The sun., 1918-08-11
CALLS HEARST REAL
WHITMAN MANAGER
Acknowledgement Says Cover
nor Has Not Refused Edi-
tors Support.
CITES SUBWAY TANGLE
Asserts Executive Had Power
to Investigate Breakdown
Of Facilities.
CITES SUBWAY TANGLE

Attorney e eneral Merton Y. Lewis de-
voted some attention to W. w. Cocks
the Whitman campaign manager, In MS
abatement Yesterday. He referred to
figure labelled Cocks" in a cartoon car
ricaturing Senator Elon r. Brown, Will
lam Barnes and Senator Root which APP
peared in the New York American on
Friday.
There was no further need Of Mr..
Cocks as a manager, the Attorney-Gen-
eral declared. because William Randolph
Hearst had assumed that role
The Attorney General said
I'm the American cartoon yesterday
the quartet In the cabaret show carried
the picture Of ex-Congressman Cocks,
Gov whitman's campaign manager
This didn't just happen. 1t was IN
tended Cocks vas too sudden he re-
pudlated Hearsts editorial OF whitman
without consulting his boss. whitman
has never repudiated 1t. He accepts IL
He expects to profit by it. Poor old Billy
Cocks Is the fellow that's repudiated
Hearst and whitman understand each
other. The difficulty Is that Cocks Is
honest whitman and Hearst are not
Hearst has no use for honesty, and his
reputation Of Cocks Is undoubtedly sat
isfactory to the Governor.
Hearst G. O. p. Dictator.
"Of course, Mr.. Cocks Is no longer
necessary as the Governors campaign
manager. Mr.. Hearst has assumed all
responsibility for the Whitman cam
palgn. BY reason Of that fact. OF course,
he becomes the virtual dictator OF the
Republican party in New York state
He has been to an extent such a dicta-
tor ever since Gov. Whitman was elected
the first time. He does not wish to lose
the opportunity to control the destinles
OF the Republican party.
"fIe is particularly willing to accept
the responsibility for managing Gov.
whitmans campaign since the Demo-
cratic convention kicked him into the
middle Of Broadway at Saratoga.
"As evidence OF the fact 1t VIII be OBJ
served that no statement has been given
out from the Manhattan Hotel. Gov.
whitman's headquarters. since the repu-
diation by Congressman Cocks o:
Hearst's support.
whether the Republican party will
submit to the management OF the cam
,paisn for nomination for Governor by
the friend OF Boio Pasha and Count Won
Bernstor.Y remains to be seen. 1t would
seem that with the execution OF Bolo
Pasha in France and the expulsion OF
Won Bernstorff Mr. Hearst's influence
would have been dissipated. In some
| communities his papers are not per-
| mitted to be distributed.
High in Whitman's Esteem.
| However. he seems 10 be as high In
| the esteem of Gov. Whitman as he was
when the Governor vetoed the moving
picture censorship bill at his demand
II the Legislature were in session. the
Attorney General said, 1t probably woulc
start an investigation of the break
down of the II system, but the Governor
had power to do this himself under thu
Moreland act.
| Public sentiment can compel the GOV
| ernor to order such an investigation" hi
declared 1T may. l think. be taken fol-
granted that unless forced by public opsn
| lon to order such an investigation thu
| Governor will not act. 1t should not b.
| necessary to prod the Governor to taxi
action for the relief of the hundreds o
thousands Of sufferers from the break
down OF the subway shuttle system. HI
should have summoned his Public Ser
vice Commissioners and demanded an ex
PLANTATION from them. His failure TO d.
so makes him equally responsible for thu
consequences of their neglect and in
competence"
whitman Claims Westchester.
Former Assemblyman William S
Coffey, the Whitman manager In West
chester county. asserted yesterday tina
Whitman would carry that county by al
overwhelming majority in spite OF tn
fact that William l.. Ward, the count!
leader. is one of the Lewis lieutenants
There 10 an enrolment OF $4,000 mel
and 1900 women, Of which humble
10000 will vote in the primaries, MI
Coffey believes.
ION that basis" he declared, ct an
confident that the Governor will get Is.
900 and Mr. Lewis not more than 5000.
| with such a0defeat as that Mr. War
might be expected to retire as leader,
II was suggested
That will rest entirely with him." wa
the reply.
Before the end OF the campaign tn
Governor may speak in Port Chester, tn
} home OF Mr.. Ward.