The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01
PRIMARYDAY
WINDUP FINDS
RIVALS ARDENT
Whitman, Lewis, Smith and
Others Confident of Sue
cess on Tuesday,
ESTIMATES OF THE VOTE
Absence Of Men in Army and
Franchise for Women Ele-
ments In Contests.

Primary day comes on Tuesday. At
mat time the enrolled members Of the
various political parties will choose
their candidates for public once and
elect members to public ofices.
In this city the polls will he open
from p. n. 70 p. M. Elsewhere
they viii be open from A M. to .
p. NJ.
Never before since the direct primary
law went into effect havs there been
DO many contests within the parties.
Most are in the Republican PARTY. OF
the seven State ofiices for which nomi-
nations are TO be made there are con.
tests on i've. There Is only one con-
test on the State ticket among the
Democrats, where william Church Os.
eorn 10 running for the nomination for
choice Of the unoficiai Saratoga con-
vention. Mr. Osborn's has been a can
didacy Of protest against the foreciosing
OF nominations at an unonicial conven-
ton. He does not expect to win. but
hopes to force an issue which will be
beneficial in future years.
In the Republican ranks Attorney
General Merton e. Lewis has been
hShting for the nomination for Gov
srnor against Gov. Charles 8. Whit
man. who seeks . third term.
Seth 9. Heacock of Ilion. and win
lam NJ Bennett of this city are con-
tsstants for the nomination for Lieu
tenant-Governor against Lieut.. Gov.
Edward Schoeneck.
Eugene NJ. Travis. the present Comp
troil4r. ts opposed by John Kissel OF
Brooklyn, and Samuel Fraser of Gene
SEQ for the nomination for that ONCE.
Theodore r. Baylor Of this city is a
candidate for State Treasurer against
James L. Wells the incumbent.
Becker IL RacinE Newton.
Alfred L. Becker of Buffalo, Deputy
Attorney General. who il carrying the
colors Of the Attorney-General In his
night, is making a race for the nominal
ton for Attorney General against Sena-
tor Charles d. Newton OF Geneseo. who
was out in nomination by the Whitman
managers.
While there Is a considerable element
OF uncertainty as to Just what the stand
Of the women will be. and Attorney
General Lewis's strength has been de-
veloping to a considerable extent In the
last two weeks. 1t 10 the opinion Of
various political observers that the Gov
ernor will be renominated by q good
sized majority.
Although the patriotic issue has been
raised against Lieut. Gov. Schoeneck be-
cause OF his alleged defence Of a Law
clerk accused OF sedition. Il Is believed
the organization vote will pull him
through inasmuch as the opposition Is
divided.
Comptroller Travis will be renominated
by an overwhelming vote. according to
every indication. and Mr.. Baylsr will be
unable to put much OF a dent in the
regular organization vote for Treasurer
Wells
Because OF his work in the investiga.
ton Of enemy aliens. which has been
widely advertised. some people think
that Deputy Attorney General Becker
will give Senator Newton a close race
for Attorney-General. The Senator is
not well known In the city. and IL he
wins 1t will be due entirely to the
strength of the organization. which Is
largely controlled by Gov. Whitman.
sise of Vote Very Uncertain.
Several elements combine to make tho
size of the vote uncertain. Two years
ago. when the Governor was opposed by
William NJ. Bennett and there was a
hot fight for the United States Sena-
torial nomination between Robert Ra-
con and Senator William NJ. Calder, the
vote was roughly 100000. This was
about 40 per cent OF the enrolment.
This year there are 744.443 men and
370,6SS women enrolled in the Repub-
lican party, q total OF 1.115.10s. Forty
per cent. of this would make a vote Of
l4e. 900.
But since the men enrolled last oc-
tober many Of them have gone into the
army. II 10 estimated that some 500 900
all told from this State are in the Tight
ing forces of the nation. Unquestionably
less than 20 per cent. of the enrolled
Republicans will vote On the other
hand II is TO be presumed that the
women who took advantage Of the spe-
ciai enrolment did 80 with the purpose
of exercising their new gained franchise
at the primaries The percentage of en-
rolled women who will vote probably will
he greater than forty. Again. however,
the primary is earlier than usual this
wear. 1t happens to occur the day after
Labor Day. Many women are not home
from the country and the shore and
many men who always make a holiday
an excuse for several days vacation
probably will spread their Labor Day
trip over primary day.
90 inc NOtc may DO rs low AS 4uU,UUU
or II may run up to 100000. according
to those who have speculated on the
possibilities.
A man who has done much forecast
Ing. but whose sympathies happen to be
with Lewis. figured last night that a
vote of say 100000 might be split up
100000 for Whitman and 10000 for
Lewis.
Drys Are Aiding whitman.
Henry NJ. Randall. John Mckee,
Charles e. WEIGH and Francis T.. Bald
win. who all have been candidates on
the Prohibition ticket In previous years.
have united In a letter. to enrolled men,
bsrs of that party asking them to write
the name of Gov Whitman on the ballot
ss their choice for the nomination for
Governor. They say that DIN s. Bishop.
whose name will appear on the primary
ballots as the only candidate of that
party for the nomination for Governor.
has made a statement to the effect that
IL was a mistake to nominate him. that
he always had been ready tor withdraw
In favor of Gov. Whitman and that per-
sonally he intended to support and write
IN the name of the Governor. They say
that for the Governor to lose the Prohi-
bttion nomination might mean the cleo
tion OF Al Smith. whom they call a "no-
torious opponent Of prohibition"
Claude II. Stowell. Prohibition candi-
date for Comptroller. has written ia
Comptroller Travis that he viii do
everything he can to have the members
a. the party vote for Travis instead OF
stovell Comptroller Travis's name APP
pears on the Prohibition ballot.
Because Of encouraging information