The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-30
TO CO TO
CHICAGO IF NEEDED
Hes Confident That lie Won,
Have TO Take Command.
but He's Ready.
on WAY TO GETTYSBI RG
Colonel Happy Over New jersey
NictOry-GOcs to Aid of
Elderly Woman.

Theodo re Roosevelt left no room f,r
doubt yesterday that II he believes IT,.
crisis of his battle awaits him at Chicacp
and that his personal presence there ~
marshal his forces and direct tn" fgat
ishbsolutely essential. he will 90. He docs
not expect to have to go He is confident
that his forces will be in such formidah.
array before that time that he will win
hands down without personally com
manding tho struggle on the scene.
Il do not now expect to 60. he said
yesterday. Il cannot imagine anything
that would cause me to 60 1t is 100
{, that | won't go"
But the Colonel would not say directly
that he would not go He laid particular
emphasis on the assertion that at this
time he has not the least thought of goln,
and that every circumstance in the present
situation is opposed u the necessity of
his going. Previously the Colonel had
characterized repoi1s that he is going TO
Chicago as too absurd 70 talk about, and
h rs said natly that he is not going.
nHYesterday IL was clear from his asser.
tions that while he is fully assured tha.
it will not be necessary to go to Chicago
if ne believes at convention time that hs
must ba on hand to round out his fight u
the highest possiDl" advantage n" would
go in jifty. That it would only be "a very
extraordinary circumstance that woull
call him west ward was indicated in his
talk.
The Colonel left last night at IL 80 over
the Pennsylvania for Gettysburg. where
he makes a Memorial Day address to-day
before the convention Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. an engagement
made before his campaign started. He
will get back tonight,
The New Jersey Roosevelt cyclone o.
Tuesday sent the Colonel into high glee
1T speaks for itself :" was all the Colone,
had to say. all he could say. when ha
appeared on the porch at Sycamore Hill
yesterday morning.
rcrfect assurance that New Jersey hat
ended il all and that he was already
nominated. He was not excited aboEt
New Jersey in the least. 1t wasn't in IL
Jubilant hoisterous spirit that he talk Il
of the victory He spoke little of it. m
twenty e ight out Of twenty-eight Gc'"-
gate votes almost as a matter of oour-"
Il don t see that the result in 'arI = q p,
left much for me 10 say he hiith'
IL has sci u all.
The Colonel commented on Gov. W.
sons win in Jersey. spaakinC OF II q :,
clean sweep. like his own Some one :
him that the Governor lost four d"lrG- :
out of his pie.
"Then | did better than he. didn't ! o
commented the Colonel with u relish.
, Col. Roosevelt spoke of New Jersey a
only another proof of the coniid.nr e.
the people in him and their solid h!.rkir,
Of him wherever they had an opr!! vote.
The Colonel sits very tiCnr on i'.icin r.
tion as to what is being brought tC h'i.
by the Roosevelt forces upon tho ratiori !
committee. But from men in the kCos'
welt camp il Is clear that the forenor'
Quest ion before the leaders now Is tlI-
one Of hurting out "th. wCrn out natiCiE !
committeeman elected by the roliticiar-
four years ago" AZ the Colonel in hi
, Jersey sICe' he's referred to them. and
replacing Them before tie convention
ty loossve.t usn elected by 'hc Roos"-
welt de "catcr q those direct primary
States where the Coloncl : over is ever
whelrnirS The principal S,a,cs amonS
Ihe>" are Illinois, I,nnsy wanna. Chic.
Of Which the present rational committee
men ar" strong Taft staEdput hackers
IL this plan goes through lha Eoossve..
tCrces will control III" national committee
hards down The Rooscvcl, men are nov
sure they can do il, hut they're going
/ totrv il
This question il in tho forefront of
Roos' 'velt rarty diSc'ssiCn and action.
I Already in Nebraska. where II new national
! Committeeman. Robert h. Howell vas
elected al the recent primary ly vote Il
! the people. he has Cnno;inocd open wa
Tar" to ,inscat III" present acting chair
man Of the national COMMITTEES. Victor
itoscwaicr, tho present !nC,Imlrnt from
Nebraska.
! Col Roosevelt travelled all nlon" -
went to the harvard rhih fer dinner
with "N-t;ov iir8i> II. Pest Of Port Ei"p.
/ Al Oyster Bay: whore he l'ft ~ -
! travelling cas-" from his auto To N" tram
! tho PLAN people IN III" regular coach.
! He stood chat;i0. on the platform at
Jamaica when an old woman, poorly
ginG II big suit case in one hand and great
struggling hard to g", her trays down
the ear steps end was il great difficulty.
/ IL wonder where I'm going" she sighed,
and appeared half daycd.
/ The Colonel dropped his own bag like
n Hash and was AT her side in IN inst ant.
There was crowd of mon about, But
h" and his companion were the only,
! ones that stirred. The Colonel grabbed
tn" old lady's bag. carefully helped her
down the steps found out where ehH
wanted to go and himself set her IN her
, train.
He got back to his own traps loft alon"
on the platform Just IN time to graN them
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