New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
Supporters of DueIl Plan
See District Attorney as
Fusion Choice.
NEW SHIFT MADE IN
INTERNATIONAL RACE
May Arrange to Merge Pan,
Lines In Selection Of
Other Candidates.

Colonel Roosevelt will be asked v,..
returns TO give his support 70 -
ment for the nomination Of Di.,r,., =.
torney Whitman for Governor sv
zens' committee. This plan conter,,.,.-
placing him on both the Republic, -,
the Progressive primary tickets, with 49,.
didates for the other state nomln,..-
selected personally by him.
"Of course, no one Is In posr..
say Just what attitude the colo,.,
take" says Charles n. DUEL. II o..
the prime movers In the plan, ye.,.,s.
However, believe he will be tho,,nvs..
In sympathy with it. There il IA so'...
I'm my mind that such a ticket. WITH a.
backing OF the colonel. would win a, -.
polls. I am sure he does not intend To ".
for Office himself. but know he is anr...
TO see the state lifted out Of tire dor,,.
ton OF the Democratic machine and l...
out Of the power Of William Barne -.
Republican state leader
Mr. Duel is a Progressive, but isro,,,
all in sympathy with the policy ~
knock down nd -drag-out fight betv...
the Republicans and the Progrossives. a.
gardess of the consequences Ii pas A,
the interests Of this Whitman plan th.,
Mr.. Duel spent four weeks going thrours
the state recently, although the real Al.
ject OF the trip has never been told b..
fore.
IL was when George ". Perkln, heard
- 81 ~ L. -.
his letter to the county leaders saving
there could never be any compromise b..
tween the Republican and Progressiv.
organizations. He referred directly 10 Mr.
DUEL in his letter. but that part Of il was
cut out when the communication was
given out for publication.
II do not care to mention any names AZ
this time" said Mr.. DUEL yesterday. but
| can say that many OF the Progresslv.
leaders upstate are much in sympathy
with the proposition to nominate Dis,r.c,
Attorney Whitman on both the Progress.
sive and the Republican primary ballots.
They do not want to come out openly fer
this yet. because they are anxious to see
What Colonel Roosevelt says when re re.
turns"
The plan Of Mr.. DUEL is for the lorna.
ton OF citizens committee Of say, 500
ade up of Republicans and Progressive.
and perhaps a few independent Demo
Gratis. This committee would hold a meet
ing in Syracuse in July and nominate IN
District Attorney for Governor and met
for the other state Offices.
In the selection OF the other candidate
the short ballot idea would be CARRIE
out" said Mr.. Duell In other words, "
oud have the District Attorney selec
the men who should run with him for III
other Offices"
In placing them in nomination the com
mittee would make il clear to the publ
that the selections were those OF the DIS
trict Attorney. and that, II the entir
ticket should be elected. the Governo
would be assured of cabinet thorough
in sympathy with him. Such ticket, q
course. would be entirely non-partIsan, a
was the fusion ticket in this city last fal
Many politicians who have been II
formed of the Duell plan say IL is M
practicable They say District Attorne
Whitman who at present is not talkin
for publication about his political plani
would not be willing 10 run at the Pr
81 essive primaries.