New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
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if you say Roosevelt, we will be for
Roosevelt. We prefer Roosevelt. We
believe he is the strongest man that
could be nominated. We think that MS
nomination will help our local clcket
and enable US to make thoroughly
successful campaign. We doubt whether
Black can be elected, but we Will act
on your judgment and take your ad-
vice
There is not a single county dele
cation, with the exception OF those
that are controlled by state oticehold-
ers, which has not placed itself IN the
Senator's hands in just this way.
81 think his worst enemy Will nave
10 admit that he has accepted the trust
in the right spirit. He had every right
to be hostile toward Black and dis
tinctlv 10 oppose him. Instead, he
acted with a friendliness which has
not been in the least appreciated.
There has been most complete oppor-
tunity for the free expression or party
feeling. K :. absolutely true that until
he had his Washington talk with the
Governor nobody had the slightest
iukling of his preferences or purposes.
Everybody was asked 10 state the SEN
timents of his particular community,
and in every way the Senator kept NM
self FREQ 20 throw his personal lntlu-
euce wherever public sentiment and the
party welfare directed
And now be has made up his mind
and is ready - lake hiS position. Per-
hans since your interview with him Is
so shortly 10 take place, it might be
we'll for me to repeat 80 YOU precisely
the report | made to him Of your att
tude on my return from Montauk. |
told him that you said that you would
like 10 be nominated; that you under
stood perfectly that If you were nomi-
rated that it would be as result OF
his support; that you were not the sort
of man VINO would accept nomination
directly out Of the hands OF the or
ganiZation without realizing the obllga-
ticn thereby assumed TO sustain the
organization and TO promote and up
hold il, and that you were perfectly
prcparcd = meet the obligation ana 10
discharge J.: justly; that II you We're
Governor you would not wish TO De
ANYTHING else than Governor; that you
would not wish 10 be fgurehead or
TO accept a position before the public
in YOUR own mind that was not IN keep
ing with the dignity OF the once or
which would not allow you 10 discharge
your duties in the light Of your judg-
mcnt and conscience, but that you
would take the Office. If at all, intend
ing i'm good faith TO act the part OF ms
friend personally and politically; to
acknowledge and respect his position
as the head Of the Republican organl-
zation and the Republican Senator
from the state of New York: that you
would not be led into any fractional
oppositions 10 the organization. hui
/ that. on the contrary, you would aim
constantly % make its interests lden-
/ teal vita the public interest; that you
/ would consult with the Senator freely
and fully en- all important matters
/ that YOU would adopt no line of policy
and agree 70 no important matter OF
nomination without previous consulta
ton. and that you wanted him 70 agree
| 10 the same thing on his part, so tna'
/ both YOU and he could meet IN consul
tation WITH minds free and open, each
/ intending to reach a conclusion salts
/ factory 10 both and in that way 10 pre-
| serve absolute harmony IN the organl
ration and among the supporters OF thf
/ party.
/ did not mean by this that you would nc
/ everything that was wanted precisely
as il might be originally suggested, bu'
that you did mean in good faith ans
/ honest friendship 70 enter with hin
upon the consideration of all matter.
! proposed. without prejudice and Will
he intention 70 reach e conclusion
which the Senator no less than your
SELF would deem wIsest and best.
"! told him that you said that i
would be grateful to you to have Mr.
! Odell Or some man Of similar position