New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
Asked 20 Sign Pledge.

Each representative was asked TO sign
the following declaration: ~ hereby join
! the National Progressive party and de-
clare my intention to support its plat
| form and candidates" IL was thought
necessary 10 do this In order that
wolves In sheeps clothing might not
get into the new organization.
It was announced that the delegates and
alternates from this state to the national
convention in Chicago would go on spe-
cial train Leaving here at i:0S o'clock IN
| Friday afternoon, August .. The train
Will stay In Buffalo long enough on sat
| urday morning 10 enable the delegates
| and alternatoS to assemble at tho Statler
Hotel to elect two delegates and two al
ternates-at-large. The train will leave that
| city at noon on Saturday and reach Chi
! cago at 1870 o'clock that night.
Colonel Roosevelt has not yet decided
whether he will go out on the special or
not. lie IS busy nov on the speech he is
| to deliver before the convention, which
some Of his friends who have seen parts
OF II declare will be a masterpiece,
In addition TO the county chaiTmen gath
cred in the Metropolitan Tower headquar-
tors there were other county comitteemen,
making a gathering OF about eight men
and one woman. The latter was Mrs. Al
fred J. Emo. OF Queens. She Is suffrage
leader, and told the colonel that they
would do ali they could to further his
cause.
Mrs. Emo wore a red bandanns hand
kerchief about the sleeve Of her white
dress. and most OF the men present car
RED a similar emblem In come prominent
place. When the colonel came In every
bandanna was waving In the air
First, there vas an Informal introduc-
ton to tho colonel, who had sna2py
word for each one. To J. 8 Van Duscn.
OF Chemung County, he said. VOL,
John, on my soul. there are tyo Dutch
men OF u.s.
A. Arst the colonel said he would mlBe
was 20 insistent that no was Obliged 10
make . few remarks In Introducing
him Mr. HotchkiSs said:
Gale Gathering Minute Men"
In this very room twelve days ago the
Progressive party IN this state was
formed. You, therefore, are the minute
men Of 1912. Colonel Roosevelt asked to
be excused from making a speech to YOU,
but know he will consent 20 accept your
salutatlons l therefore Introduce To- on.
the new guard your commander in
chief"
II can see that the Bull Moose H. a
pretty vigorous animal" said the colonel.
rs he looked about the room. no ono
knows better than / do that erthusiaJm
ana high principles cannot be made eflec-
two without organization and work
The colonel then went Oh to say:
Friends. when we get this startcd. tais
is 10 be q party which will not only rep
resent the people. but a party ia Whicn
tho people will have share Of manage
ment. We are going To see 10 IL that
TIL, new party H. organized no that II
will not DO possibie for hfty-ihree
ticians TO Announce that they stand Bu-
perior 10 all the voters Of great state
Ike California. and ~ that state has not
chosen, 70 share It's lines according 90
state shall be dlsfranchlsed. Now. my
own judgment IS that Messrs. Barnes,
Penrose, GugRenhelm K Co. made a poor
swap when they took two stolen delegates
from California In place OF the electoral
were not, contented with that-they
swapped the vote Of Massachusetts for
two more electoral votes.
] think II Was about az expensive nit
OF sharp practice as 4 ever saw INDUCED
In and no good VIII come II we merely
substitute one set Of bosses Tor anothe'
Nothing that the bosses Of both parties
wish 80 much TO see a. 10 see every
decent man vote alternately for each. with
the vague idea that he is reGukng the
other.
Now, no doubt that Mr. Barnes and
hLr. Murphy would like 10 have every
thing all the time, but they are perfectly
willing each to take half Instead Of the
whole, but We don't care anything about
dividing the state equally between them,
instead of giving II all 10 one.