The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01

rolled Republicans Of ths STATE have de-
termined to support me on Tuesday next.
MY Information II that I shall receive
more votes In the large cities than Mr..
whitman can possibly expect to receive.
Among the farmers Of the State the OPP
position TO Gov. whitman has become
more and more intense as the campaign
has progressed. Among the women of
the state there has developed vary rap
idly an opposition to bossism and 10 any
disposition to use the patronage Of the
state for the promotion by the Governor
OF his personal political fortunes Large
bodies Of voters In all sections of the
State have aligned themselves in my
support The result will be apparent on
Tuesday, and Notwithstanding the claims
OF Gov. Whitman's manager, feel
confident that shall be nominated"
Cocks Talks alphabetically.
Gov. whitman. following his strategy
OF silence observed during the cam
paign. said nothing for publication. but
w. w. Cocks. his campaign manager.
declared:
Gov. whitman will be renominated
for Governor at the Republican primary
on Tuesday. His majority over his op-
ponent. Mr.. LewiA will be q decisive one
and will plainly show that the men and
women voters Of the state want a con-
tinuance Of his clean cut administration
1t Albany. expect that q good sized
vote will be polled. and. the reports
have received from the up State counties
indicate that the women voters are spe-
cially interested. and that q large per-
centaee OF those enrolled will avail
themselves Of their right to vote.
Albany county h tho only one where
We anticipate an adverse vote. The sit
uation there 10 improving because OF Mr..
Barnes's greater activity in behalf Of
Mr.. Humans candidacy for the Su-
prems Court than Of Mr.. Lewis. Erie
county, In which Buffalo 10 located. 10 re-
ported - almost solidfy for the Gov
ernor. The report IL that there 10 little
sentiment for Mr.. Lewis in 7S per cent.
OF the other counties In the State. Re-
ports from many sections state that the
Governor will receive a larger percent
age Of votes than two or four years ago.
Mr.. Lewis will receive good vote,
but not a majority over the Governor In
Kings. Saratoga. Westchester and
Broome. There will be q big whitman
vote In Erie. Monroe. st. lawrence.
Cayuga, Herkimer, Oneida, Nassau.
Queens. Rensselaer,. Schenectady. Steu-
ben. Suffolk. Washington and wayne"
Tho Whitman managers give no hg-
ures, but to their friends they claim
that he win win by three or four to one,
II not more.
Lewis Meets with Handicaps.
Tho candidacy Of the Attorney.Gen-
eral was q shock to the friends OF the
Governor and the anti Whitmanites were
quick to rally around the standard of
Mr.. Lewis. Then tho Whitman forces
began to use the power Of the organixa-
ton, which they control. organised an
unofficial State convention with q
strength Of three to one. and ruled all
Lewis doctrines out Of the platform.
At the convention there was the move
ment for the candidacy of Col. Roosc-
welt. Attorney General Lewis was In
jured in an accident that sent him to the
hospital and his cause went into tempo
rary eclipse. Then the Colonel declined
to run and on August 1 Mr.. Lewis took
command at his headquarters In the
Murray Hin Hotel. He started to ehoot
at william Randolph Hearst and tried to
connect him with the Governor. The
campaign did not seem to be making
much eprogress. but recently the quiet
work in different parts of the State has
shown results.
Friends Of the Attorney-Generai are
confident that he will give the Governor
a close race In New York county; will
carry Kings and The Bronx and do>well
in Queens Because Of the reputation
Of Francis Hendricks on the liquor issue
in Syracuse the Lewis leaders expect to
carry Onondaga county. They are look
ing to get a good anti-Greiner vote In
Erie and are looking to Harvey ID. Him.
man to carry Broome for the Attorney
General.
Delaware and Livingston counties
probably will be In the Lewis column.
The vote In Herkimer, Oneida. Niagara.
Schenectady and Genesee should be close
Friends Of the Attorney-General believe
he will carry Orleans and Niagara. As
well as Ulster. Greene and Westchester.
The Whitman managers. however, are
most confident that they have been able
to wrest the latter county away from
william l.. Ward.
Lewis Feels Greatly Elsted.
There has been a large increase In
the activity among the farmers against
Whitman in the last ten days" said the
Acknowledgement last night. Counties
in which l thought I had no chance
now regard as doubtful. A number that
were doubtful now regard az surely for
me. shall carry Kings and The Bronx
and Albany by large majority.
THE friction In the Onondaga organi-
zation Is bound to result In benefit to me.
Until Francis Hendricks actually de-
clared for Stillwell In the Congress fight
he was able to hold some OF his lieuten-
ants against me. My information now
Is that practically all of the men upon
whom he relied are openly advocating
my nomination and the nomination of
Congressman Magee. g
I'm Erie there are local contests which
will result to my advantage. My infor-
nation Is that Saratoga county will give
me majority. I don't think anybody
had any doubt about Broome county"
In formal statement the Attorney
General. after thanking his friends and
the newspapers for their consideration.
continued In part:
Il feel that the Republican party will
be better and stronger In the coming
campaign for the election of its candi-
dates than 1t would have been had not
entered the field and sought to obtain
the nomination against Gov. Whitman.
AS have frequently said in my speeches.
third term conceded-to the Governor
would have been an indication of a lack
of virility In the party. II would, think,
have ceased to command the respect Of
the voters Of the country of independent
tendencies, and would have been discour-
aging to a great many Of the militant
enrolled Republicans. felt that ! owed
1t to the party to enter the contest for