Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
ROOSEVELT BOOM
FOR GOVERNOR ENDS
Friends Believe Chances Will Be
Better Later Than in COM
ing Campaign.
BY ROBERT It. SMALL.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 79.-lt was
taken for granted here today that
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant
secretary Of the Navy, will lat least
defer" his ambition to become gov
ernor Of the state Of New York.
The friends Of the young colonel
believe he will be in much better
position two or even four years from
now to start once again in the foot
steps Of his il1ustrious father.
Prior to the development in the
Teapot Dome affairs and the res.g-
nation of Secretary DENLY 1t had
been planned by the Roosevelt fol-
lowers here to urge him for nomi-
nation this year. They believe he
would have a better chance to carry
this state in a presidential year than
will be the case in an on year, Tor
on state issues, in the of years. the
democrats have proved stronger than
when national issues dominated the
campaign.
MiAxiy1ngs Over Leases.
There were Iaisgivings among the
Roosevelt supporters when President
Coolidge decided to attack the legal
ity of the naval oil leases, not that
there was any evidence that Col.
Roosevelt had taken ali active part
in the making Of these leases. but
because the charges seemed 10 lmpiy
Office which the people always nave
associated with the Roosevelt name.
SO long, however, as secretary
DENLY stood by his guns. dened mis-
critics and appeared to nave 'ne et sup
ing his cabinet portfolio 1t was feit
that Col. Roosevelt might be shielded
from any serious current OF ADVERSE
thought.
DENLY the situation suddenly changed.
If, in the circumstances, president
Coolidge should have decided to pro-
mote young Roosevelt to become sec
rotary OF the Navy, his political ~
ture might have been assured iorIn In
with. The evident purpose OF the
president, however, to pass over the
assistant 'secretary's head. is Regarded
as SO weakening the availability or
Col. Roosevelt as to make his nomi-
nation inadvisable at this time.
Releases Friends From Pledge.
Col. Roosevelt was said today to be
thoroughly reconciled to the unex-
nected situation in which he has
FOUND himself and formally has re-
leased his political friends from their
pledges Of support at this years state
These friends say the Roosevelt
setback Is merely temporary ana that
once the public excitement and sus-
picion arising out OF the Teapot Dome
revelations dies down there will be q
return of sentiment to the young man
whose career has promised so much
and thus far had run SO nearly q
parallel to that of hts father.
Only short time ago Col Roose-
welt was being discussed for the vice
talk by expressing his preference for
the governorship OF the Empire state.
Point to Course In Probe.
In due course Of time the adherents
Of Col. Roosevelt will point to the
fact that as soon as he heard OF
Harry Sinclair's connection with loans
to the former Secretary OF the In
terror, Albert Fall, he had his young
er brother, Archie Roosevelt, resign
Immediately from the Sinclair COM
pany and accompany him to Wash
tngton to tell his story before the oil
investigating committee.
Col. Roosevelt also listened In on
a. conversation between Archie and
one OF Sinclair's secretaries. who is
alleged to have said he had seen
Cancelled checks made out to the fore
man Of the Fall ranch.
Thus far nothing has como Of the
Roosevelt revelations before the COM
mittee. But 1t Is argued that young
Col, Roosevelt took the same steps
In. the circumstances which would
have appealed to his father.
Potential aspirants for the repub-
lican nomination for governor who
had been blanketed by the Roosevelt
boom. naturally have taken heart, and
believe once again that It Is an III
|Wicd Which blows nobody x1pd,