New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Possibilities of Ex-Gov.
ernor's Candidacy Now
a Big Problem.
NASSAU DELEGATES
ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Opposition to Colonel In Race
Fades-T. R. Happy Over
Louisiana Action.

Just what effect the entrance OF Will
lam Sulzer into the political situation
in this state will have WAS one OF the
angles from which the question OF the
need CT the Colonel's running for Gov
ernor was discussed by the Progress
sives on Wednesday. Some of the dele
gates from Nassau County got the i'm
preston from their talk with other
leaders that Sulzer might run in the
Progressive primaries and cause con-
siderable trouble, IL the Colonel was
not candidate.
IL is understood that some time ago
Sulzer suggested the possibility that,
IL the Colonel should run, he would
withdraw his candidacy and support
the candidate of the Progressives.
Whatever was said to the Nassau
delegation about the possibility of Sui
ger causing trouble in the Progressive
primaries was probably said for the
purpose of soaring them into coming
out for the Colonels candidacy.
After they had seen the Colonel the
delegates were shunted into the room
where George ". Perkins and Horace
s. Wilkinson were talking. These lead
ers went over the situation in detail.
The gave all the arguments both for
and against his candidacy.
IL was stated that some OF the up
state leaders had expressed the opinion
that Sulzer might get 100000 votes. If
ne ran. The question as to how many
Of those would come from the Progress
sive party in case the Colonel did not
run was gone into.
Every effort was made to get the
Nassau delegates who opposed Nr.
Roosevelt's candidacy TO change their
attitude, and when they got through
they expressed the opinion that per-
haps the Colonel ought 70 run after
all. They started back to tell the Colo
mel so. but he had started for Oyster
Bay. II is understood they will so to
Sycamore Hill and break the news to
the Colonel within few days.
Perkins Argued Question.
81 told them" said George W. Per
kins last night, that from the first
had been opposed to the Colonel's run
ming, but ! appreciated the arguments
of those who believed he should run,
and stated the possibility of stu
alton developing where he would have
to rum"
Frederick T. Gilbert, vice-cheirmar
Of the Nassau County delegation, said
last night:
"The situation so far as we are COR
cerned is up in the air. | do not re-
call that the members of our delega-
ton promised TO change the suggestion
20 the Colonel that he should stay OFT
of this campaign as candidate. When
we talked with the Colonel he made il
plain that he did not want 10 run.
When we saw Mr.. Perkins he told us
he really did not want the Colonel to
run. That was my impression after the
conference.
when we first entered Mr.. Perkinss
room and told him we were opposed TO
Roosevelt running he wanted TO know
what other man would be an ideal can
didate. We suggested Harvey D. Hin
man. Mr.. Perkins made no comment,
but went on 10 tell about Sulzer.
According to F. n. Edwards, chair
man of the Nassau County Committee,
who headed the delegation on Wednes-
day, Colonel Roosevelt said to them:
az do not want to run for Governor
IL can help IT,"
More Joy for Roosevelt.
This feature Of yesterdays events
drew no comment from Colonel Roose
Welt last evening, but he was so over
joyed at the resignation of the major
ity Of the members of a Democratic
Congressional Committee of Louisiana,
among them the brother of Senator
elect and present Representative
Broussard, and their fusion with the
Progressives that he said:
Nothing has given me greater
pleasure than the reported action in
Louisiana. have telegraphed Mr..
Parker John NJ. Parker, Progressive
State Chairman. my congratulations
and have begged him to extend my
heartfelt greetings to each of the gen.
tlemen named.
"The Progressive party is the
natural meeting place for m en- Of
this character from the South and
for the men who have taken similar
action against the machine bosses Of
the North. AS time goes on it will
become more and more the inevitable
rallying point for good citizens, North
and South who stand for fair play