The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-13
TRUTH NOT IN WHITMAN,
SAYS COL. ROOSEVELT
Brings Up DUEL Affair in
Speeches at GlOycrsville
and Fort Plain.

GiovERsvILLE. y. Y. Oct. l2.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt in his whirl through
the State stopped here long enough to
help Frederick NJ. Davenport. Progressive
candidate for Governor. delight throngs
by attacking the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominees. Big crowds turned out
at the railway station and there was a
brass band and red fire.
Col Roosevelt made speeches a. Johns
town and Fort Plain. and in each talk at
tackled Charles : Whitman as being
utterly unfit to serve in any respect gave
as tool and declared that Mr.. Whit
man might be as willing TO serve Mr..
Murphy as Mr.. Barnes. and perhaps both
In explaining that Mr.. Whitman twice
sought his support Col. Roosevelt told
again his side OF the Duell-Whitman
Roosevelt AFFAIR. in which the District
Attorney is alleged to have sought his
backing for the Gubcrnatorlal nomination.
Continuing ne said
mfr. Whitman now denies the state
ments that he made To me. to Mr.. Ron
heur. to Mr.. Duell. to Dr. Bayllss and 10
my son. 1t Is idle TO suppose that we
all misunderstood him He said exactly
what ! have described him as saying
The truth Is not in him. Take his own
admitted letter.
Either this letter means that Mr.
Whitman was. when he wrote II, ready
to join with the Progrss sives I'm n fight
| against Barnes and the Republican ma
chine just as much as against Murphy
| and the Democratic machine, or else II
means that Mr. Whitman was act
ing the part OF n tricky politician
endeavoring to persuade Mr.. Duel
| that he would attack Mr.. Barnes
| and the Republican machine while at the
same time he was underhandcdly leav'
! ing himself loophole in order to DENY
/ 10 IL,
man OF common sense to read that letter
and come TO the conclusion that Mr. Whit
man is straightforward and sincere, hav'
/ ing In view the fact that Mr. Whitman
is now Mr.. Barnes's nominee.
Last year Mr. Whitman accepted Mr.
Murphy's nomination as District Attorney
and ran on the Tammany ticket, thereby
giving all the aid he could render TO Mr.
Murphy and Tammeny, when all GOOD
citizens We're seeking to drive Mr. Muir
ply and Tammany from the control o.
I New York city.
yet now ne has the effrontery TO pos,
as the anti-Tammany candidate for Gov
ernor He has shown. that he cannot
be trusted when he SAYS he rs ag1ins
Mr.. Harness lie is Just as little to b,
trusted when he says he is against Mr.
Murphy,
''He is branded with the brands of boil
the bosses: in any sufficiently serious
crises he would do the bidding or either
Mr.. Murphy would doubtless prefer Mr.
Glynn. but he would have no reason e
be dissatisfied with Mr.. Whitman. Thu
only way effectively to oppose both Mr.
Barnes and Mr., Murphy Is to supper
the only uncompromising foe of both
namely, Mr.. Davenport"
There was wild enthusiasm when tn
Colonel was seen on the platform OF th'
car az the train pulled into the station
at Gloversville Always popular II
Gloversville Col. Roosevelt found tina
his former followers are faithful and th'
procession to the Darling Theatre wa
delayed while the people checred ant
yelled greetings at the Colonel
The Rev. William G. Sricor presided
over the meeting. Josiah T Ncwcomh %
Gloversville spoke for thirty minutes whil'
the crowd waited for Cot. Roosevelt anC
Senator Davenport The fire alarm in
terrupted Davenport's address, hut tn
crowd drlfted back into the theatre AM
Col. Roosevelt had a full house when h,
began to talk
After the meeting the Colonel was tn
guest at dinner at Kingsboro Hotel, wher
he passed the night