New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15

Direct Primaries Association, was init
mately associated with Justice Hughes,
of the United States Supreme Court
when he was Governor, spent two hours
with the justice in Washington on Fri
day.
1T is absolutely out Il the question TO
talk Of Hughes as compromise candi-
date" i'd Judge Wadhams to-day. He
told me to assure his friends that under
no circumstances would he permit his
name TO be considered"
AS evidence OF the determination Of
Justice Hughes it will be remembered
that once he defeated the efforts of the
leaders to force the Mayoralty nominal
ton on him.
There seems to he lack Of the buoy
ancy that has characterized trips to ma
tional conventions in past years. but
this is due TO the fact that every man
aboard realizes that the Republican
party is facing a crisis in Chicago. They
expect Taft 10 be nominated. but they
deplore the bitterness that ii will cause
OF course, this does not refer to Con-
troller Prendergast and several other
Roosevelt men aboard, who declare that
it is to be Roosevelt on the first ballot"
Speech Not Yet Written.
The Controller. who has been sick, is
still far from strong and has kept him
self secluded in his stateroom most Of
the time. He has not yet written the
| speech in which he is TO nominate Colo
mel Roosevelt in Chicago He has prob
ably been giving considerable thought
| to it to-day. Even had my health en-
abled me 10 get my speech up before
this" he said. II could not have done it
because OF the developments in Chicago"
Pinned on the curtain of the Control
| lers window was a pennant reading.
Welcome, Teddy" 1t was placed there
by Mrs. William NJ. Calder, wife of the
Representative at the request OF her
young sou. 1t is a relic Of the coloners
| triumphant return from Africa.
II think the recent Roosevelt figures
are about right" said the Controller,
spea king Of the situation. THE Taft
people are counting on many delegates
they won't get II is preposterous for
Barnes to talk of eighty-three for Taft
| from this state"
No surprise was caused by the news,
which reached the train at Albany. that
| Colonel Roosevelt was TO leave New
York for Chicago at 80 p. IN. Il knew
| that Teddy would not let us he in Chi
cago long with our Taft enthusiasm
before he came TO counteract it, said
one Taft delegate. Controller Prender-
| CAST said he believed the arrival Of the
colonel in Chicago would have an ex-
hilarating effect on his campaign there.
Taft Badges Appear.
Badges with q picture of the President
and a blue ribbon reading, Republican
! County Committee, New York City, 1912;
| New York for Taft" made their appear
ance this afternoon.
| Both Controller Prendergast and Rep
resentative Calder of Kings County,
agreed that there would be no more than
| two Roosevelt votes out Of the sixteen
| from there.
Il am absolutely convinced that Taft
will be renominatcd." said Mr. Calder.
Taft on the first ballot" is the way
otto r. Barnard figures it. IF Roose-
welt doesn't bolt. the President will be
re- elected" he added. Edwin A. Mer-
rift. jr.. Speaker of the Assembly and a
| delegate at-large, got on at Syracuse
| He was accompanied by General Merritt
his aged father. FIX Speaker Wadsworth
| was expected to board the train at a
| later stop.
Speaker Merritt expressed the creates;
confidence that President Taft would be
renominated and reelected. Il am
glad" he said, ito hear that Colonel
Roosevelt Is going to Chicago He will
be able 10 see for himself just how Presi-
dent Taft is going to be nominated, and
then l don't think he will have further