The sun., 1918-07-14
COCKS Is CONFIDENT
WHITMAN WILL WIN
Finds Upstate Republicans
Very Largely in Favor of
the Governor.
WOMEN STRONG FOR HIM
Will MOI Attend Saratoga Con-
vention, but Will Have q
Headquarters There.

w. w Cocks, campaign manager for
Gov. whitman. on his return yesterday
from seven day trip through the State
expressed his conviction that the Gov
ernor would be renominated by n large
majority.
Although the Governor announced he
would not attend the Saratoga Republi-
can convention to which he was chosen
as a delegate, It was learned yesterday
that Attorney General Lewis is planning
to be on the ground in person. He has
not been chosen as a delegate from Mon
roo county. his home. and while he
would have no trouble in obtaining a
proxy. he does not consider It worth
while to sit In the convention as q dele
gate. His headquarters in Saratoga will
be opened on Tuesday by Theodore
Douglas Robinson.
In the absence Of Gov. whitman his
interests at Saratoga will not be
neglected. as lie will have a headuarters
manned by~n full crew OF managers So
far William NJ. Bennett has not an
nounced the opening of headquarters, but
he probably will have one.
Finds Little Lewis Sentiment.
Mr.. Cocks. who went to Buffalo
through the central part Of the State,
and returned by way of the South ern
Tier. said Of his trip:
Il find the upstate counties solid for
COY Whitman Thu Envarnnr'a attitude
toward the war, his clean and efficient
administration and his aggressive stand
toward all progressive legislation are the
main reasons for his remarkable popu-
larity.
Very little pro-Lewis sentiment exists
anywhere and none whatever for Ben
nett. Monroe county. where Mr.. Lewis
lives, will give a large majority for
Whitman.
The sentiment among women IL
especially strong for Gov. whitman AND
we are expecting a large woman vote
for his denomination. The women are
organizing committees and will take ar
active part in the campaign work.
Farmers for whitman.
II find the feeling among farmers &c
be very favorable toward the Governor
E<iiOi 10 VII WIG phiN VI pohthNohs
terested persons to create anti-Wt it.
man sentiment through the forming OF
so-called agricultural organizations have
failed Of their object. The real farmers
have made up their minds that they will
not be exploited TO pull some other
folks ctestnuts from the f1re.
Altogether I had good trip and
from everything which I have seen and
heard I am more convinced than ever
that the Governor will win In the pri-
mar,es by a tremendous majority"
William s. Coffey. the Whitman leader
in westchester county, which Is In con.
troll of William l.. Ward. one OF the
Lewis group, said yesterday Whitman
petitions were being eagerly signed ir
that county. There will be 5000 names
from there by tomorrow. he asserted
The Republican enrolment OF the county
is about 10000. The New Rochelle Re
publican Club adopted an Endorsement
OF the Governor on Friday night.
Amsel Remains n Delegate.
When the attention OF Attorney-oen-
eral Lewis was called yesterday to the
fact that Charles S. Amsel. appointed a
Deputy Attorney General by him a few
weeks ago, had been chosen as a dele
-
II issued specific instructions in my
Albany Office that I did not want any OF
my staff to accept place as a delegate,
I forgot to say anything about It in my
New York Office. There Is nothing
can do now. however"
Paul Windels. delegate from the
Fourth Brooklyn district, is an avowed
Lewis man who has a position with the
New York and New Jersey Tunnel Com
mission. Another Office holder who Is
going to the convention for Lewis from
Brooklyn Is William Schnitzpan. leader
OF the Twentieth Assembly district. who
is a transfer tax appraiser under Comp
troller Travis
1t was pointed out that the following
delegates from Brooklyn. who are be-
lieved to be for Gov. Whitman, have
public offices: William Boardman, Firs,
district. Deputy Comptroller Charles s
Dewey, Seventh district, transfer tax APP
praiser; c. s. Warbasse, Ninth, transfer
tax appraiser Jesse j. Moore, Thir.
| teenth. Comptroller's Office: Richard
Wright Fifteenth. Public Service Com.
mission Jacob Bartscherer. Nineteenth
cashier OF NE Brooklyn Office of the Tx
else Department; F. ]. II. Kracke
Twenty-irst. Public Service Commits
sioner
Mrs Rosalie Loew Whitney. First dis.
| trct. is the wife OF Public Service Com.
missioner Whitney.