New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
TAFT MEN HERE CONFIDENT !
Call Oklahoma Incident Only
Sample Of What Is to Come.
PERKINS LIKENED TO HARVEY
Amplifies Statement in Tribune
Roosevelt Boom Needs No
Promoting, Says McHarg.


watching with much interest the develop
ments in the Republican situation In vari-
ous parts. of the country They predicted
that the defeat Of the Roosevelt boomers IN
oklahoma on Tuesday was only sample
Of the way things would come out in other
parts of the country. When II became
known throughout the country that George
w. Perkins was in favor OF the nomination
of Mr.. Roosevelt it would have much 'he
effect that the support of George har'eS
and 'Harper's Weekly" had on the pooi'
of Governor Wilson for the Democrau'
nomination. II was argued.
When Mr.. Perkins was asked oy the
newspaper men to elaborate on the s'a'e
ment OF his views given In his letter "
Tho Tribune published yesterday morhihs'
he said - -
.'I do not know that l have anything 10
add to my letter published In The iriouhe
except TO emphasize, II possible, one po'nl
namely, that any opinions which ! may
have expressed publicly or privatey
lating 10 the business problems OF tne oa!'
10 politics or men in public life' nave uee"
I'm every case my own opinions ana nav
been made without consultation WIN VI
authority or knowledge OF. the steer ,oi
poration. the Harvester Company OF a"'
other corporation or concern In which am
Interested or with which l have been con-
, nected. So far as know and belleVe' tue
above named corporations arc keeping en-
, tirely out OF politics.
ormsby McHarg, OF the law firm OF Noo'e'
Jackson Estabrook IL Hubbard, VINO mas
inst returned from the West, where ne was
! active in the interests Of the Roosevelt
boom denied Yesterday that he was Dackeu
directly or indirectly by Mr.. Perkins OF Dy
| rroni, A Nunsev. but he does not deny MS
activity.
"The Roosevelt boom does not need any
! promoting." said Mr.. McHarg. ou ms @ Ie
as we'll talk about pushing suee
downhIlL. Colonel Roosevelt VIII DE mum
mated and will accept ! want II piaN''
understood that he has given no such ln''-
nation to me, nor do | believe he mas gwen
! - 10 any one else. Every one VINO KNOW
MIN. however is convinced that he VIII nv.
rnn away when he becomes convinced t"d'
IT,, "a a genuine demand for him.
Al tho offices of Arthur f. suliweii' IN
tho singer Building, it was said Yesterday
| ,ba, he would not discuss report that ne
uas hacking the Roosevelt 6oom' out u
no., rossihIe that he might have something
70 say about the political SITUATION "it,'i' :"
! few davs. Mr.. Stillwen Is presidenI y, '"s
Kansas City, Mexico a orient nan" a.
| Company. ,,.,r,.c r,,I,
I, ;s understood that Mr.. Mchars WI"
start ON another trip within Few oaEs'
NJ roosevelt again declined TO make
any statement or comment which "ou'u
1--WE the public any definite announcement
- hie attitude Yesterday when he was
os,od about the Developments or the oay
At the Office OF "The Outlook
Tho statements Of ormsby Mcliars,
,,,os,ions about the ith Congress Distrlct
Of oklahoma convention on Tuesday' talh
80 ,ro attitude of Postmaster Generai
,I,,oI,cock--rone of these succeeded III
.,,o,.i,r tine eN-President to any commence.
when 7 have anything TO say VIII
.,,. f., over nv own signature he re-
..ro,dod 70 one and all. and the only an
s,,or oltcitod by putting each o. the aues-
,ior. specifically was: Nothing 10 soy
on that A.. o,.
otto Z. Karbe. secretary OF the one
million Population Club of st. Louis VINO
,,,,h Isaac Hedges called on the colonei
40 a.. committee from that organization 10
| him to give llltill fall p''~N
Washington Birthday banquet sa'd tha'
| ur Roosevelt told them he could not az
tcnd and could not make any speech az
,bat time. Mr.. Karbo added that when ne
mentioned the Roosevelt agitation In mas
sonri TO which the declaration OF Gov
ernor Hadlcy had proved a climax tne
coloners comment was: Il see they're 40
| ing things out there.
when the reporters gave the eN-F.esi-
! don't = synopsis OF the dispatches from
| n,.Iabo,ra describing how the 4th Con
Grass District delegates 10 the Chicago
convention were instructed for President
Taf, after a stormy attempt to stampede
rho convention in his favor. Mr. Roose'eI'
| didn,t even repeat the phrase. but just
laughed good naturedly.
lie left the Office soon after O'Clock 10
go home. leaving word that he would re-
/ main I'm oyster Bay unul fr'oeS'