Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
REPORTS
FOR ROOSEVELT
Colonel Hears from County
Chairmen in New York.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 24.-Follow-
ing an enthusiastic meeting with his
county chairmen at the progressive
headquarters in the Metropolitan tow
er, Colonel Roosevelt returned to Saga
more Hill. He said he was greatly
pleased at what he had heard and OBJ
served.
After getting through a pile Of cor
respondence which awaited him at his
Outlook Office the colonel tranped ovel
to the New York headquarters as he
said to make the acquaintance of the
men who are &C ing to help him carry
New York state. He had In mind only
a greeting, he said, least of all a speech
But be had made a speech before he
got through and one which stirred his
New York workers to wild enthusiasm
From the time he entered the big room
In a cloud of waving red bandanas un
til the meeting disbanded there was not
a letup.
Shakes Hands All Around.
81 want to shake the hand person
ally Of each of you men behind the
guns" exclaimed the colonel as he set
to work.
Colonel Cooley Of Mount Vernon was
the first to receive his leaders, felicita-
tionss and for each of those who fol
lowed there was a personal word or q
jest.
Mr.. Hotchkiss reintroduced the colo.
mel, calling attention to the fitness to
the place where twelve days before
had seen the birth of the progresstves.
He wanted the minute men OF the
new guard" to meet their commander
in chief, he said. Here pandemonium
interrupted him, and when it subsidized
the commander began to speak himself.
The gathering resolved itself into an
experience meeting at the colonePs re
quest, and in one minute periods the
various chairmen< told how strong the
Roosevelt ticket was In their respec-
tive counties and how dark was the
prospect for President Taft. Each re-
port was vigorously spplauded, while
the leaders grinned.
The report Of John NJ. Bruce Of West
chester county Is a sample. MIR. Bruce
said that as a result Of a poll Of his
| county's 10000 voters he proved to
himself that two-thirds were favorable
to his candidate, one-third to Governor
Wilson and not a. vote TO President
Taft.
Timothy L. woodruff OF Kings coun-
ty declared that he would not do jus
tice to his subject In the one minute
allowed. His chief concern. he said,
was to see that there should be no
bossism in his baillwiek.
Apparently convinced by such testi-
mony that New York state was as good
as won, the gathering broke up, and
the colonel returned to his editorial Ia
bors.
Delegates to Meet Aug. 8.
Among those at the tower meeting
were noticed General Horatio G. King,
Hamilton Fish, Jr., Of Putnam; L1ndon
Bates, Jr.; General James S. Clarkson,
Hugh Gordon Miller, Ghauncey T.
Hamlin and Theodore Douglas Robin
son
The announcement was made that on
Aug. 3 at the Statler hotel in Buffalo
the delegates to the Chicago convention
would meet and elect the delegates at
large from this state. Most of the
county chairrnen trooped over to the
! Outlook office. In the steady stream OF
visitors was Harry Coachems of Wis
consin, who believes that Roosevelt
will carry Wisconsin beyond the shad
ow Of n doubt.
Before he started on his return trip
the ex -pYeatdsnt announced 1t was his
present intention to attend the big
New England progressive mass meet
ing at Point Of Pines, Revere Beach,
near Boston, on Aug. IT.
| tell Herman HI he can forgst the q zoo