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

cedes that they are about 20 to 1. WILL
lam Church Osborn, closing his cam
paisn yesterday. said:
This IL the third trial Of the State
wide direct primary Law. Gov. Whit
man has made no campaign. relying on
his record. suppose. Mr.. Lewis has
made campaign on the administr alton
and personality Of Gov. whitman. and
he has talked about Mr.. Hearst. Mr..
Smith has made no statement and spent
most OF his time At Good Ground.
MY campaign has been made on the
support Of the primary law and on my
programme for war" continued Mr.. os-
born. "on the latter I have said that
women In industry should be protected
that the food supply Of the State should
be Increased, that II should be chespened
BY better markets and that the barge
canal should Be developed and used In
the transportation Of food and fuel.
III In war time with such important
matters under discussion the psopfs al
the State DO not attend the primary n
substantial numbers shall regard II n
an indication that they do not approve
that form Of the selection OF candidates
and that they would prefer the conven.
ton system whereby delegates, freed
from the unit rule and certified TO by the
Secretary Of State. should be selected
by direct primaries.
III I am nominated IN a primary
where a relatively small vote Is cast
shall start an agitation for q change In
the primary law along the lines sug.
eested. II Mr.. Smith IL nominated
shall do the same. would consider "a
or 50 per cent. of the enrolled vote small
Il have received number Of letters
from all parts OF the State and am sat.
lanai that thu vSsshlt, A.. -,
my issues (and they should lead to my
nomination). namely. my opposition tc
the control Of nominations in tho orrani.
xation by Mr.. Murphy and the war pro-
gramme have outlined"
As Mr.. Osborn grabbed q handbag and
made dash for his train he said with a
smile: ''..
II am going now to Garrison to avail,
the result Of the primaries. After pri.
mary day shall 60 to the Adirondack
to take q short rest before the regular
campaign"
Lewis Goes Home 20 Rochester.
Attorney General Lewis and Clarence
returned to Rochester last night and will
not be back until after Tuesday.
Gov whitman will be in the city to
MI q speaking engagement this after.
noon, but will 60 to Ellenville. Ulster
county. tomorrow. returning to vote
from the st. Regis on primary day.
The total enrolment Of the Democrats
In SIS, 64s. being 6%0.oos men and 2A5..
643 women. Mr.. Osborn expects q large
vote from the women. but It - likely
that the percentage of the total enroll
ment voting will not be more than 80
per cent.
In order to guard against any parti-
san inspectors tamperins with the count
as happened in the city primary year
ago. the Board Of Elections has sent the
following instructions to all the In
spectors:
I'm canvassing the ballots that will
be voted September next the work
must not be divided by assigning the
ballots of one party to a portion OF the
inspectors and those Of another party
to another portion Of the inspectors
Each one and all of the inspectors must
personally participate in the canvass Of
all tho ballots voted and therefore each
one will be held personally responsible
through his or her own knowledge fol-
the accuracy Of the statement Of the
returns OF the canvass filed with the
Board Of Elections"