New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-07
ROOSEVELT IS GETTING
ACCUSTOMED TO LOSING
Less Apparent Disappointment
than at His State RepulSe
Two Years Ago.
INTENT ON BEACHCoMBIN6
pelieves a Lot Can Be Saved
from Wreck-Even Thinks
Progressives Have Sup
planted Republicans.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
oyster Bay, Long Island, Nov. Eek
president Roosevelt was in better spirits
,o.pIght than he was twenty-four hours
.so The sting Of defeat was still notice
ME but to a much lesser degree. Colonel
poosevelt's symptoms of disappointment
,.si night were not quite so apparent as
they we're two years ago. when his New
Cork state candidate was defeated. Signs
r.r. not wanting that he was getting lit
a. more accustomed TO a disagreement be-
,Neen himself and the American people.
Having decided that the Progressives won
,bs main things yesterday for which they
,ontended-the defeat Of President Taft,
senator Boies Penrose, ct al.-Colonel
Roosevelt is now chiefly concerned with
N. future plans of his party.
occasional bulletins sent to-day from
Progressive headquarters I'm New York
brought back q scmbance Of the pre-elec-
linn Roosevelt smile and convinced the
a,fested Bull Moose candidate that after
eli a whole lot might be saved from the
v,eck He summoned George w. Per-
sins Frank A. Munsey, II. l. Stoddard
ard Senator Dixon, his manager TO Saga
mere Hi Tor a conference tonight, and
q looked for a time as though he would
come forth with snap statement on the
actual strength Of the Progressive party
toeether with some hints as TO the plans
fer an Armageddon four years hence
After half hours talk with Perkins,
stoddard and Munsey, however, the colonel
announced that he wanted TO be very &C
eurste and therefore would wait a while
until all the details OF the situation were
at hand
All day there has been a constant con-
ference among the Progressive leaders
With Colonel Roosevelt and among them
selves over the wires. There is TO be a
gathering in Chicago at some later date
FOR the purpose of going over the whole
situation. Meanwhile Colonel Roosevelt
and Mr. Perkins, Mr.. Munsey and Senator
Dixon will 90 over the situation in the
various states.
Without having declared so in so many
words. Colonel Roosevelt believes that the
Progressive party has made remarkable
record In the last ninety days. He Is con-
yinced that ii has supplanted the Repuoli-
can party and is now the logical anti
Democratic party of the country. He be-
leyes that it is the power which must be
looked to in four years to defeat the party
Of Jefferson. jackson, Cleveland and Will
son. The question in his mind now is:
What will he do with the party and the
power?
Colonel Roosevelt repeated to-day his
desire that the Progressive party might
not become a zone man party" To this
end il is believed that ne alone will not
attempt TO solve the problems that now
confront the organization. In fact, there
are indications that Colonel Roosevelt will
seon maintain policy of silence and per-
,onsl inactivity as regards the main
tensnce of the organization and the build
Ing up Of the party programme. This Is
not taken to mean, however. that he Will
not be susceptible 10 the influences that
will be brought to bear upon him by his
most noted followers, seeking his candi-
daey in 1916. Colonel Roosevelt has not
declared that he will never be candidate
again.