Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-27
he OPPOSES REPUBLICANS
ASSERTS THEIR MACHINE IN THE
EMPIRE STATE is WORTHY
OF DEFEAT
A WORD ABOUT SULzER.
THE sULLMoosE DECLARES MUIR
PLY is EXERCISING "RE-
CALL PRINCIPLE"

Rochester, N. X, Sept 27.-Progres-
sive leaders, state and national, IN
cluding Theodore Roosevelt, We're
here today for the state conference
Of the party to nominate candidates
for chief Judge and associate judge of
the state court of appeals and formal
late plans for the future Of the party
in the state.
After a meeting Of the executive
committee it was predicted that Unit
ed States District Judge Learned
Hand and Supreme Court Justice Sam
uel seabury, both of New York, would
be nominated for chief Judge and as
sociate Judge. respectively.
A rumor that boom for Roosevelt
for governor would be launched at
today's conference was denied.
In an address before the state COM
mittee Of the progressive party here
today Colonel Roosevelt declared that
in the election in New York state this
fall ethe dominant concern Of the
people should be to prevent Tammany
from obtaining complete control Of
The statee and that '.to Tins fhe
lesser must give way
In voting against Tammany, how
ever, Colonel Roosevelt urged the
voters to support the progressive
party to the end that they might de
feat Tammany without enthroning the
Barnes republican machine in its
place"
"This year the colonel said, there
are four matters Of supreme political
importance for decision before thf
people Of the commonwealth.
"The first, the election Of an as
sembly, sands by itself. The othel
three are: First the attempted i'm
peachment Of the governor of th'
state; second, the city election in tn
city Of New York, and third, the cleo
tion Of two judges of the court of ap
peals
aAs to each Of these four issue
the overthrow Of Tammany is tn
chief issue"
After emphasizing that the progrei
sive party was waging war agains
corrupt machines" colonel Roosf
yelt said:
4At this moment that which cor
tains the most Of menace to all ou
state is Tammany hall. In New Yor
city we progressives are doing all thi
we can to elect a non-partisan tieke
headed by a progressive uemocrat,
tried and excellent public official, job
pnrrov Mitchell, so as to keep tn
municipal government out of contr'
Of Tammany hall and make it an i
strument not only for securing hol
astv in municipal affairs, but for be
tering the living and working conc
tons Of the men and women who to
with their hands
I'm the same fashion we bait
against Tammany hall in the COVER
orship fight, because Tammany ha
is attacking the governor. not 7
what he may have done before Z
election, but because since electi'
he has stood for honesty and g
rights Of the people. wish TO q
the attention Of the conserVatlF
who have professed such horror
the progressive doctrine Of the POI
lar recall to just what has been 40
by Tammany in the absence OF :
popular recall. | ask you to consld
whether you prefer the recall ex
cised by the people themselves at
polls or the recall exercised by 4
Murphy at the end Of a telephe
line
& am not discussing the merits
the charges or the evidence agail
Governor sulzer. ] am not speak,
Of any matter pending before
court Of Impeachment nor Of the
legations that will be considered