New-York tribune., 1918-09-05
Albany and Orleans the
Only Counties Carried by
Merton E. Lewis
Smiths Majority
Placed at 130, 600
Women Play Big Part in
Tipping Balance Against
Old Organization Men

Chairman Cocks Of the Whitman
Campaign Committee said last night
that from the returns on the head Of
the ticket received, and estimating the
missing districts, Governor Whitman's
lead over Attorney General Lewis will
be about 175,ooo. State Chairman
Glynn said the full returns would
make the Governors plurality close
to 100000
The only counties carried by Lewis
were Albany and Orleans. Chairman
Cocks said he was not convinced yet
that Nr. Lewis had carried Orleans,
but the returns received indicated he
had
Il attribute the Governors loss of
Orleans to his pardoning Of Charles F.
Stielow, the condemned murderer. The
people Of Orleans County felt very
deeply about the matter and the Demo-
Gratis showed considerable zeal in keep
ing the pot boiling with the Stielow
case as political ISSUE" said Mr..
Cocks. It looked last night as if Or
leans had gone against the Governor
by about 200.
Alfred E. Smith, President of the
New York Board of Aldermen, defeated
William Church Osborn by 10000.
Surprise in Albany
The small vote polled by Lewis in AL
bany County was one of the big sur
prises of Tuesday. Lewis carried AL
bany County by about 1000. He ex-
pected a plurality of at least 10000.
The Whitman men conceded the county
to Lewis last week by about 10000.
The strength shown by the Governor is
attributed to the women voters, who
must have voted almost soldly against
the Lewis ticket. The Barnes men as
serted yesterday that 5000 of their
voters were at the front.
William NJ. Bennett, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, carried Brooklyn,
as he did last fall when he ran in the
primaries for Mayor against Mayor
Mitchell.
Another eye-opener was the defeat Of
Senator Charles W. Wicks, of Oneida
County, by ex-senator Frederick M.
Davenport. Here again the women had
a lot to do with tipping the balance
against the old organization men. Mr..
Davenport also used the alleged un-
fairness of the lighting and power cor
poration of Utica against Senator
Wicks.
MacCrate's Feat
One of the most interesting events
in the local contests was the nomina-
tion of John MacCfate, Republican, for
Congress, on both the Republican and
Democratic tickets in the Sd District
of Brooklyn. MacCrate defeated former
Alderman Francis P. Bent. Mayor
Hylan's friend and director of contract
supervision in the Hylan Cabinet, who
was the Democratic organization can
didate. Conrad Hasenhug, the insur
gent Democrat, ran third. The vote
was: MacCrate, 4,379; Bent, 3,454, and
Hasenfug, 1894.
McCrate's feat in walking off with
the Democratic nomination is regarded
by Brooklyn leaders as one of the
most spectacular political coups ever
accomplished in Kings County. The Sd
Congressional District is strongly
Democratic. The numerical superiority
Of the Democrats on the enrolment
\ figures showed that they exceeded the
Republicans by 1862. The enrolment
Of the women practically doubled the
normal Democratic majority.
The nominee has practically a clear
field for election. His only regular
opponent at the general election will
be Joseph A. Whitehorn, the Socialist
candidate. Mr.. Bent was the McCooey
candidate. He had previously served
two terms in Congress, winning in 1914
and 1916 over the Republican candi-
dates in that district.
Bracket Beaten Again
Mortimer Y. Ferris, of Ticonderoga,
Clinton County, defeated James W.
Emerson for denomination in the War
len-W ashington- Clinton Essex district.
Emerson carried his own county of
Warren by ten votes. Emerson'S stand
on the prohibition issue in the Senate
last winter was largely responsible for
his defeat by the rural voters.
Ex-senator Bracket, who hoped for
Comeback" in Saratoga County, was
defeated, as usual, by Senator George
A. Whitney, who had the support of
the Whitman machine.
Ulster and Greene counties, where
the Lewis men thought they were
strong, were carried by the Governor
There was an upset in Orange
County, where Senator John D. Stivers,
of Middletown, a Whitman backer and
strong supporter of prohibition, was
beaten by ex-Assemblyman Caleb H.
Baumes, Newburgh lawyer. Local
issues contributed to the defeat Of
Senator Stivers, for Whitman carried
Orange County bV 2600.
Representative Walter w. Magee was
victorious by two to one, although the
veteran leader of the organization,
Francis Hendricks, sacrificed his county
leadership by supporting Giles II. Still
we'll. who opposed Magee on a dry
platform.
John A. Boiles Winner
In the Republican primary in the
21st Congress District the winner was
John A. Bolles. the vote being: Bolles,
2,613; Humphrey, 1,752; Ransom,
1,173; Hays, 2,601.
In the Democratic primary in the
31st Congress District Jerome F. Dono-
van won against Oliver by vote of
G,4l9 to 2,773.
In the Democratic primaries in
Queens Representative Charles Pope
Caldwell beat Stanley Fowler by vote
Of 1881 to 1856.
Whitman carried William l.. Wards
own election district in the village of
Port Chester by vote of 81 to II.
The town of Hampstead went for
Whitman by III to !.