The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-19
Round Robin Signed by
Barnes, Root, WadswOrth,
Calder Circulated.
COLONEL Is EVASIVE
Acknowledgement Lewis Of
fers to Quit if T. r. Be-
comes Candidate.
WHITMAN MEN WORRIED
Republican State Convention
Reused to Enthusiasm by
Ex-President.
WHITMAN MEN WORRIED
Prom a s,sr co,re.ponden. of TH. Sun.

Prom a Star Correspondent of THs Sun.
SAHArooA SPRINGS, July 1s.-With
the death Of his son Quentin next to his
heart, Col Roosevelt appeared before
the unofrcial Republican convention at
is opening session here to-day.
He thrilled the 1000 delegates and
slternates and as many more as could
crowd into the hall with an address on
patriotism and an appeal to Americans
10 obliterate German autocracy from
the face OF the earth.
After he had left Saratoga 1t was
stated without reserve by some OF the
most important anti-whitman leaders
that the Colonel had consented to enter
the Republican primaries as a candidate
for Governor.
Leaders Sign Round Robin.
Late tonight William Barnes stated
that the round robin asking the Colonel
to enter the primaries had about TWO
hundred signatures. including those OF
himself, William L. Ward Of Westchfs-
ter Senators Calder and Wadsworth.
Elihu Root. James r. Sheffield. Speaker
Thaddeus c. Sweet Of Oswego, Henry w.
TAFT and Frederick c. Tanner, former
chairman of the State Committee.
Mr.. Barnes issued a statement In
which he said:
ct signed the call addressed to Theo-
dore Roosevelt to enter the Republican
primary as a candidate for Governor
because believe that Republican
thought and activities in this State
skA
problems confronting the United states
such differences OF opinion as have
had with Mr.. Roosevelt are not ger
name in the slightest degree to the ST.
ua,ion which exists at this moment
Every man should be able to put aside
subjects that are closed, and act In any
emergency which presents Itself with
an open mind and in such manner as
he thinks will be for the best Interest
Of his country.
we require, above all else, In the
highest offices of trust and power not
only men Of integrity and character
but primarily men who can see into the
future and who will not be content with
doing only those things which have De-
come obviously necessary.
Had this nation been led by vision
the war would have been already won.
Ons Of the men who has been close
20 the Colonel in past years and was
With him during his stay in Saratoga
denied however, that the situation had
been changed. He asserted that the
Colonel told a group consisting Of Mich
oias Murray Butler, James r. Shehield'
Senator's Calder and Wadsworth and
Douglas Robinson, his brother-in-law,
that ne did not wish to go into the
state fight this year.
Insist Colonel VIII Run.
However, the confidence of the anti
Whitman group that their problem has
been solved IL absolute.
Needless to say the managers Of Gov.
Whitman's campaign are perturbed.
They are making every effort to hold
their forces intact. as they Nave been
told that the Colonel would not run
unless he could be assured Of the sup
port OF some OF the big men In the party
who are now with the Governor. such
men az Francis Hendricks OF Syracuse,
George w. Aldridge OF Rochester. Fred
Greiner of Erie. s. 8. Koenig Of New
York and Commissioner F. J. ii. Kracke
o. Kings.
Lewis Asks Hin 10 Run.
Late tonight Attorney General Lewis
cent the following message to Col Roose-
vet expressing the hope that he would
enter the primaries and saying that he
uewis) would willingly withdrew In his
favor:
10 Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster
Boy, ". y:
1T Is clear that II IL practically the
Unanimous opinion OF the convention that
you should enter the primary as a can
oldate for Governor. I earnestly hope
that YOU will do 80, In which event
viii recall my petitions.
Il entered the race for Governor be-
cause 1 believed that the Republican
a Continued on stoAth Pogo.