▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁Count ▁Gy ula ▁And rá ss y . ▁Had ik ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁working ▁companion ▁to ▁Gy ula ▁And rá ss y . ▁ ▁Had ik ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁drawing ▁up ▁a ▁bill ▁propos ing ▁universal ▁male ▁suff rage ▁that , ▁however , ▁was ▁defeated . ▁Having ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁politics ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁post , ▁Had ik ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁continued ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁minister ▁without ▁port folio , ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁food ▁production ▁and ▁distribution , ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁We ker le ▁government . ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁After ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁S ánd or ▁We ker le ▁Cab inet ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁which ▁had ▁opposed ▁re forms ▁proposed ▁by ▁Aust rian ▁polit icians ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire , ▁Arch du ke ▁Joseph , ▁representing ▁Emperor ▁Karl ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁appointed ▁Had ik ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁instead ▁of ▁Mih ály ▁K á ro ly i , ▁contrary ▁to ▁expect ations , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁And rá ss y . ▁After ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Had ik , ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁office