New-York tribune., 1912-07-15
Won't Have Same Electors as
Taft In PENNSYLVANIA.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 14.-If there Is
any hope that the Taft and Roosevelt Re-
publicans in Pennsylvania Lay smoke the
pipe Of peace and bring harmony out of
discord by putting the same set Of cleo
tors on the two tickets and then put all
electors on their honor to vote for the
candidate on the ticket whose electors re-
ceived the biggest vote. Theodore Roose-
welt hasn't sanctioned 1t.
THE idea is entirely wrong; there isn't
a word Of truth in It," he said tonight
when asked IL former Senator Finn had
carried the harmony plan into effect.
What will they do in Pennsylvania? p
ne was asked.
Il don't know what they'll do yet" he
replied.
The electors on the Republican ticket
were selected at the regular Republican
convention held at Harrisburg on May 1.
That convention was controlled by Finn
and his friends, who are all Roosevelt
lieutenants.
After taking his usual Sunday afternoon
walk OF three or four miles Colonel Roose-
welt resumed work on the speeches which
he is preparing for the primaries in Mich
igan, Iowa and Kansas, where the fight TO
get Roosevelt electors on both the Repub-
lican and Progressive National tickets
will be waged sharply. The remainder of
his time was spent receiving dozens Of
callers and making additions to his state
ment" which he will give to the country
before the Chicago convention, August s.
1T will be utterly impossible for me "a
speak at Jackson on July 20 I simply can
not spare the time he said emphaucally.
The Jackson speech was planned for the
convention of the Michigan Progressive Ma
tionalsts' party. which was really to be the
birthday OF new party" on the site
where the Republican party was born, July
5. 1854. Moreover, Colonel Roosevelt said
he would be so busy on his statement that
he would not leave Oyster Bay until some
time next week.
His visitors to-day included Charles n.
Van Hise, president of the University OF
Wisconsin. originally a La Toilette man.
President Van Hise has done much toward
bringing the university closer TO the farm
ers
He Is interested in the economic phases
Of the present political controversies Colo
mel Roosevelt explained. President Van Hise
was at Sea Girt Saturday with Charles X
Crane. calling on Governor Wilson TO in
auire into economic phases of the Demo
cratic fight" Colonel Roosevelt was asked
II the Wisconsin man was for him. He said
he believed his caller hadn't really shown
his colors yet
with President Van Hise came Harry r.
Cochems. signer of the call from Wiscon-
sin and a La Toilette delegate TO the Chi
cago convention. Mr.. Cochems ~ also
interested In the economic questions IN
volved," the colonel explained.
Not long ago the new party candidate
announced that he wanted to be relieved
from receiving callers at Sycamore Hill
who came 10 discuss party organization.
He pointed out that the Roosevelt head
quarters, I'm the Metropolitan Tower. No.
Madison avenue, in New York, was the
place for persons with such errands. He
wanted 10 be left alone 10 work on the
broad questions Of the coming campaign.
by George. I'll have 10 take my exercise
before breakfast II this thing keeps up
he exclaimed to Frank Harper, his private
secretary. Every means is being used to
reduce the number OF visitors.
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