New-York tribune., 1912-02-27

of the officers of the committee WIN a'SO
be given
One Of the first things Mr.. Carpenter oiu
was 10 get ten copies OF the Republican en-
roIment In the various Assembly o'sl'iets
in the city. His messenger paid 81 |" ~
these lists into the treasury OF lhe ""'
Record" which publishes them
The Taft supporters did not express inuop
alarm over the candidacy or MT. 'IooSe
welt. Samuel S. Koenig, president Oh '.e
county committee, said: I'VE are no'
all disturbed. We are going ahead WV"
cur work for President Taft. There IS oiis
ono of our district leaders In the Roose'e'
camp, and he will not be able to con''o,
any delegates to the national conven'ioi'
What Roosevelt men were found arouhd
town were enthusiastic. of course. Soine
Of them expressed the belief that even -
Roosevelt could not get the nomination lot
himself, he might so split the convention ~
Chicago that Il would be necessary ~
turn to a compromise candidate, such az
4 ssocIate Justice Hughes, OF the Cn''eu
States Supreme Court
Prenderesst Issues Statement.
Controller Prendergast issued state
ment I'm which he announced what was az
ready known-namely. that Rooseve' was
his candidate. He said he would do every
thing I'm his power to bring about his nom
ination. In part, the statement was;
am I'm favor of Colonel Roosevelt be-
cause 7 believe him to be the foremost
American statesman. He ~ nnsh s
original ideas, strong convictions anu - ~ /"
real leader. He has always Deen ptIo pI
gressive in the sense that he has been tle
champion of the best ideals In AmerlThdi. ~
politics. ! am not at all dlsluIyyepp ~ esa e.ia'
morning at the estimates or Colonei HooStn
velts strength made by men proinriseltt sntorn ~.
the local Republican ORGANIZATION, 40 :,,or ,bov
fhc canvass for the nomination N o'ei u'''
will change their minds. ..o,, mar
The ideas ,Ipon which the two great pa
ties divided some years ago are no ionS 'sstIes
the lines OF cleavage. They are not ISSUES
to-day Colonel Roosevelt, as caIluuna,' l IT,
for the Presidency, will smash par.S gnine,
The people I'm the next campaign are suIle
10 vote for the man they believe pest reg,
raaents their interests. and they arc IN
going 10 be unduly influenced Oy ,, sucm S,'''
Loleths as Republicanism or DehoCIaDsic aric,,
People who have faith In the Ptnelly;as,n
electorate will support Colonel Roosevelt
ideas: those who doubt the intelligence oi
that electorate had better stand up @ anu
say SO. so that the people WI, Wat,,t,,Sc n
rect understanding Of their attituue'
John A. Slelcher, the publisher, had TINS
70 say about the situation: I'm my juds-
ment this may be dark horse year IN
both conventions. ! now look for Bryan 10
heave his cap into the ring and both SIDES
turn TO a dark horse. BY every precedent,
Taft deserves a denomination. but II Inc
fght between Roosevelt and TAFT becomes
very bitter row the delegates who are
more concerned in the election OF Repun-
Iicau President than any particular lnoi'
yidual, may decide to take dark horse'
"a was done before many times, notably IN
the case OF Garfield.
That's possibility. not prooabihy'
Both conventions may be dark horse con-
yentions. The dominant figure IN me
Democratic convention undoubtedly Will be
prvan and I'm the Republican convention
poosaveIt Will undoubtedly cut a figure"