New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-22
MICHIGAN MAKES I. R.
PLEASED AS PUNCH"
Taxed with Rooseve|tian Style
of State Platform, He De-
MES Authorship.
NO BAY STATE CANDIDATE
william Finn Is Due at Saga
more Hill To day to Discuss
His Electoral Plan for
Pennsylvania.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

BY Telegraph 20 The Tribunc1
oyster Bay. Long Island. July ol.-
.Nyl my, That Is fine! I'm as pleased
ss Punch Colonel Roosevelt exclaimed
,bis afternoon. when newspaper men told
him what the Michigan Progressives did
yesterday under the oaks at jackson.
The candidates cup of happiness was
-pnnIng over because of the fact that
,nchigan's Presidential electors will be
nut in the field for Theodore Roosevelt
and the entire state ticket of the National
progressive party will be run indepen-
dsnty Of the Republican organization.
Readers Of the Michigan platform pro-
fessed 10 have discovered a similarity of
.,yle between it and Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign utterances on the birth Of tho
new party Some went SO far as TO say
that the document itself was imported"
from oyster Bay.
81 haven't seen il. by George" protest
ID the colonel and he said that he would
NOT comment further on it, even If he lad
seen II.
Some one told Colonel Roosevelt that
Senator La Toilette had said that the
Wisconsin electors would all vote for La
Toilette. According TO his custom. the
ex-Presdent ignored the little man with
the pompadour. refusing to make any
comment He did say, however, that
Harry F. Cochems, one Of La Folette's
delegates who went over to Roosevelt at
Chicago. was a visitor at Sycamore H.n
to-day. The colonel said that Mr.. Co
chems was greatly pleased with the prog
r.ss which had been made in Wisconsin
and that he believed there was no qucs-
ton but that the Roosevelt people were
going to carry the state
Doubt About Garvin.
Reports from Jackson Yesterday quoted
Senator Dixon as saying that oX-Gov-
ernor Garvin would go to Chicago next
month as delegate from Rhode Island.
Colonel Roosevelt professed TO know moth
ing about the matter This led up to a
question as 10 the Ex-Governor attitude
toward him and the new party.
rs Garvin for you?" was asked.
Il don't know. I have no knowledge as
70 his attitude" he replied.
After the visit Yesterday of Charles II.
Thompson. the Vermont banker. who is
taking charge OF the uphill fight for
Roosevelt in New England. particularly
IN Massachusetts,, Colonel Roosevelt tod
the newspaper men that former Governor
Garvin would lead the new party orgaHi-
ration in Rhode Island. To-day the can
dldate explained that he must have gotten
bis information from Mr.. Thompson.
Among other things that the Vermont
tanker let loose in oyster Bay yesterday
was that the Roosevelt people had some
hopes of Massachusetts If for no other
New England state. He also said that
there was one drawback, and that was
that the Roosevelt men were hard pushed
10 pick q candidate for Governor OF the
Bay State; but, he said, Colonel Roose-
welt was able TO put his finger on the
night man at once.
IL had telephone message this morn
ing from Mr.. Thompson, who was in
somewhat agitated state of mind.
laughed the colonel. He entreated me
not TO be too much disturbed by what
read In the papers to-day concerning his
views on the New England situation"
Have you picked Governor for Mas
sachusetts?" he was asked.
why, bless you" the candidate eJacu-
lated, its not for me to pick candidates.
How utterly foolish. I shall have nothing
10 say about It. The people must take
care Of that"
Colonel Roosevelt explained that some
visitors had put him into perplexing situa-
lions at times.
Possibly I may have said at times
What about So-and-So? and these fellows
20 back home and convey the impression
that I have picked candidate"
The report from Pittsburgh that Will
lam Finn would be a lone Progressive
at Chicago next month, because five OF lis
Roosevelt companions, all delegates from
the ''31st" District, had baked at put
ting Roosevelt on a ticket at Chicago
did not mar Colonel Roosevelts smile.
lie said that folks would find that "a
lot of these fellows would come back. -
lie referred 10 the case OF Mr.. Mason,
delegate from Massachusetts, who an
nounced some time ago that lie had quit.
He's come back already the colonel
explained