The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-14
T.R. FOR GOVERNOR,
is BULL MOOSE CRY
prOgressives Throughout State
Prepare to Get Colo
mel in Race.
THERE'S no SECOND CHOICE
Franklin d. Roosevelt May BE
Democratic Candidate
Malone Is for Him.

Theodore Roosevelt Is expected back
from the jungle about May is or 20. His
fellow Progresslves hear that he has
given up the idea OF going to Madrid for
the marriage of his son. Kermit. to Miss
Belle Willard, daughter of Joseph T..
willard, American Ambassador to Spain.
Progressives throughout the State are
preparing to hit the Colonel a body blow
as soon as he lands. in the form Of
an Irresistible demand that he run for
Governor this fall.
This demand. first publicly voiced by
ex-State Chairman william u. Hotchkiss.
has spread until all the state leaders
except George W. Perkins are at least
acquiescent. Mr.. Perkins still thinks that
Mr.. Roosevelts friends should not ask
anything OF him until the Presidential
campaign OF 1916.
Several upstate county executive COM
mittees have already declared for the
Colonel for Governor. In those districts
the opinion Is also heard that william
SulSer should have n place on the ticket,
possibly that of Lieutenant Governor.
Suggestion Falls Flat.
This suggestion has fallen fiat when
Dpesented to the men who really manage
he party's affairs They have no inten-
zion of recognizing the deposed Governor
as good enough Progressive to run
for State Office because he was elected to
the Assembly by an East side district that
ran away from the party.
Many of those who don't take Mr..
Suixer seriously as a Progressive believe
that he intends to run for Governor in
dependently this fall. According to Pro-
gressive scouts who have reported to
state headquarters of their party. he Is
being encouraged In this ambition by
Republicans who figure that he might
take votes enough from the Democrats
and Progressives to elect job Hedges,
Charles s. Whitman or whoever else Is
nominated for Governor by the Republic
cans.
o. n. Phillips. acting Progressive State
chairman while Theodore ID. Robinson is
in Europe. is getting a stack of letters
from Progressives all the way from
Buffalo to Montauk who insist that Col.
Roosevelt must run. The Colonel il their
first choice and they have no second.
Mr.. Phillips is doing nothing either to
prick the boom or to blow II up. He ex-
poets State Chairman Robinson back in
New York on April "a. The chairman's
first act probably will he to sign a call
FOR a meeting OF the star committee to
take place in Albany about May !.
Sentiment for q Conference.
At that meeting the committee may de-
eide whether or not the party should have
conference, or unofficial State conven-
ton, this summer Sentiment Is strong
for a conference as the best way OF draw
ing mp a platform and canvassing the
names of candidates who may he pre-
scented TO tlfe people at the fan primaries.
Reports OF considerable activity up
state are coming 10 Progressive head
quarters in Washington square. Many
sectional conferences have been held. In
which Col Roosevelt and the Governor
ship have Occur led most attention.
A resul; OF these meetings il is said
that the party will put full district as
well as state ticket In the field this fall
including candidate for Congress In
every district.
Progressives hear that Franklin d
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and second cousin OF the Colonel, may
I've the Democratic candidate for Governor
this fall-Rcosevelt against Roosevelt u
the Colonel is also nominated.
The old Roman Catholic bogie Is beins
conjured up for advice against Gov. Glynn
Unsigned circulars postmarked at Fish
kill are being scattered through middle
and western New York attacking the Gov
iernor because of his religion.
The talk of Franklin II. Roosevelt /,
not allied with the attempt at religion,
controversy. II is understood that bud
ley Field Malone. who IL Catholic. II
quietly working TO make Franklin ROose
welt a candidate.