The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-15
CANDIDATES DRAW
PLACES ON BALLOT
Whitman and Smith Will
Head State Tickets in the
Primaries.
BENNETT BEFORE LEWIS
Governor Praises SchOeneck,
Saying He Deserves Support
b., of Republicans.
BENNETT BEFORE LEWIS
Special Despdtch TO The SuS.


ALBANY. Aug. 14.-Gov. Whitman and
Alfred e. Smith picked hrst places upon
the Republican and Democratic ballots
at the drawing in the office Of the Secre-
tary of State p-day. William NJ. Ben
nett will have second place on the Re
Merton L. Lewis third place. william
Church Osborn will have second place on
the Democratic ballot.
Edward Schoeneck. who is a candidate
to succeed himself as Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, drew first place for this office on
the primary ballot. with s. J. T. Bush,
the Bennett candidate. second. and Seth
Heacock third. Lieut.-Gov. Schoeneck
had a talk with Gov. Whitman to-day,
and later the Governor said
"I.eut.-G Gov. Schoeneck has been an
able and conscientious public official.
serving the city of Syracuse as Mayor
and the state as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
faithfully and well. He is high minded,
patristic American. He Is the son of a
Union soldier, and no one who knows
him can for moment question his pa
triotism or his Amerioanism. / mean no
reflection upon any other candidate at
the primaries. 1t is entirely proper for
other aspirants to seek this nomination.
but l am confident that there Is no good
reason why MIR. Schoeneck should be
denied the support OF enrolled Republic
cans
How Other Candidates Jared.
State Senator Charles d. Newton Of
Geneseo drew first place on the Repub-
lican primary ballot for the office OF At
torney-General and Deputy Attorney
General Alfred l.. Becker of Buffalo has
second place. Gov. whitman Endorsed
the candidacy OK Senator Newton for
Attorney General tonight.
State Comptroller Eugene NJ Travis
drew third place on the Republican pri-
mary ballot and second place for the
same office on the Prohibition ticket
Samuel Fraser. the Bennett candidate
for Comptroller. drew first place on the
Republican primary ballot and John
kissel OF Brooklyn second place.
Theodore F. Baylor, the Bennett can.
didate for State Treasurer, drew frs,
place on the Republican ballot and
State Treasurer James l.. Wells second
place.
Representative George r. Lunn Of
Schenectady. the regular Democratic
nominee for Congress, is seeking the
Republican nomination also. He drew
| first place on the Republican primary
ballot, with jeremiah X Eek seconc
and Frank Crowther third.
State Senator William II. Hill, cham
/ pion of Federal prohibition ratification
in the State Senate. who is a candidat,
| for Representative. gets second place
on the Republican and Prohibition pr
mary ballots, and Julius f. Rogers. HI.
opponent. first place on each ballot. u
Mary g. Brewer OF Richmond will
have first place on the Republican bal
1 lot for state Senator in the Richmond
/ Rockland district and Helen f. Nickel
! vey OF Rockland second place Johr
/ \. Lynch, one OF the Democratic can
/ didates for the Senate in this district
has first place on the Democratic ballo
and Francis J. Leman second place.
In the Second judicial distric
! (Brookiyn) Robert II. Roy will hav,
first place on the Democratic Suprem,
/ Court Justice ballot. George j. $
Bowling second. Burt J. Humphre,
third and Borough President Maurice F,
/ Connolly fourth. Roy and Conroll,
are the orga nization candidates. Judg,
/ Humphrey will be first on the Prohobi
ton primary ticket also for this office.
In the Third Judicial district Harold
j. Human, the regular Republican
des!gnee, secured first place on the Re
publican supreme Court ballot and hi
opponent. County Judge George Adding
ton OF Albany, the anti-Barnes Candi
date. second place