The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
HAMLIN IN RACE TO
HEAD MOOSE TICKET
Formally Announces Candidacy
for Nomination for
Governor.
BIG POWWOW AT UTICA
Call Goes Out for Mass COnyen-
ton on Thursday-Colonel
May BE There.
BIG POWWOW AT UTICA

Chauncey J. Hamlln OF Buffalo, who has
been doomed several times within the last
few weeks for the Progressive nomination
for Governor. formally announced his
candidacy for that office last night Mr.
Hamlin was present yesterday at a meet
Ing of the Progressive party's steering
committee to discuss he g,iberna toral
situation following the rejection Of Hin
man and Col. Roosevelts approval of
that action. Prospective candidates were
mentioned at the meeting.
II stand fairly and squarely." says Mr..
Hamlin's announcement. upon the 1912
state and national Progressive party
platform and believe that II has now be-
come the duty of the Progressives in
the State OF New York to nominate a
straight Progressive ticket. In offering
myself as candidate to the Progress
slves Mt this time desire to say that
IL In the opinion OF the State committee
of the National Progressive party which
meets next week In Utica there Ia any
other Progressive they would rather have
lead the fight shall withdraw my can
didacy and loyalty support the man
chosen by such committee"
Mr.. Hamlin IL believed to have con-
siderable strength up State. Erie county
came out for him on Friday at the meet
the committee visited the Colonel Col.
Roosevelt has said he would support any
straight Progressive named by the State
committee. Many Progressives, however.
favor William IA. Hotchkiss OF this city
and he has been considered the probable
candidate for Governor II Col. Roosevelt
cannot be persuaded ultimately to run.
Frederick VI. davenport. ex-state Senator
OF Oneida county. also has been men
toned.
II is now believed certain that the meet
Ing OF the Progressive State committee at
Utica on Thursday will present a bigger
task than was at first expected. The
Progressive party leaders decided yester-
day to make the meeting as much a mass
convention as the circumstances and short
time In which to gather their forces will
permit.
SIN Hope for Colonel.
Only two reasons could be assigned for
the last minute decision, but none of the
members OF the committee OF twenty-one
would commit himself to either one was
that since the party liz without a definite
choice for Governor IL was planned 10
stampede the gathering for the Colonel
despite his emphatic denial that he would
not be "A candidate. The other reason for
large gathering would be- IL was said
TO arouse enthusiasm for another candi.
I uaNt lol Aiit t'tu OF tne TICKET not so well
known as the Bull Moose leader him
self
William Hamlin Childs chairman o,
the steering committee. who went e
Oyster Bay on Friday. said yesterda,
that he did not think the Colonel's decl
sion not to run could be altered by q
stampeding convention. Col Roosevelt
he said. told the members OF the commit
tee who waited on him that he was
sorry to repeat but that he could moi
be a candidate. In any event II is be
lieved that II Col Roosevelt does no
heed the call OF the Moose. which l.
/ most likely TO be repeated at Utica
William II Ilotchkiss probably will b,
the Progressive party's choice for Cover
/ nor
The committee of twenty lone met yester
I day morning at national Progressive head
quarters and reiterated In a formal state
ment the reason for rejecting Mr.. Hlnmar
I and insisting on straight Progressive
/ ticket. Chairman Childs, Ernest II. Cav
/ croft State Chairman Robinson, George
/ " Perkins. Bainbridge Colby, Angus
! Schwarzler. Bronx county chairman
| Chauncey j. Hamlin OF Buffalo and w
IL Hotchkiss. the members present. wer'
| highly pleased with the Coloners approva
and announced that the feeling was gen
eral.
Other Candidates Discussed.
They discussed possible candidates
among them HotchkIss. Hamlin, Fredericl
VI. Davenport and Colby being suggested
the latter also for United States Senator
! but adjourned without stating any one
Mr.. Childs said, however. that the com
mittee would have some recommends
iions to make to the State committee, bu
that a decision would not be reached unit
the steerers meet again In Utica OF
Wednesday night.
Chairman Robinson announced later tina
despite his inability to get convention
hall. he was sending kilograms to all tn
county chairmen In the State urging then
to be at the State committee meeting
In person and to invite all enrolled Pro
gressives to attend. Although neither h
nor MIR, Childs could say definitely.
Is almost certain that the Colonel vii
attend. The leaders would have pu
OFF the meeting for another week In orde
to make It n real convention. but tina
would bring II too near designation day.
The formal statement by the committe
said that the Republican Saratoga con
ference demon strated that the Republi
can boss machine was still powerful an
would not allow any one not In sym
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