The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
DRY LEADER WILL
STICK TO GOVERNOR
w. H. Anderson Asks Colonel
to Keep Out Of Race for .
Nomination.
SEES LOSS OF PRESTIGE
Governors Manager Asserts
ROosevelt's Position Has
Been Misrepresented.

Of the Anti-Saloon League and po-
litical adviser Of Gov. Whitman, notified
Col. Roosevelt yesterday that the
league will support Mr.. Whitman. no
matter who opposes him. He begged the
former President not to "teopardize
woldwide influence to come to the rescue
Of mere factionalists in the politics Of
single State"
W. w. Cocks, chairman Of the Whit
man primary campaign committee. said
as soon as he returned from Saratoga
that Gov. whitman was invulnerable
and would be renominated and reelected
Jacob H. Livingston the Brooklyn Re-
publican leader and champion OF Merton
f. Lewis, professed to believe that Mr..
Roosevelt would announce tomorrow his
candidacy for the nomination.
Mr.. Livingston was the only Republic
can of consequence who expressed this
belief. Others pred !cted that the Colonel
would stay out OF the melee.
Appeal to the Colonel.
There was enough uncertainty. how
ever. to cause Mr.. Anderson to send a
very long telegram to the man al Saga
more Hill. This Is 1t:
THE church and moral forces that
have been the backbone Of your support
and who in this State are largely indie
pendent with strong Republican ten
denotes are in favor OF, and. utterly re-
sardless OF who may oppose him. will
support to tho end Gov. Charles S.
Whitman. because his consistent. con-
structive record upon State issues In
volvtng the liquor question and his open,
fearless advocacy Of ratification Of the
national nrphIhitinn amendment
part OF his unassailable war record.
have constituted a binding moral oblig
tion upon the moral forces to keep faith
with the man who for two years has un-
compromisingly fought their battles.
These moral forces understand per
fectly that the opposition to Gov. Whit
man has been led mainly by men no.
torious for their political subservience
to the liquor interests. and that many OF
these most prominent In urging you to
run for Governor are not only liquor
men. but have fought YOU and every
righteous and progressive policy you
ever advocated. and that they are with
| YOU now not because they are for the
| things YOU have stood for, but because
! they hope to use you in an effort to de-
| liver the Republican party to the brew
ers and put It irrevocably in the wrong
| on the greatest moral issue OF this coun.
try.
TaIks for PrOhibitiOnists.
Most OF the men now urging YOU &c
| run have no comprehension of the reaI
| strength Of the prohibition movement
among both men and women in the EN-
| pire State. They do not admit. for they
do not realize. that war conditions have
| created a growing demand for national
! az thar In.
! dicated by the vote for city prohibition
| last spring. widely heralded by the vets
| where the best they could do with money
| and misrepresentation was a majority 81
about three thousand in a total vote o.
| over three hundred and sixty thousand
, In the thirty-nire cities voting. where
the rural sentiment. which Is overwhelm
| ingly for prohibition. as we'll as strongl,
Republican. was not included.
| AS the executive officer OF the agency
, which represents on this question more
than a majority OF the churches In thu
| Empire State. I congratulate you upol
the clear discernment the polltIca
sagacity and the lofty patriotism which
| have saved you from disappointing II
| this matter those who have stood an(
| fought for you because OF their faith II
your militant righteousness.
We do not believe that YOU will eve
knowinglys,lace yourself in opposition L
the aroused conscience of the State ant
| ration on this great question. md W.
| request that you scrutinize carefully tn
| reasons for the breakdown Of the cam
paign of attempted fraud and deceit. tn
collapse Of which has driven these pun
| lie enemies and other who ought Z
know better into beseeching you to len
| your standing TO cloak their nefariou
| ends.
As one who has voted for you ever
time your name has been upon Ma
tional ticket. 7 am In position to sa
that your real friends hore that yo
will not jeopa rdIze worldwide infuenc
tn come to the rescue o. mere faction
alists in the politics OF a single State
We trust that YOU will resent vigor
ously continued iu.po-tunity from sue
p quarter that you do something whic
ought be construed as evidence OF ad
mission on YOUR part Of a fear that you
national influence needs bolsteriag u
and YOUR belief that the Governorship G
a State can add anything to your pres
ent standing
Denies Issue Was Dodged.
Mr. Anderson denied that the Repuh
lican convention lodged the proh!bitio
issue. He said the dodgers were IN
anti Whitma mites, as they wanted 70 ir
sert a plank for a State referendum
which could not come TO a vote unit
1921 In his opinion the convention ms
the question sauarely by leaving n
field open for the people to express the
wishes in their choice of Senators an
Assemblymen,
Mr.. Cocks's statement follows:
GOV. whitman will be renominate
and reelected His invulnerabillty
shown by the fact that his opponent
have been forced to turn to the man {
all men they have constantly vilfied an
abused. Imagine Barnes. Brown an
Bracket enthus' astlcally supporting Go
Roosevelt.
"He will not forget the old sayin