New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-17
MOOSE OFFICIALLY
TO IGNORE SULZER
Roosevelt and Progress.
siVe Leaders Outline
Primary Campaign.
PLAN LETTER TO
HELP DAVENPORT
Barnes Treatment of Human a
Boomerang, Says Leader
Hamlin Optimistic.

Showing all the vigor and czuberance
of the days before he made his South
American trip. Colonel Roosevelt put III
a busy day at national Progressive
headquarters in the AID ST. building
yesterday.
First, there was a conference with
the men who have been picked for the
state ticket Then the Colonel had
talk with large delegation from Mary
land, including almost every one OF the
important leaders in that state. Win
George W. Perkins, chairman OF the
national executive committee. he talked
over national matters. As to the result
of the election in Maine, thC Colonel
said:
- have nothing to say; not one
word
In spite Of the fact that the Progress
sive state leaders assert they DO no.
fear William Sulzer i'm the primaries
they devoted a considerable part OF me
day to discussing the primary SITUATION
and determining whether or not cam
paign against the con .ender Tor the
governorship nomination should be
made. c.,
II was finally decided that no formal
notice of SulZer should he taken. but
that letter should go out to every
enrolled Progressive. urging him 10
vote for Frederick NJ. Davenport, the
choice of the organization TO lead me
fight. This letter will be signed by
Colonel Roosevelt and several other
members of the party, such as oscar D
Straus and William II. HotchkIsS;,
at il not that we feal Sulzer, sald
Theodore Douglas Robinson, state
chairman. speaking Of the coming ie'-
ter. "but simply because we want 10
set the Progressives right in the pup
lie mind.
Mr.. Davenport has undertaken to
canvass the situation III every county
east of Onondaga. and Chauncey j.
Hamlin the western part OF the state;
They have covered much OF the grouhd
and made their report in the presence
of the Colonel yesterday.
81 have been through all OF the
northern counties" said Mr.. Davenport
"The Progressives are alert ana are
going to get out on primary da!,
don't know much about this city. but so
far as the upstate is concerned pc
lieve there is moro sentiment for Sill
ger in the Democratic and Repuoilcd1
parties than in the Progressive.
"Tho Rarres treatment of HinRan
has stirred up a great sentiment up
tate that will make itself felt or Elec-
ton Day against any Barnes man mat
l, i,,o fnp office ~
Asked if he had any reply TO make 10
Sulzer's challenge to a Joint debate
Mr.. Davenport smiled good-natursdly
and replied: -
az am too busy taking care OF the
serious features Of the campaign 10 pa!
any attention TO Sulzer."
~ have been through twenty-one
counties west Of Syracuse" said Mr.
Hamlin. 81 found that the boys are
stanch in their allegiance to the Pro-
gressive party. One county chairman
told me he had lost two of his best
mon. but the others were standing ilrrn.
/ asked him how that~was. He replied
that one man had died and another had
moved away"
All the candidates on the state ticket
were present. with the exception oil
Llovd Coils. candidate for State In
gineer. who is ill., Others at the con
ference we're Mr.. Perkins. William II.
Childs. Henry l.. StOddard, Francis W.
Bird and a number of candidates Tor
delegates -at-largc to the constitutional
convention, including Katharine b.
Davis.
The delegation from Maryland was
headed BIZ Charles J. Bonaparte, FOR
mcr Attorney General OF the United
States. Among others present we're j.
Stuart Macdonald, state chairman:
Joseph +. Baldwin. national commit
teeman; Alfred A. Morelsnd, chairman
of the Baltimore City Committee; Dr.
r. Lee Hall, Robert D. Gricr, Truxton
Beall and n. Winslow Williams.
The Colonel was told that Edward
c. Darlington, former national com
mitteeman, who had gone back TO the
Republican party and was It's canal
date for the United States Senate this
wear, was claiming TO have the sup
port of Colonel Roosevelt and other
Progressives. They wanted TO know i
that were true, and, if it were not,
would not the Colonel say something
about it. The Colonel said he did not
believe the party should make any
fusion with the Republicans on can
Gidate who had left the Republican
party Men for the Congress and other
nominations were discussed with the
Colonel. Mr.. Williams may be the
candidate for the Senate.
As the state committee cannot sp"na
sny money on the primaries, special
committee, of which W. II. Childs is
chairman and Harold G. Aron secre-
tary and treasurer, was named TO col
lcct money and handle the primary
campaign.