The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-07
i, R, HURR|ES Finn TO
CHICAGO TO AID DIXON
Not TO Supplant Manager. hut
/ 10 BE the Senator's
Assistant.
NAY FOLLOW NEXT WEEK
Doing Pretty Well Now with u
Direct Wire to the
Windy City.
NAY FOLLOW NEXT WEEK

OYSTER BAY. u, u. June u. In close
touch with Chicago by means o! n wire
TO Sycamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt
is directing the preconvention fight
through his lieutenants on the ground
His most significant move to-day was to
despatch Senator William Finn of Penn
sylvania to the scene Of the struggle after
n long conference. in which f.. 4. Van
Valkcnburgh, Alexander y. Moore and
Richard Quay. son of the late Senator
Quay. participated. The session did not
terminate until late tonight. and Senator
Finn got away barely in time to catch
the last train from New York to the con-
vent ion city.
That Senator Finn is Fastening to
the field of action fresh from such con-
ference to look after the interests of his
principal is considered indicative of the
character of the fight which is to take
place
IT strong arm tactics are to be resorted
10 champions will not be lacking on the
Roosevelt side. Said the Colonel tonight
with evident satisfaction:
Senator Finn is starting at once at
my request for Chicago" Questioned
as tn the Senato or's mission he replied:
| Il want him to be there in my interests.
Senator Dixon will be in charge but
Finn is to assist Dixon.
Whether counting upon the competency
of his managers or upon the fairness OF
the Taft committeeman. restrained. as
he pointed out yesterday. they will be- by
watchful onstituents. the Colonel made
it plain that he did not feel that his pres-
ence would be desirable in the early stages
of the conflict.
! But later-t that is another matter
He more than intmated that the last
of next week might see change in his
plans.
Il am not now intending TO 90, bu, I
may go on at the end Of next week. the
Colonel said
This was "a far a. he cared 10 commit
himself on the oft recurring question.
With tho national committees ruling
to restrict the admission of newspaper men
TO the hearings in the contested cases
TO the representatives of press associa
tiors Col Roosevelt expressed great
dissatisfaction.
Il regret" said he. that all of the
newspaper men were no, admitted &c
The hearings of the committee | am
. glad that the press associations were
admitted. hut that is not enough Ir
many parts Of the country notably il
New York. one of our most serious diff
culties has been III" constant suppression
of the news. so that great masses Of the
people have been kept in ignorance Of
q what has happened very earnest "
= hope that the roll call in the nationa'
committee on every important point
:. will he made public.
/ Interrupted here with the question a. II
what answer he would give 10 the invitatio,
20 be present himself at the session whic,
: ii is reported Director Mckinley of the Tai,
7 forces is to extend him with the approva
;, Of the President Col Roosevelt replie,
o that until that moment he had hear,
- nothing of it.
When I have received the Invitation
r then it will bc time for answer. he sal
l with the manner of on. VINO knew yer
"a well what he would do. He was equal
noncommittal on tho subject OF tn
received from a national committeema
and declined to Use. MIR. Roosevelt sal
that he had never heard of such prox,
- The pleasure of his victory in Sout
Dakota was still sweet TO the Colonel las
night, For the frs: time he CRIME
n iovially as he informed his visitors this
v he had just received a telegra m from Sout
ia Dakota
:, Why. he said, INV vote there va
" larger than that Of Messrs Taft and l.
Toilette put together. They are rInnin
:. very close"
T. An allusion To the conditions in Colt
l. RADIO where his synrW;hizers are in ope
4. rebellion. brought this out with a snay
!. The action of the Taft people in at
=, cepting for Taft the delegates at larg
y, after Taft was rep,idatcd in Ohio by 3O.O
a votes shows a plain desire to oppose II
~ fatty expressed wish Of the people SUE
l. action is bound TO bring on a revo
whether in Colorado OF in Ohio"
lp
u Senator Finn and his party srriv,
II at the Pennsylvania Railroad station
)" ll:n0 last night and ten minutes lat
W he started for Chicago
~ I'm on the way out to look over Il
y fi,ll and what "a N bp dome -