. ▁He ▁was ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁But ch ers ▁and ▁Me at ▁C ut ters ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁and ▁Independ ence ▁League ▁tick ets ▁for ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Mitchell ▁May . ▁After ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁Tre as urer ▁John ▁J . ▁Kennedy ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁neither ▁Democr ats ▁nor ▁Republic ans ▁had ▁a ▁majority ▁on ▁joint ▁ball ot ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁Progress ive ▁members . ▁The ▁Progress ives ▁offered ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁a ▁deal , ▁but ▁were ▁turned ▁down . ▁Then ▁they ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁and , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁elected ▁Call ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁to ▁fill ▁Kennedy ' s ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁( 9 8 ▁votes ▁for ▁Call , ▁ 9 6 ▁votes ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁William ▁Arch er ) ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁the ▁Democratic ▁officials , ▁including ▁Deput y ▁Tre as urer ▁George ▁W . ▁B atten ▁would ▁continue ▁at ▁their ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁Tre as ury . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Call ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁and ▁Independ ence ▁League