The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
Advisory Committee Votes to
Conscript Him in State
, "HOusecleaning."
CALL WHITMAN IMPOSSIBLE
Only r. r.. They Decide, Can
End Corrupt Biparti-
san Alliance"

Col Roosevelt must run for Governor.
There must be no alliance with the
Republican or Democratic machines"
Charles s. whitman as a candidate for
Governor on any ticket is defective and
on the Progressive ticket impossible.
t'pon these three points twenty Pro-
sress.ve leaders agreed yesterday In con-
ference at state headquarters, 80 Wash
lngton square West. Geographically they
ranged from Chauncey J. Hamlin OF Buff
,slo to Regis Post OF Bayport. l.. l.. ex-
Governor Of Porto Rico.
Most OF the members OF State Chair
man Robinson's advisory campaign com
mlt,ec we're there and a dozen others of
the party's best qualified counsellors.
Even George W. Perkins swung around
10 the view that the Colonel must be
drafted for head OF the ticket.
Just how Conscript Roosevelt is to be
compelled to run II he keeps on insisting
that he will not do II was not determined.
II was the sense OF the meeting. however.
that the voters demand for him would
exercise a strong appeal to his high sense
OF duty"
These are the results OF the meeting as
set forth by Frederick NJ Davenport Of
Clinton. Horace S. Wilkinson OF Syracuse
and cambridge Colby. the committee des-
irnated to draft the sentiment OF the
gathering:
From many quarters 1t appears
that there is strong and insistent
demand that Col. Roosevelt shall him
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owing to his remarkable experience
and great administrative ability. and
that he shall head a movement which
shall expressly appeal to the indie
pendent voters OF all parties for the
overthrow Of the corrupt bipartisan
control of the State Government. II
was felt that the time has come "a
end the futile alienation between
Republican and Democratic misrule,
between Murphy's Tammany and
Barnes's Tammany that the voters
Bee this and that the call is for a
man who is as large as the issue ana
Who can put government in this state
upon the basis OF honest int ntion.
Col Roosevelt has expressed him
self as averse to becoming candi-
date He has reiterated his refusal
to run Tor Governor. But the de-
mand for him to lead in "a cleanup is
growing In volume. and 1; was
thought that this demand would ex-
orcise strong appeal to mis- high
sense OF duty.
Any working arrangement or coali-
ton with the Republican machine
o. the Democratic machine in this
State was vigorously repudiated. The
reports from all over the State were
that the people were demanding a
clean cut issue.
Chairman Robinsons statement OF
Tuesday pointing out the defects OF
Nr. Whitman as a candidate for Gov
ernor on any ticket and the impossi-
blity o, his candidacy on the Pro-
gresslve ticket was approved.
The leaders who were in the con
ference besides those named were ex
Judge Virgil X. Kellogg of WATERFOWL
Francis w. Bird, State Chairman Robin
son. Arthur ~ GLIB OF Ithaca. Earle :
Warner OF Ontario. Hugh Abbott of ~
Lawrence, Charles $. Aronstam OF Brook
lyn. Michael Schaap, Progressive leade
in the Assembly: Beveridge c. Dunlo
OF Rockland, Walter A. Johnson OF West
chester, Hamilton Fish. Jr., of Putnam
Henry l.. Stoddard and +. NJ. Harde
OF Columbia.
In a preliminary morning meeting a
national headquarters In the Forty-sec
ond street building William II. Hot,h
kiss, ex-State chairman. also said tina
Col Roosevelt must run.