The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-26
ROOSEVELT REPUD|ATES
CANDIDACY OF WHITMAN
CharaCteriZes New York District
Attorney AS Representative of
the Barnes Machine.
URGED no TAKE IT HIMsELF
Promises to Fight Throughout State
and Nation for Election OF Straight
Progressive Jicket-Shows More
of Old-Timc Vim.
Especial to Tho Times.Dlsnotcb !

;, OYSTER Bay. n; Y. June 18th odorc
BRGt2,Seiveit repudiated The candidacy OF
ernor tonight. after Il long conference
with state Progressive leaders at Saga
more Hall.
In dictated statement. the ex-Presi-
dent characterized Whitman as the
candidate OF the Itarncs machine. Tn
equivocaliy the Colonel urged the nom
nation Of straight Progressive.
After throwing Whitman overheard,
the eX-Presidcnt was asked II lac
would yield to insistcnt demands of
his leaders, reiterated to-day that he
himself take the Progressive nominal
ton for Governor.
Il wont talk about the governorship
TO ight," replied the ex-President.
evasiyeiy. Il have already expressed
In his statement. Colonel Roosevelt,
after urging the selection Of some other
ca ndidate than Whitman. said:
II snail, OF course. hight for the Pro-
gre5sixe party In this state just as
the nation. And when the Progressive
party has nominated its State ticket.
as ain sure 1t Will. on Il basis of
frank and utter antagonism TO the
boss controlled organizations Of both
me ola parties. alike to the Barnes or
ganization and to the Murphy organi-
election Of tina, ticket
And as far as my voice viii permit.
VIII speak in every section OF this
state, from one end TO the other. In
support OF the cause 10 which. | think
we have "a right to expect all good citi
zens in the State to subscribe"
Balnbridgc Colby, who begins to
loom up as likely candidate with the
Colonel out Of II. shook his head side
wise when asked If he had any idea
who would make the run.
Roosevelt Is known TO have liking
for ex-State Senator Harvey ID. Hin
man, an upstate Republican with Il
progressive streak. and If Colby won't
run. Human may be the man. But all
that VIII be decided after Roosevelt
gives his final word TO his Moose men,
which viii come within Il few days.
The cX-Prcsident showed more of his
OLD time vim to-day than when he came
back from his jungle trip to Brazil
Ills voice had more snap to II. and he
seemed tit for his campaign battle.
Asked about the report that lie had
fallen Into an unconscious spell lasting
an hohr on ,he voyage back from Eu-
difficulty the coolnel replied:
Yes. ! did have a bad turn. and
kept 20 my statcroom for a day. But
! wasn't as bad as the reports had il.
| wanted to be left alone. y man who
has had the jungle fever is apt TO have
recurrence row and again. He may
have fever one day, and twenty four
hours after be all right. You may say
that | was not revived with difficulty"
The eN-prcsident went rowing In the
morning with Mrs. Roosevelt Archie
and Quentin. While the Colonel was
AT the oars an aggressive moving pic
ture man on the shore wound up "a long
reel, taking ii along.
Roosevelt, espied him. and roaring
In shore In the face of the whirrinE ma
chine, scored the movie man" for talk
ing pictures withou, his consent.
Movie" apologiZed. grinned and went
back to New York to get the films
he