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Show oo RPOSEVELT WILL NOT HELP SEABURY GET NOMINATION New York, SepL 14. Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement here tonight to-night through his secretary, John W. McGrath, announcing that he is not supporting Samuel Seabury, candidate for governor of New York, in the Progressive Pro-gressive primaries, "Mr. Roosevelt has stated explicitly to the Progressives who have asked him to support Judge Seabury that he would not do so," the statement said, "because Mr. Seabury Is supporting support-ing Mr, Wilson and i3 running on the same ticket with Mr. Wilson and, therefore, doing all in his power to bring about the re-election of Mr. Wilson. Wil-son. Mr. Roosevelt would regard this as a disastrous calamity to the country, coun-try, nnd he, therefore, believes that no Progressive should support Mr. Seabury in the Progressive primaries next Tuesday." nn |