Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-26
LINDSEY AS NATE
FOR ROOSEVELT2
Juvenile Reformer, Soon TO
Lecture in Albuquerque,
Mentioned for Vice Presi.
dency.

seldom has there been SO much in
terosi IN this city in the coming 1T
any lecturer a. ln the appearance
here this spring Ia the star Lyceusn
course ~ judge Bon Lindsey OF Den
YER. This interest win be Increased
~ the reports that Lindsey Is PRONE
lncngls iacniiuned as a summing mate
on a progressive national ticket head
cd by Colonel Roosevelt The Denver
News % recent date publishes tho
tollowing.
Jrdse Ben y. Lindsey % the Denver
Juvenile court has been picked by
several eastern newspapers az tho vice
presidential candidate on progress
sive ticket headed by Theodore
Roosevelt.
so far as Judge Lindsey Knows
there D. no foundation for the New
York report that Roosevelt has select
ed him az a vice presidential eandi-
date.
''The FIRST intimation T had Of the
report" said Judge Lindsey last night.
was on sunday night when sloane
Gordon. a masazine writer OF New
York. who Is ST the Brown Palnce h0-
tea, came 10 my house with teie-
gram from a New York newspaper
stating that an interview was wanted
with me on the report that Roosevelt
had selected me as his running mate
Ia the event Of his nomination.
My next information on the sub
iect came this morning Ia the re-
ceipt OF kilograms from New oYrk.
newspapers and from New York
press bureau stating that the New
York American had printed "A story
that / was to DC the second man on
the Roosevelt ticket.
Roosevelt Is a warm personal
friend OF mine, and / have never had
a angle word from him on the pres
ldential outlook. The report that we
have ever had talk on my being the
second msn on his ticket ~ absolute
~ without foundation. / am totally
In the dark as 10 how or whore or
why the report originated in New
York.
II can only say that Il sounds like
an Idle rumor to me. ! appreciate
very greatly the honor of having even
been suggested as a running mate forl
Roosevelt, but so far as | am con-
cegned there Is absolutely no founda-
ton for the report"
Gordon Hears Many Akumors.
Sloan Gordon said:
Il heard several times In the east
recently that Judge Lindsey was con-
sldered ar a vice presidential candt-
date TO run with Roosevelt. but paid
no particuIar attention 20 II. a. one
hears these rumors continually thesel
days.
II am not an accredited cores
pendent Of the New York American.
out frequently they wire me for news
wJan 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 ne and Roosevelt lad had
talk and Roosevelt had selected
him az a running mate. ! saw Judge
Lindsey, and he denied the report.
sent this interview with the Judge 70
the American. That h an / know
about the story"
Report started ~ Fargo?
Judge Lindsey Is Inclined 10 the be-
lief that the report originated az Far
80, n. ID. The state university rs Loo
Gated there. and the students nom
partisan national political convention
IN January nominated various candi-
dates Tor the presidency and ,ice-
presidency. Judge Lindsey WIS the
only vice president nominated, and be
was placed on the tickets with La
Toilette, Harmon, Taft Wilson,
Roosevelt aud several others. FMS
Students convention was reported
la several Nortn Dakota papers.
II am sure that this convention
vote got over the country pretty gem
orally. said Judge Lindsey. "foy /
have received letters from various
sections Of the United Stptes speak
ing OF II, and many have been kind
enough 10 urge me 10 be a candidate
for vice president. Some OF the DEM
ocrats in North Dakota wanted 10 put
my name ~ the state primary ballot
for vice president. but told me that
they would not do 50 a. Governor
Burke was their favorite. and I toia
them % by all means put his name
on the ballot as ! was certainly not
a candidate, nor had i ever seriously
considered oeing a candidate.
Il say with an frankness. that
consider this New York report idle
gossip, as 1 know Colonel Roosevelt
never would have made such state
ment regarding me under any clrcum-
efauaaa