New-York tribune., 1918-06-24
pledge Card Drive
Throughout State
Started by Lewis
u. Relies on 10 Campaign
sFmdamentals" to Win
Voters Support
Canvass by Counties
Aot;.Wbitnan Candidate Counts
IN Saratoga Convention to
Insure Hi. Nomination

statewide campaign, extending
...o every election district. is being
..,aucted on behalf Of Attorney Cen
-, Merton E. Lewis, the antiWhit-
Ian candidate for the Republican nom
;..,;on for Governor. Mr.. Lewis's cam
..;gn manager, Senator Theodore
n,uclss Robinson, has distributed to
.,s election district captains, or to
vast of them, thousands of pledge
..,ds These cards. each to bear eleven
.;oratures of Republican men and
vomen who pledge themselves to vote
,or Mr.. Lewis, were sent out in the
r,;Is Saturday and yesterday.
Lewis's Platform
These enrolment cards bear on the
,,.t under the caption "Ten Funda-
r,utals," Mr.. Lewis's platform, which
resds:
I. Vigorous prosecution of the war
xi.bout financial or political profiteer-
ing.
20. The Constitution of the United
State. is an instrument of union-not
an agency for discord.
s3. Submit state prohibition
amendment to the people and let them
decide.
q. Dsmocracy-not autocracy; party
royerument-not personal government;
princples-not men.
~. Establish state convention, with
| delegates chosen at direct primaries.
"s. Nominate candidates who will be
loyal to the party platform.
~. No -perpetuating officeholding
class
As. The job of being Governor1s big
enough to require all the Governors
tine.
49, Those entering party primaries
must abide by the party's choice.
40. The Republican party of New
York should not remain the personal
asset Of any man"
To Round Up Women
These "Ten Fundamentally" which
Lewis faction, are signed by the Attor-
fsy General.
Senator Robinson declared that the
anyass of the counties bv election dis
rcts would be we'll under way within
few days.
Senator Robinson believes this
method will bring out thousands of en-
rolled Republicans who do not ordi-
nsrily 60 to the primaries and be par
ticularly effective in rallying the new
women voters.
Senator Robinson is passing the
week end at his farm in Herkimer
County and will return to the Lewis
headquarters at the Murray Hill Hotel
to-day. Senator Robinson calls atten-
tlon to the fact that two state conven-
tions we're called by the Republican
State Committee in 1916. one before
the spring primaries, on February 15,
and one in the fall, after the pri-
maries. He added that George A.
Glynn, state chairman, was obviously
inaccurate when he stated that Fred
srick c. Tanner. his predecessor. and
the state committee during Mr.. Tan
aer's regime, also violated the party
rule calling for meeting of the state
committee annually.
Glynn Forced to Act
Now that his hand is forced" con-
anued Senator Robinson, eff Mr.
dlynn calls a meeting of the state
committee for the first time since he
vas elected chairman by only fifteen
majority, he may find there has been a
change Of sentiment, particularly
smong the 107 members who do not
nold office, even if the 43 committee
men who do hold Office stand by him."
Senator Robinson characterized the
proposed meeting of the Republican
Sate Committee as an "officeholders'
convention" He said it was the call
d nsusd by United States Senator'S
asdsworth and Calder, asking the Re-
puohcan voters. men and women, to
ssssemnle on July Is at Saratoga, which
.sed .oleed chairman Glynn into calling the
'ste committee together.
senator Robinson said that if the call
y msned and the convention is to have
say suy weight with the voters, the prece-
s.n yen. established by the call for the con-
'ehtlon issued by the state committee
On January Is. 1916, before Mr.. Glynn
Tsme TT,eame Chairman, must be followed d.
mat call provided that where there
sss petition in any Assembly dis
.sm' n,s' signed by 3 per cent Of the en-
.vhea Republican voters the chairman
'. s.u me county committee must issue a
,a ,m ios direct primaries for the selec-
s0h OF delegates.
Will "Show" Doubters
inc Lewis forces are relying largely
,s ~ ane Saratoga assembly to bring
s.s sa' the nomination of their standard
sssa ssssl Political emissaries of the At
sssn sasy 1eneral have gone into doubtful
s.s a.lss ..,s. upstate seeking support and
ss .aS VITA the query: where does so
ussIs, M 90 OF such and such county
h,s.i lie Is told that the man re-
sn;su.to sn;su TO- some leader of an important
aw'ck, is with Attorney General
ssls, ~. II such happens to be the case.
Il. ne has not declared himself" is
Keptical rejoinder.
ssrs nu taere are many leaders who
ne ". 70 be shown before they are will
cso.v.s 70 saeetare themselves for Attorney
nl .n Lewis" said one of his princi-
tokspSorters d yesterday. "They want
sisn;,s shown that he has a chance of
barS Then they will jump on the
l,s.,ss "s believe that the Saratoga con.
nsaee naee will show the doubt;nc
ii sfMsses nv and insure the nomination
attorney General"
s] expected that Senator Robinson
Ia ,os.,t ,sssct a campaign treasurer and
yOr.' "a 81. campaign manager for N.u
60 wy IN day or two.