New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03
ROOSEVELT STORM MILD
Only Two Votes Against Taft In
dorSement in Republican Club.
ONE OF THEM QUITS HALL
Explains He Has to Catch Train
and Leaves Coloners Other
Friend Alone,

TWO or three Roosevelt adheTcnts attend
ed a special meeting of the Republican Club
held last night to ratify the action OF the
rational convention and raised such 4
rumpus that IT was more than two hours be-
fore the resolutions OF ratification were
finally carried. two members voting against
them. cambridge Colby was the man who
most persistently opposed tho resolutions
lie was formerly an Assembly man from
the 18th District and presented some Of the
contests made by Colonel Roosevelt.
During the early part Of the evening he
was upheld by Lucicn l.. Bonheur but Mr..
Bonheur had to leave early to catch a 1887
train After his departure a modest cham
pon Of Mr.. Roosevelt whose name none OF
the members present seemed to recollect
did his best to encourage Mr.. Colby. Ihe
meeting was not public. but those who We're
present crowded the room, and the doors
We're left open for ventilation.
The voices OF the speakers could be heard
out on the street Some speeches were
greeted with applause and others with jeers
and laughter once there was prolonged
and vociferous chorus of "Sit down! Sit
down" After the meeting members eN-
planned that these directions were shouted
at William W Bryan. a member from
Staten Island. who insisted on talking IN
favor of the resolutions after the other
members were satisfied that they under
stood his views.
Mr. Bryan said later that he was taking
In the interests of peace.
J. Van Vechten Olcott president of the
club. presided The first speaker was G. n
Bovee. chairman Of the delegation sent ny
the club TO Chicago. He made report OF
the doings Of the convention and comph-
mented Senator Root, former president OF
the club. highly. IT was Mr.. Bovee VINO
introduced the resolutions Of ratification
The resolutions were as follows:
Resolved. That She Republican Club o.
the CITY Of New York hereby heartily ap-
proves OF the platform adopted anu M
nominations made by the R"puhilcan M
tional Convention and pledges It's untTlhs
efforts during the coming campaign 70 pro,
mott the reelection Of President Idft ana
Vice President sherman
As soon as Che resolutions had been read
Mr. Colby was on his feet. He referred to
the contested seats in the convention. and
said that he for one did not intend 10
ratify any action taken by body which
deliberately stole seats at the convention.
His sneech was referred to later as 'Nio-
lent and Incorporate" Half a dozen or
tbodoX Republicans rose at once TO an
swer him. but Mr. COLBY had craftily
closed with a motion to lay the 1esoiu-
tions on the table and Mr.. O,cott was com
PEELED to remind the members that mo-
ton to lay on the table did not admit OF
debate. Mr. Colbys motion was seconded
by MI Bonheur, who had to leave almost
Immediately thereafter to catch his tram.
AS Mr.. Bonheur rushed through the hail
he called back: well, they won't make
II unanimous. anyhow. Mr. Colby has
moved to lay the resolution on the tanie'
and there were others against them, too
No. I can't wait-have to catch train.
Mr.. Colby himself slid ont unseen. He
did not vote for his motion to table the
resolutions and It was defeated unani-
mously He and one other voted against
the resolution themselves, however so Mr..
Bonheur's prophecy came true.
Mr. Colby was opposed by Mr.. Bovee and
by Otto Il. Barnard.
Herbert Parsons reported on the con-
tests before the committee on credentials.
He said he had investigated thoroughly
and there was no merit in any OF them.
Others who attended were Alfred +.
Ommen, William II. Wadhams. Edward Il.
Finch. Leopold Stein, Edward +. Cragin,
Robert c. Morris. James r. Sheffield, Sam
uel Koenig, William Leary and y. w. Il.
After the meeting Mr.. Olcott was asked
II there was any strong sentiment IN the
club behind Mr.. Colby. BY no means,
ident that we shall not lose ten by this
action"