The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
T.R. ACID TEST FINDS
SCHOENECK LOYAL
Colonel Gives Him 40. K" for
Lusitania Utterance, but
Takes No Side.
LEWIS VISITS BROOKLYN
Whitman Winds Up Primary
Campaign at the Monroe
County Fair.

Gov. whitman spoke yesterday at the
Monroe County Fair at Brockport and
Attorney General Lewis addressed two
meetings In Brooklyn. one In the Twenty
second Assembly district, OF which jacob
L. Livingston Is leader. and the other
In the Sixth Assembly district, con-
trolled by John Diemer.
Lieut.. Gov. Schoeneck campaigned FOR
denomination at some OF the distrfct
clubs in Manhattan. while william M.
Bennett addressed an open air meeting
in State street. Albany. Seth O. Hea-
cock, the third candidate for the Re
publican nomination for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, was busy up State.
For some time Mr.. Schoeneck has been
seeking an Endorsement from Col. Roose-
Welt Of his loyalty. which has been at
tackled by his enemies because Of his
alleged defence OF a law clerk named
Tollshus, accused OF seditious utterances.
Yesterday the Colonel wrote TO w. w.
Cocks. the whitman campaign manager
and a close personal friend. that In view
of the facts presented to him there could
Be no question Of Mr.. Schoeneck's 10y
atty.
Col. Rooscvslt's Letter.
The Coloners letter, which is dated
at Sycamore Hill yesterday, reads:
I'm the matter Of the accusations OF
disloyalty made against Mr.. Schoeneck
you submit to me statements showing
that the presence OF Mr.. schoeneck be-
fore, Judge, Ray In the Tolishus case
was by invitation Of the United States
District Attorney who was trying the
case, and showing that Judge Ray states
that the conduct OF Mr.. Schoeneck was
proper in every respect; these state
ments therefore seem to show that Mr..
Schoeneck acted only on Invitation OF
the Department OF Justice and that the
Judge affirms the entire propriety of his
conduct.
you also tell me that Mr. Schoenect
took the position publicly and privately
that this country should have declared
war at the time Of the sinking Of the
Lusitania' This I regard as most i'm
portant II the acid test OF loyalty car
itself be tested by conduct in any one
instance tho sinking Of the Lusitania
affords that instance, and the persont
who Immediately demanded immediate
action against Germany when the Lusi
tania was sunk are those most entitled
to be regarded as having stood the acid
test in best shape.
Senator Robinson informed me thai
Mr.. Schoeneck was Of more aid than an,
other one man In securing the passage o.
the bill repeating the charter of the Ger
man-Amertcan Alliance. and that hi
Americanism cannot In any way b,
Questioned
~, of course, know nothing of tn,
facts at first hand. and I am not takins
sides In the contest for the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor one way or tn,
other. But in view of the facts you pu
before me-. and of the statements yo,
make OF your own personal knowledge
there can be no question OF Mr.
Schoeneck's entire loyalty and thorough
going Americanism."
Lewis Attacks whitman.
In his speeches last night the Attor
ey-General attacked Gov. Whitman fol
his operation OF the Government %,
proxy"
by that I mean" he said. 9Th,
turning over to subordinates OF the rea
business OF the office The Governor
claims to have prepared the executiv,
budget submitted TO the Legislature each
year But Il has been made by one o.
the Public Service Commissioners from
New York, who has been away from hi
regular work for several weeks eaci
year
THAT is only one example. The Gov
ernor does not act on the thirty da,
bills. Frank Lord and Owen Potter de
termlne whether he shall ever see som'
OF them or not. I have sometimes re
ferred TO these bills as having been con
signed to the Potters Field or the Lore
Morgue. Those that they do not wan
him to approve are given to him with
blanket veto TO sign the last day Of tn,
thirty day period.
THE Job of being Governor Is bi,
enough to take all the time or any man
and he cannot handle It properly and a
the same time be running around ant
making speeches all the time
On behalf Of Gov. Whitman Mr.. Cock
last night declared the Lewis campaign
In New York to have been a failure
Judging from the reports Of attendance
at meetings where he spoke on Thursda!
night"
Frank starbuck Of Gouverneur ha
written to Mr.. Cocks that there is yer,
little sentiment for Mr.. Lewis In 81
Datus Clark of Peru writes that he ex
poets 30 per cent. OF the vote there L
go to whitman.
Auburn and Cayuga counties will, II
my opinion" declares ex-Deputy Unite
States Marshal James d. Macbeth o
Auburn, Handsomely indorse Gov. Whit
man on primary day"
Brooklyn Pastor for whitman,
Or. q. Edward Young, pastor of tn
Bedford Presbyterian Church BROOKLYN
took up the cudgels for the Governo
yesterday. He declared that the roun
robin to Mr.. Lewis was misleading 4
that 1t beclouded the issue. There wer
two main reasons for opposition TO tn
Governor. one a fear that he would be
date In 1920 and the other "the Iiouo
business" The FIRST he dismi ssed b
saying that history should teach us tina
the serious Presidential possibilitie
probably were now fighting in France.
THE supreme source OF opposition I
Gov. Whitman" Dr. Young declared.
the liquor business. not that he has bee
radical In his temperance leadership-h
has been moderate and sane-but be
cause he has dared 10 dispute at all tn
right OF the brewers to dictate every
thing In politics In New York State tina
touches their private interest
II have no money to spare, but l wi
give $1,000 to anybody who will sho,
me a group of liquor dealers supportln
Whitman or lineup OF recognized ant
liquor folk on Lewis's side"
William Grant Brown has made III
discovery that the nomination Of NJ
Lewis would mean the certain defeat {
the Republican party on election da,
This Is the way he figures IT:
AS betweel two comparatively VI