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Show PUT'S BOOM IS iMTEO Former Chief Forester May Be Candidate for Governor of New York. ROOSEVELT IS ASKED VT0 HELP THINGS ALONG Former President Does Not Commit Himself as to Stand He May Take. NEW YORK, July 29. Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester under Theodoro Roosevelt, took place today upon the list of possible candidates for the Republican Republi-can nomination for governor of New York, and Tliqodorc Roosevelt was oaked to support his candidacy. While tho ex-president lias not said t anything that In any way resembled an ' outspoken declaration in favor of any candidate, it is believed that he does not look unkindly upon the boom. Dr. Sumuol aicCuno Llndsey, former commissioner of education of Porto Rico, and now a professor of Columbia university, univer-sity, is the man who launched the now boom. He had u long and confidential , talk today with Colonel Roosevelt and ( left with tho air of a man well pleased , with the turn things had taken. Always a New Yorker. Dr. Llndsey explained that, although Mr. Pinchot had often been absent from , New York In recent years, he lias ul- . ways retained his legal residence In this . city and regularly voted hero. The fact . that ho was talked of at ono time as . a poswlble candidate for governor of . Pennsylvania was baaed, said Dr. Lind- . sev, on tho false Idea that Mr. Pinehot's legal residence was at Milford, Pa,, whero ho has a country place. Dr. Llndsey Is a close friend of both Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Pinchot. Tn common with other friends, lie hits been working quietly on tho Pinchot boom for some time and first suggested to Mr. Pinchot himself tho possibility that he might run. No dcllnite answer, ho said, was returned. Colonel Roosevelt was told today that, in tho opinion of Mr, Pinehot's friends, . ho could draw support from the same . sources which hud given power to Gov- ernor Hughes in past campaigns. Mr. Pinchot is represented as in aym- . pathy with the general trend of tho -Hughes progressive policy. . Arguments Advanced. Mr. Pinchot is now on his way east and on his return will have another conference con-ference with his old chief. Dr. Llndsey Llnd-sey will tell him then that .is govornor of this stato he could continue tho work of conservation with which ills name has become associated with in national policies. poli-cies. It will be represented there Is a largtt Held for work which the federal government cannot, undertake, but which the govornor of New York as a- member mem-ber of tho house of governors could forward for-ward with commanding presence. Dr. Llndsey dcllned Gifford Pinchot as an insurgent with a difference. "Mr. Pinchot," ho said, "Is an Insurgent Insur-gent so far as conservation goes and presumably his sympathies Ho with the insurgents on other questions; but ho cannot be classed .a:; a full Hedged insurgent. in-surgent. He Is n progressive- "The personal relations between President Presi-dent Taft and Mr. Pinchot have always been pleasant and they were not Interrupted Inter-rupted by their differences over the conduct con-duct of tho interior department. Wo who favor his candidacy do not consldur that Ida nomination could bo taken as an affront to the national administration." administra-tion." Among other callors at. the colonel a editorial offices toduv were Senator Bov-crldge Bov-crldge of Indiana, Charles P. Nolll. federal fed-eral commissioner of labor, and Marcel Vernel of Paris, a member of tho legion of honor. |