The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
After the meeting Mr.. Ch,lds said

ftiltT NHt meeting MI. tnllOt
The committee Of twenty -one liz prac-
ticaly unanimous at this moment In favor
OF reporting back to the state committee
at It's meeting In Utica on Thursday n
list Of candidates headed by "A Pro-
sressive for Governor and substantially
Progressive all the way down.
Hc said substantially" to allow for
Progressive Endorsement perhaps of some
satisf Glory man named for some ONCE
other than that Of Governor by the other
parties The committee made no formal
resolutions OF Its sentiments
You can read the statement for your
self,' Mr.. Childs added when asked II
the committee meant to repect Mr.. Hin
man. Il might say. however that there
Is nothing but the friendllest Of feelings
here for Mr.. Human"
Does 1t mean that Col Roosevelt will
be asked to head the ticket?" he was
asked.
II have nothing to say about that"
he replied.
Before the committee deiiberated on
Human several counties presented resolu-
lions repudiating the B!nghamton man
and urging that Col Roosevelt be the
party candidate for Governor. james
Marriott, leading Richmond county dele
cation which has rejected Human. was
the first to Offer such a resolution. Earlier
In the year the Staten Island progressives
indoised the ColoneIs choice.
Channcey }. HsmIin doomed.
Charles j Staples. State committeeman
from Buffalo also headed delegation
OF tve from Erie county. including knowl-
ton Mixer Frank c. Ferguson, Progress
sive candidate for Congress In the Forty
first district; Guy Evans and L. j. J.
kunzie, also = State committeeman, de-
maniing square toed" Progressive,
preferably Chauncey J. Hamlin OF Buffalo.
for the head OF the ticket
I'VE are thoroughly in touch with the
rank and fle up state" said Mr.. staples.
and we are unanimous in demanding
candidate for Governor who shall he
a square toed Progressive standing for
Progressive measures. We are unanimous
In believing that the man who could
make winning fght In Chauncey J.
Hamlin. Col Roosevelt is right There
should he A cleanup Of the State. but we
will not be satisfied with half hearted
supporter OF Progressive principles. We
are not In favor OF any kind Of COM
hination merely for party benefits"
Alfred Tamelng Of Brooklyn brought
over two candidates. from Kings county
those OF Franklin :. Tomlin for dele
gate NJ large 10 the constitutional con-
vention and John Robert Taylor for Lieu
tenant Governor
II is understood that the committee
which went 10 call on Col. Roosevelt
Immediately after the meeting adjourned
In the afternoon was made up of w
NJ Chsdbourne. William II Hotchkiss
Regis H. Post and Theodore Douglas
Robinson.
william NJ Chadhourne. one ~ the
committee which went to oyster Bay.
said last night that Col. Roosevelt was
heartily IN accord with the action OF
the steering committee IN turning down
Human as the Progressive candidate for
Governor
we met this afternoon" said Mr.
Chadbourne. "and came to the conclusion
that Humans candidacy would be i'm
possible and after calling UP Col
Roosevelt to try TO persuade him to
run himself and he had said he could
~n' We decided to go down 10 oyster
Bay and talk over the situation with
nm II was the general opinion that a
Progressive should head the ticket snd
that the rest Of the candidates be sub
stantially Progressive too. Mr. Roose-
Welt was in perfect accord with this pro-
e. mme"
The committee will meet again this
morning at the national headquarters
and II Is likely that tentative slate
will be made up then. although Il Is
said that nothing final will be decided
upon until the state committee meets In
Utica on Wednesday night.