New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
MOOSE BALK AT
SUPPORTING CALDER
Roosevelt Said To Be
Opposed to Representa-
tive Out for Senate.
ENDORSEMENT WOULD
MEAN BIG REVOLT
Governorship Situation in Re.
publican Ranks May Be
CrystaIIized at Convention.

Friends OF Harvey D. Human arc
irving TO get Colonel Roosevelt to
come out for Representative William
NJ. Calder as the Progressive nominee
for United States Senator. A Pro-
gressive leader said yesterday ne had
assurance that the Colonel would not
consent to the plan, but If he did SO
he would face serious revolt among
the leaders.
"We are willing TO sink our prefer
ence for a straight ticket and support
Mr.. Hinman as our candidate for Gov
ernor," this man sid, because we be-
lieve Hinman, even if he is Repubh-
can, would make q good Governor,
forceful and progressive, if not be-
lever in all the Progressive doctrines
However, we look upon Calder as
STRAIGHT out-and-ous organization nan,
who stands for none Of the Things
that the p-ogressives are trying TO %
in Washington"
If Calder is placed in the Progress
sive primaries il is probable that such
leaders as L. C. Tuckerman, Of ulster
County; Chauncey j. Hamlin, OF Gre;
Walter A. Johnson, Of Westehester;
cambridge Colby, William II. Hoscn-
kiss and Francis W. Bird would make
an active fight against him. From
present indications Colby will probably
run for the Senate nomination IN the
Progressive primaries. He is good
speaker, has means and is an out-2nd-
out supporter of all the Progressive
doctrines, including the initiative, rel
erendum and recall. q,
Those in the Progressive party, and
there are few, who would like to see
Calder as their candidate for the Sen
ate saw that ali alliance of that kind
would give Human the greater part OF
the Kings County vote at the prI-
maries. These Progres5ives are some
what in doubt as to the ability of Hin
man to carry the Republican prl-
maries, and they realize that the vote
in Kings County would go far toward
accomplishing that result. There are
about 10000 enrolled Republicans in
Kings. more than n New York County.
Several of the Assembly district or
CARNATIONS lined up for District At
tcrney Whitman some time ago.
No date has been set for the Pro-
eressive statewide conference at
which the Committee of Twenty-one
will report on candidates and policy
of the party, but it will come after the
Republicans and Democrats have their
meetings. It will have to come be-
fore September 8, however, as that is
the last day for filing nominating Pc
titions, and in all probability the Pro-
gressives will get together the week
before.
There is a growing feeling among
the Republicans that the Governorship
situation will be broken open at the
unofficial convention on August Is.
job L. Hedges has fought from the
start to have this convention recon-
mend candidates. District Attorney
Whitman's friends took the other side
OF the argument, but some of them now
say that it might be good thing to
bring the question before the conven-
ton, as in all probability that body
would be against Hinman.
Although the State Committee stat
ed in it's call tha' it was not its pug
pose to have any discussion Of candi-
dates for administrative Offices at the
convention, the convention is a Law
unto itself and may decide TO take up
anything it pleases, regardless of any
previous understanding.