The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
COLEk SITS ON RUMOR
Brooklyn Man Softly Denies
One Impeachment.
NOT TO BE VICE PRESIDENT
Reporter for the New York sun
Uses Telephone ia Get His story,
and Refers 10 Clippings for His
Tip-The sun Seems to he POking
Fun at One ID. 5. CoIer.

3. Coler one Of the best-known persons
in Brooklyn. "a man OF force, intuition,
and tact. kind and gentle to a fault to
ward friends. implacable bat not revenge
ful toward his foes, whose every thought
and endeavOr make for the uplift Of his
party regardless Of what It is, wise in the
councils of the nation builders, scintillat-
/ ing and brilliant at the festive banquet
board, a Cicero and a Demosthenes in
the pillared halls of State, relentless in
! accomplishing an end when within his
heart Of hearts he knews that the end
justides the means that ne so steadfastly
Ipursues TO accomplish said end. a man
who when his country calls NAV be
driven to single or double harness. who is
Office broken and not afraid of the steam
cars, prominent In politics and 5he Meth
/ Odist Church. and warranted not 10 rip.
ITaVel. or run down al the heels-euch an
one is 3. s. Coler (applausel, who last
| night was placed in nomination for the
second highest nomination in the Gift Of
| the Democratic party. and reporter for
a Brooklyn paper other than the Eagle
prolonged applause and several cheers)
Hardly had the news that Mr.. CoIer's
candidacy for the Vice Presidency was
the talk Of his election district exploded
across the river 10 Manhattan when he
was called up on the telephone by a New
York Sun space writer and asked point
blankctly either 10 affirm or deny that he
Is 20 be the running mate OF William
Jennings Bryan IN the coming unpleas-
antness. II it hadn't been so wet under
foot the Sun man would have gone all
the way over to the Brooklyn Borough
Hall 20 ask Mr.. Coler face 20 face instead
Of dropping into drug store near the
western end Of the bridge and calling I'D
$3.50 Main MIR Coler replied in effect:
Central Quits In.D
Hello, Get of the wire. central. Hefo,.
wish to say as positively as I can that
win not be the next Vice President Of
the United States"
There seemed nothing more 10 Il after
that If Mr.. Coler only had said 81 shall
not be the next" &c. there might have
been ray OF hope. But he didn't
equivocate. He said Il will not be" You
know there's no answer 10 that
But, Mr.. Coler." It was explained 10
the statesman. ex-senator Pettlgrew. or
South Dakota. and ex-senator Dubois. Of
Idaho called upon you to-day and tender
cd YOU the nomination for the Vice Pres,-
dency. Now. come across with the news
Its in the Brooklyn Eagle or something
tonight and must ba true
"Did the Eagle mention my nameer
asked Mr Coler I'm sure the Eagle
didn't mention my name, did it7' he went
on wistfully. eagerly
The clippings were overhauled and il
was then learned after a more carefully
reading that I'm a general way the Brook
lyn paper had talked of the possibility
of Mr.. CoIer running for the Vice Presf-
dency. It said that he had about as much
chance for the nomination as a feather
boa in a blast furnace or words to that
effect.
No. Indeed. He's Not.
Mr., C0ler's manner changed.
7 am not a candidate for the Vice
Presidency" he said. Furthermore. Sen
ators Pettigrew and Dubois were not
here to-day. It was last Saturday. They
did not offer me the nomination for the
Vice Presidency We're all for BRYAN.
that's all and talked along that line
Otherwise the report is quite correct, as
usual"
It was the way he said it: otherwise
the report is quite correct, as usual" He
said It just that way.
But if-but when the nomination is
offered TO You will YOU run Mr.. Coler?''
the statesman was asked. 'If not. why?"
Because I have trouble enough as il is
trying to keep Metz straight" was the
answer
And is # true, Mr.. Coler, that YOU
said to-day that henceforth you are go
ing to confne your attention exclusively
TO State polltlcs?"
It was a little thing to ask, you will |
says, but you say that because YOU have
not gTasped the possibilities of an af- |
firmative answer. If Mr.. Coler said |
yes" instantly Brooklyn would be left |
to shift along for herself She would be |
a ship without a stern rudder. a derellct 1
hOoping ungulded. YES" would mean r
demolition Of private telephones In the /
humble homes Of thousands of trans 4
PoRtine borough employees. It would /
mean the absolute stagnation Of Brook /
lyn Rapid Transit summer afternoon /
riots. And while these possibilities were I
flashing through the questioners mind /
Mr. CUler came back like the kick of a /
shotgun with
Make that city and State politics "
he replied, breathlessly. II viii confne /
myself 20 city and State politics-and |
Metz"
But many say that Mr. Coler is over
modest-that when he says the nomina-
ton for the Vice Presidency was not Of
fered TO him his statement is only partly /
true. inasmuCh as the election to the
Presidency was really offered to him.
Why, just Lots Of 'Em.
Every once in a while. so admiring
neighbOrs in Mr. CeIer's block said yes
terday the idol of the election district
has an offer Of something. Only last
i