Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-27
Dominant Issue in New York
Must Be to Prevent State
Falling Under Domination
of Tammany Hall Declares
Colonel.
CORRUPT MACHINES
TARGET FOR ATTACK
Failure to Do Bidding of Muir
ply Real Reason for I'm
peachment of Sulzer Is Op-
iniOn of Former President.
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tBy Leased Wire tO Evening Herald. I
Rochester. n. Y, Sept. 27.--Pro-
gresslye leaders. state and national
Including Theodore Roosevelt. were
here today for the state conference
Of the party 10 name candidates for
chief judge and associate Judge OF tho
state court OF appeals and formulate
plans for the future Of the party In
the state.
After meeting Of the executive
committee u was predicted that Unit
ed states District Judge Learned Hand
ana Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Scabury. both OF New York would be
nominated Tor chief Judge and assoc
clate Judge. respectively.
a rumor that boom for Roosevelt
for governor would be- launched az to-
days conference was denied. In an
address before the state committee Of
the Progressive party here today Col
onel Roosevelt declared that In the
election In New York state, this fall
"thc dominant concern of the people
should be 10 prevent Tammany from
obtaining complete control Of the
state" and that "tc this the lessor is-
sues must give way"
IN voting against Tammnny how
ever, Colonel Roosevelt urged the vot-
ers To support the Progressive party
candidates 60 the end that they might
defeat Tammany without enthroning
the Barnes Republican machine In its
place"
This wear" the colonel said. there
arc four matters of supreme political
import for decision before the people
of the commonwealth. The first. the
election of an assembly. stands ny It.
self Tho other three are. first, the
attempted Impeachment of the gov-
ernOr Of the state: second, the city
election Ia the city ~ New York and.
third. the election of two judges of
the court of appeals.
"As To each OF these four issues, tho
overthrow of Tammany is the chici
issue
After emphasizing that the Progress
sive party was waglDg wnr against
corrupt machines" Colonel Ro0se-
welt said.
"At this moment that which CON
tains the most of menace To all our
state IN Tammany han, I'm New
York city we Progrcssives are doinr
all that We can TO elect a nOn-p parti-
san ticket. headed by a Progressive
Democrat. tried and excellent public
official John purroy Mitchell, So a'
Co keep tho municipal government Ou'
of the control of T9mmany hall and
make Il nm instrument not only foI
securing honesty in municipal affairs
hut for bettering the living ana work
ing conditions Of the men and women
vino toll with their hands
'ln the same fashion we battle
against Tammnny hall, IN the govern
orahip fight because Tammy hall II
attacking the governor. not for what
he may have done before election but
because since election he has stoot
for honesty and the rights of the peo'
pie. I wish To call the attention Ol
the conservatives who have prOfesset
such horror of the progressive doc
trlne Of popular recall to just wha
has been done by Tamm0ny In th'
absence of the popular recall. usl
you To consider whether YOU prefei
the recall exercised by the peopi'
themselves nt the polls or tho recall
exercised by Mr. Murphy at the enc
OF telephone.
- ufn not now hlNthnhtNh wv iA'At ~
of the charges nor the evidence
against Governor Sulzer. ] am no
now speaking Of any matter pendini
before the court of Impeachment no
of the allegations that VIII be- consid
cred by the court of impeachment
These allegations afford only tn
nominal reason for his Impeachment
An the matters now produced hcfor
that court were well known 10 tn
leaders OF Tammnny hall at the tim
they were calling Governor sulzcr
second Androw jackson. They re
mained silent about them until tn
governor refused To take his order
from the boss OF Tammany hall. Th
real reason for the governors Inn
parchment may not come before IN
body now trying him. But the rea
reasons. the real charges. must b
pnssed on hy the people"
Colonei Roosevelt was the guest
the chamber of commerce at lunch
con and delivered an address
which he discussed big business an
the governments attitude toward
From the luncheon ne was driven
Convention han to address tho COZ
ference of Progressive delegates.