The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
~ TYPEWRITERS WORK
ON E~STABROOK'S BOOM
Fever of Activity in Broadway Skyscraper for Only New
York Republican Who Has Come Out Openly
for the Presidency.

orator. In fact, the leaders wanted
him to make the convention speech nom
mating Mckinley, but he declined. Pres
ident Mckinley offered to make him an
Ambassador, but he declined That too,
saying he had to make his living and rep
utation as an orator. In fact he has
refused many political offers and has
held no elective office except that of
Regent Of the State of Nebraska.
And, lie Knows History.
But he has kept up to date on politics
and knows the history of the United
States az IL IL were the alphabet. And
his public speaking! Say. ] heard him
for the first time early last spring when
the Lawyers Club gave u luncheon for
Gov. Whitman. Joseph II. Choate and
other big men spoke. Estabrook came
last. and by George they gave him an
ovation. The club had to get out an
extra edition of his speech lin which he
roasted the Sherman hwl ana 1t has
gone all over the country.
Then there was the American Bar
Association meeting at Salt Lake.
Alton u. Parker was unable to he there
and Mr.. Estabrook had to preside. Al
though such men as Joe Bailey and
james Hamilton Lewis spoke. Est1-
" y ' VI Nv ''N' ''
the feature of the meeting II proved
that he was an intellectual giant"
Mr.. Mcllarg reminded the interviewer
that before the American Bankers As
ISOLATION in Seattle in September Mr..
Iftabrook laid down the first complete
programme for national defence, which
wac adopted with only one dissenting
vote
Replying 20 a question Mr.. Mciiarg
pagl ,has Mr. I-e,abrapts yrnc certainly
not cunning for the Nice-PresidentiaI
nomination while apparently trying for
the capital prize.
lie makes no concealment OF his nur-
pose" went on Mr.. Estabrook's law part
ner. when Nebraska Republicans In
formed him that they were putting him
on the Presidential primary ballot he
did not bubble. He replied that unt'l
+ X months ago the idea OF being a can
dLdate was furthest from his thoughts.
hut that the logic OF l!fe required that
a man should do the duty uppermost
withou, undue anxiety as 10 the out
come hear there will he no OPPOSE
ton 70 him In Nebraska.
"Estabrook was q Roosevelt man until
The Colonel got off the reservation on
the referendum. recall and all that sort
OF thing. lie believes that the reaction
| aries are more dangerous than the eN-
' IipbI NA' h'fA' 'N'
croup represents the principles of the
Republican party or the needs Of the
country. I would Ike nothing better
than TO see him opposing Roosevelt for
the nomination. ! would defy Roosevelt
10 meet ~t.s,abrook in any public forum
Mr.. McHarG spoke rnpieetly of the
propaganda shop at the other end Of tho
hall. He said that With his political eN-
/ perience il had been easy TO get M a
mailing ltst Of 200, 900 persons who
counted In their communities.
Were not spending much money
he added. you'd be surprised II YOU
know the figures"
Mr.. Estabrook IL 81 years old. His
sister. who died several wears ago, was
the wife OF Col. Robert e. Clowry. for-
merry president OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company. . His daughter is
tho wife OF Karl lioebling OF John A
Roehling's Sons. He lives in Tarrv-
town. His campaign motto r. "Trotec-
ton. Prosperity and Preparedness" Al
leas, one member Of the Republican Ma
tioral Committee, Ralph H. Cameron o.
Arizona. is for him. He says. There
Is genuine inspiration n hope in Mr.,
F~stahrook's candidacy"