The sun., 1918-07-04
WHITMAN A BOSS,
LEWIS COMPLAINS
Attorney General Running for
Governor as Protest Against
Personal Politics.
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK
Colonel to Devote Himself to
National Issues and Avoid
fractional Fight.

Declaring that he Is running for the
Republican nomination for Governor TO
prevent the ''persunaiization" Of the
Lewis last night issued Bulletin No.
TO the Enrolled Republicans Of the
State OF New York"
Every party consideration has been
subordinated to tho personal ambition
OF Mr.. Whitman" declared the Attor-
ney-General. The old 'spoils system
at least rewarded party service The
new spolls system rewards personal
service"
Col Roosevelt in letter to State
Chairman Glynn accepted the invitation
to speak at the Saratoga convention.
saying he understood former President
Taft and former Senator Root had ac-
cepted, although Chairman Glynn has
received no letter from Mr.. Taft.
To Discuss National Issues.
The letter from the Colonel. which
was delivered to the State chairman by
Theodore Douglas Robinson. the Col
oners nephew and manager OF the
Lewis campaign. reads:
july :, IVY.
DEAR Mr. GLr&H: thank you for
! the telegram of invitation. 1t gives
| me pleasure TO accept.
II shall OF course speak on national
issues, from the patriotic standpoint,
as / take 1t for granted Taft and
| Root twho understand have ac-
cepted) will also. and therefore I as
sumo that we shall speak before the
report OF any platform by the conven-
| ton. With renewed thanks,
Very sincerely yours.
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
In choosing Mr.. Robinson as the mes
| senger to deliver his letter the Colonel
indicated delicately that he recognized
that there were too factions in the Re-
| publican organization. Mr.. Robinson
! went TO oyster Bay TO see the Colonel
about the convention on Tuesday TO urge
! him TO be careful and not permit himself
to be placed in any position that would
| give tho Whitman adherents the chance
to say he favored the Governors re-
nomination.
Avoids fractional Squabbles.
! 1t was reported that Mr.. Robinson
ttried to persuade the Colonel to decline
| the invitation as rebuke to the com
mittee in refusing to provide for direc,
primary election OF delegates. 1t is no;
as th.t II 10 thouoh, ,ho+ ~ Cn,ona
pav haye osrod ~ pohinson - ~. I,
nersonal resaag. 70 tho Stota cb.i-n,a =
wnon ha d.iI,.ar.d ,ha ,a..ar .os,aras,
afternoon but u,hat tho me..,ga mn
have been was not revealed
| That the Colonel does NOT wish n GET
mixed up I'm any fact.onsl soIabb,e over
platform ia shown nv his expressed de.
sire to speak before the report OF the
MA form committee Chairman CIvnn
saws he will arrange to have tho Co,oneI
sneak at the time most agreeable n
him.
! In his bulletin tho At,orrev-cener,
declared that not only dId the state
committee preyent enrolled Repuh,,cans
from gathering spontaneously to hear
the great men of the marty sneak unon
the Issues of the day hut denied than,
| the right 70 vote for delegates "a IN.
State convention.
|
An ONCE UoIdtnp Committee
| The majority the vote was Ill to
| @o), he said. seems Impressive until
we remember that this Ia submissive
committee with forty-three Office hold
ers, ready to vote as unit for wha,
the Governor wants Gov. Whitman or