The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
| WATCHES BALTIMORE
He Says It Reminds Him
Strongly of Chicago
HE HAS NOT AGED
Declares That if Any Man in Chi
cago Was Not Nervous 1t
Was He-Is in Fight
ing Trim

Oyster Bay N. Y, June 25.-With the
organization of the new progressive party
definitely under way, Colonel Roosevelt
returned to his home today from Chicago
He was smiling and said he was In fight
ing trim. He made 1t clear the work
would be pushed ahead with full steam
on. His neighbors in oyster Bay, who
have followed the political fortunes OF
Colonel Roosevelt for good many years.
Gid not know whether to receive him as
a returning champion or a vanquished
warrior, but he assured those who saw
him that he was not In the least dis
mayed by the happenings at Chicago.
Laughs at Result
at understand that some Of the news
papers today" the colonel remarked, said
that I returned from Chicago greatly
aged, with lines of care on my face. By
George, isn't that funny?" he threw back
his head and laughed.
you see how look" he continued. 1T
never felt more fit in my life. And those
of you who were out IN Chicago know
that If there was a man who was not
concerned or nervous II was I.
'I told them out there that If they
didn't purge the convention of fraudu-
lent delegates l woulc take the step
did. There was never any doubt In my
mind what / would do"
Colonel Roosevelt was greatly pleased
al the news from Baltimore. He showed
how closely he was keeping in touch
with the situation there by reciting the
vote by which Bryan mad been defeated
a short time before In his contest with
Parker over the temporary chairman
ship.
Reminds Him of Chicago
Doesn't that remind you of what hap
pened at Chicago?" he asked.
"They are making the same fight at Bal
timore That is good One thing is plain,
Murphy will never make peace with
Bryan
Colonel Roosevelt said that apparently
the issue among the democrats was fund
amentally the same as that In the repub-
lican convention. Should serious differ
ence develop IL is his belief that the
new party will profit by it, in the way
of receiving support from disaffected
democrats With this in mind, Colonel
Roosevelt and his assistants will take no
definite steps until after the democratic
convention. He said the first meeting of
the temporary committee on organlza-
ton, announced yesterday by Gov Hiram
Johnston of California, would be deferred
until after the democrats have named
their ticket, and 1t probably would be
held the latter part of next week. The
meeting is to take place in New York.
Its chief work win be to fix the date for
the national convention and issue the
call
Is Not National Committee
"There is one thing which l would like
10 make clear" said Colonel Roosevelt
at is that the temporary committee
which was announced yesterday Is in no
sense a national committee in the ordi-
nary acceptance of the term. II was Sc
lected simply for the purpose of taking
the first step and calling the convention"
Each state, he said would select its own
national committeeman and there was no
guarantee that any man on the list would
be representative of his state after the
convention.
The only action which will be taken
pending the news from Baltimore, Col
onel Roosevelt, said. would be the organi-
cation of party machinery in the various
states
Timothy l.. Woodruff and William Hal
pin of New York called on me today"
he continued. You can't repress people
like that" He said Mr.. Woodruff and
Mr.. Halpin were already at work forming
the New York organization. Colonel
Roosevelt said the founders of the new
party hoped to take over good measure
of strength from the democratic party 1t
was understood that as soon as he re-
turned today the colonel got into COM
munication with several democrats whom
he thought might wish to join the move
ment.
On reaching New York this morning
Colonel Roosevelt stopped for few hours
In his office. He dipped into a mass of
letters and kilograms awaiting him and
talked with a few visitors Besides Mr.
Woodruff and Mr.. Halpin he saw Robert
Bacon, former ambassador to France.