The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-24
Cannot Run For Governor of New
York.
LIVES AT WASHINGTON
HIS OWN AFFIDAVIT PRESENT
ED AS PROOF.
In Order to Escape Taxes He .Swore
That He Was Not a Resident of
the State-His Supporters Declare
They Will Nominate Him Any
way.

! Albany, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-The sup
porters of Governor Black have to-
night exposed their hand, which has
been responsible for their great conf
dence in their ability to defeat Colonel
Roosevelt for the gubernatorial nomin-
alton, and which makes the nomination
of the colonel an imposSibility. Colonel
! Roosevelt they say, is ineligible TO
run as a candidate for governor IN this
state at this time.
| Superintendent of Public Works Aid
J ridge, with a. delegation of Republl-
cans who have been affiliated with him
| in the fight for Governor Blacks re-
nomination. as against Mr. Roosevelt,
F.! left New York City this afternoon to
! tell Senator Plat and the local Re
publican leaders why Mr.. Roosevelt is
ineligible" for the nomination, and
when the matter has been placed be-
| fore him and his associates in that
city, the Black men say Colonel Roose-
| welt will no longer be mentioned as
candidate for governor.
When Colonel Roosevelt was sworn
in as assistant secretary of the navy
he swore to his residence as Washing
ton. d. c. The federal constitution,
however, provides that persons holding
office in the federal government retain
their residence in the state from which
they are appointed but when Colonel
Roosevelt resigned from the navy de-
partment he retired to private life.
Thereafter he enlisted in the army,
and, in accepting his commission,
again swore to his residence as Wash
ington. d. C.
While this is the primary ground of
the contention, it is claimed that fur
Their evidence of his ineligibility is af-
forded in the fact that when he was
assessed for personal property in the
town of oyster Bay. he later appeared
before the tax commissioners and swore
off the assessment upon ground that
he was not a resident of Oyster Bay,
but was a resident of Washington,
D. c.
ROOSEVELTS AFFIR AVIT.
New York, Sept. 2s.-The World to-
morrow will publish the following:
Qualifications of Governor-No per-
son shall be eligible TO the office of
governor or of lieutenant governor ex-
cept a citizen of the United States
of the age of not less than 80 years.
and who shall have been for five years
next preceding his election a resident
of this state''-Constitution Of the state
of New York. article iv, section 2
Washington, d. C.-TheOdore Roose-
L,
10 last L was appointed secretary of the
navy. l came on to Washington and
took up my residence here. On May i,
1897, 1 and my family moved out of
the house we had been occupying in
New York City, and my sister moved
in. l had rented the house from her,
my understanding being that my fam
lily should move out on May l, but that
1 could stay there until Oct. l, 1897, If
I so desired. l had no residence in
New York City, and did not vote, and
could not vote there at the last cleo
ton. Since October, 1897, 1 have not
had any domicile or residence in New
York City and have not and do not
own or lease any dwelling house there
whatsoever Last June l rented the
house in which 1 am now residing with
my family at 1910 N street, Washing
ton, D. c. In October last my family
came here from Oyster Bay, L. /, and
since then 1 have been and now am
resident of Washington.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
'Sworn to before me this 21st day
Of March, 1898.
(Signed) EDWIN P. HANNA,
Notary Public"
WILL NOMINATE HIM, ANYWAY.
At midnight Chairman B. e. O'Dell,
IT,, of the Republican state committee,
was interviewed at the Fifth avenue
hotel by the Associated Press repre-
sentative in reference to the alleged
ineligibility for the office of Colonel
Roosevelt. I'VE knew all about the
affidavits signed by Colonel Roosevelt"
said Mr.. O'Dell, ''and we are not in the
least worried. The best lawyers and
the best judges in the city have had
IL Il
and they are uniformly of the opinion
that there is nothing in these docu-
ments which will prevent the nominal
ton and election of Colonel Roosevelt.
I'm the first place there is abundant
evidence to the effect that Colonel
Roosevclts real residence was at Oys
ter Bay, L. /. We have many letters
and documents to show that Mr.. Roose-
Welt regarded Oyster Bay as his real
home. And the courts have decided
that mans intent governs in the
matter of residence. Mr.. Roosevelt paid
taxes at Oyster Bay, his house was
there, his servants there, and his fam
lily there a considerable part of the
time. Under the laws of the state of
New York assessments cannot be levied
on personal property except where
man actually lives"
$50 you are convinced that Mr..
Roosevelt is eligible?" was asked.
Eyes, and what is more. we are go
ing to nominate him and the people will
elect him the next governor of the state
of New York." said Mr.. O'Dell with
emphasis.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, when
seen in regard to the matter, said he
did. not care to make any statement. |
The story, he declared, of his not be-
ing resident of New York state was
without foundation Colonel Roosevelt |
did not seem very much worried about |
the matter.
Washington, Sept 23.-As bearing |
upon controversy over the legal resi- |
dence of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, it |
is interesting to note that when he was |
at Lieutenant Colonel !
and subsequently as colonel of the |
rough riders, he was credited to New |
York In the war departments official |
publication of the list of volunteer off,
GERS. Colonel Roosevelts residence is |
given as New York