New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
LEADERS SEE ROOSEVELT.
w. l., Ward Said to Have Report
ed Little Progress" Here.
HALP!N PRAISES SPEECH
Declares the Former President s
Columbus Address Is mot
as Radical as Il Seems"

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as Radical as It Seems"
William l.. Ward, Republican Leader OIL
Westchester County, who has been nurs-
ing grievance against President Taft ior
nearly two years. as result OF which he
has attached himself to the boomers OF
Theodore Roosevelt. had a talk with Mr..
Roosevelt at the outlook" office yes,er-
day. Mr.. Ward has been doing much oo,
ferring' OF late with everybody WHOM n'
thought might help him In his httie n'o,.
ment He is said to have reported u W.
Roosevelt yesterday that he had not '"aue
the progress he had expected.
William Halpin. one of the two dis'Fie'
leaders in New York County who opposes
tho Endorsement Of President Taft, also
reported to Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday. FREQ.
erick c. Tanner the other leader Is ilot -
Roosevelt man. Mr.. Halpin Is at odds WIN
the present leadership In the count! anu
probably figures that he has nothlhs ~
lose and everything TO gain" In supper uiie
Mr.. Roosevelt Speaking of the Columbus
address Of Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr. Halpin sa'u
'It Is not as radical as II seems. lie ao-
vocates the recall only according 10 tno
Massachusetts, system. and the recali oi
decisions doesn't amount to so much wnen
you analyze It,"
Controller Prendergast, who Is red-not
Roosevelt enthusiast, went to luncneoh
with Mr. Roosevelt at the Nalonal Arts
Club. Other guests We're Police Commits
sioner o'Meara OF Boston and George Cur
Try former Governor of New Mexico
Somebody asked the Controller II ne did
not think Mr.. Roosevelts Columbus speech
pretty radical.
We'll, this Is q radical age the Con-
troller replied.
Mr.. Curry said he had not yet been able
to gauge the effect of the Roosevelt speech'
After luncheon the Controller said ths.
Presidential politics had not been discussed
at all.
Il am not going TO talk any more ABOUT
Roosevelt" he said. IF he comes out as
candidate may have something to say
Mr.. Roosevelt forgot politics for fifteen
minutes in the morning while ne received
forty members OF the Australian MILITARY
League. an organization OF boys from ten
IN nineteen years of age, who are making a
tour Of the world with brass band. They
lined up in the hall on the seventh noor
without their musical instruments. ana
were introduced to the former President py
Lieutenant ]. J. SImons, a regular army
officer. who Is in charge OF the expedition.
"It gives me great pleasure to see you"
said Mr.. Roosevelt II have naturai's
taken a great interest IN the commonwealth
I'm the south Seas, where you are building
a democracy essentially like ours
Frank Knox, chairman of the Republican
state COMMITTEES of Michigan. who was IN
the city yesterday said he thought the
delsgates from his state would De LOT
Roosevelt
while many Of the Frogressives were
,roie,ro Mr.. Roosevelts Columbus speech
yesterday. others had little TO say about IT.
II was far too radical for them.
MANY Republicans expressed the oeiel
that the speech had hurt Mr' HooseNen i"i-
measurably.
AFTER that speech" said one of them'
.tbe American people owe an apology 10
William Jennings Bryan for having de-
,sated him three times for President
Mr. Roosevelt has completed his answer
90 the Western governors stating MS POSI-
t,on ON the Presidential question, ana IL
u,,u he given out for publication on Monday
,,or,,rc AT that time he will be in Bos-
,or uhere he goes this morning on the ~
n,aIoor axnress ostensibly, the trip Is for
the purpose OF attending meeting oi .ne
oyersaars OF Harvard University, but MT.
Roosevelt does not intend 10 come r'sn'
hack. He has many personal VISITS !"
mako. he says, and will not be able 10 get
through with them all before "Wednesday
pos,or Feb 23.-The activities of Theo-
dore Roosevelt I'm and about Boston "ui''e
the next five days VIII oegih to-rnoIlo"
evenins with a dinner OF the eorceiilai
Club at Harvard and Will prooaoy con.
clude with the meeting OF ~he harVaru
overseers in this city "Wednesday torenoon'
vr Roosevelt is expected here to-mor-
row afternoon and II was said To-Day lhat
d,r,rg the first few days he Will be the
,,,,as, ., Judge Robert Grant in Bay state
pad on the banks OF the Charles River
hos,r and later he will go to the bachelor
,nart,,,onts ot Grafton D. Gushing, Speaker
80 ,ha House. Mt No % Chestnut street, on
tho side OF Beacon Hill. Judge Grant was
. cis.smate Of Mr. Roosevelt at Harvard,
ubra sneaker Gushing has been friend OF
the Roosevelt family for many years ana
taught several of the boys at the Groton
School. -,
:, WAS reported here to-day that Mr..
Roosevelt might extend his New Ens'aho
trim so as 10 include visit TO Governor
Rass at Concord, n. H.. one OF the leaders
~ tho Progressive movement In that state
A considerable portion Of the nve days
wi,, he occupied with conferences between
co,one, Roosevelt and Progressive Repuo-
IIcans OF Massachusetts,. according TO sew
ornl Of the leaders here, who also declare
that the opportunity will be seized to or
rSn,zs The movement IN New England more
thoroughly.