New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
TRUCE DECLARED FOR
JOURNEY TO CHICAGO
eaders for Taft and Roosevelt
Depart for Convention City
ON "Harmony Special"
OPEN CONTESTS FAVORED
Ward Takes His Physician ana
Littauer, Having No Worry
as Committeeman, Pro.
notes Cheerfulness.

| JokincIy referring 10 II as the harmony
sn.c,aI' we'll known Taft and Roosevelt
leaders from the East started for chicago
yesterday afternoon at o'clock In spe-
ciaI car attached to the first section OF the
twentieth Century Limited. II was an
apartment car, so that. II necessary II
would be possible TO keep the warning leao-
ers apart; but when the train pulled out
the opposing forces were pretty well mixed
I'D in the various compartments AND were
settling down with long black cigars 70
forget the battle for little while anyway
A number Of the travellers were members
OF the Republican National Committee. ana
they seemed TO be pretty we'll OF one mind
that the hearing Of contests should be open
AT least to the members of the press Inc
! members Of the committee aboard we're
William L. Ward. Of this stat: Charles T.
Brooker. OF Connecticut. Frank r. kellors'
OF Minnesota, and T. Coleman du Foh''
OF Delaware. Mr.. Ward, Of course, Is one
Of the more prominent Roosevelt workers
Mr. Kellogg is generally counted WIN
Roosevelt while the other two are TOT
President Taft
Other members OF the party were john
J. Brown, one Of the Ward delegates
Lucius y. Littauer, eX-Congressman' OF
Gloversville another Roosevelt delegate
John W. Hutchinson. jr manager OF tne
Eastern branch OF the National tart bu-
reau: Lafayette r. Gleason. secretary OF
the Republican State Committee and slated
| 10 be secretary Of the Chicago convention
| Senator T. MAYHEM Wainwright. one OF
Wards men. and Mr.. Wards physician.
I Mr. Ward is Oar from well. and Is taking
! ME physician along not only as friend
. out also in professional capacity. The
Westchester leader would not say anything
/ n regard 70 a story from chicago that he
would lead the Eight Tor the Roosevelt
/ forces IT, ire national Committee. but his
! rhysical condition would seem 10 make y
improbable that he would attempt such an
sr6yous role lie is said to nave told
friend he nigh, not 81, in the convention
! II he we're sure thai James ki'oy, Of
/ Nvack. who g his alternate. would STANG
! nv the Roosevelt standard.
| The Westchester statesman did not seem
( 10 he too cheerful as he boarded the train
/ What do YOU think Of the outlook for
! Colonel Roosevelt h" vas asked
/ Il am satisfied With the situation, he
replied
| Are YOU pleased with tho suggestion Of
/ President Taft that tho hearing Of the con-
/ tests be OPEN
! We'll" said Mr Ward who has always
| been used 10 doing things secretly. al
| though lined up now with the advocates
| Of the open door policy, u suppos" We
ought 70 have the hearing open to tho Ok
! tent Of having hfty or sixty newspaper
men there"
MIR Brooker VAS more than reticout, but
unbent long enough 10 reply to question
as 10 whether he thought the hearings
/ should be open by saying: II suppoS" So.
/ MIR. Kellogg went 60 FAR as to say that
| he personally would make motion mat
all the sessions Of the rational committee
| nc thrown open TO the press.
The eyes ~ the country arc IN be on
| our committed" he said. II believe II
would be better to have IN" public fully IN
| formed OF the merits Of each contest II IS
no time to conceal anything. The national
committee has an important duty to per
| form TO the Republican party irrespective
| OF the ambitions 81 any man. This Is u
| crisis In the affairs 81 the party. The
members of the committee stand In the
place Of trustees, and | hope and believe
will perform their duty with credit
II am sure / do not know how things
! are coming out In Chicago said Mr.. du
| Point Il wish ] did. ! do know. however.
| that there Is going 90 be tremendous
| fight there As for the work Of the ma
tional committee, I'm In favor OF having
| the contests IN the open. and Will do all
| that can To see that every contestant has
a fair hearing. believe there will be no
\ ,Io F.i NJ Ia. hgaTipgs
| When Mr.. du Pont was asked IL he had
seen State Chairman Barnes on Monday
! night, he laughed and said
| mo. but did talk with Senator Dixon"
That doesn't mean that you are coming
out for Roosevelt, does IT." he was asked.
"Oh, no am for Taft all right"
! Former Congressman Littauer seemed
TO be the most cheerful member of the
| party lie IL not Il member OF the ma
| tonal committee and has none OF the re-
sponsibility on his hands.
| Are we going out to win for Colonel
| Roosevelt" Mr. Littauer said with a
| laugh NO. because we have already
won. There is nothing left now but Jump
| ing on The band wagon"
How many delegates from New York
| state do you expect Colonel Roosevelt to
| get?" the delegate from Gloversville was
asked
| why. we ought TO get at least twenty.
That includes George w. Aldridge and
james l.. Hotchkiss. his co-delegate from
| Rochester I also include James T.. March
and Charles ii. Murray. of this city"
Mr. Littauer said that ha knew two
other delegates from New York County
who were hanging In the balance. lie did
not want 10 mention their names, but he
said They come from up north there"
How about Francis Hendricks?"
"Oh, he'll he for Roosevelt all right
when the proper time comes. And you'll
| find a lot Of others climbing the run
ming boards OF the band wagon just as
| soon as they are let down | am afraid
| that the scramble will lie so great that
| the running boards will not be broad
enough to accommodate all who want to
use them"
| Both Mr. Gleason and Mr.. Hutchinson
said they had no doubt that President
| Taft would he renominated, but In any
case II was going 10 be pretty scrap"
Judge Charles H. Duell. chairman Of The
| Roosevelt city committee for New York,
was another passenger on the politicians
| train. lie said he had no particular or
definite duties In Chicago. but was Just
going TO help around" in any way he
| could.
| lie repeated his previous claim Of 602 on
the first ballot for Colonel Roosevelt. and
asserted that the same 6O2 would he against
Senator Root for temporary chairman.
1T isn't question Of individuals, but Of
alignment, and the alignment will remain
the same on questions Of organization and
| officers OF the convention as il will OH the