The evening world., 1912-04-02
COLONEL IS BUSY, !
BUT ALL OTHERS
ARE RESTING UP
In Metropolitan Tower and
Regulars" Headquarters Is
Little Sign of Fight.
T. R. TO SWING AGAIN.
Going South Tonight and
Into New England Next
b Week in Delegate Hunt.
T. R. TO SWING AGAIN.

~shtS supit uutI late ldst nlSnt ITUm
windows high IN the northwest corner
OF the Metropolitan Tower, although
those who took the Through express
from the ground floor wondered at what
seemed a waste OF electricity. In the
now sy~ncopated headquarters Of the
Roosevelt committee two attendants sat
back In their chairs and killed time.
The noise OF Broadway was far dis
tant and a glimpse into Fourth avenue
showed a deserted ~thoroughfare. Even
the echoes Of fake" and fraud" that
have been HURTING around since primary
day, were stilled.
Presently the brass-lined doors of the
elevator shaft at the tw~enty-fourth
door were swung back with a bang and
two men hurled themselves into the
headquarters rooms.
"Quick!' shouted one to the attendant |
at the telephone switchboard. Long
distance! Get Mat-Mathew-Hale in
Boston and Wallace Batchelder at
Bethel. Vermont. Hurry up!'
The startled switchboard operator got
busy at once with his wires. His fellow
attendant looked around. doing his hard
est work Of the night In trying to find
something to do. Then the newly ar
rived custodians OF the Roosevelt boom
went into a conference with themselves.
They were at It long. When they
ceased there was nothing momentous to
impart. They simply wanted to get the
result OF the primary vote in Vermont,
where Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. ma
ttonal manager of the Roosevelt cam.
pslsn. had gone to prevent. as he said.
political burglary"
COLONEL GETTING READY FOR
ANOTHER SWING.
Reports received from Oyster Bay
saA that Col. Roosevelt was busy coal
ing up for his expedition 10 a few
Southern States at the call Of the peo-
pie. With his explosives and adjectives
freshened up and ground to . point, he
starts this evening for a whirlwind trip |
that will take In Kentucky. West vir-
0nia and Maryland. This will take the
week and hat following will witness a
dash to Boston. New Hampshire and
possibly Vermont. The dates OF the
tour depend on Senator Dixon.
The activity of the Colonel IL in
marked contrast to the listlessness that
now pervades his headquarters here. !
Nv lew IaSmOOlC OutDurSt9. /
such as the one on the part OF the
two boom custodians last night, the
rooms on the twenty-fourth floor OF the
tower have gone dead" In the inner
ssnctum. once held solely for The occu-
patton OF former Judge Duell and Boom
Expert Carpenter, more desks have been
piled. There Is no longer TO be seen
there the wide pan of green carpet.
The rule now seems to be get as much
as you can into the smallest space"
The big force Of clerks who stumbled
over themselves In the ante-primary
days Is scattered, One who had much
20 do with the publicity end Of the head
quarters business was seen on his way
to the circus In search of a job, thinking
himself thoroughly qualified. The few
who remain are considering how long Il
will be tefore the force is prune ali
the more.
REGULARS TAKING IT EASY, NO
NEED FOR WORK.
Up at the quarters OF the Republican
State and County Committees there was
the same silence last night. but for a
different reason. In the one II was said
that no one was expected until this
afternoon Or this evening. when the
newly elected State Committee will meet
TO ORGANIZE. From the other, Chair
man koenig had gone early after watt
Ing through the day to learn what new
term Of opprcbrium had been applied
to himself or to the President % the
United States. Those at the County
headquarters were still resting with the
happy thoughts OF a job well done.
With a State convention just n week
away the apathy all around seemed
universal. While some delegates are al
ready packing their grips for the Roch-
ester trip there is little talk 81 candi-
dates and less Of platform. Wee 1t not
for the uncertain element that Is always
In sight because of a Roosevelt fight
o. blast. the convention might be a po-
Jttical 'chowder."