New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-26
FILL INDEPENDENT TICKET.
GOYERNORSHIP CANDIDATE ~ DE-
NAMED IN ROOsEvELTS PLACE.

| first place on their ticket. JUST "io' ~ :, =,
will be they would not say yesteroaE "u.
! known that a number Of men have been taiheu
Of for the nomination. John De witt warmer
| acting for the committee. gave out last hish'
| at tho Reform Club the committees statement
| ernhodving q narration of the Colonels ueci"
ton and the determination 10 fll MS piace' inc
! committee will meet to-day at ALBANY anu VIC
| candidate for Governor will either De chose"
| then or a special committee VIII be seiecteo ~
| nama hin, According to the law the nomina-
ton papers cannot be filed until after the last
| NJ this month The canvassers or the ihoePeh-
| dents have been busy in the last week IN oo-
| tanning the fifty signatures to the nomination
petitions required from each county ana 'hes
! report great success. The petitioners VIII nav
TO be informed of the change in the name mat
| Is to head the ticket
THE COMMITTEES STATEMENT.
The statement of the committee given out last
night is as follows:
Saturday evening the Path Inst sn Mr. our Donina
ton for Governor if rendered him our Pelsona q,
AZ once more dficult and more necessary for us
fully TO inform the men VINO nave aC't he nrasent
authority OF the steps that lea UP u INC P''"'
In August it was known that many an ,, y95eTf
for State ofices candidates who should take once
free from partisan obligation ,r,oras believed that
he would be an ideal head for such ticket etc. Th hey
Gonden' also on m lh sef qSa an ndependen
uprising would force it TO nominate him without
p sss, they ss Sa hs ELECTION Would
and at the same time iha, uonS he derived
OF the use of his record 70 eject It's other canal
dates They presented ms view 10 thew had
barely seen Mr.. Roosevelt but mat they na a. al,
SnII consultation and asked the views OF the con-
ference that they might fully inform Mr' hooSe-
Their suggestions were favorably received but
with specal nsistence on the part Of those present
thai n Wo mSst be De made to Mr.
OF the Republican nomination the renauer J LA
be selected by Them An adjournment was then
taken that the situation might be iuliy iaiu oelofe
Mr. Roosevelt
COLONEL ROOSEVELTS RESPONSE.
on the reassembling of the conference Mr. Chap
man and Mr. Klein reported that they had fully
conferred with Mr. Roosevelt and the plan above
noted was approved by him but with the express
limitation that In our plans should so far IAN
that he should not receive the Repuoican hoit h
Independent nomination Ghis, under our laW being
by petition. could not be endered nm ye mnII bed
been called, and that in any address when we
should issue this should be mao and believing
tbemseives in full accord with Mr.. Roosevelt's
vsWs NTH friends throughout the state to
the other on the ticket and Tor co.operatNs9i
Kt the Mr csn on Mr. ins and
visited tie prIcrG cities F oI iaS the eth inst 1t
decided upon a ticket. and directed petitions 10 ne
prepared for Its asksG an ,nf
was to meet on Monday, the l2h inst)' ana IS
sued an nsed Sss lrS Our
for m a sus s s ia be 10
thu ,nf sxs c OF of
OF the party bosses and their creatures we 40 , hg
election We do not know that. when noT nlnI
by in case sn9Hd be be TP6S S Il his duty
to We him to be fee 10 dea % debor s.
,ion' But our own duty is clear.
NOT ALL FROM ONE PARTY.
NO attention whatever has been paid 20 the po-
ut,cal leanres Of these candidates except that we
have avoided choosing all from the same party
On Sunday the nth inst, there appeared in IN, ne
press interview with Colonel jerome Oh N'''
Colonel Roosevelt authorizes the announcement
ina, ne ana az ny word While he has not been
seeking the Republican nomination for GoyernCr,
honor and duty. recognizns' as g., ne noeS me
dignity and honor Of the position ne eany ' b
the delegates at the saraosa conyenion' ~. wouI5
he receive the nomination ana ne esc,cd h ne nt,re
S Ss Republican '0Ve'"0'-'o'F'"'' w. ,.
,esspened he eligibility OF Mi Roosevelt an in
dependent candidate a representative OF our con con-
ference Mr.. Ro,hschild who was familiar with
everythlnr that had transpred. called upon him at
Moniauk on Monday the 18th inst, gave him COPY
The fSor Explained that the Czcns
Union was that evening to decide whether TO SUP
pErn ths pl s he might give Jerome inter
view in order that the Citizens Cnion might DC
At first by telegraph and later IN person Mr
Rohschnd reported Nj Rooseyes eSbana1r an
gnarc referred TO: that Mr. Roosevelts position
@ p,sc sd as Sd made Mr.
Roosevelt az 10 circulating nominating petitions
The telegraphic advices were received before the
c,,iyens I-nion meeting and their contents used
The Citizens Union formally approved the pro
and emblem in their behalf. and on the following
or second day thereafter those In charge OF NE
approval over his own signature OF the ADDRESS IN
question.
NOMINATING BLANKS CIRCULATED.
Blanks for nomination petitions were at once pre-
pared and as the daily papers constantly informed
all interested to know. circulated for signatures.
On the 10th inst word was received from Mr.
Roosevelt that he found himself In an impossible
| nosition" with reference to nomination. and
| suggested an Interview, and at such an interview
| at the city Club, the 23d inst. Mr.. Roosevelt
! cline the Independent nomination were 1t offered
him withheld It for the time being. and asked for
| was had and on the evening. Saturday the
oath inst. at $3.50 p m. he delivered TO us the let
! ready been published In the press
After taking what we believed to be every rea- .
sonable precaution TO be sure that we were acting
| in full accord with Mr.. Roosevelts views, We have
10 thank ourAfrlends throughout the State for the
| nrompt support In funds and in work with which
| the Independent canvass has been supported and
| TO regret that confidence which they may have
| acquired through in the entire willingness OF
| their proposed candidate to accept their nomina-
| ton should have proved mistaken
| The support which had expected for Mr..
| Roosevelt we bespeak for the candidate to be
named In his place. a conference OF the other
| didates with committee has been called for to-
| morrow at Albany.
| PAUL FULLER,
Chairman Independent Citizens Committee.
| BOUDINOT KEITH Secretary.
New-York, Sept % 1898
| JEROME WARNS CITIZENS UNION.