Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
ROOSEVELTFACES
REVOLT IN RANKS
OF PROGRESSNES
His Support of Human, a Re-
publican, for N. Y. Governor
ship, May Mean Split.

OYSTER BAY. \. Y, July 22.-For
( the first time in the history of the
/ Progressive party. Colonel Roosevelt
today faced the possibility Of OPP
position within the ranks over the
choice Of candidates. He learned
that at the meeting Of the Progress
siVe Committee OF New York county,
last night, Chairman Francis Y.
Bird, declared for a straight Prog
ressive state ticket and after the
meeting learned that Harvey D. Hin
man, Of T5inghamton, had announced
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for governor on a plat
form opposed to William Barnes and
Charles F. Murphy.
Colonel Roosevelt, Il was said here,
was fully aware of the resistance he
would meet If he sought to bring
about Progressive Endorsement OF
Mr.. Human or Of any other eandl-
date outside the Progressive party.
To all inquiries today he merely re-
Piled that he had nothing to say at
present, and that his forthcoming
statement would explain his position
fully
Chairman William Barnes, Of the
the following statement regarding for
mer Senator Harvey D. Humans an
neuncement Of his candidacy for the
nomination for governor at the Re-
publican primaries:
THE question which the enrolled
Republicans Of this State must de-
termine on the 2sth of September Is
whether they are to select the Repub-
lean candidates for the various Of
80 he y
1 to permit Mr.. Roosevelt to select
them.
] THAT is the real boss issue"
! NEW YORK, July 22.-District At
torney Whitman reaffirmed today his
conviction that he will be nominated
for governor In the Republican pri-
maries and that. nothing can stop
him. When seen, Mr. Whitman re-
fused TO comment on Harvey D. Hin
mans announcement that he will
enter the Republican primaries Nor
would he comment on Theodore
Roosevelts evident intention of sup
/ porting Mr.. Human for the Progress
sive nomination. All that he would
say was that he is as confident as
/ ever of winning the nomination.
The statement issued in Bingha.n-
man. Ia which he openly repudiated
Barnes, ended all doubt that Col
onel Roosevelt will do everything
| in his power to throV the indorse-
ment of the Progressive party in New
I York State to the Broome county Re-
4 publican
Mr.. Human declared himself can@
1 didate for governor in the coming
/ Republican primaries, on a platform
I - lee <.fE
/ man William Barnes, and declared
that the time has come for the de-
struction of the bipartisan system
in this State"
Humans unqualified statement, i
is said on high authority. was the re-
suit Of the secret conferences held IN
Ccoperstuwn on Sunday, when State
Chairman Robinson, Stephen c.
Clarke, Of Albany, and Mr. Human
exchanged views on the situation
1 Roosevelt. It is said, had prior to
! that time made up his mind to get
4 behind Human and the only thing
/ which remained to be done was TO
have Human come out in the open.
The Hinnan statement was called
to Colonel Roosevelts attention, and
he smiled grimly as If he was perfect
I ly satisfied with the way things had
/ shaped up.
]
statement in full he said; but ]
/ am very much pleased with what
/ have heard of 1t. shall have a for
nal statement in a day or two"
/ Even before Mr.. Humans state
ment reached here there was a strong
feeling that some definite step would
be taken by the colonel without fur
Their delay, and those who have
watched the situation closely we're
| fully satisfied that Roosevelt had de-
cided definitely to advocate the norn-
| nation Of Hinman on a fusion, anti
boss ticket.
Report had it that series of con-
ferences were being held in New York
| at which the attitude of Colonel
/ Roosevelt was being explained TO the
other Progressive leaders. They were
/ told. it is said. that Colonel Roosevelt
/ had fatty refused to be a candidate
I himself under any circumstances. and
/ that he wanted their aid in helping
/ BIN put the Human deal over.
| Roosevelt is firmly convinced THAI
with his aid as a campaigner Hinmau
can now win the nomination IN the
/ Republican primaries as an anti-or-
/ ganization man and bring the down
/ fall of William Barnes. the Repub-
1 lican State leader With the Pro-
/ gressive Endorsement as wen Roose-
i welt feels that Human viii sweep the
/ State and being responsible for this
! Fusion movement. the Progressives
can claim the credit for cleaning up
the State and bringing corruption TO
ar end
1t is in this light that the PROPOSE
/ ton has been put up to the leaders.
/ who have bitterly opposed anything
i but straight Progressive ticket and
who it has been feared would desert
! the fight If any other course was