The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
PINCHTHAIMADEG PRESIDENT
r,uT> OWN STORI o. HIM.
,JlF iND ROOSETELT.


senator Plat twicc nominated
.. rrr high Office Al the very
.. .- .n" pusthumous report tells how
~... Tltt wasn't surc in April. ISIS,
= Black would hsEonOminated
.. .,...u nor OF tho State Of New York
- askcd him II there was any
... denomination.
here 10, vas my response Nc
I'D congress are liable 10 declare
Stain at any moment. That war
...a.pp q hero Popular sentiment
. ... r the nomination Of that hero for
.... OF New York Theodore RooSe-
... .. rs' resigned a. Assistant seCre-
H" Navy ann h drilling he Rough
rrr West Gen. Francis V Greene
Frederick y. Grant have yolun-
heir services ANY one Of them
.rrr out Of the war adorned with
HrrI- a. to compel his nomination =.
p Iong shot came home and Mr.. Plat
- Iomuel Ely QuiEg down 10 Montauk
T. mo to $50 how Col Roosevelt felt about
running for Governor because senator
P.rr t,It he would he ueeded II the
~nttor himself were to stay in Washing
Tn
When Qutgg pumped At Roosevelt the
-r.on Would YOU accept the Republican
rrwIuation for Governor there was no
t...'ation In the answer.
- cracks from rife the gallant Colonel
came back with
Would j. I would be dehghted
Then count upOn senator piatt's sup
port come n the Fifth Avenue Hotel TO
800 him. was Quigg's reply.
Roosevelt came 10 the Fifth Avenue
Hotel We had a long talk We buried
past differences. Ne agreed 10 head the
Republican state ticket. " nominated, and
"a. consult with me and other party Leaders
aDout appointments and legislation In case
b. was elected when Col Roosevelt
usrtsd from me he Was my choice for
Governor I ,st ~ work 10 nominate and
.lert him
Roosevelt made dramatic campaign
10 fairly pranced about the State. lie
called a spade r. spade a crook a crook
During the 0nal week Il the canvass he made
no issue Richard croker, the Tammahy
MSS who had been - eNcoFiated b. the
'.yOW and Mazet committees The Rough
der won on Ele"ttca Day with over 1900
nrlliiy.
have always maintained that M man
r,.-pi Roosevelt could have accomplished
'rs' feat In Isas
Roosevelt had from the first agreed 70
.Husult me ou all questions nf appoint
m'nis. legislation or party policy Hs
% zously fulfilled this pledge although
h. irepue ntly did just what he pleased
.r consulting me Roosevelt proved himself
'n' tntithesis 81 Garfield. Who repudtate,i
every contract he ever made with me
fe great dispute between Roosevelt and
mo- Hlme when the Governor announced
.1' Operations must nay franchise tax
.'i had bills drawn providing for this
hartman odell 81 the State committee and
.r-nnzation leaders generally hoisted the
gra oi rebellion Roosevelt Clenched hi,
-- md gritted his teeth and drove through
r.a .rgI-latuTe tho franchise tax law. which
'.Hugh supposed to be In operation for the
.s' 'sn years. IL still being fought BY publ,o
.f Ties corporations iu the courts
Ngr' upon the heels Of the enactment
.. 'rs legislation Roosevelt made % known
-f' b. would be q oand date FOR rrnomiua
.r. 7 determined that he should be- tho
..f iltats Tor Vice. President and thai
f.i. Who had ail but been named in ~
H-ar there was q sudden -h.'f ro Blars
should head the state ticket
The autobiography then goea On 70 tell
-1w RoOsevelts nomination for tho Vice
-esdeuCy was obtained. although Sen
tor Hanna and the Administration forces
admit want him and az first were deter.
mined % name Cornelius y Bliss for the
PLACE. Senator Plat went n Philadelphia
and saw senator Quay. who was persuaded
hat h would h. a good idea 20 have
Roosevelt nominated and promised "a
work % that end
The great trouble was that Roosevelt
himself didn't want the place. senator
Plan says and did want 70 ~ Governor
again. When the Republican national
convention came on Roosevelt told the
members Of the New York daleEation
. caucus that he wouldn't take the nomi
nation, and he gave out statements 70 the
revspapers % that effect.
While this was going on Plat and Ham A
go f0getheT and the New York Senat, r
won Hanna over n the belief that ROose-
ya.' vas the man for the Vice Presidency
When this was over Platt sent for ROOse-
ra' and this IL what took place:
asvelt and my son soon came n my
'' The Governor was in q state Of rare
o.. 'a. en' even for him
s-aII 20 to the New York CAUCUS and
's 'Hs delegates that shall u nom mated
'0' President. arise IN the convention
~ decline ! can serte you, senator
Per- 'ar better AZ Governor than ~ Vice-
Ir--1enr SAID Roosevelt puKnaciously.
'f Won cannot he rsnominated for Gov
'Tr- sni YOU are going 70 he nominated
~ N."-p President. was my retOrt.
srnot 10 renOminated'' queTied
.nrrf
your successor Il In this room.
e. i1nfing 10 Chairman Odell. Nov
Hl' r.lr promise that u you are indorsed
.r N"F York caucus you viii not refuse
ar Hr frDu are nom mated by the conven-
'. .. .II run. { added.
F.-.E".. showed hts teeth paced up and
r. '" -oou and chafed a. a horse does
'rhr rein and curhed biz
senator Plat, finally re,urned
s' -aIIrfantly. = will pledge myself
r- formally the New York caucus
.r' EIt ! shall certainly urge
100 name another hs added
u'H her that I shall pinch you n
.H- of your getting up and de- lin
my -0n.
Won may pinch me az hard a.
Hu-aered Roosevelt. AZ he and
...f 10 the aucus II the New York
Len IN progress on the main
Hotel Walton.
ruev was presiding. and al
'r0-eveli arose and addressed
Grated In most emphatic terms
." hat he was not a cundidats
Irnsdency and biz associate.
York must respect his wishes
work among the delegates IA
... nomination nor present hi-
invention for that once.
Albert shaw. Frederick W