New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
CALLS ON
COLONEL FOR AID
T. R. Promises Not to
Attack "Plain Bill" Be-
fore Primaries.
ROOSEVELT UNMOVED
BY PROHIBITION PLEA
Ex-Governor Regrets Missing
r. M. Davenport-Wants to
Debate with Him.

William Sulzer called on Theodore
Roosevelt at National Progressive
headquarters yesterday afternoon To
urge the Colonel to throw his influence
to Mr.. Suffers candidacy for the Pro-
gressive nomination for Governor
With him was Coleridge Hart, who has
been selected by the Prohibitionists as
their candidate for the Court Of APP
peals. Mr.. Hart presented letter
from the Prohibition leaders Of the
Ave boroughs, asking the Colonel to aid
them In uniting all good citizens to OBJ
tain the reelection of SulZer.
ITO acquiesce in the lynching OF
such a Governor is to be a partner in
the crime and to connive In the con-
spiracy," read the letter, referring to
the impeachment of Sulzer. "His fight
for principle and honest government is
the only issue in this campaign"
"Will you help7" the letter con-
tinued. "You know Mr.. Suffers rec
ord. The people know 1t. The plain
people trust Plain Bill Sulzer. Mark
we'll what we say! If Mr.. Sulzer is not
the next Governor the candidate Of one
of the bosses will be, and the respon-
sibility for a continuance of the BIZ
partisan system of graft called fifty
fifty will be yours"
After "Plain Bill" had gone Mr..
Roosevelt said he told Sulzer he was
for Frederick NJ. Davenport for Gov
ernor, but would not attack Sulzer dur
ing the primary campaign.
Sulzer breeZed into headquarters just
as Theodore Douglas Robinson, chair
man Of the Progressive State Commit
-. IL f,,l n
boom at Utica, was coming out.
"How do you do, Mr.. Robinson r
said Mr.. Sulzer, walking In his direc-
ton. Robinson veered off, but when
Sulzer repeated his salutation replied
shortly and went about his business.
Mr.. Davenport, who had been in an
other room when Sulzer went in to see
the Colonel, got away before he came
out.
81 am very sorry-yery sorry" said
Sulzer, when told he had missed the
man invited by the State Committee
to become its candidate in the prim-
maries. "Mr. Davenport is a good
friend of mine. ] would like to have
seen him. l want to ask him to go
through the state with me and debate
the issues"
Colonel Roosevelt motored in from
Oyster Bay with Archie and went at
once to the Museum of Natural His
tory to see the progress made in the
mounting Of his South American speci-
mems. He arrived at the Progressive
headquarters before II o'clock, and
verified some papers for William II. Van
Benschoten, of counsel in the Barnes
libel suit.
After talking with Alexander P.
Moore, Of Pittsburgh, the Colonel went
to the Hotel La Marquise for luncheon
with Mr.. Davenport, Mr. Robinson, DR..
Lyman Abbott, Lawrence Abbott and
Magistrate Corrigan. It was on his re-
turn that the Sulzer incident occurred.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the Colonel
went to Scribner's and then back to
Oyster Bay.
Mr.. Roosevelt will start from the
Pennsylvania Station for New Orleans
on Saturday afternoon. He will arrive
on Monday night, and will make a
speech. The following day he will take
a motor trip through the Sd Congress
sional District in Louisiana, the one
where the Democratic party went over
to the Progressive organization. Start
ing back on Tuesday night, he plans to
reach New York on Thursday after
noon.
The latter part of September the
Colonel will make a two weeks cam
paign trip in the West, returning to
spend October on the stump in this
state.