The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

kilograms. They had questions To ask
Colonel Roosevelt from each OF the
documents.
ouioas Letter.
The letter written by Mr. Oufrg In
part was as follows:
September 10. 1888.
Hon Theodore Roosevelt.
Camp Wikof. Montauk. \. Y.
My Dear Mr.. Roosevelt:
The senator CPlattl thinks thar
you should come 10 New YORK on
wednesday Dr. Thursday OF NEXT week
Inc senator says that he Is going 10
make no more effort 10 induce dow
ernor Black to withdraw IA. doe.
o mean that he will offer him anv
terms. but simply that he will try 10
convince him that In Justice to him-
self. not less than the public
party. he should get out OF the vay
All these stories that You may nave
about attempted dickers with
BLACK. by which. as the price of his
withdrawal. he Is TO be sent 10 the
senate. are falsehoods. No other CON
sideration has been at any time suR-
gested to him than that he Is NOT the
80 AlhAal OIGAElO0.
And o he CPlatt) has made nm
his mind and is ready TO take his mo-
sition. Perhaps since your Interview
with him is to so shortly take place
II might be well for me TO repeat To
you precisely the o I made 10
him Of your attitude on nv return
from Montauk.
i told him that you said that vou
would like to be nominated. that Won
understood perfectly that IL YOU were
nominated hat IL would be as n re-
suit OF his support: that you were not
the sort or man who would accent the
directly out of the hands
OF the organization without realizing
the opigation thereby assumed 10 sus-
lam D organization and to
ana uphold II; and that you were per
iectIy prepared to meet the Obligation
ana TO discharge IL Justly: that IL Won
were governor you would not wish TO
De anything else than governor; that
you wouid not wish to be a figure-head
or 10 accept any position before the
puohc or In your own mind which
was not In keeping with the dignity of
the office or which would not allow
you TO discharge your duties in the
nght OF your judgment and conscience
put mat o would take the office n
at ALL intending in good faith to act
the part or his friend personally aud
polltlcally; to acknowledge and re-
spect MS position as the head of the
organization and as the
republican senator from the state of
New York; that you would not be led
INTO any factional opposition to the
organization. but that on the contrary
you would aim constantly to make its
interest Identical with the public in
terests; thai you would consult with
the senator fully and freely on all i'm.
portant matters.
Would Agree on Policy.
Il said that you would adont no
line OF policy and agree 10 no import-
n matter or nomination without
revio consultation. and that YOU
wanted him TO agree TO the same thing
on MS part. so that both you and he
could meet in consultation with
minds free and open. each intending
10 reach a conclusion satisfactory TO
both. and In that way to preserve alb
solute harmony in the organization
and among the supporters OF the
party.
Il told him that you said you did
not mean by this that o would do
everything that was wanted precise
y as II might be originally suggested.
but that o did mean in good faith
M honest friendship to enter with
him upon the consideration OF All
matters proposed. without prejudice.
and with the intention TO reach a
conclusion which the Senator no less
than yourself would deem wisest and
best. ! told him that you said that
II woul be grateful to you to have
MI. Odell or some man OF similar DC
sition near you in Albany. In order
TO facilitate intercourse and for the
purpose OF supplying general infor-
nation about the condition of the
State. and finally that while in the
end. as an honest man. you would
have TO act on your best Judgment.
and In the light OF your oath you
would work with him to keep the
party united and the organization in
tact"
RooseVeits Reply.
Colonel Roosevelt's reply. dated
September -. 1898. in part. was as
follows:
Your representation or wnat 4
said was substantially correct. that
Il. Il gave just the spirit. But I don't
like the wording OF some OF your SEN
tence. At first. on account OF this. 1
hesitated how 10 reply. but nnaliy
came TO the conclusion that the last
sentence OF your report covered the
whole matter sufficiently I shant try
TO 10 over your different sentences IN
detail. and there are various verbal
changes 70 which I think you would
agree. Then ! wish you could have
brought out the fact hat these state
ments were not IN the nature OF bids
for the nomination or pledges by me.
n h a you made no effort to exact
ans pledges. but that they were state
ments which ! freely made when you
asked me what my position would be
II nominated and elected.
y know hat you did not in any way
wish To represent me as willing 20
consent 10 act Otherwise than IN &C
cOrdance with my conscience.
p 81 al 70 make clear that
there was no question OF pledges or
promises. least OF all a question OF
bargaining for the nomination. but
that I promptly told the position
would take n elected governor. ana
what I thought ~ would be