New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Co1alan on
Honest Count.
Jessup Asserts
Campaign Manager Calls
ON Watchers at Polls
TO See Election Is Not
Stolen From Surrogate
Demands Coleman Quit
Says He Should Insist on
Acceptance of Resignation
He Handed Sam Koenig'

Henry Wynans Jessup, chairman Of
the Cohalan campaign committee, de-
clared last night that If every vote cast
for Surrogate Cohalan is counted it in
sures his victory. Mr.. Jessup calls
upon honest watchers Of all candidates
to see to it that the election is not
stolen from the Surrogate.
In his statement Jessup calls upon
Frank ]. Coleman, who was named by
Sam Koenig, to insist the Koenig FAC
cept his resignation, which he handed
to Sam Koenig at the Republican ju-
Koenig to accept that resignation and
thereby correct, in the only manner
possible now, the mistake which he ad-
naits he made in refusing to indorse
John P. Cohalan for reelection"
I'VE have made close canvass of
the election districts, for the thorough
ness of which our women helpers are
largely responsible" said Mr.. Jessup.
"The result of this canvass shows a re-
narkable preponderance of Cohalan
sentiment. running as high as 80 per
cent in some election districts.
"But to have the vote cast Is one
thing and TO have 1t counted is an
other. Our watchers must be vigilant.
They should count the unused ballots
before they can be spirited away.
81 call upon every citizen who means
we'll by his neighbor and himself to
vote for Surrogate John P. Cohalan and
cooperate with US toward getting an
honest counting of the ballots. This
is not a question of party politics.
1t is entirely q question of an institu-
ton that must be above politics if
even justice is to benefit the public
in general. We do not go into our
courts to have justice dealt to us in
political portions but to have justice
administered on the basis of equality
before the law"
DIR. S. Parkes Cadman. psstor of
the Central Congregational Church of
Brooklyn, wrote to Surrogate Cohalan
yesterday:
~ am not in your district, but if
were should most certainly vote
for you. In any case allow me to wish
you an overwhelming majority next
Tuesday and every success in your
splendid efforts to serve us in your
public office
AT a tea given at the Hotel Astor
yesterday in honor of Mrs. Cohalan,
wife Of the Surrogate, Miss Clara
Spence. head Of the Spence School, said
to become actively engaged in politics
in order to campaign for Surrogate CO.
halan. .,**a
II am glad to join the thousands of
men and women who are actively cam
paigning to keep Surrogate Cohalan,
who has proved to be an incorruptible
judge, on the bench Of the widows and
orphans cour.sS shs said. II know his
work from personal experience, and it
would be q blot upon our electorate il
he were not reelected"
The Rev. DR.. George r. van dc Water,
rector Of st. Andrews Protestant Epis-
copal Church, said:
"I shall be proud to vote for Surro-
gate Cohalan on Tuesday, and when
go to the ballot box / will go with my
father, who is ninety-one years old,
and my mother, who is eigbty-nine, and
both, like myself, admirers Of surro-
gate Cohalan."
Surrogate Cohalan also spoke.
~ have appointed perhaps 1,4o0 law
yers in the last fourteen years, and
row The World has made the discov-
cry that would appoint only persons
known to me-" he said. "But The
World has been silent on the reason
Tor Its oPposltlon TO me. III is opposing
me because l increased the Pulitzer es-
tate by more than s2,000,000 for tax
able purposes. And to show you how
far the executors went in their unde =
appraisal Of the Pulitzer estate, let me
cali your attention to the fact that
they swcre that the two Associated
Press franchises were worth but $1,000
each, although distinguished journal
ist was then in the market with an
offer Of $5o0,0o0 for one Associated
Prass franchise"
The tea was one Of the biggest func-
tions Of its kind this year, and women
Of all political opinions crowded the
ballroom and vigorously applauded the