New-York tribune., 1910-07-30
ROOSEVELT TAKES STAND
Declares in Statement He Will
Not Take Sides.
PINcHOT BOOM LAUNCHED
Ex-President Asked to Support
Him for Governor OF
New York.

| EjX-6IeS1QeQC ASKED 10 0uPPOA
Him for Governor of
New York.
Theodore Roosevelt, at the office OF
''The Outlook yesterday. issued q for
mai statement denying that he was TAX
ing sides in the California situation o'
would take sides in any contest 1o'
nomination anywhere. He was driver
to this by information from William It.
Stanton. brother Of Philip A. Stanton
candidate for Governor there. that Gif'
ford Pinchot's activities in behalf o1
Hiram Johnson were represented TO nave
the Roosevelt approval and that Jo1n-
sons campaigners were saying they bore
the Roosevelt o. K.
William G. Stanton, who lives in Bay
onne, N. j., bore letter from his
brother, at present speaker of the Cali
fornia Assembly, to Mr.. Roosevelt, ex-
planning the situation. Verbally he told
the ex-President that his brother was
every bit as progressive" as Johnson,
for whom Pinchot is campaigning.
| Philip Stanton, it seems, is author OF
the direct primary law which California
also of a new ballot law. He took the
Roosevelt side during the fight over the
anti-Japanese legislation, and managed
to kill 1t. The brother Of the candidate
told Mr.. Roosevelt that the newspapers
and political workers favoring Johnson
were saying that Pinchot bore Roose-
velt's approval of Johnson's candidacy
from Oyster Bay Under the circum-
stances, Philip Stanton thought this de-
manded some word from Mr.. Roosevelt
setting forth the facts.
Therefore, Mr.. Roosevelt gave out the
following telegram, sent to the candt-
date Stanton. at Los Angeles:
Mr.. Philip A. Stanton.
at the request of your brother, wire
to say that I have just given out the
following authorized statement: / have
told Mr.. Stanton that / have refused to
take part in this contest for the NOM
ination for Governor, just as l have re-
fused to take part in all similar contests
No man represents me or has any au-
thorization to speak for me in this mat
ter or any similar matter concerning a
contest for nomination, and / wish to
state, with all possible emphasis. that
am not taking part, one way or another,
in this or any similar contest for NOM
ination.
I would like to add that it ought not
to be necessary for me to repeat this
statement which I have made again and
again, for if ] should take part In any
one such contest, l would be expected
to take part in literally hundreds.
Pinehot's Name Looms Up.
Clifford Pinchot, former Chief Forester.
was placed yesterday on the list Of
possible candidates for the Republican
nomination for Governor Of New York,
and Theodore Roosevelt was asked to
support his candidacy.
DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay, former
Commissioner Of Education OF Porto
Rico and now professor In Columbia
University, IS the man who launched the
new boom. He had a long and confiden-
away with the air of a man well pleased
with the turn things had taken. His
auditor listened with the greatest in
terest, but explained that he could make
no public comment.
DR.. Lindsay explained that although
Mr.. Pinchot had often been absent from
New York State in recent years, he had
always retained his legal residence in
this city and had voted regularly here.
The fact that he was talked Of at one
time as a possible candidate for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania was based, said
DR.. Lindsay, On false idea that Mr.
Pinchot's legal residence was at Milford
Penn, where he has a country place.
DR.. Lindsay Is a close personal friend
of both Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Pinchot
Mr.. Roosevelt was told yesterday that,
in the opinion of Mr.. Pinchot's friends,
he could draw support from the same
sources which had given power to Gov |
ernor Hughes in recent campaigns. Mr..
Pinchot is represented as in sympathy |
with the general trend of the Hughes |
policy, and 1t is pointed out |
that, since he has an ample private |
fortune, he would be able to meet the |
expenses which the Office entails, a con- |
sideration said to be largely responsible |
for the decision of William Loeb, ir., |
Collector of the Port Of New York, not |
ton
Mr.. Pinchot IS now on his way East |
rom California and on his return will
nave another conference with his former |
chief. DR.. Lindsay will tell him then |
hat as Governor of this state he could
continue the work of conservation with |
which his name has become associated !
II national policies.
Prominent Men Call.
Mr. Roosevelt talked politics with
many visitors yesterday. He would not
liscuss the defeat of his nephew. Theo-
lore Robinson, in the Herkimer County
primaries, but didn't seem at all down
asst by it. He had leisurely luncheon
With c. P Neill, Commissioner of Labor;
|1aus Spreckels. of San Francisco: