The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-22
PLEAD WITH SENATOR
ROOT TO RUN AGAIN
Republicans Agree He Is Needed
in Washington and Hope
He Will Reconsider.
OTHER CANDIDATES. WAIT
WadswOrth. Calder and Human
Possibilities II Senator Per-
sists In Refusal.

The one thing upon which al Rcpubil-
cans seem to he agreed at this time Is
that every possible effort should be made
to persuade Elhu Root to stand for re-
election 10 the United States Senate His
repeated avowals that he will retire from
public life at the end OF his term have
not yet convinced the party leaders in this
State that he cannot he induced TO change
his mind.
Because OF reports from up state that
James w Wadsworth. Jr., Of Living.
ston wishes 10 go TO the Senate Mr..
Wodsworth was asked yesterday about
his political plans He leaves tomorrow
for Texas 10 he gone until August /. His
reply was:
Most Certaiuly | am not a candidate.
There is but one man who should sue.
coed senator Root ana that is himself
In tho present state of AFFAIRS at Wash
ington It IL OF the utmos, importance to
New York and the mali that he con
tinue in the Senate.
our foreign policy Ia tumble. The
conduct OF our state Department and its
chief excites the coniemptuous amuse.
ment OF the world. The tariff law IL a
failure The Legislative tendency II
toward Government meddling In all forms
OF business and tn. further regula ton
and restriction OF legitimate human Ell.
deavor, already checked in uncertainty
and despair. mass OF half baked and
destructive schemes II being pressed
toward enactment. Tie country needs
the services OF its biggest men al this
juncturs---men OF comprehensive grasp
and understanding OF the nations pur.
poses and ideals, It's necessities and 1t,
dangers. men able and brave enough &c
expose fallacies and point the safe way
undc:crred by selfish ambitions.
Root Ia prpempeut among American
public men In his ability to perform such
! a service.
senator Wishes Ia Retire.
II know from his own lips his deer
desire 10 retire ana to rest. am swur,
OF the great personal sacrifice his return
| to the Senate would Involve. But as tbs
summer advances and the public ConCen
! tratcs its attention more and more upor
! the necessities OF the situation an over
| whelming demand for his continuance II
public life manifests Itself: its depth ant
sincerity are unique in our political his
tory. ! hope and believe he viii yield e
| Il. His state and the country need him
The attempt to convince Mr.. Root tina
/ he ought to enter the primaries as can
dldate began on May 2s. the day OF IN
Republican conference Mt the Waldorf.
Eighteen party men of influence. a.
friends OF Mr.. Root, dined at the home q
President Nicholas Murray Butler OF 20
i,lunbiu the preceding night. Among then
were President Jacob Gould Schur
man of Cornell University. william
u. Guthrie. Herbert Parsons. Thad
deus G. sweet. Speaker Of the A
senbly: Zion II. Brown. Republican
leader In the state Senate. and MI Wads
! worth They selected committee whcl
had q talk with Mr.. Root the next day
The committee tod Mr.. Root that II wa
his duty TO run. tina, he was needed II
the Senate ond that the party especiall
needed him this year lie replied tina
ho vas deeply sensible OF the compll
men: paid him hut that ne was no
strong physically and had been advice
tina, rest was imperative. He sal
he expected 20 20 10 Europe for hi
health
In effect NE committee made this re
quest Don't make any positive dcci
eion AZ to the Senat6rship now. Don
decline TO b. candidate. Keep sou
mind open until shortly before the prI
maries'
he would reconsider the matter. but som
of the men who talked with him liev
that he will.