New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-14
Sycamore Hill Visitors
Say District Attorney Had
Prepared Rough Outline.
THINK COLONEL GOT
1T FROM DUELL
Reported That Whitmans Name
Will Be Proposed SOOn-Hc
SAYS He Is His Own Man

Those close to Colonel Roosevelt told
newspaper correspondents At oyster
Ray on Sunday that he had copy o.
letter written by District Attorney
Whitman attacking William Barnc-. ir.
The publication Of this story brought
forth denial from District Attorney
Whitman. VINO declared he had never
written such letter.
Following Nr. Whitman's denial. it
WAS said yesterday By those rcsponsi-
bic FOR ;he earlier report that all thai
Colonel Roosevelt had was what pur-
ported 20 De a draf' Of letter by Mr..
Whitman. and il was intimatcd that
;hie draft might he given out for pub
l'cation IN few days.
These trends Of Colonel Roosevelt
admitted tnat the draft now said TO he
in the Coloncl's possession was sub
mitted to him little more than fort
night ago by Charles II. Duell. jr. who
had tried to obtain the Colonel's sup
vort Of Mr. Whitman'S candidacy for
Governor.
This draft. il was said. was shown 10
the Colonel IN the belief that II might
cause him to declare IN favor Of the
Distric Attorney
Colonel Saws Nothing
Colonel Roosevelt. when told ycSter-
day that Nj. Whitman branded the
Who'll" story OF ms having written let,
ter attaching Barnes as untrue. refused
to makc any comment. he did not
seem diSpleaSed over the situation.
Theodore Douglas Robinson. his
nephew and the state chairman OF the
Progressive party. said he had never
heard that Mr.. Whitman had written
the letter attributed to him.
O:her Progrcssives professcd iGno..,
rance Of .he existence of the letter.
George W. Perkins said that. so far as
he knew. all ,hat Mr.. Whitman had to
say about Mr.. Barnes he had SAID IN
the newspapers. This was what Mr.
Whitman himself said earlier IN the
day.
The story as given out at oyster
Bay on Sunday was that Mr. whit
man had written p letter to Mr. Duell,
the head of the Whitman Non-Partl-
san League.
Just before leaving Newport. where
Whitman made this comment on the
Oyster Bay story: ,r,
The ,ynolc thing is untrue. The
letter does not exist, and Lave never
written 10 any one a declaration OF
rr,ncinlC: i'm am way different from
mat o. .id l,. - on seve~ u pubic
occasions. have said. and | repeat
that ! am not subservient TO any man.
And ! am not. and have no< been,
subservient to Mr.. Barnes or Mr..
Roosevelt. and do not know whether
am supported by either or not
When this was shown to one Of the
spreadcrs Of the Sunday report that
Nr. Whitman had written letter he
admitted tina; there was no signature
on the draft said 20 be now IN the
possession Of Colonel Roosevelt.
Refuses to Comment.
The Colonel. while refusing to com
men, on Mr. Whitman's denial. said
il was beyond his knowledge where
the story originated.
Though il Is apparently beyond per
sistent Interrogation 20 get from ire
Colonel further word on what part ne
is to play in the gubernatorlal cam
paign. belief that he will head ms
party's ticket in this state continues
vigorously.
Report gives the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor 20 "an indepen-
dent Republican Of the type Of iiar-
vcv y. Hinman." paradoXical express
sion to the cars OF political sharp7.
The same report says that the choice
for United States Senator will be BAR
bridge Colby or Justice Samue Sea
bury. If the latter is not named for me
Court Of Appeals. and Homer ID. Call
for State Treasurer.
The Rev. J. J. Curran. Of Wilkes
Barre. Penn. who became strong
friend Of the Colonel IN 1901. when he
assisted Mr. Roosevelt. then President
in settling the strike OF the anthrdc';c
miners in Pennsylvania. called at Saga
more Hill this morning.