New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Governor, Opening
Campaign in City,
Assails Tamrnany
'Keep the Hall From Gain
ing Control of s.-.ate,"
His Plea
Praise for N. Y. Troops
Refers in Glowing Terms to
Work of Soldiers From
Empire State

Governor Whitman formally opened
MS speaking campaign last night in
Carlton Hail. l0S West l27th Street.
There was large attendance of both
white and black Republicans, and the
Governor was cheered as he reviewed
the work Of the Republican admins
tration of the state government during
the last four years.
He declared the issue was whether
the anne COZ tro was to be main AIMED
or whether the state government was
10 be turneu over TO tho control of the
party that now controls the city and
county o. New Eolk, and which con-
trolied the government o; the sta.e
duling the DIX ~Sus1erGlynn admins
uat.ons.
The Governor said that patriotism
was not partisan issue; that there
Was only one issue De ore the voters
at this time, and that was Tammany
Ha /. He re erred in glowing terms to
the war record of the soldiers from
the Empire State and said no sta.e in
the Union had equ He'd or surpassed
the record made by New York.
But One Issue. He Says
There is but one ISSUE" said the
governor; ut is the issue which has
been the issue in almost every cam
paign with which you and have been
lamliiar in the county, city and state
for years. There Is only one question
to be submitted to the people. 1t is
not a question o. patriotism. 1t is not
question Of the war 1t is not a
question of whether this state has par-
formed ITS duty in this war exigencv.
The ques,.~n is "Snall the pJwer
that has managed to get with its
grasp tn. contro of the city gov rn-
ment' shall the organization that
controls the overnmental forces of
TINS county and this city; shall Tam
many Hall, an organization described
q great many times as an or ranized
aappette-sha it reach beyond the
nmlts OF the city and ga her in the
who state? That is al there is with
regard to which the people are called
upon to act This fall.
An Unusual Campaign
The Governor said:
MS is the most unusual political
campaign that mas ever been conducted
IN ths state. During the recent Lib
erty Loan drive the people were in no
mood TO give their attention to polt-
cal alta RS and the influenza epidemic
mas still further removed their minds
from thoughts of things po itical
W do not FOR moment aim that
even Democratic adm nist~ation would
not nave been patriotic had it been
- contro' O. the State of New York.
believe 1t would have been had such
@n admin trat.on been in power; but
we have n right to say to our on
ponents: You ask the people to vote
IN adm ration out of power now
why 2 cha lenge any living man to
point to one thing that has been done
IN connect on with the war; 20 point to
one act Of the Governor Of this state,
or any member of his administration
which was not entirely in accord and
IN Inc and in sym Oathy and done with
an eto~t to support the Federal gov
ernment in the conduct of this war"
This challenre was ret ID W tn loud
and long continued applause The
Governor went on:
challenge my opponent or any
othor ~ re man to indicate the slight
est failure anywhere on the part of the
Governor of this state. or any of hi;
appolntees, or or the part & f any body
connected with his administration. to
perform nv act of an. kind which it
was his duty or his privilege to per
form 10 the end that this state might
do all that it could do for tho nation
ard the hoy c.use to which our people
are committod'
The Governor in reviewing state po-
ntlcal history said Tammany had three
Governors in four years. One was re-
fused denomination. A second one.
after nine months in office was re-
moved by his own party. and the thi. d
was repudiated by the people,
More than that" said the Governor,
"a Iammany Senator was sent to pris
on from New York County for taking a
bribe
is it possible that in four years
the story has been forgotten? And
The same organization the same leader
snip. with a candidate who was him
sen the leader of the Aesemb'y v during
mat time, asks the pcop to forget il
a. because Tammany Hall has been re-
moved to the city of Syracuse. That
> abso ute Y the cny change that has
bcen made-the NOV ng of the cam
fA'gn headquarters to Syracuse, and
they did rot move the candidate with
the headquarters either
Four Years Forgotten
Il do not believe you have forgotten
tie four years OF the worst government
tbs state has ever known The very
men responsible for il hax. ne brazen
ehrontery to ask the people to send
them tack TO 90 YER, o Cae specious
pea that they are needed to support
the Administration OF Woodrow Wilson.
Now. We are going TO win" ii the
Governor. ''Do not make any mistoke
about that. The thinking mon and
women IT the state have made up their
minds about who is to be ected. I
Fejaice that If ! am elected | shall be
The first Governor to be nloc.ed by the
votes of the women. And welcome
them. too. to participation in the evil
and political affairs of this rreat s+a+e
| believe the po itic0l and civil life of
this great state and its governmental
affairs and all those things that go to
make US a MIGHTY commonwealth are
going to he infinitely better infinitely
purer and c'eqne, for the partic paticn
and the doth % .~~est of the wom-
arhood of New York"
After leaving >,.I. ION Hall the Gov
eernor made addresse' at Lexington
II, lo9 East 10th Street; at York
vile Casino. 210 East Eighty-s.xth