The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
ROOSEVELT IS ADVISED
TO AVOID STATE FIGHT
Progressivcs Throughout Country
Protest Against His Making
Race for Governor.
FOR LEADER IN 1916
Former President Delighted With
Expressions, Which Give Him
Arguments lie Needs to Match
Against New York Leaders.
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oyster Bay. y. Y. July l2.--Within
the last few days n storm of protest
has arisen among Proercsslvcs
throughout the country against Col
onci Roosevelt making the run for
Governor.
From every state kilograms and let
tcrs have been pouring In upon the
Moose chief demanding that he resist
the efforts Of his New York cabinet TO
push him into the race. To-day near
~ 100 kilograms and half as many
letters we're taken 10 Sycamore Hill.
all of an Identical note.
The argument of Roosevelt leaders
in the other States is that he ought to
save himself for the bigger fight of
i3l6. when they want him as the can.
didate FOR President. They tell him
that. even if he wins the governorship
here. he will have sacrificed in max
ing the race the present position as
the conspicuous leader for 1916.
For The Colonel to try for the gov
ernership they say. would give the
impression Outside his own State that
he Is mrccly seeking office. This. they
urge him, no matter II elected, would
be disastrous not only to himself but
TO lis party in 1916.
MANY FEAR HE CANNOT
CARRY NEW YORK STATE;
In boldly expressing themselves on
W
leaders have wired the eX-Presldent
that they fear he cannot carry the
state. II he went into the battle and
lost they say his last chance for 1916
would go -glimmering.
The eN-President. 1t may be said. is
ticEied over these outside lettors. He
all along has hated TO think df being
dragged into tho fight as the head of
the ticket The country wide leaders
are irving MIN just the argument he
wants TO match against the State
leaders who insist he take the nomi-
nation. Among the messages op-
posing Noosevclts candidacy to-day
were some from California, Pennsvl-
wanna, Louisiana and Maine. a fairly
scattered nc!d. All were nrm in the
ins!stence that the former President
rcjcc; the advice of his New York
cabinet
Roosevelt heard the same from Pitts
hurEl leaders when he went there two
weeks ago. He listened to il again
when delegation from Maine and al
other from Arizona called on him last
Wednesday at Progressive headouar-
tiers. Aside from the iiuportun!ties of
his leaders in the States outside OF New
York. Roosevelt is giving thought to
another phase Of the situation. and n
vital one. he sees II. Thar is that
even II he is elected Governor. he
would not be able to take the time
needad from his executive work to di-
rect his party toward the 1916 battle
CLOSELY WATCHES TREND
or POLITICAL. AFFAIRS
Another thing Roosevelt is in doubt
abou; Is that he would be able IL
elected. TO carry in with him :; Pro-
grc.sivc Legislature The ex-Presi-
dent has been watching the trend OF
political affairs closely since his re-
turn from Brazil. and cannot make up
his mind exactly what support the
Progressives are to get this fall. With
Whitman running on the Republican
ticket, the Democrats putting up
';linn. ard with Sulzer in the field he
Is wondering how the votas is 10 be
split up Roosevelt wants the Pro
Rressives to have Il ticket that Will at
tract independent Democrats and in
dependent Republicans, and he fears
this cannot bc done unless there is
fusion. But no direct ovcrtures have
come to show that fusion will be
feasible.
Roosevelt dictated nearly 100 let
tcrs and kilograms to his Progressive
leaders throughout the nation to-day
replying to the demand that lie keep
our of the Fovernorship race. He adj
vised them that he had given no decla-
ration as yet.