New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
BOYS ROLL BOWLDER IN FRONT Of ,,=
TRAIN CARRYING COLONEL ROOSEVELT
III


Colonel Roosevelt would jump, agreed
that It was a toss up on his going to
Chicago or his returning at 5:3I o'clock
TO Oyster Bay. The only evidence that
pointed to Chicago was the fact that the
colonel was coming In with Mrs. Roose-
Welt and that among other things he
was going to buy new hat to supplant
the campaign headgear he tossed into j.
| the ring last February.
| After reaching the contributing ed
itor's desk the candidate twice burst out
| of hi; sanctum and ploughed his way
through windrows Of reporters. But he
left no satisfaction I'm his wake. Sud-
denly, at about 1915 o'clock, he reap-
peared, after conference with New
York delegates and others, his face
fus,. ed and his eyes flashing with ex.
| clement.
| "Ill see you in one minute!" he called
out, and then he was gone. In five min !,
utes he was back again, but not so calm I.
as he usually is. $50
Gentlemen" he said, in staccato
tones, I'm going to Chicago on the $50 j
o'clock train this afternoon-the Lake
Shore Limited train. think they call II.
ITS a regular train, and there is no
special car, even" he added, with trace
of triumphant falsetto.
"AbsoIuts and Unanimous
| Many asked the candidate IL he had
heard anything new from Chicago. The
colonel toyed with his eyeglasses BIT
and replied: zi-
| Yes, I've heard a good deal!' he SAID,
explosively. and several delegates
have f. ( been her TO see me-Luther
Mott, John Lambert and Mr.. Blair-and
I've n. countless kilograms from others
showing that the absolute and unani.
nous desire Of the delegates who are in
Chicago is that shall go.
"They say" ne continued, that the
action of the national committee in the
California, the Arizona, the Indiana and
| the Kentucky cases is such as TO make
| the issue absolutely clear as TO whether
the people have the right t. make their
|
of professional politicians is to he per-
mitted to steal that right from them 'r'
"Thc Roosevelt delegates demand that
I go to Chicago not as candidate. but
because for the time being I stand az
representing the principles for which
the rank and file of the Republican party
have overwhelmingly decided in the
states where they have had the oppor-
tunitv to express their wishes at pri-
! maries.
"These states where the rank and Me
, have declared for me and the principles s
! I reprosent include those casting about
;wo-thirds of the electoral vote that has
been cast at the last two elections 'ot
the Republican candidate for President
and in these primary states Mr.. lait
has obtained only between one-seVenth
and one eighth Of the delegates.
THE delegates who thus represent tho
people themselves feel that the people
have declared themselves beyond tns
nossib,lity of misrepresentation or mis-
representation and they are not III Inc
mood to see the victory stolen.
The Chicago party, Losides the colonel
and Mrs. Roosevelt, included Kermit !
Roosevelt former Governor Regis H.
Post OF Porto Rico, Frank Harper, the
coloners secretary, and Mrs. Harper
Theodore Douglas Robinson. relative
of the colonel; George B. Roosevelt, his
cousin and W. B. Rowland. the pub
Usher of THE outlook"
All will stay at the Blackstone Hotel
at Chicago II was later announced That
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. with his wife
and .child-the grandchild Of Colonel
Roosevelt-woud join the party.
No Platform Speeches.
The ex-President has made no plans
for any car-end spe hes on the way to
| Chicago, and the expectation is that the
trip i'll be uneventful until near its
termination
Ii is possible that several vi the dele
gates % the Chicago convention from
New York or New England states, or
from Ohio or Indiana, may be among
the passengers. The main body Of the
New York delegation left here, however.
at noon yesterday on a special train
Controller Prendergast. who will make
the speech placing Colonel Roosevelt IN
nomination, being among the travellerS.1
II is hardy expected that delegates or
convention visitors from Ohio, Indiana
or other places on the route can secure
accommodations on this train, which has
| already been engaged to its limit IL IS
possible, however, that an additional
Pullman will be coupled TO meet the de-
mands arising after it became known
that Colonel Roosevelt an his party
would go West on this train.
Nothing could he learned from menu
! bers of the Roosevelt party as TO any
I plans afte, the arrival Of the colonel
and his friends in Chicago. II was re-
called that press dispatch last week.
said that should he go to Chicago he
would be met by members Of the Ham
ilton Club wearing Khaki and on horse
back, after the manner of Rough Riders
LOST BRIDEGROOM FOUND
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