The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-11
LABOR MEN SEE ROOSEVELT
TALKED WITH HIN ABOUT STATE
LABOR LAWS YESTERDAT.

IAROH LAWS IA1IAhbAI
Col. Roosevelt Returned from oyster Bay in
the Morning and Was Busy at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Headquartora Most of the
Day-wH he There All of To-Day Also.
Col Roosevelt returned to his campaign
headquarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday from Oyster Bay. He jumped at his
accumulated work with his characteristic en-
ercy. heightened by his two days OF rest.
Former Assemblyman Van DuZer took the
came train with the candidate and had
ashort talk with him over the back OF a car
seat. On arriving at Thirty-fourth street Col.
Roosevelt went at once to headquarters, and
4 for an hour the clang OF the typewriter bell was
! heard inside the door Of his room. No. II.
Then n great bundle OF letters was borne out
and mailed. and the candidate talked with his
visitors. His frat conference was with Chair
man Odell. and had mostly to do with the plans
for his campaign through the State.
At 1 O'Clock tho Colonel went out to lunch
with three labor leaders. Henry Weissmann.
formerly Secretary OF the Bakers international
Union; Henry White. General Secretary OF the
United Garment Makers Association Of Amer
Tea. and W. F. DerflnGer. fonAerly Organ
iEer OF typographical Union No. 9. One OF
these men called on the Colonel. volunta-
Rily. soon after his nomination and Col.
Roosevelt invited him to luncheon with the
DIuBE Two ~ lilhJ Illlo " AbOOboNOles
the latter part OF his term as a Police Commits
Oioner. became very friendly with a num-
Der OF labor leaders. these men among
them. They liked him because he
kept his promises, talked frankly with
them and was always accessible when
they called; whereas. in the days OF other Po-
lice Commissioner they had only been able to
get the ear Of q Police COMMISSIONS by using
much diplomacy and numerous infuen-
AT t~A-1l.N,o.a IT, kha1a 1ava thnv
learned that the one thing Commits
sioner Roosevelt would not stand was
violence, but that in every other matter he was
glad TO enter into friendly discussion with
them, and that on some matters he agreed
with them. In every way they found he strovo
theoretically to give them what he called "a
square deal"
After the luncheon the labor men gave out
an account OF the conversation. They got
no pledges OF any kind from the candi-
date. as indeed they asked for none and
wanted none. Their talk concerned itself with
/, what the labor organization people think can
be accomplished for workingmen by the Legis-
lature and the Governor. When they left the
candidate they we're firmly impressed with the
beliefthath he means to enforce the existing labor
laws. They found that Col. Roosevelt sine they
last knew him had been studying economical
problems hard and that he has taken a special
found him. as they already knew he was, a
f 1sFIoD. OelTjsSS eE learned IL Rr2tef fsst h labor BELIEVES ISsis;
that the city or the State should
tons ofiabor should, prevail and that the laws
Col. Roosevelt realized GS"f fully f"' as ' they; DID did
slant change and advance in the complications
hnd dangers Of machinery. it is necessary to
sHn1GGmaan- shall take the responsibility for the
risk to life and limb which the workingman
runs under the new conditions. Finally. they
I'VE are convinced that Mr.. Roosevelt is
6rOsd, p PpT f e is z dc demm0crhstm All It the true
by his aggressive sincerity in all his conversa-
Col. Roosevelt returned to the Fifth Avenue
time he was, there. William II. WINS arrived
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er fSi Hall n2os MAJ se sRHn zEs'b Bic Hun HunE HaT 10 F res-
taqrant in East Houston street, for dinner.
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welt came up the stairs. greatly to his astonish-
got word that Col. Roosevelt was at the cafe
and a crowd gathered about the doors and win
Mr.; Schwartz and many Of his friends
fully two hours, A group. Of Central ONCE
neIghhorhood came in and Joined the party at
the tables for a while. Several times during
the evening an enthusiast would shout:
"Hooray for Teddy ROOSEVELT" and the folks
ut the tables would answer the cheer. At 10
o'clock Col. Roosevelt went homo, He will re.
main here until tomorrow.