the
masters Of finance whether Democratic or Kepuo-
ican. -. -. 1,sooordapcs
eS eIle itself advocates and has advocated nereto
fore the Identical programme of reform Wllch lIis
governor has carried out. Personal IeellhSa nt
personal considerations, in my OPINION, sIIot tba
interfere with the duty OF Citizenship uh"eE 'i'~
circumstances
President Parsons spent most or yesterday u
r4cting the leaders in their efforts TO get out the
registration He said that all of the leaders win
the exception of a few who had right along been
opposed TO his administration were working with
a will for the success OF the ticket
Frank Mess sent long letter 20 MI Parsons
Yesterday in which he rather severely criticised
the head of the county committee for making pub
lie the circumstances of the talk Mr.. Moss had
about his possible candidacy for a place on the
General Sessions bench Referring TO his talk with
Mr. Parsons on the day before the convention MI
Moss wrote;
The City Court not mentioned between US
and not one word was said the question or
fusion. Indeed, after left you l doubted inc
truth of the rUmOr that you were entert aiming
the project-frst. because of my admiration or
your Judgment and your sense OF fitness and, sec
ond. because you had good reason to know that
persona nor grata to Mr.. Hearst. Your cor
dial consideration OF my possible candidacy seemed
fusion. In N1ur position county chairman you
had oCcasOa know how hard | worked and
Spoks against Air. Hearst IN this gubernatorial
yedT and how l labOred 10 bring the Mckinley
issue TO TIE front. 1t never entered my mind as
possibility that the Independence League would
accept a candidate and when you assured
that you were considering carefully my candi-
daCy felt certain that fusion not to be