Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-28
RO StVELT MAY
 BUCK HE 1IGER
Believed Colonel Is Planning to Get Into Thick of Fight Against Old Enemies Con. trolling Tammany Hall
WHITMAN IS FAYORITE

NEW YORK, March 2E.--New York city politicians are indulging in con siderable speculation these days as to what part, if any, Colonel Roose- vet will take in the mayoralty eiec- ten this fall The question may be answered by the Colonel himself to- morrow when he addresses a state Lally Of proeTessiyes in Albany. The rally will be the first statewide con. ference that the progressives have
 held since the November election. There IS little doubt that the question Of fusiCH will be one of the chief mat tsrs of discussion, and that Colonel Roosevelt will make plain his views on the subject. Al present his attitude IS understood to be this: Accept a citizens ticket if it is untaiuted; if 1t ls not, start up your own.
 There are many pTogressives 5n
 New York who would be glad to sec an cut and out progressive ticket in the municipal election here this fall. some of them have imputed such an intention to Colonel Roosevelt, saving with show of authority that his per
 sonal choice for mayor is District At
 torney WLitl1au. The expectation
 would be that the other anti-Tam- many organizations would be forced
 into line as iGdorsers O iLhe progress i've ticket. In this way the progress ives might hope to capture the field and take credit to themselves for the light against Tammany Hall
 The prospects are that the munici- pal bgaJ in New York will be aoout lhC Biggest thing on the political cal eHdar tai syCaT Many O Ithose best acquainted with Colonel Roosevelt share the opinion that he will not be able to resist the temptation to get into the thick Of the battle. IL is argued that Tammany would afford 2 foe worthy Of his steel and that victory over the powerful organiza. ton would certainly add ustTe to his arms.
 + the report is true that the Col Cnel has picked District Attorney Whitman as the strongest man for the mayoralty race the selection is inI kee1iGg With the Roosevelt reputation for political saEaCiJy. No stronger ! man that Mr. Whitman could be found at the present time, though conditions may change before the campaign isl J the strength Of the district aJLorney as a candidate for mayor. It fears him
 MT Whitman has been looked upon as likely candidate Tor mayor ever inCe the Becker case. On the sup position that police corruption is to be the issue in the city campaign, he district attorneys friends are pointing to hun os the logical candi- jaIc Ter the head of che anti Tamma. Hy candidate. AS the major figure in ,hg police investigator ot the Fast twelve months he Updid De able 10 take full advantage of the popular distTIst aroused by them, and could also TsEc adVauragc of ggy pnssIhle return wave from ,he Wilson success { which may show itself tE!s Tall. The situation is fun Of interest and presents many possibilities. It isl pointed out that the progressiyes | by a quick iHdorsement of Mir. Whit man would be in a strategic position 10 control whatever fusion is to be ceHtered upon his candidacy.
 it is up to Colonel Roose~elt to de- eide the course that will be taksE by the Progressives and 1t is believed he will make his views known at the Albany conference tomoTrow. It Is the general belief that the Whitman can didacy would be acceptable to the Ur9gressiyes on str5isht progl lessiye ticket or oH a citizens ticket in which the progressive party would be that Mr. Whitman must break with his old Republican associations. If he shoud refuse 70 take such acticR the pro gresstFeS will more than likely put g
 ticket O ftheir own in the field and SO their best 10 win in a three cornered I fight