The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
ALL BUT WHITMAN
WILL GO ON STUMP
Rush Now in Camps Of Candi-
dates Who Hope to Be
Governor.
MISTAKE IN UTICA TICKET
Moose Back Democrat, MOisseiff
He's Surprised-May
Not Accept.

With the party conferences and con-
ventio& out OF the way and primary day
looming Just four weeks from tomorrow.
each candidate is organizing his forcas
for the great elimination contest.
The personnel Of Hedges and Kline
campaign committees was announced yes
terday. In few days multitude Of
more or less hopeful politicians will be
Milling the land with speech and trying
TO compete with the war news. IL APP
pears that all the candidates for Governor
intend to mount the stump immediate ly
except Charles s. Whitman. who, be-
teving his nomination assured. will stay
in the District Attorneys office for the
present
Franklin d. Roosevelt. anti Murphy
Democrats candidate for Senator, will
speak with John A. Hennessy at the
Cooper Union mass meeting on Wednesday
night Probably Col william Gorham
Rice OF Albany, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. will also be heard. Mr.. Hen
messy will go on tour soon thereafter.
Human Here This Week.
Harvey d. Humans health is improved.
lie is expected here by the middle OF the
week 10 discuss programme with his
New York manager, Calvin J. Mcknight.
Although one OF william Sulzere men
assured the Progressives at Utica that
Mr.. Sulzer already had 5000 signatures,
II was said yesterday that he had not
been able to get the 5000 necessary
10 land him in the Progressive primary.
Many Progressves doubt II he will enter
that primary, although he says he will
and that he can beat Davenport two
10 one. Mr.. Sulzer. however, still has
the American party. which he incorpo-
rated. and the Prohibiuonists to fall
back upon.
The Progressives discovered yesterday
that there is a Democrat on the straight
Progressive" ticker which they named at
Utica on Thursday He is Leon S. Mois-
sen. who was requested" to run for
State Engineer and Surveyor. Returning
amazed to learn OF the Progressives'
action He said yesterday:
Il think l will not accept the invita-
ton. None OF the Progressive leaders
ever spoke to me about such a nomina-
ton. l am not active In politics MY
leanings are towaru the Independent
Democrats. ! may he even enrolled al
a Democrat and I'm sure I'm not en-
rolled as Progressive. I'm Bridge
Department engineer and don't see much
opportunity to advance myself profess
sionally by running for State Office"
II was Jacob J. Lesser who recon-
mended Mr. Moisse!fr TO the committee OF
II.
chairman of that committee. and Mr.
Lesser will try to get Mr. Moisseff to
stick
Larger Hedges Committee
The committee formed to work for Job
Hedges will organize a larger COMMITTEES
at the Hotel Martinique tomorrow night.
The members now are Sheriff Max g.
Grifenhagen. Joseph W. Spencer, Abraham
5. Gilbert. b. W. r. Brown. Joseph Leyen-
son, Daniel NJ Bedell. Alexander Wolf,
Martin SAKE. Herman W. Beyer, William
Henkel, Jr., Paul Borchard and Charles
.. Mas. Spencer and Levenson a<e Re-
publican district leaders in the TWENTY
seventh and Second districts.
The committee which will work for
Ardolph l.. Kline. whose candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Governor
was announced recently, consists OF Gen
+. A. McAlpin, Or. y. ]. Hepburn James
r. Coe. Charles q. Rockwell, w. u. Pres
ton, Thomas II. Kellar Charles F. Jost
w. Grant Cook. Col. r. S. Fowler, H. w
Jones, Roswell H. Starrett. Joseph J.
Leikens. William l.. Mcconnell, F D.
Preston, u. NJ. Woods. manager; Major
5. Ellis Briggs, George W. Abbott, Charles
G. Balmanno. s Anderson. Ezra E Cor
nell Edward J, Schell and John Brister.
This telegram from Arthur G. Patter-
son, lawyer OF Walton. Delaware county
was received at Human headquarters In
the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday:
Have been sounding local sentiment
for Governor. while circulating desig-
mating petition. Find fully 90 per cent
for Human and anxious to sign his
petition. Most of the balance for Hedges:
very few for Whitman"