The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25
DENIES WHITMAN
WINS BY PAYROLL
Campaign Manager Asserts
Counties Opposing Governor
Have Most State Jobs.
LEWIS REVIEWS ATTACKS
Attorney-General Says Rival
Has No Right to Claim Mon
opoly on Patriotism.

Answering the charges OF frlenus VI
Attorney General Lewis that Gov. Whit
man has been liberal In his use Of State
patronage to strengthen his hold on the
Republican organization, w. w. Cocks.
campaign manager for the Governor.
pointed out yesterday that counties
claimed by Mr.. Lewis at Saratoga were
those that had enjoyed the greatest
amount of favor along this line.
In an open letter the Attorney-General
declared that the boast/of the Governor
that he had done much to help win the
war" was no valid claim to a third tel ia.
He denied that the Governor had orig
mated the State budget and charged
that william s. Coffey. appointed secre-
tary of the Industrial Commission. had
been neglecting his duties In the political
interest OF the Governor in Westchester
county.
TT is somewhat amusing to us. ia
miliar with the Republican organization
in the State for many years. to read the
quoted criticism of concededly machine
men regarding the alleged hold Of the
Governor on the organization through
patronage" said Mr.. Cocks. AT the
Saratoga conference counties claimed by
the opposition were those which have
enjoyed the greatest share of patronage.
while counties without recognition were
steadfastly for the Governor.
Source OF whitman's Strength.
THE Governors strength with the
organization and the party leaders Is
not due to his bestowal OF office. but to
the demand Of the people in the home
sponded to all calls along patriotic lines.
He has hidden farewell to every New
York State regiment. He has contin-
ually spoken and aided the various war
activities--The Liberty Loans. the War
chest drives. the Red Cross. the Knights
Of Columbus and Y. NJ. c. A.. and the
many other splendid organizations which
are SO Loyalty helping the soldier and
sailor and the Government to-day"
Mr.. Cocks said that unfair personal
attacks upon the Governor by mon who
claimed in the past to have played fair
had made no impression upon the men
or women voters. The Governors ad-
ministration has not and cannot be sue
cessfully attacked in any quarter he
asserted.
There have been charges that the
Governor has welded a personal domi-
nation over the affairs OF the State"
continued his manager. This Is true in
regard to administrative affairs. which
under the Constitution. he IL charged
with the responsibility Of operating. He
has manned the various State depart
ments with heads who have successfully
worked out policies OF good government.
Good government resolves itself into
common sense government and the appli
cation OF common honesty to the man
agement OF the State. There has been
no scandal, no maladninistration in Of
flee. no sensational disclosures of
wrongdoing. simply because the Cover
nor has called to his aid in the State
government men who have devoted
themselves loyalty and conscientiously
to their work."
All Equal in Patriotism.
As to the Governors use In the
campaign of the fact that he had stood
sQuarely behind the Government in
Washington in everything pertaining to
the successful prosecution Of the war,
the Attorney-General in his letter said ::
so has the Legislature. So have I. So
have the people of the State generally.
The fact that you have stood squarely
behind the Government Is no more
reason why you should be nominated for
n third term than 1t Is a reason why
should be nominated for a first term.
Another reason which you give is that
you put into operation the State budget
plan You know and l know that the
State budget plan was conceived before
you became Governor that It was
worked out and put upon the statute
books by Senator Sage of Albany: that
you had no more to 60 with 1t, except
to approve 1t after the Legislature had
passed the act. than had. You may not
know OF the fact. but II Is a fact that
spent mny hours in the work OF assist
Ing In the framing OF the bill"
Calling attention to an advertisement
in n Westchester paper. in which the
Governor was made to say that faithful
service had been recognized, the Attor-
ney-General remarked:
Il agree with you. Faithful service
has been recognized. The kind OF faith
full service that has been recognized Is
political service. You have recognized
political service more generously than
any other Governor within my rcollec-
tion."