New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
VCULD NOT SIGN THE PAPER
ROOSEVELT AND THE INDEPENDENTS
NOMINATION.
ATTEMPT TO GET HIM TO DECLINE IT BIZ
MEANS OF SWORN STATEMENT BE-
FORE THE CERTIFICATE IS
FILED-HIS REPLY.

FILED-HIS REPLY.
The routine OF campaign work at the headquar-
tiers Of the Republican State Committee. in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel interfered with to some
extent yesterday by efforts OF the Independents to
get Colonel Roosevelt to decline their nomination
by means OF a sworn statement before they filed
their certificate Albany Several OF the men In
terested in the movement for an Independent State
ticket went over from the headquarters OF the Cti-
Gems Union early in the afternoon. and wanted 10
have Colonel Roosevelt sign affidavit that he
intended to decline the Independent nomination for
Governor. They said that VI. d. Rothschid was
ready 10 start for Albany 10 file with the Secretary
Of State the certificate OF the Independent nominal
tions the necessary signatures to their petitions
having been secured. and II Colonel Roosevelt would
please sign the affidavit the substitution OF another
candidate for Governor on the Independent ticket
could be made without extra trip to Albany.
Colonel Roosevelt said he did not think he would
sign such paper without consulting with counsel
as TO the legal effect OF such act. He consulted
with Chairman Odell. of the State Committee. and
the advice of Ehu Root asked the tele-
phone. Mr.. Odei said later:
We are not going to rush In and sign pa pers pre-
sented here IN such haste for him. Colonel Roose-
yelt has no Official knowledge Of his nominate
by the Independents yet, and certainly don't
know either officially or unofcially. about the
legality Of any such nomination by the Citizens
party. Colonel Roosevelt, in an informal letter.
declined their nomination some time ago. Since
then they have gone ahead getting petitions. using
that ne had declined and another man would be
here ana have ready to lay before counsel a num-
Der of letters from sisners OF those petitions In
which they, say that they sisned under msappre.
henson OF the facts Of the. case. and that
they would never have signed II they had known
any other man than Colonel Roosevelt would be
legality Of the Gtizens State party nominations by
gnng formal STATE %s kn0T II T aSse
nomination. They are afraid ne won't They'll
now when they get eth through With the campaisn
At p. m. Paul Fuller, John J, Chapman and
quarters, and insisted upon a talk with Colonel
Roosevelt. When they saw him he was too busy
called Mr.. Fuller into Chairman odeliss, room and
explained why he could not sign the affidavit pre-
away. satisfied that Colonel Roosevelt would de-
cline the independent nomination at the proper
decning the i11deRendent nomination said
AND gong 0s to ao that TRs
guest to-day was ridiculous: They brought over
be my intention to decline their nomination as
soon as II is mde. Such a document would not
RE ,nG sn E but @ on Sou
with my counsel. and II there were no legal diff
had been actually nominated It would be foolish
for me to do any anything else :, A..
State Committee contemplated taking any legal
steps to prevent the filing Of the independent nom-
nation He declined to say anything about the in
do you any Interior object In this OF
the Citizens State party 10 get Colonel Roosevelt
TO decline It's nomination in advance?" Mr. Odell
asked.
The whole movement has had Interior OBJ
ject." he replied
Colonel Fox secretary OF the Republican State
Committee. said: THE Citizens State party has
used Colonel Roosevelt's name 10 get nominating
certificates under false pretenses. and 1t is try
ing to get the man 1t is njuring to subscribe to the
humbug."
Information that Mayor Thomas E. Kinney. OF
Utica. had decided TO- decline the independent
nomination for Controller because Colonel Roose-
vets name was 70 be withdrawn from the head Of
the ticket received at the State Committee
headquarters yesterday afternoon. but the men
who trying 10 get Colonel Roosevelt to sign
the affidavit said they had not heard OF such n
decision.
Perez NJ. Stewart yesterday sent to the Inde
pendents A letter. declining their nomination for
Assemblyman in the NTXth District.
Colonel Roosevelt yesterday took luncheon with
ex-Congressman Wcver. who said that the party
in Clinton County had ben united and would give
a bigger majority than usual for the State ticket
Ex-Congressmaa Timothy !. Campbell. Democrat
who will work for Colonel Roosevel:'s election also
CO. led the headquarters yesterday.
Senator Foraker OF Ohio has promised the State
Committee that ne will speak at meeting 10 be
held In Buffalo Friday night. Colonel Roose
welt will come in from oyster Bay and address the
coored mems meeting at Lenox Lyceum on the
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