The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-15
ST|MSON STRIVES
 ID DOWN RUMORS Candidate Says Taft and
 Roosevelt Are Friendly ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST Nomination of Republican Candidate
 For President in 1912 Has Moth ing to Do With New York Campaign Says stimsOn
ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST

New York. October 14-Henry l.. Stim- son, republican nominee for governor of New York, said in speech at Carnegie Hall tonight that he was authorized by President Taft to say that This New York campaign has nothing whatever to do with the nomination of a republican candidate for President in 1912" MT. Stimson was addressing a vast audience at republican ratification meet ing at Carnegie hall, held under the | auspices of the Republican club of New York.
 After declaring that selfish mischief makers" were seeking to stir up an s- sue between the two great leaders of the republican party, which does not exist" he said: T agree with President Taft and say it with his authority, that this New York campaign has nothing whatever to do with the nomination of republican can didate for President in 1912 or with the adoption of policy changing the funda- mental structure of the government as charged by the democratic platform, all though I also agree with President Taft
 
 is successful 1t may have a great deal to do with the election of the republican for President in 1912, whoever he may be If President Taft has no fear as to the effect of this campaign upon that ques- tion of nomination or platform, I do not think that our opponents. Judge Parker or MT. Dix, need charge their con- sciences In respect to it."
 | On Tuesday night last. Judge Parker issued a statement saying that Theodore Roosevelts purpose is to deceive the people of this state in the hope that they will elect his ticket. That done. he will accept the result as a command by the people of the state that he be it's can didate."
 Tonight's meeting was the first big re- publican rally of the campaign and 1t was ushered in by parades of republicans in three divisions, from the north, west and east sections of the city Former Mayor Seth Low presided, and Otto T. Barnard, Job E. Hedges, William A. Predergast and Representative William S. Bonnet were the other speakers.
 MT. Stimson devoted the greater part of his speech to an arraignment of John M. Dix, his opponent on the democratic ticket.
 Otto Barnard also referred to '1g12.''
 There are republicans in this city who suffer from hysteria when the name of Theodore Roosevelt is mentioned, he said. They are fearful If we succeed in this fight for good government In this state, that the just glory which will be due to Roosevelt will make him Pres ident in 1912 instead of Taft. In other words they are such loyal sons of this Empire state that they would cheerfully turn it over to Tammany Hall because of their forebodings as to 1912. They admit that Henry Stimson is the best man who could have been selected to continue the work of Governor Hughes but they say: Give him the ax and down with good government if by so doing we can check Roosevelt What do you think of that? My notion is that if New York Is lost November 1t may easily be democratic in 1912, and if 1t is democratic in 1912 1t might be that neither Taft nor any other republican could be elected