New-York tribune., 1898-09-25
THE COLONEL NOT WORRIED.
POSITIVE THAT HIS ELIGIBILITY 10
NOT AFFECTED.
uc HAS DOCUMENTS. HE SAYS. WHICH WILL
PROVE HE HAS NEVER GIVEN Ir i
poMrcrLE IN THIS sTATE-A

HE HAS DOCUMENTS. HE SAYS, "hiNH
PROVE HE HAS NEVER GIVEN Up HIS
poMIcrLE IN THIS sTATE-A
STATEMENT DRAWN UP
To all appearances Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
,s not greatly worried over the question "hich
was sprung with go much dramatic erect on II
day night as to his eligibility TO take the Repup-
lican nomination for the Governorship' 10 use
his own phrase he looks upon the whoie th'hs
as mere farce. For his own part Coioi'e'
Roosevelt is as positive as man can DE tna'
,,s oeedovit will not in the least affect his elg-
bility for nomination. and ne asserts moreover
that documents which are now in the possession
OF Elihu Root will prove that he has never oro-
ken his domice in this State. 1t was uhoer-
stood that Mr.. Root had prepared a statement
for publication embodying these documents ana
showing that Colonel Roosevelt had never had
the least intention of doing anything that woulo
affect his residential qualification here. This
statement in fact. according to Colonel Roose-
Welt has already been drawn up. and Mr. Root
had the Colonels permission to give it out for
publication But Mr. Root was not to be found
and 1t is presumed that ne will withhold from
public ken Colonel Roosevelts statement until IL
has first been placed before the convention
DEFINING HIS STATUS.
II is known that the statement has neeh
written with the utmost care ana VIII GUM
pletey and satisfactorily define Coonei foose-
volts status and in the opinion OF his friends
will establish his eligibility to every ones sa''s-
faction.
q Mr. Root and Colonel Roosevelt were IN con-
sutation yesterday morning for upward OF TWO
hours and to the waiting reporters Mr. foot
afterward said that he would have no ihioriha-
ton TO make public until 23o O'CLOCK III 'ne
afternoon. At the appointed hour Mr.. foo'
could not be seen In his office, and at no time
during the rest Of the day could he be found
either at his home or at his CLUBS. CoIohei
Roosevelt himself sought 10 discover MI Root
wherea bouts between 6 and Z O'Clock In the
evening but was unsuccessful in his search.
Apparently Mr. Root is not visible to any
one" Colonel Roosevelt explained. "and 1t may
be that. as he is a delegate to the Saratoga
Convention he wishes to lay the documents
which he has proving my eligibility. together
with the statement which he has prepared be-
fore the Convention before making them public
Mr.. Root will. OF course. act as he thinks most
advisable. and in order not TO interfere IN any
way with his plans do not feel disposed to
talk about the matter OF eligibility until have
seen him.
But there is no harm in my saying this"
Colonel Roosevelt went on, that In all my com
munication with my counsel relating 10 the pay
ment of taxes in this city | specifically in
structed him TO do nothing that would in any
way jeopardize my domicile In this State In
formed him that / would sooner pay the tax
which had been un1ustly levied upon me as a
nonresident Of New-York City than do anything
that would raise any question as TO my domi-
cile"
Earlier in the day Colonel Roosevelt said that
there was no particle OF doubt as to his eligibil-
lty and that any assertion TO the contrary was
nonsensical.