The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
LEWIS KEEPS BOLO
IN PRIMARY FIGHT
Renews Charge That Hearst
and French Traitor Were
on Friendly Terms.

Attorney General Merton E. Lewis
continued to pay his respects TO William
Randolph Hearst and Gov. Whitman
yesterday. He told the farmers why he
was much better fitted to understand
, their problems than the Governor. The
Whitman camp contented itself with CIV
ing out list of thirty-hve counties
where the organization has Endorsed the
denomination of the Governor. His
managers do not concede more than eight
counties as,doubtful.
Some days ago Mr. Lewis said he
would prove to the satisfaction Of every
one that Mr. Hearst told an untruth
when he made the statement referring
to the luncheon at which Bolo Pasha
consulted him about the coet Of print
paper: That is all l have ever known
or seen or heard Of Bolo." Yesterday
the Attorney General followed this up,
saying:
II now call Mr.. Hearst's attention TO
these facts: Mr.. Jean Finot had sent a
letter of introduction of Bolo to Mr..
Hearst. Mr.. Finot requested Mr.. Charles
Bertelli. who was in the employ OF Mr..
Hearst, to interest himself In the Bolo
matter. Mr.. Hearst invited Bolo TO
| luncheon with him almost Immediately
upon his arrival in New York. A day
or two later Bolo gave a dinner at
Sherry's in compliment to Mr. Hearst.
at which both Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst were
present. Before Bolos departure Mr..
| Hearst gave to Bolo farewell supper.
preceded by a theatre party.
Mr.. Hearst will hardly deny these
statements. OF course he cannot mar
monze them with the statement which
he made on October 5. 1917. in the arti-
! Gle in which he attacked me. Mr.. Hearst
made no reply to my statement Of Au-
gust .. He probably will not reply to
this statement. Doubtless he prefers to
allow the matter to be forgotten
w w. Cocks believes that figures
| speak louder than words. This is the
list of counties where. he said yesterday,
the organization has placed itself on rec
ord as favoring the denomination Of the
Governor: Allegany, Cayuga. Chautau-
qua. Chemung. Chenango, Cattaraugus,
Clinton. Cortland, Duchess. Erie. Essex,
Franklin. Herkimer. Fulton, Hamilton,
Lewis. Montgomery. Monroe, Nassau,
New York. Oneida, Ontario, Otsego. Put
nam. Rensselaer,. Richmond, Rockland
st. Lawrence, Schenectady. Schoharie
Seneca. Sullivan. Tompkins Washington
| Wayne and Yates An Endorsement has
also been passed in the Fourth Assembly
district in Queens. Mr.. Cocks does not
pretend to say what districts the Gov
ernor will get in Kings. but acknowl-
edges that the Attorney-General has
strength in some OF them.
George Knox, J. w. Fitch and Silas
Hornbeck. writing from WOODBURY.. Sui.
livan county, to Attorney General Lewis
said:
We have heard much OF you as a
lawyer and the Attorney General Of the
state. and have wondered what. II any
experience you have had which would
be likely to be OF practical beneflt to the
farmers of the State in the event of YOU
nomination and election. The condition
Of agriculture in this State to-day is de
plorable and promises to become NOR,
SO. We do not expect or want any prom
Uses. The State is strewn with broker
Gubernatorial promises. What We wan
Is an expression from you as to the needi
of the rural voters of the State"
, To which Mr.. Lewis replied:
I'm reply to these inquiries / can onl,
say to you that l was born on a farm II
Monroe county, that lived on a farm
and worked on farm year after yea
from the time I was old enough to worl
at all until became 81 years OF age"
Continuing. Mr.. Lewis enumerated al
the troubles and disappointments OF tn
farmer. declaring that he was familia
with them all, He had been up in tn
morning at 80 o'clock milking cows
: had done the chores. got his breakfast
and then gone into the fields to till tn
crops. Price fixing had helped ever,
4. other producer except the farmer MI
Lewis said, the result being that labo
had been attracted from the farm to tn
factory.