New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-17


Is the only man in town Of those whose
names are subscribed to the communica-
tion. and they don't believe the others
will stand for the sentiments to which
theI, names are attached Senator
Dixon saws that not only these men. hut
threr others Of the Georgia delegation
not now here. will cast their votes Tor
the colonel
Woodruff Calls on Colonel.
To this list Of ten must be added the
name Of Timothy Lester Woodruff OF
New York. who. after much backing and
Auins. arguments with his fellow dele
gates from Kings County and sad SOL
eynn thought. called on Colonel Roosevelt
to-day. After the visit he permitted
statement to be given out that he had
been so shocked and horrihed by the
stealing of the Texas and Washington
DELEGATIONS for Taft by the national
committee that ne Jaw it to be his SOL
emn duty to support Mr.. Roosevelt.
Maybe the satisfied smiles worn by Sen
stor Dixon. George W. Perkins, of New
York: Bill" Finn. Of Pennsylvania; the
seven little Governors who invited the
colonel to do il: Senator Borah; George
Record. of New Jersey, and others OF the
faithful. are mere masks to hide sad
dened souls. In justice TO them IL must
be said that if they are descending their
grief AT Roosevet's prospects they are
great dissemblers. Wherever Roosevelt
workers who ought to know the exact
and precise number Of Roosevelt delegates
are gathered together there is gorgeous
semblance Of sunshine and confidence
and cheer.
Confidence has not supplanted en-
deavor, though they are supporting their
confidence with horny-handed, close-to-
the-soil work. This takes the form OF
personal communications and moral
suasion by way of the telephone and
the telegraph wires. Lemuel Ely Quigg
old game of "acceleraton' is being
rlayed for all it is worth by the Roose-
Welt boomers. who are keeping the wires
busy with appeals to the folks back
home whom they can reach to appeal
20 the delegates here to vote for Roose-
welt.
Colonel Roosevelt himself has done a
lot Of work to-day He began the DAY
by attending the Fourth Presbyterian
Church with Mrs. Roosevelt. Then he
had luncheon with his family. After that
he came t. the Congress Hotel. where
the various Roosevelt headquarters arc
and plunged into political affairs. He
had conferences with many Of his head
workers about the speech he Is TO deliver
tomorrow night at the big Progressive
rally. the platform. the temporary chair
manship and allied brands of industry
Then late in the afternoon he went for
drive with Mrs Roosevelt Just be-
fore he went he said that none of the
conferences held so far had settled the
Temporary Craftsmanship question or the
platform. He added that he had had
long talk with Timothy l.. Woodruft--net
result, one vote.
Dixon Seems cocksure.
81 that time Senator Dixon was max
ing his most enthusiastic predictions
about the conventions outcome. He did
no. say We've got 'em licked to a traz-
zle" because he has vocabulary ana
stvle of phrase making Of his own. Bu'
he was as cocksure and emphatic as the
ov-PresiSent himself could have been.
"Colonel Roosevelt will be dominated
on the first ballot" he said. Ihat
certain We've got the delegates now
to do It. And I'm, not making Mclltn-
levesoue statements, either. You kno"
how he began-away up in the CLOUDS
Gradually his figures have been dropping
he has been coming nearer and nearer
TO earth. until now they claim only GOO
, or something like that. Mark down TINS
| now and credit it to me: Mckinley on
: June 10 will have one first class
/ PROPHETS apparatus, slightly worn. for
sale at greatly reduced rates
will you elect your temporary chair
man"
= "of course we will" answered Sona-
tor Dixon, with a smile, as If wcarled
at the futility of the question.
who will he be-"
Why, we have an embarrassment Of
riches" he answered.
I'VE have so many available men that
It actually IS hard to make choice.
And they are not lighting for glory
Each advances the merits Of some other
one. saying that he is worthier and
should he preferred so that we have
difficulty at present in settling on one
who will acknowledge that he ought to
take the place in preference to SOME
other individual"
The letters which Senator Dixon pro-
duced from the Georgia and Mississippi
/ delegates who are Camoring for Colonel
= Roosevelt were as emphatic and high
favored as he was. The Georgia mis-
sive had appended the names OF Clark
Grier. J. II. Boone, j. {. Styles, ]. Eu-
gene Peterson and s. S. Mincey. 1t set
forth that when they are elected there
was only one candidate in the field, so
the question Of instructions didn't count,
"for il seemed a foregone conclusion that
. Mr. Taft was TO he the Republican nom
inee and a Democrat the next Pres-
dent"
Clark Grier. on his own account, made
. statement that the directions from the
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