New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-10
Root, HilleS and Human
Members of Campaign
Advisory Body.
ELECT WHITMAN,
is SLOGAN OF ALL
Prominent Men Working Hard
for Prosecutor While He Is
Busy Seeking Votes.

Plans for the Republican campaign
were discussed at length ct luncheon
given 20 tho advisory committee Of the
state committee by Chairman Tanner
at the Republican Club yesterday.
Matters Of policy ana finance were
gone into in detail. Alexander NJ.
White. treasurer. although not mem
Der. WAS present 10 advise on financial
matters.
The advisory committee, OF which
MIR. Tanner IL chairman. is made up OF
prominent members OF the party, men
of large affairs, but, as Mr.. Tanner
ssid. they have oil promised to give
freely of their time and counsel ana II
is going 90 be a real working BODY.
For instance. Senator Root and
Charles ID. Hillos. chairman Of the ma
tional committee, although largely in
tercsted in national affairs, have shown
enthusiasm for the work in the state
campaign this fall. The Senator was
unable to be present. but will be at the
next meeting. William Barnes, jr"
predecessor of Mr.. Tanner in the state
Craftsmanship, is a member of the com
mittee.
Men who were prominent in the cam
paign of Mr. Whitman's opponents Tor
the nomination for Governor are tax
irg hold actively for Mr.. Whitman anc
the entire state ticket. Harvey ID. HIM
man himself is on the committee, and
will devote a great deal of time TO the
work as soon as nc has arranged his
law prsctice so he can drop 1t Tor i
time. He could not be present yester-
day, nor could ex-Mayor Seth Low, but
most of the others were at the
luncheon.
Former Senator John B. Rose and
former Senator Edgar Truman
Bracket, who were among the Hinman
managers, are on the committee. as IS
Luther Il. Little, chairman of the
Hedges campaign committee.
The other members Of the committee
are Ogden l.. Mills. treasurer of the
county committee. who favored Human
for the GovernorShip nomination;
William n Cohen, Representative Will
lam NJ. Calder. who contested with
James W. Wadsworth, jr.. for the noml-
nation for Senator; Samuel ". FAIR
child. president Of the Union League
Club: Francis Hendricks. Of Syracuse;
James Il. Sheffield, president OF the lie
publican Club; William /. Ward. OF
WeStchester; Herbert Parsons, Ior-
mer chairman of the Republican Coun-
" Committee: John 6. WickSer, Of
Buffalo: former Governor Benjamin Is.
Odell, IT., at one time chairman Of the
state committee: Cornelius y. Bliss,
George W. Aldridgc, Of Rochester;
William Berri. editor Of "The Brooklyn
Standard Union" and William J. fully,
counsel for the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company.
Since primary day District Attorney
Whitman has received several thou
sand letters from various parts of the
state Offering him congratulations and
support.
THE voters Of the Republican party
have chosen you as the party's candl-
date for Governor by a decisive ma
iority." wrote Max 6. Grlfenhagen,
Sheriff of New York County, who sup
ported Hedges in the primaries. The
difference Of opinion that prevailed
during the primary campaign as 10 the
merits of the respective candidates
have been swept away by your designa-
ton. II is now the duty Of every Re-
publican Loyalty to support your can
didacy and that of the other estimable
gentlemen on the Republican ticket
and you will haze my hearty support
and cooperation in the campaign
Rabbi Simon X. Cohen. of the Temple
Beth FL Chin. in Brooklyn, wrote the
District Attorney he was sure that if
he Whitman were elected Governor