New-York tribune., 1912-03-02
IDUELL CALLS FOR AID
| FOR ROOSEVELT CAUSE
City Committees Head Sees
Efforts to Prevent Peoples
Will Being Expressed.
REVELL IN GLEE OVER DIXON
Chairman of National Body De-
clares Montana Senator's Ac-
cession a Great Benefit
Has Ward Quit?

Has Ward VulL!
Charles II. Duell. who yesterday accep'o'
the post OF chairman OF the Roosevelt COM
mittee of the city of New York, said tra'
the organization had been formed to allow
the enrolled Republicans to express '"e''
choice Of a Presidential nominee.
"From now on until the close OF March
2S." he said. "every effort viii be maze 10
show the country at large how the voters
feel even when a strongly entrenched or
ganization Is putting forth every effort TO
prevent the will of the people from being
expressed
Zion Huntington Hooker was namen az
treasurer Of the committee and oliver e.
Carpenter as secretary and office manager
The full committee has not been made up
yet
MIR. Duel who was Commissioner o'
Patents under President Mckinley ana
Judge Of the Court of Appeals Of the Dis
trict of Columbia under President Roose-
welt. Is now a patent lawyer in this city.
He lives at tho Apthorp apartments
Broadway and 18th street.
The treasurer OF tho committee Is presi-
dent OF the Development and Funding COM
psny, OF No. 10 Wall street, and president
OF the Hooker Chemical Company, OF Nj
agsra Falls, y. Y. lie was Deputy super
intendent VI Public Works under Governor
Roosevelt and served in ths same capacity
In the administration Of Governor Odell.
Chairman Duells statement was as fol-
lows
I have accepted the chsirmanship Of the
Enn.pNalt New
| York because | believe that the enrolled
Republican voters should be given an OPP
portuuity to express their choice for Presi.
dent Tho Republican city organization and
party machinery are now entirely In the
| hands OF the interests opposed to Colonei
| Roosevelt, and therefore II has becom" nee
voters TO express their choice, that TINS
organization should he formed.
Believes Majority Wants Roosevelt,
II Is my earnest belief that a majority OF
tho enrolled Republicans Of this city desire
| the nomina ton OF Colonel Roosevelt, TOR
/ they believe he IS brave and strong enough
| 30 do right between all men. and that
through him, better than by any other IN
! strument, the Republican party, which was
called I'm existence TO voice the conscience
! OF the people. can continue 10 guide ano
| direct the progressive movement which ~
| rampant in the land.
! TO exist IL IT is willing TO champion the
question OF the humanitie5 which IN me
present day are fslllng f,r soilt.os,s, ~ I,.co,,'
tent exists and that majority OF the peo-
/ pie believe that they have not haa IN the
past fair share of the countrys pros
! rsil at such spirit Of discortent, but rather
~ wisely guide ~ for when discomfort
/ reaches an acut: s,ass unless me eau 20, re-
for such discomfort as are tust arc re-
government II only question OF. time
The needed reforms can only be success
full when in the hands OF these VINO truiy
gvmpa thige with the efforts that are being
honestly made TO eradicate tho evils com
ulained OF They cannot be carried out BY
those whom the people disirust or who
grud gingly would give the very least thst
Less than four weeks remain In which 10
create an organization. Tie WORK 10 I'M
mense. but II will he done. ana done tho,
oughiy our committee calls for the ala
Of those Who are in sympathy with our
movement. We can only give the oppor-
tunitv, and it rests with those who are as
litally interested in the cause as Ne are %
see that II succeeds .
From now on until the close ~ March n.
every effort will be made to show 20 the
country al large how the voters feei even
when strongly intrenohed Organisation
Il putting forth every effort to prevent the
viii OF the people being freely expressed
Alexander ". Revell, of Chicago. chair
man of the National Roosevelt Committee,
| who has been in IN" city in connection
with the organization Of the executive COM
| mittee. OF which Senator Dixon has been
| made chairman, dropped into the city
HEADQUARTERS before leaving the city.
Tho Roosevelt campaign - gaining
strength. IN my Judgment he said, 'and
will he helred immensely hy the fact that
such men as Senator Dixon, Of Montana, in
the country az large. and Judge puell, for
this city, are both men who command the
| fullest confidence. Throughout the coun-
try. especially IN the great West and
North. the polls have shown overwhelming
ma ioritias iu favor Of our cause. aud In
the convention the progressive spirit OF
the times will certainly give us the man
who can win in November
| The workers at Roosevelt headquarters
were deeply engaged Yesterday in trying
TO unravel the mysteries Of the direct pri-
mary Law. They have already prepared sew
eral petitions for candidates for delegates
| to- the national convention, but have been
| stumped by the problem as 10 whether or
| not they had better run candidates for del
egates to the state convention as well.
william l.. Ward, OF Westchester. who
was announced as member OF the ma
tlonal executive committee on Thursday.
had not appeared at city headquarters yes
| terday. Outside reports wrre that he was
not likely TO appear, either AS the Column
| bus speech OF Mr.. Roosevelt had caused
| him to take tn the tall timer.
| 1t is known that state Chairman Barnes
does not expect that Mr. Ward viii become
| ACTIVE. I'm no Rooseyslt caIsp