The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
A Ticket Made Up of Proved Men.

OF the seven candidates nominated
for State Offices by the Republican
voters this year six are men who
have served the people of New York
in the Offices they now occupy for
four years
They seek reelection on. the rec
tpris they have made, and those records
are familiar to every elector In the
State. of New York.
In 1914 the Republican party nom-
mated CHARLES s. WHITMAN for Gov
ernor, EDWARD ScHoENECK for Lieu
tenant Governor, FRANCIS n. HUGO
for Secretary of State, EUGENE NJ.
Travis for State Comptroller. JAMES
l. WILLS for State Treasurer, EG-
BuRT z. WOODBURY. for Attorney Gen
erai and FRANK NJ. WILLIAMS for
State Engineer and Surveyor.
All Of the men on that ticket were
elected and served the State so salts
factorily that In 1916 their fellow
Republicans renomlnated them and
their fellow citizens Endorsed their
administration of the Offices they
! occupied by rejecting them.
Attorney General WOODBURY. resigned
IN 1917 on account of III health. His
first deputy. MERTON f. LEWIS. was
elected by the Legislature to succeed
him. In the fall Of 1917 he was
elected by the people for the unex.
pired term. Mr.. LEWIS entered the
Republican primaries this year. OPP
posing Mr.. WHITMAN for the nominal
ton for Governor. Under these cir
cumstances he could not be a candi
date for denomination for Attorney
General and the Republicans nomi
mated CHARLES d. NEWTON to sue
coed him.
The situa ton resulting from the re
nomination in 1918 Of six candidate.
who had twice before been nominate
for and elected to the State Office:
they now hold Is unusual If moi
unique. The ticket which was frs
pnt before the voters In 1914 and wa,
again presented for their judgment IL
1915 Is once more submitted for theil
approval in 1918 with no change II
lis personnel except that made neces
sary by the physical incapacity O.
Mr.. WOODBURY.. Six of the men on 4
have been selected by their fellow Re
publicans three times to lead them II
campaigns for control of the machin
cry Of State administration, ant
twice the voters have Endorsed at tn,
poiis the selections made in the part,
primaries.
These popular Endorsements at tn,
polls have been given after canvasse
in which the opponents Of the Repub
lican ticket had the great advantag z,
derived from the political ascendenc,
Of the Democratic party in the ma
tion. In the campaign Of 1914. more
over, the success of the Republican
candidates who now seek reelection
was won against Democratic ad
ministra ton intrenched in power ant
strengthened by the spoils of office
Two years later the State campaign
was strongly affected by the nationa
campaign, and again the Republican
were successful.
The Republicans were chosen to nd
minister the affairs OF New York Stat
IN 1914 because the people could n
longer tolerate the Democratic admin
istrntion, whose incompetency ha,
been disclosed by its own acts an,
whose eliminating disgrace necessi
tated the impeachment and remova
from office of the man elected on II
ticket to the office Of Governor.
The men then elected to State OF
dee performed their duties 90 vel
safeguarded the interests Of the Stat
50 satisfactorily, that two years late
they were all commissioned TO cor
tinue In office, and tomorrow, afte
forty-six months OF service, ak d
them Will come before the voters 10
the third time, confident that thei
conduct has entitled them to anothe
Endorsement and convinced the peopl
win not withhold the honor the
have earned.