The evening world., 1903-10-21
ROOSEVELI'S GOOD
LUCK TO ERLAVGER
The President TeIegraphs His
Kind Wishes to the Tammany
Nominee for Sheriff of New
York County.
CLASSMATES At SCHOOL
ttJgwam Candidate Sent Col. Roose-
welt a "Good Luck" Message when
He Ran For Governor, and the
President Returps Compliment.

when President Roosevelt, during his
recent trip through the Yellowstone
i~pTosented Sheriff Fred Dalzell. of Da-
kota. with a brace of silver-mounted
;rsvolvers the Executive said: ~ give
s4hese to you because you are a brave
man
Sheriff DalzeIl had been one OF the
Roosevelt Rough Riders IN the Cuban
campaign. A law school classmate OF
president Roosevelt Is now running for
the office of Sheriff of this county on
the Democratic ticket. President Roose-
welt has sent him a telegram wishing
him good, luck in his campaign for
election. He Is Mitchell l.. Erlanger. the
young lawyer who, to the surprise OF
Tammany men themselves, was named
Tor sheriff at the Democratic County
Convention.
2 Mr.. Erlanger and President Roosevelt
wore ella ssmates in the Columbia Law
School In the years 1882 and 1888. The
school was then in Great Jones street.
They became warm friends. and when
president Roosevelt was running for
Governor In this State Mitchell Erlanger
sent him q good luck message for the
Asaks of old college days.
Nomination a Surprise.
u appears, too. that Erlanger. whose
nomination was a surprise to him and
'who never entertained an ambition TO
be a sheriff. is acquainted with Sheriff
.Dalzell. who was characterized by the
President as q brave man.
In the class with President Roosevelt
and Erlanger were Lloyd w. Bowers,
now OF the Supreme Court bench Of
wisconsin; Eugene and George Wash
'fngton Sellgman, bankers; Frank Good
now, Henry w. Goodrich. son of JUS
Stice Goodrich, Of Kings County; Rob-
ert II. McCarter, Acknowledgement OF
New Jersey; Henry Clinton Carter.
Henry Choate Ordway, Charles Clinton
Marshall and other men who have risen
TO positions OF influence.
Mr.. Erlanger is forty-six years old,
D very well known as a lawyer and re-
sides in the Nineteenth Assembly Dis
tyict at the ormonde Apartment House,
Seventeen street and Broadway. He
was graduated from the public schools
end then prepared himself for college
while working as a clerk in a downtown
house. He Became n protege of Prof.
Dwight, the lean of Columbia Law
SSAOop oAiu HAb hPPoiifpCu % III VI CnS
librarians. He was a tutor during the
last w ears of the course and con-
tinued tutoring three years after he
graduated In 1883. He was encouraged
by Prof. Dwight to open a law ofice
downtown.
While q life long Democrat. Mr.. Err
HANGERS present appearance in the pol
litical world as q candidate for office In
This first intimate knowledge Of politics.
When his nomination was announced he
was overwhelmed with Endorsements by
ERepublicans and Independents, including
lawyers. bankers. merchants and bust
ness men generally.
Rouptk Robin from Clerks.
He received a round robin" signed
by nearly all the clerks and attaches Of
to courts of the county. Republican
and Democratic Judges Of the various
courts have either called Upon him or
sent letters commencing his candidacy.
MIR. Erlanger was on the committee Of
'the Dewey celebration. He is a thirty
second degree Mason, a member of Pa
clio Lodge and of the Mecca Mystic
Shrine. He is also q member of the
lIaw Institute, the Democratic Club,
EWashington irving Union Club and the
IDwight Alumni Association. He is very
prominent In Hebrew circles.
lawyers are particularly interested in
the candidacy OF Mr.. Erlanger.
II elected he will be the frst active
Ipractitioner to hold the. office in twenty
Republicans pledging support to Mr..
l~gErlanger, nj an auxiliary corps of
prominent men has been organized to
aid In his campaign.