Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-23

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"Did he go 20 washlngtonsr
II think not
when did you irst hear a discus.
: : AA.an ~ suiir name As d possible can
didate Tea The guycrnorship
As Well ns ! can recollect. beyond
fEossip. u was AFTER ! returned from
fSantlago l DO not remember the cx.
/ act date. N was about the eud OF Au-
1 gust. 1898"
who first spoke 90 you about it7'
'rhc firsi man'of any prominence
was Mr. QuigE.
'Nho else was ihsrer"
"Mr. Douglas Robinson.
HAD Jonu G. Chapman talked
with you about it@"
Tie dli a some time. dont ~.
ucmbcr When
WHO Was leader Of INC republican
party then
senator piaH
Meeting With no-scs.
"Aiier Soa talked with air QuigH
DID you meet ~ PLAT aud AIR.
0Mclls onelt Ia New York
Yes Other persons were thorc,
loo. Mr. Root anoug them
Was Mf F.zti the republican bosF
If this eiate
@fie WIS
and sou deutefaisiy wont 70 meet
him fof conferences M New York;
al ai1
ar hins thea produced photo
kfaph "a. leffrF which Colonel
tsuassvrH iitalffisa ~ being his. The
letter. nnieh ass read, Was addressed
10 ar Chapman ln it the colonel
said that 81 he Nege nominated for
sasp~rnor u Waula be ON the same
ticket WITH athpr candidates for other
offices. 20 added n elected governor
he would strive % servo the state and
his party and That he would like the
AID ~ independents. lie Hah he
could not accept "a nomination on
terms.
AT that time said Mr.. WINS,
was there an independent state
party"
"Well. the independents later ran
a man Against me for governor And
they wanted me 10 run on a ticket
which attacked President Mckinley"
"Dld you discuss with Ma plutt aud
Me 0Dell candidates for other state
Offices"
= don't remember.'
Were Sou present "a q conference
where other candidates were dis
casfed n
NO"
do yon Temetnber who the candi-
date for congress was from tour dis
ttiet +"
I'm sorry to say do not"
Then your memory ~ faulty at
e0n some things II a."
Are these papers hand sou the
letter Mr. Qpigg sent you ana your
rcpiy9"
The witness replied In the affirma-
tive after reading the paper They
were offered for evidence.
who was Mr.. Qnlgg2"
sHc was Lcmuei +, Quigg, a re-
publican leader Ia New York. lie WAS
the local republican hoss of New York
city Re worked with senator Platt.
Letter by Mr.. Quigg.
The letter written hy Mr.. 1uigs,
al present "a dolegate TO the consti-
tutipnal convention, was read. ~
.sepiember 10, 1895.
lion. Theodore Roosevelt, Camp
Nlkoff Montauk. ~ y.
eMy Dear Mr. Roosevelt. The SEM
ator tPat) thinHs that YOU should
nomr Go New York Wednesday on
Thursday Of NEST week The senator
SAYS that he il going % make one
more effort 10 induce Governor black
10 withdraw. lie does not mean that
ne will offer him any terms. but sim
taly that he viii tn To- convince him
THAT IN Justice to himself, not less
than the republican party, he Should
gtt out of Tie way. All these storits
that yOu may have read about .at-
tempted diekefs with Black hN
which. us the price Of his withdraw
III. he Is 10 be sent 20 the senate, are
No other consideration
has been az any time suggested TO
him than chat he Is not the man for
this present occasion.
Plat Ready 60 Act.
ne (PlauD has made np his mind
and b. ready 20 take his position Per
haps since your interview rs g shori-
h take place il might be well for me
10 repeat 10 you precisely the report
/ made 10 him 81 YOUR attitude on
my return from Montauk
Il told him that YOU said that YOU
would like lo be nominated. that You
understood perfectly that d you We're
,....s. l.t.tr4 ft4f IL VVpsiiI ha a. "a 10.
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49, ~ nv 49,, ~ ,',,,,t9 100, 4
ssat ~ ~ n - ~ ~, ~ the hands
,'is,,i,,. ,s,,ba,,, s.aIsrinr
the obligailop thereby assumed 10
nurtaiu The organization ard 10 pro
mote and uphold II, ana that sou
were perfectly prepared Go meet the
obligation ana 10 discharge i iasils
uot wish Ia hr ahsthipr else than
s'a,.ernor that ven woWId not wish
~ be a bpnrehead ot Ia accept nus
,tnsition hefare the nihllc or In your
I'VE mimi which wee not rs ktengnw
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