New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15
Want Elk Governor to
Support Old Lieuten-
ant at Primaries.
INDEPENDENTS HOPE
HE WILL RETIRE
Leader of American Party APP
perently Determined To Be
Candidate for Governor.

Efforts are TO be made within the
neyt few DAYS 70 induce Ex-Governor
sulzer 20 get aboard the bennessy
band wagon and support his former
chief lieutenant for Governor ~ 'Ne
Democratic primaries. ,,,-,,
sulzer has already announced himseIA
as the candidate Of the American party
and he has steadfastly declared ne IA
tends 70 run on Election Day, no mat
ter how few the votes he receives
he viii not take a chance az tne
Democratic primaries, however, ana ],
"a problematiod whether he can ge'
enough signatures 70 his petitloh "
run at the Progressive primaries
Overtures Are Begun.
=. ms understood Yesterday that
friends Of Hennessy already mao APP
$1,000 Sulzer on the subject Of CIV
10 his support 20 the candidate OF inc
IrSenendent Democrats. II was polnVeS
ort 70 the former Governor, II is salo'
that he would prove much stronger W.
tbe neople IL ne should keep out OF the
contest and tell the people he vas III
terested in the breaking up. OF lam
many Hall and not in seeking once
cuIzer. IL is understood, SAID ne was
Going TO nun for Governor, regaruleSS
of any other programme. ,,.l;,o
SrI1er is now upstate. maAlhs
.,eecbcs AZ county fairs, and rs no.
expected in town for another Weeh. ~
is not improbable that he and hennes-
sv will have a heart-to-heart tax over
The situation when he gets BACK
Sees Danger in Sulzer.
The INDEPENDENTS make no secret OF
tbe fact that. in the event OF hennes-
sv's victory AZ the primaries, SulzeI
u-,ll Drove a thorn If he persists IN
his determination to run for eIscIl0h.
Henncssv spent yesterday CONFER
ring with his political friends aho l-Ve
in The afternoon made the slgnlncaht
statement that he would not discuss
What he might do should he be delea'-
ed at the primaries ,s.,4
"WTl Won run as an Independent
candidate for Governor II you are uS
seated al the primaries? p ne was as ASH. >;
an not discuss that questioh H0"'
was his quick retort. .. oo.-o-
Franklin Roosevelt. Assistant oe0te
tarv of the Navy, who VIII run Ioi
limited States Senator with hehhessS'
will be in the city to-day, ana vGn
ference between them and the NY nI
pendent leaders will take place. Do iii
HeuneSSN ana lAAh.lAA ~ - -;
issue statements outlining their posi-
lions in the next day or two.
VIII Confer Soon.
The remainder Of the slate OF tne
Independent Democrats VIII DC Haue
IN 81 a conference soon 10 De heIu,
which all the upstate anti Iammeny
leaders will be asked TO attend. NO
date has been fixed for this conference.
4 complete ticket will be placed IN tne
Geld al the primaries IN every county
in addition 10 the state ticket.
The independents will open headquar-
+ers in this city early next week. NO
Mace has been selected as YET out ~
* probable that the headquarters VIII
he somewhere in the neighborhooo OF
Broadway and 42d 81. ,r.,,
Rert Hanson, chairman OF the exeGu-
tive committee Of the Jeffersonian AN All
ance. stated yesterday that the am
srce'y organization was ready lot "otA
IN many Of the Assembly districts
throughout the city and that many OF
the district headquarters mad Deeh
Mr.. Hanson said the alliance pur..
posed working with those members OF
Tammanv who intended 70 support
Hennessy and Roosevelt, and were OPP
posed 10 the Murphy machine
The main Office Of the alliance mas
been opened at AZ Broadway. Inc OF
Fce of the Brooklyn committee Is az
3s7 Fulton ST., and that OF the brohN
committee at 4O6 East l49th ST.