New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
TO GET EVERY DISTRICT
Organization Leaders Feel Sure
OF Carrying City for Taft.
ROOSEVELT NOMINEE BALKS
Dr.. Thomas G. Chalmers, Named
AS Delegate Candidate,
Refuses to Serve.

Refuses to Serve,
In contrast 10 the Roosevelt committee
OF the city of New York. which declines tc
| give out any details of its work in this
city, but does hand out statements galore
| declaring how strong Mr.. Roosevelt is in
Oklahoma and Texas and other faraway
| places. the local Republican organization
| is working quietly. but effectively. 70 elect
| its candidates for delegates to the national
| convention. The leaders have not the
| slightest doubt that the Roosevelt ticket
will be defeated in every Congress district
but they are taking no chances
Under the new law the direct primary on
March 2s will be a regular election, and
the organization Is preparing accordingly.
Next week a canvass will be made in every
Assembly district, so that each leader will
have reliable figures as 10 just how the
enrolled Republicans in his district stand.
When Samuel s. Koenig, president OF the
county committee. was asked about the
situation yesterday. he said.
The organization leaders believe that
they have the situation well in hand. They
are sure that a majority of the enrolled
voters in this city believe that President
Tafts record entities him to renomina-
ton"
An instance of the way in which the
Roosevelt workers are taking things for
granted developed yesterday wheh DR..
Thomas c. Chalmers. Of No. 45 West 9Th
street. who had been named as a Roosevelt
candidate for delegate to the national con-
vention from the 18th Congress District,
refused to serve. No sooner had the petit
tion been fled, and il is the only one that
has been fled so far. than Dr. Chalmers
filed his letter Of declination-
Bradshaw Replaces Chalmers.
II was said at Roosevelt headquarters
that Henry Bradshaw, Of 40. 157 Lexing-
ton avenue would be named in place of
Or. Chalmers The other candidate for
national delegate in the 18th District is
James II. Hickey, OF No. 10 Gramercy
Park. The alternstes named are Edwin
Emerson, Of No. 226 Fifth avenue, and
Chester Heitman. OF No. Is Jane street.
No amount OF persuasion could induce
the Roosevelt managers yesterday TO give
out a list Of their nominees for national
delegates IN the other Congress districts
It VAS said that they would be made public
IS the petitions naming them were filed.
They will be public records then, anyway,
and can no longer be successfully hidden.
Il is understood that the petitions in the
l2th. 10th. 18th and 18th districts are ready
10 be filed.
The Republican County Committee lost
no time after the petition in the 18th Dis
trict was filed in starting men out to see
that the signatures were genuine. Applica-
ton will be made to the courts TO strike
from the petition such signatures As are
found TO &c Inaccurate
The Roosevelt committee has 70 rely on
the honesty Of many notaries employed for
rs signatures The job Of getting sigma
lures has been eagerly sought by host OF
notsrles as they get anywhere from 10.
cents name TO % cents
One man in the 4th Assembly District. in
replying 20 one OF the Roosevelt postals
asking him II he we're a Roosevelt man, and
II he would not call al headquarters to let
them know where they could see him. re-
piled: Il am. am willing 10 sec you any
where a. any time. Also. am notary"
Says Rochester Is for Taft.
Francis 3 Mitchell proprietor and editor
Of The Rochester Post Express" called on
State Chairman Barnes yesterday. He told
Mr.. Barnes that there was no appreciaAle
amount OF r.. sevelt sentiment IN his sec
tion o. the state.
n spite OF the dispatches saying that the
men named as candidates for national dele
gates e. VatertoWn yesterday are for
Roosevelt, Il was declared by a state leader
familiar with the situation last night that
the delegates would be found in the Taft
column.
II is believed that many of those who
are assisting in the Roosevelt movement IN
this county are doing so IN order 10 break
IN or get back IN the regular organization.
| For instance Edward n Hesly, who was
defeated as leader OF the 23d Assembly
District last fall by Alfred 2. simonds, Is
trying 20 overthrow the latter by running
against him for leader on the Roosevelt
ticket. The friends OF Headley ". Greene.
who was defeated for redesignation as
lcader Of the 34th District by majority Of
the district county committeeman recently.
are going TO run August a. schwarzler on
the Roosevelt ticket for district leader
against Ernest r. Bradbury, designated by
tho organization
In the nth District. Willis 3 Davis is
running for leader against Abraham
Cruber In the 18th District John r. Gatens
has taken up the Roosevelt propaganda in
another attempt 20 defeat Joseph z. Nejed-
w. Robert r. Tevls IS to run against Alex
ander Rrough in the 10Th District
There is 10 be a three-cornered primary
feht in the 18th Assembly District for
leadership. but so far the issues are en-
tirely local John Taylor is the regular
candidate
In the 7th Assembly District the primary
fight is against William Halpin. the only
Roosevelt supporter In the Republican Ex-
ecuuve Committee. John Glass, his oppon-
ent has an excellent chance Of victory
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