New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Schoeneckt to
Be Opposed
ByHeacock
Former Senator viii Run
for Lieutenant
Governor
Makes Fight as
A "Patriotic Duty"
Promises to Give Further
Reasons for His
Action

ALBANY, Aug. 6.--Former Senator
Seth G. Heacock, of Ilon, Herkimer
County, filed designating petition
this afternoon for the Republican
nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
The petition bore $500 names
Mr.. Heacock's hackers, it was
learned, are honing to cut into the vote
of Lieutenant Governor Edward Schoe-
neck, who is seeking denomination on
the Whitman ticket. Mr.. Schoeneck
has been the object recently of bitter
attacks because of his very active de-
fence of his law clerk, who was
charged with being pro-German.
The principal candidates seeking
September 3 primaries fled their peti-
tons late tonight. Aside from the
petition of former Senator Heacock,
there were no surprises.
Mr. Heacock has been active in poll
tics for many years. He is q graduate
of Hamilton College and in 1896 was
a candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for Congress and was defeated
by q narrow margin. Later in his
career he served three years as post
master in nion, retiring to give more
attention to his drug business. In
1905 he was elected to the State Sen
ate from Herkirler County and served
four terms.
In his public announcement. made
yesterday, that he was a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, Mr.. HeacocA
said
81 am sure that my reasons will ap-
peal very strongly to the patriotic anc
loyal Republicans of the state. in I
few days shall issue a statement Civ
ing my reasons for my action"
Several weeks ago a New York jew
e!ry dealer who acts as a "broker" il
obtaining names for designating peti
tons had his entire force of notarle.
engaged in procuring signatures tc
Hearst petitions for the nomination fol
Governor at the rate of $3.50 for fifty
names, but no petition was filed foi
William Randolph Hearst.
Governor Whtman's petition con-
tanned about $4,000 names, and one
third of these were women. The
Barnes organization in Albany County
having come out for Attorney General
Merton E. Lewis for the Republican
nomination for Governor, made no eff
fort to get Whitman signatures The
Governors championship of woman suf-
ffage came in handily at this stage
OF the campaign, and many Albany
suhragettes volunteered their services
In getting names to his petition,
An,nOr tha I,
petition were Assembly Speaker Thad-
wego, and Francis Hendricks, Of SYRIA
cuse, who signed the Roosevelt round
robin.
Attorney General Lewis's petition
contained 10,180 names, most of which
were obtained in Albany, Kings, Ulster
Jefferson and Westchester counties
"estchester IS the stronghold of Will
lam l.. Ward, strong anti Whitman
man: The Lewis hackers are encour-
aged by the fact that they have the
signatures Of women on their petition
pointing with particular pride to that
of Mabel Mckinley Baer. OF Mount Yer
non, niece OF President Mckinley. The
petition of Assistant Attorney Genera
aired L. Becker, who viii run for At
torney General on the Lewis ticket
contained 6,289 signatures.
All the present state officers, except
Lewis, filed petitions for denomination
10 TO- run with Whitman. The petition Of
William NJ. Bennett, running for Gov
ernor, contained 5000 signatures.
The petition Of Alfred f. Smith, tht
Democratic candidate for Governor
with the ticket named by the conven
ton IN Saratoga, contained 1900
names