The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-02
WHITMAN ENDORSED
BY COL. ROOSEVELT
Colonel Writes Vote for Smith
Will Be Vote for
Tammany.
PRAISES WHITE BOON
Says Women Voters Must Con
slider Whether They Want
Tiger at Albany.
PRAISES WHITE BOON

Col. Theodore ROOSEVELT Nss fndorpss
Gov. Whitman for reelection. IN . fete,,
TO Joseph II Sears. chairman Of ths
Whitman white Book Committee n.
Colonel declares that . vote for prss,.
dent Alfred e. Smith 10 vote for Tam
many. while . vots for whitman 4.
4 vote TO continue the work % vel
done In the past four yeara"
The letter addressed 30 Dear Scare
vino Is . neishbor at Oyster Bay. rsadss
Il like the statement OF the whitman
White Book Committee II carries =
straisht message OF patriotism and -
asks support for q man who has made
. nrst rate war Governor.
"on this Issue Of the war. ne rpcst
important OF all present day Issues, thsrs
can be no half way attitudsS Every
American worth calling IN American
must demand that the war be fought
through to q nnish. until Germany 10
brought to her knees. Gov. whitmsr
has proved BY his deeds his loyal Ell.
cheney in this war. His work In getuns
the State ready for war. and ready 60
do even. more than its part. has BEEN
admirable. His organization OF thu
State military training system has been
FAR eeeing and wise. It has been ali
example for the nation a. q whole.
For Tammany OF Against II.
Furthermore. there - no half war
attitude possible within the State in this
campaign. The voter IL either for Tam
many or against IL Tammany now ab"
solutely dominates the STATE Democratic
machine A vote for Tammsnys cAndi-
date for Governor IL q vote for Tam
many therefore. Il Is a vote to estAh-
fish at Albany the practices against
which for half q century the decent
citizens OF New York city, without dn-
tinction OF party. have been steadily
arrayed.
"On the other hand a vote for whit,
man 10 a vote TO continue the work 90
we'll done in the past four years. You
white book gives that record in deta4,.
item by item, department by depsr.
ment' in open and above board fash!on.
II want to call your attention TO =
point which is Of vital Importance and
which you have not empha ASKED. You
should ask every woman in the Stat
to consider well what she will DO. This
10 the hrst tina she has voted IN New
York. Do the women OF New Yort
want their FIRST ballot to put Tamnany
into power throughout the whole State
Do the mothers, sisters and wives OF
this Commonwealth want to enlarge the
field Of TsInmany operations 20 that our
State shall como under the sinister in
fiuences which for years have tainted
our municipal life7
They will do we'll to consider whethe~
they want woman suffrage in New York
to begin it's life with such . FIRST step
For them. too, no half way attitude Ia
possible. II Is q clean cut Issue They
must either vote for whitman or for
Tammany. Surely they will not hesits;.
In their choice"
Governors Friends Gratified.
Four years ago the Colonel favored
the nomination Of former Senator HsT-
vey d. Human instead OF Mr.. Whitman
in the primaries, and later supported
Frederick NJ. Davenport. the Prosres-
sive candidate. Two years ago the
Colonel spoke for Charles E Hughes,
the Republican candidate for President.
but did not go out OF his way 70 ass!s'
the Whitman campaign.
This year an effor. vas made TO n
duce him to rim against Gov. Whityrsr
for the nomination for Governor H'
declined, but at the same time did no.
indorse the candidacy of the Governor
His letter commencing the Governor
administration, particularly that part
connected with the war. is therefore eI
trsordinarily gratifying to Mr. WIZ"
mans friends They hope that later be-
may be induced TO speak.
Arrangements are now being mad
for whirlwind campaign for the Gov
ernor after the Liberty Loan drive Con
trary to expectation II has been posSi'
BILE to secure special train. From
October II to 20 the Governor will cove
us much of the upstate territory as IRE
schedule maker can crowd into so orief
a space, The last i've days OF the cam
paign the Governor will devote 10 IN"
metropolitan district.
The newly appointed executive COT
m!ttee will held It's first meeting to mat
out the broad policies OF the cau1psiy
tomorrow NJ / o'clock.