New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
ROOSEVELT FROWNS ON
CHARIOT WHEEL TACTICS
No Occasion for Bolt, He Says, II
They Act Honestly in
Convention.
HAS MANHATTAN DELEGATE
But Colonel Almost Forgot to
Mention That Judge Charles
Murray Had Come Out
for Him.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Oyster Pay, n. Y, June 7.-Ex-Presi.
dent Roosevelt reached Sycamore IIiil
about 1880 o'clock tonight after hard
day IT tie Outlook Office. in Manhattan.
He had a host of callers at the office who
held up the draft OF his usual Friday ed.
torial. The colonel left the city at 6:37
o'clock and motored into Sycamore Iiill
from Syosset ,
Even the remark from Colonel Harry 4
New. .he Indiana chairman, of the national
committee. TO the effect that the votes OF
The Roosevelt men to seat Tart delegates
from Alabama Were mere tacucal
move" failed TO smooth out the wrinkles
caused by the famous Rooseveltian smile.
"Tbere was one district We thought would
no for me-" he volunteered. Il told my
managers before they went to Chicago that
didn't expect one single delegate contest
,o be decided for me unless ! was entitledto
have IT, I want justice and no more than
Justice" he said. -;;-s
Colonel Roosevelt dug into the inside
pocket OF his Office coat and brought out an
envelope from which he showed typewrit-
tn list OF Tart and Roosevelt delegates
"Of course, my managers know the details"
AZ
Colonel Roosevelts interviewers drew
near TO study the information on the paper
Alabama was second on the list.
You don't need to see the rest, the
| colonel observed as he placed the envelope
over the paper covering all but the item IN
question Opposite Alabama was thc-hs-
ure "2" under the Roosevelt column and 10
the right under the Taft column the fsure
900" II hadn't counted on any except
those two" he said as he folded the paper
| After slight pause some one asked Coionei
| Roosevelt IL he would make any further
statement regarding the sudden departure
, ~ William Finn, of Pittsburgh, TO Chicago
Thursday night.
II have nothing more to say" he replied
with q decided air of fnality
"What about the plan Of the TAFT man
ayers TO mold back the presentation OF tho
name OF President Taft to the convention
making IL third in order. and as evidence
OF rubbing II in hard to bring Senator ia
Follette's name I'm last. with your own name
second?" he was asked
The colonel appeared surprised. Il don't
know hadn't heard anything ABOUT such
a plan he said. $50.
Some one inquired Of the eS-Presitent
II he had heard about the other Tart pan
ia pIedgo all delegates to stand by the con-
vertiou nominee
"Do YOU refer 10 the Conkling chariot
wheel tactics of 1902 he asked. "An
have 10 say is this: II they act honesty
in the convention there will be no occasion
for any one to bolt"
7, WAS rather reckessly announced nv
efcto INT
"Outlook' office to-day that word had been
| received from several Taft delegates IN
nearby state" who had "boltcd for Rooss-
welt"
by George" exclaimed the colonel. just
| as he was leaving the office to-nlsht !
most forgot to tell you that Judge. CnarieS
Murray. one Of the delegates from New
York. called 10 see me to-day. He seefnea
greatly concerned because he was NOT do"u
on my list OF delegates from Manhattan
He said he came 10 tell me that he was
for me first and last, and he insisted that
ne was entitled to be on my list
| Well, by George, you know seiu w
| colonel with his teeth set hard tosetn'4'
I'VE hadn't counted on single delesa's
| from Manhattan
| .monp the morning visitors were ten deie-
| gates from the Woodhaven hepupilcah c'up'
Of Long Island They told him that near!
,yo.tbirds Of their 900 members. were fof
him These men are original RooseVeN
men and OF fine type, too the colone'
contided TO the newspaper men.
| lust before the colonel went TO luncheon
he emerged from his Office with PROFESSOR
suueI McCme Lindsay, Of IN" school or
philanthropy, sage Foundation; Home
T,orts Of the state Charities Aid, and Johh
t>ingsbury. who handed the colonel
rough draft Of plsnks for the natlonsi piet,
form which they want TO see incorporate
IN tho interests Of social Industrial JUS
tice."
these planks declare for rstenai
health service workmen's compensation
| commissions on industrial relations anu on
tho high cost Of living, bureau 10 dea'
with social welfare and a proposal TO MAKE
the District OF Columbia model OF nv,
,,c,nal administration. Colonel Roosevelt
talked over the plsnks. but would NOT h'i'
cate what action he would take upon 'he'
in case he should have In his hama ms
framing Of the platform.
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