New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
ROOSEVELT CLAN
. GATHERS WITH CHIEF
George w. Perkins. Senator
Dixon and Others Arrange for
SpeeChmaking Tour.
BOLSTERING UP CAMPAIGN
Western Leaders Called Here to
Put Ginger Into the Fight
for the Colonels
denomination

! Twelve mon OF the Roosevelt clan
held long conference last night with
! their chief at the home of J. West ROOse-
welt. No. 10 East 3lst street II was
said To he the most important meeting
| held since Colonel Roosevelt entered the
race for the Presidential nomination.
| George W. Perkins was one Of the carly
arrivals Governors Glasscock of West
| Virginia and Hadley of Missouri. two of
! the seven" Governors who coaXcd Colo
mel Roosevelt to throw his hat in the
| ring" were there. Senator Dixon. the
Roosevelt national campaign manager.
presided. The meeting began about 10
o'clock. and did not end until early this
morning.
just before midnight Colonel Roose-
welt said
at is merely gathering Of the clan.
Senator Dixon wanted to consult me
about any special speeches that | might
make during the campaign He also
wanted to meet the leaders of the New
York and Chicago headquarters. | shall
not undertake a long speechmaking tour,
you know. We are here also 10 talk
over just where it is going to be ncces-
| sary for me to speak. | cannot say
any more If the others do not care to
talk about it, can't be spokesman for
| them"
Those present at the conference were
| George w. Perkins. Frank Munsey, Alex
ander II. Bevell. of Chicago chairman OF
the Roosevelt national committee.
| Thomas a. NieGringhaus, Of s. Louis,
| treasurer of the Missouri Republican
State Committee; Governor Hadley. Gov
| ernor Glasscock. Henry J.. Stoddard
| Walter Brown. chairman Of the ohio Re-
publican state Conpittee; ex-senator
| Albert j. beveridge and Senator Dixon
The others who were present at the
conference were as reticent. Senator
! Dixon was told that. as the man at the
| helm, he was looked TO for a statement.
and although he declined TO discuss the
meeting tonight he gave the impress
sion that there might he something to
say later on.
Colonel Roosevelt said that this morn
ing he would hold another conference
with some Of those who attended last
nights meeting.
Coloners Callers Hopeful.
Callers poured into the outlook" Of
flee all day. First came William II.
| Hotchkiss. former State Superintendent
| OF Insurance who said he Was there 10
! talk over the workingman's compensa-
! tion bill that is before the Assembly. He
said he was standing on neutral ground
when he was asked If he was supporting
| the colonel.
Amos Pinchot, brother of Clifford Pin
chot, the former chief Forester under
Roosevelt. was next. He stayed long
time in the contributing editors sane
tum. and came out looking thoughtful
and with nothing to say. Charles W.
| Niedringhaus. of st. Louis, ex-senator
Albert j. Beveridge. Of Indiana and
Governor Hadey called in quick success
sion. Senator Beverdge remained with
! the colonel to meet Governor Hadlcy.
rs it true that the Roosevelt boom is
receding in the Vest" he was asked.
! 81 don't know so much about the West
as ] do about Missouri, but you can take
il from me that Missouri is two To one
for Colonel Roosevelt Six delegates have
already been chosen. and they are all for
Roosevelt In the 5th Congress District,
where direct primaries were held. Roosc-
welt delegates pollcd $500 votes and Taft
delegates got 367 votes In the 14th Dis
trict. which holds its convention next
Tuesday, ten Of the sixteen counties are
for Roosevelt"
The Democratic press Of your state
saws that the Roosevelt bubble has
burst. doesn't IT." he was asked.
when the Democratic papers quit
giving up columns Of space TO crying
down the Roosevelt boom ] shall he con-
vinced that the colonel has lost his grip
on Missouri" he replied
| Senator Beverdge had nothing n say.