New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-08
T. R. WILL REPLY
TO MOOSE TODAY
Leaders to Urge Him to
Run for Governor and
Help Cause.
MANY THINK HE WILL
ACCEPT NOMINATION
Plans Underway for Truce with
Democrats May Win Sup
port of Mitchell.

port of Mitchell.
Tremendous pressure will be brought
to bear to-day on Colonel Roosevelt to
head the Progressive ticket as cand-
date for Governor. When he reaches
his new Office in the 42d st. headquar-
ters of the party he will find several
large delegations Of upstate men, in
addition to most of the big leaders An
effort also will be made to get the
Colonel to make n final decision to-day
The leaders arc getting restive and
say that il will hurt their campaign If
the present uncertainty exists much
longer.
Horace s. Wilkinson. the steel man
from Syracuse. has arranged to have a
large delegation from Onondaga Coun-
ty. George Eastman. the kodak manu-
facturer. will head an enthusiastic
delegation from Rochester Chaun-cy
J. Hamlin. who for two weeks has been
circulating primary petitions for the
Colonel in the western part Of the
state. is coming down from Buffalo.
Frederick VI. Davenport, Of Oneida. and
other upstate leaders arc also expected.
OF course. George W. Perkins. who
is generally conceded to be the closest
adviser the Colonel has. will be on
hand. as will Theodore Douglas Robin
son. Francis ". Bird and other local
leaders.
Will Urge Need Of Aid.
All these men will unite in telling
the Colonel not only that the party de-
mards his candidacy. but also that If
lc does not run, the Progressive rar;v
is likely to show great weakness in
many parts Of the state. Not only
would the Coonel's candidacy enthuse
the old members of the party, but
would materially add to their number,
they believe.
The conference to-day will be tho
since the return Of the Colonel from
South America.
Mr.. Robinson, chairman Of the State
Committee. came to the city from his
country home yesterday He said he
was still strongly o. the impression
that the exigcncics Of the situation
demanded the candidacy of the Colonel,
but he was not able to predict what
the final decision would he.
Other Progresslves, who did not care
to have their names used, were willing
to make wagers that the Colonel would
run. They seemed to think there was
nothing else TO do when he realized
the strength of the demand for him
throughout the state.
From the first the Colonel has "a
vorcd some sort of ticket that would
attract to the Progressive column 9TH
or than the enrolled voters OF the
party. At first he felt that it would
be an excellent thing if the Republi-
cans would nominate some one whom
the Progressives might support. Now
it is said. he is seriously considering
the possibility Of attracting Independ-
ent support By naming an independent
Democrat for an important place on
the ticket.
To this a majority Of the Progressive
leaders are bitterly opposed. They Ger
tainly would not with good grace ac-
ccpt an independent Democrat as the
head of the ticket. However, the dec
larations Of Mayor Mitchell that he
would be glad TO support an lndepen-
dent Democrat on the Progressive
ticket, if a suitable man should not be
placed at the head of the Democratic
ticket. may make considerable lnl-
preston on the Progressive leaders.
To Get Democratic Views.
Il is understood that the Colonel
will be able to report 10 them the views
Of A number Of Independent Democrats
to-day.
Although Mayor Mitchell would find
il hard TO support Colonel Roosevelt
because of the latter's attitude toward
President Wilson, he would not sp,-
ciGcallv say yesterday that under 10
circumstances would he indorse the
Coloncl's candidacy.
"I would prefer 20 support clean,
capablc, Independent Democrat he
said. land if none such should be ncml-
mated ! would be for clean, capable
citizen"
He added that he would not support
ANYBODY who was not free from the
control Of Charles Francis Murphy.
"Do you consider Governor Glynn
sufficiently independents ~ he was asked.
THAT is an unfair question" was the
replv. 81 am not discussing individual
candidates. Ny refusal TO answer
might be twisted into an opposition to
Glynn."
Mayor Mitchell said if John A. Hen
messy was nominated for Controller on
the Progressive ticket as has been sug-
rcstcd he would support him, rs he
had high regard for the man. He n
dicatcd that there was no bar TO his
coming out for other nominees on the
Progressive ticket # they seemed 10
be the best ittcd for the office for
which they were running.
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