The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-10
LINDSEY BOOM
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Welt ticket, which seems to have
gathered considerable strength in New
York in the last fortnight, is said by
Judge Lindsey himself to have or
iginated in Fargo.
A personal communication this
morning from Judge Lindsey to a Fo-
rum representative, with whom he had
a long conversation when here early
in January, states that the juvenile
court jurist is under the impression
that his vice presidential boom start
ed in Fargo last May when a straw
vote was taken and a mock political
convention was held by the students
of the agricultural college. He says
at that time that his name was placed
on different tickets along with La Fol-
lette, Harmon, Taft, Wilson, Roose-
welt and others.
1t may probably be recalled that
when Judge Lindsey passed through
the city early last month on his way to
Wahpeton where ne delivered a lee
ture, he mentioned that he had de-
clined to consider any boom for him
self for the vice presidency and that
on no account would he allow his name
to be presented for that Office. He also
told The Forum representative a NUM-
Der of things in regard to a recent
personal visit at the home of Norman
e. Mack Of Buffalo, chairman of the
democratic national committee, and
also of another visit at Sycamore Hill,
both of which he asked to be treated
c~onfidentially and they have been so
treated and not given any publication.
But it was intimated then that Judge
Lindsey was a strong advocate of
Colonel Roosevelt and would proba-
bly, take the stump this ear in case
of his nomination.
In a long article in The Denver
News and also in The Denver Express,
Of the date Of Feb 5 and 6, both of
which were enclosed in Judge Lind
sey's communication to The Forum,
the little juvenile court jurist is cred
tied with saying that his boom for vice
president originated here. Sloane Cor
don, the we'll known magazine writer,
who was in Denver Feb. 6, was also
questioned in regard to the Roosevelt
Lindsey boom now current in New
York and confirmed the rumor that
Colonel Roosevelt had picked Judge
Lindsey for his running mate this
year. Following is the article in The
Denver News of Feb. 6, which was
Tuesday of this week:
Judge Ben Lindsey of the Denver
juvenile court has been picked by sew
eral eastern newspapers as the vice
presidential candidate on a progres
sive, ticket. headed by Theodore Roose-
Welt.
So far as. Judge Lindsey knows
there is no foundation for the New
York report that Roosevelt has selected
him as a vice presidential candidate.
The first intimation ] had Of the
report" said Judge Lindsey last night,
was on Sunday night when Sloane
Gordon, q magazine writer OF New
York, who is at the Brown Palace ho-
tel came to my house with a telegram
from a New York newspaper stating
that an interview was wanted with me
On the report that Roosevelt had Sc
lected me as his running mate in the
event of his nomination.
my next information on the subject
came this morning in the receipt Of
kilograms from New York newspapers
and from a New York press bureau
stating that The New York American
had printed a story that / was to be
the second man on the Roosevelt tick
cit.
Roosevelt is a warm personal friend
Of mine, and ] have never had a sin
gle word from him on the presidential
outlook. The report that we have ever
had any talk on my being the second
man on his ticket is absolutely with
out foundation. I am totally in the
dark as to how or where or why the
report originated in New York.
IT a only say that it sounds like
an idle rumor to me. I appreciate very
greatly the honor of having even been
suggested as a running mate for
Roosevelt, but SO far as / am con-
cerned there is absolutely no founda-
ton for the report
Gordon Hears Many Rumors.
Sloane GORDON said:
II heard several times in the east
recently that Judge Lindsey was con-
| sidered as a vice presidential candi-
date to run with Roosevelt, but / paid
no particular attention to it, as one
hears these rumors continually these
days.
sT am not an accredited correspond
ent of The New York American, but
frequently they wire me for news
when / am out around the country on
my magazine work / am in Denver
now for a magazine article, and last
night The American wired me for an
interview with Judge Lindsey on the
report that he and Roosevelt had had a
talk and Roosevelt had selected him as
his running mate. I saw Judge Lind
sey, end he denied the report. / sent
this interview with the Judge to The
American. That is all / know about
the story"
Report Started at Fargo.
Judge Lindsey is inclined to the be-
lief that the report originated at Far
go, N. d. The state agricultural coll
lege Is located there. and the students
non-partisan national political con
vention in May nominated various
candidates for the presidency and vice
presidency. Judge Lindsey was the
only vice president nominated and he
was placed on the tickets with La
Toilette. Harmon. Taft, Wilson. Roose-
welt and several others. This stu
dents convention was reported in sew
eral North Dakota papers.
Il am sure that this convention vote
got over the country pretty generally,
said Judge Lindsey, for I have re-
ceived letters from various sections Of
the United States speaking Of ii. and
many have been kind enough to urge
me to be a candidate for vice president.
Some Of the democrats in North Dako-