The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-17
ROOSEVELT CALLS ON
HIS 1912 FOLLOWERS
Pleads for Votes for Davenport,
Saying Machines Can Be
Beaten Easily.
GREETED By BIG CROWDS

ROCHESTER. Oct ts. -- Hundreds were
turned away from Convention Hail to-
night at the Progressive meeting at which
Col Roosevelt and Frederick NJ Daveu-
port. the Progressive nominee for Gov
ernor. spoke George $. Van Schaick Of
Rochester was tho first speaker. He was
followed by Or. Katharine II. Davis Of
New York and senator J. r. Newcomb. a
member of the Colonofs party, Mr..
Davenport spoke before the ex-President.
Col Roosevelt started his itinerary from
Auburn this morning. From there he
went to Seneca Falls. Geneva and Canaan
dagua. At each place both the Colonel
and the nominee were received with en-
thusiasm.
There was no reception on Col. Roose-
velts arrival at the Seneca Hotel As he
had expressed the wish to come and 90
quietly. II was said that he WAS feeling
tired but to the outsider he never looked
better lie will leave Rochester in the
morning for Batavia. and will speak there
and In Buffalo tomorrow.
In his speech here tonight Col. Roose-
welt said In part:
"The men behind Mr.. Davenport have
gone into the fight to beat Tammany. Mr..
Davenport Is not in this fight for any
personal ambition. He Is In II because in
the actual event he found that he was
the only man who would put the hght
through to q finish, and ne Is man OF
such character and standing and trained
ability In public affairs. such intelligent
force and right mindcdness about public
questions. that We have n right IN ask the
support OF all good citizens for him.
I'VE would cheerfully have supported
either MI Hinman or Mr.. Hennessy or
any other man who would have fought
the fight to a finish on tho Issue Of open
attack roth upon the Murphy and the
Barnes machine. No one else was willing
to make the fight.
"It Is not necessary for me to discuss
the political course and activities Of Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Barnes As regards Mr.
Glynn | am entirely content to take the
statement mad" by his fellow Democrat
I and opponent for the Gubernatorial nomi-
nation in the Democratic primaries, Mr..
Hennessy.
There remains Mr. whitman. He wRs
nominated ny Mr.. Barnes in the pri-
marios He IL the Barnes candidate. He
now runs on tho anti-Tammany issue.
Exactly one year ago ne was running in
New York as the Murphy candidate on
the Tammany Hall ticket
The people can readily At this election
beat both machines. and n once tho pub
Ne conscience Is AROUSED. II one" men can
he made to geo facts as they really are,
the victory pf Mr. Davenport * certain.
Two years ago nearly 400. 600 men voted for
me when without any organization ! van
outside both the old parties Every man
who voted for me owes II to himself 10
Justify his action then ny voting for Mr.
Davenport now. for Mr.. Davenport stands
now for precisely the same things for
which | stood I'm i9'2.
"Sorsover there are many tens Of
thousands or perhaps hundreds OF thou
sands of upright and decent citizens who
did not So" their way clear to support me
D "a hp naNprthplpGs state and
| view Of the developments Of the last two
years now welcome the chance AT one
blow to dispose OF both the old boss
ridden machines"