New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
Hearst's Chief
Editor Confers
With Governor
Arthur Brisbane's Visit
Causes Speculation Among
Local Politicians
BY BRIGGS

The political activities of William
Randolph Hearst seem to have taken
another turn. While his chief work
continued yesterday at the Democratic
State Convention at Saratoga, where his
group of personal boosters are striving
for his designation as the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, Hearst appar-
emily was building in another direc-
ton. From a mysterious happening
yesterday, in which another of his chief
advisers figured, there became rife
much speculation as to just what sort
OF political stunt he is now training
for.
The speculation was caused bv a
visit which Arthur Brisbane paid to
Governor Whitman at the Hotel St.
Regis before the latter left for AL
oany. Just what the Governor and
the Hearst editor discussed has not
yet been positively established, but
there were no end of surmses on the
part of politicians.
The prevailing opinion was that
Hearst was ready to renew his rule
or ruin policy, and if he failed to get
the Democratic nomination to support
Governor Whitman in his third cam
paign.
OReilly Called on Whitman
1t was recalled that about a month
ago Lawrence ]. O'Reilly, Hearst's sec
retary and chief political adviser.
also called on Governor Whitman. and
since then there has been decided
change in the attitude of the Hearst
newspapers toward the Governor. who
before that was the subject of some
criticism. Hearst once before sunnort-
ed Governor Whitman, and for a long
time after the latter's election there
was no praise teo extravagant for him
The only other feature of interest in
local politics yesterday was the state
ment of Colonel Roosevelt declining to
make the canvas for the nomination
lor Governor Both the Whitman and
Lewis camps took encouragement from
!his Iact, but the outward signs of
Juoilatlon ,a,, were more pronounced on
the Whitman side.
u
campaign manager for Governor Whit
man, gave out statement saying that
all kepubllcans would now be well
coined on the Whitman band wagon.
senator Robinson, campaign manager
tor Attorney General Lewis. issued a
statement, in which he said that Mr.,
Lewis would go right along with his
campaign.
All PepuhJicans WaIcor,
Il have said all along that Colonel
Roosevelt would not be a candidate y
SAID Mr.. Cocks. His direct and nos;-
tive statement confirmed what I was
confident would be the outcome. ex
pect now that most Of those to whom
ME-. Lewls's candidacy had not ap-
pealed, but who urged Colonel Roose-
Welt to run, will support the Gov
ernor. They know Mr.. Lewis cannot
carry the primaries, and they will have
no desire to carry on a useless fight.
| want to say that we will welcome
them ALL"
THAT is all nonsense" added Mr..
Cocks, when his attention was called
to statements in regard to discrimina-
tions against those who signed the
Roosevelt call.
Governor Whitman is not losing anv
time in pushing his campaign. He will
address meeting in Rochester to-
night and tomorrow night he will
speak in Buffalo.
Senator Robinson said: "The decli-
nation of Colonel Roosevelt leaves At
torney General Lewis as the only can
ddate who can defeat Governor Whit
man in the primaries and the only can
didate who can defeat the Democratic