The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-15
WHITMAN DENIES
WRITING LETTER
Had No Hand in Attacking
Barnes to Get Moose
support.
DCELL NOT HIS AGENT
Expects Republican Nomination
and if Moose Want Him VIII
Take Theirs Too.
DUELL NOT HIS AGENT

District Attorney Charles s Whitman
made himself emphatically clear Yesterday
In regard TO the mysterious letter which
ne Is said TO have written for Charles
II. DUEL. Jr.. to show 10 Col Roosevelt
in the hope Of getting the Bull Moose sup
port for Governor. The District ATTORNEY
denied he ever wrote such a letter attack
ing William Barnes. the Republican State
| chairman, and ne said he will be glad to
nave the Progressive leaders produce such
a letter II they have IT, Furthermore. he
reiterated his former statement that he
never asked Barnes for the nomination
ana that he is his own boss In politics and
Is controlled by his own conscience.
II have never asked for the support Of
Barnes" said Mr. Whitman when he re-
ceived the reporters In the morning. ''I
never shall ask for the support OF Mr.
Barnes. have never asked Mr.. Barnes
to act as my campaign manager or to
forward my Gubernatorial aspiration, in
any shape or form. Neither shall do 90
! in the future.
Il have never written a letter to Mr.
Barnes and have not talked with him
along the lines OF looking out for nv in
terests directly or indirectly.
Mr.. Barnes cannot give me the nomI.
nation at the Republican primaries AT
which I intend TO run. Neither can Mr..
Barnes prevent me from getting the nomi.
nation. Before we had the open primaries
We talked OF the time when a candidate
could enter the race without consulting
any political leader or boss. The open
| primaries are now an established fact In
this State.
81 want II understood that I propose
being candidate for Governor and that
think will in all likelihood get the nomi.
nation. said | would run In tn, Re.
publican primaries, but II 5000 Progress.
sives say that they want me I shall
willingly be the candidate for the Pro
gressive nomination AZ the prima ries a.
we'll"
Did you dine with Mr. Barnes at tn,
Union League Club the other night"
II did not. have never dined will
Mr. Barnes in my life, He has been a.
the Union League Club and so have 7
] have seen him there many times. Bu
repeat. as have said before. probably
thousand times on the platform ano
elsewhere, ! am not subservlent to Barne!
and never shall be-"
Have you written anything In the way
of y statement or letter that might b,
construed as being of the nature describe,
in the recent reports?"
81 have not. You may take that Al
! complete and as broad as you wish
, have never written anything. said any
thing. or assisted in the preparation O
anything that might he so construed
have not written to Mr.. Duell In thre
months. 7 did not see Mr.. Duel at New
port. have not heard from him sine
I returned"
did you write anything for the Whit
man Non Partisan League that Nigh
nave such construction put upon it?"
~ did not, I have never heard of tina
league"
Asked as to whether Mr., Duell repre-
. scented him, Mr., Whitman said III
: never has acted for me and does nc
!. claim to represent me. 7 know him We
=. and he Is a friend of mine"
When Mr.. Barnes was asked about III
A report that Mr. whitman had asked hi
g to manage his campaign Mr., Barnc
|. said
o "Mr. whitman has no power TO nan
i. the chairman of the state committe
y Under the law the State committee elects
X at the primaries must elect Its own chat
n man.
v II don't know anything about NJ
% Whitman's plans. except that he is cal
y didate for the Republican nomination {,
70 Governor. as he has perfect right to
under the law" :.