The sun., 1918-07-27
WHITMAN APPROVES
COCKS REPUTATION
Governor Says Public Knows
Hearst Has Not Given In
dorsement to Him.

Campaign managers for Attorney-Gen-
eral Lewis are going to make what cap
ital they can out of the visit Of Arthur
Brisbane to Gov. Whitman and the edi-
torial prediction in tho Euenino Journal
that the Republicans would renominate
the Governor.
Before leaving for Syracuse yesterday.
where he Is to confer with Francis Hen
dicks Theodore Douglas Robinson. head
OF the Lewis forces, made this comment
CT the repudia ton of Mr.. Hearst by w.
w. Cocks. the Whitman manager.
1T Is all very we'll for Mr.. Cocks as
Gov Whitman's manager. to seek to
repudiate Mr.. Hearst on the Hearst edi-
torian against Lewis and in favor of Mr..
Whitman. But Mr.. Cocks was not pres
ent at the half hour interview which
took place between Mr.. Brisbane and
Gov. Whitman the day before the edi-
torlal appeared.
Mr.. Brisbane and Mr. Hearst were
tho only persons at the st. Regis con-
ference. Mr.. Cocks cannot repudlate
what took place at the meeting. Only
Gov. Whitman can. 1t Is a we'll known
policy that when the principal In deal
cannot or dare not repudiate 1t, he has
|. regulated by a mere agent. which Is
neither satisfactory nor convincing"
The statement OF Mr.. Cocks said
I'VE will not stand for any Hearst
support, and you cannot make this state
ment too emphatic"
The Robinson statement had been read
by the whitman managers when they
got the Governor on the long distance
telephone at Albany last night upon his
return from Buffalo. To them he said
"Of course I approve the action Of
Mr.. Cocks in giving out the statement.
Mr.. Hearst has not Endorsed my candi-
dacy, as the public we'll knows. He has
never been requested to do SO. nor has
any suggestion been made to me directly
or indirectly that he would do So"
An advertisement signed by the COM
mittee for Lewis for Governor. Theodore
Douglas Robinson. chairman; Perley
Morse, treasurer. asking for contribu-
lions, was sent to the newspapers last
night It reads:
ITO REpuBLIcANs-Do you favor the
influence Of Hearst in the Republican
party? His Evening Journal, July 20.
indorsed whitman. We require money
to make the truth known. Send check.
any amount"
The Lewis managers are considering
putting Alfred L. Becker on their ticket
for Attorney-General At present he Is
a deputy under Mr. Lewis. and investi-
gated the activities OF Bolo Pasha in this
country. It was in this investigation
ttnt Il was disclosed that Mr.. Hearst
attended a dinner given to Bolo at
Sherry's
Mr. Becker comes from the western
part Of the State. The Lewis ticket also
will have a candidate of it, own for
Lieutenant Governor. Several New York
men are under consideration for the
place.
Mr.. Robinson hopes to obtain the sup
port OF Mr.. Hendricks. the veteran
leader of Onondaga county. for Mr.
Lewis, now that Col. Roosevelt has re
fused to run. Originally he was with thu
Governor, but signed the round robin T.
tho Colonel. He is reported to have safe
that re would leave the Governor for M
| one except the Colonel
The Onondaga County Committee me
on Thursday night. 1t was learned las
evening. but passed no Endorsement
However, the Whitman managers wer,
informed that word was quietly passed
around to get more signatures on tn
Whitman petitions than had ever bee,