New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
ROOSEVELT MEN CONFER
AII-Day Meeting Held to Find a
Way to Beat Taft.
WILL CALL CONVENTION
May Run Prendergast for Gov
ernor-Won't Name Full
Electoral Tickets.

Behind locked doors a bakers dozen
leaders Of the new third party, the So
called Progressive party. held a conference
at the Hotel Manhattan for many hours
yesterday. All present dotted their coats
and vests and rolled up their shirt sleeves.
The proceedings began at 10 o'clock in the
morning and lassd until o'clock last
night, with adjournments for luncheon and
dinner.
Senator Joseph NJ Dixon presided. Others
who attended were Timothy l.. Woodruff.
OF Brooklyn: Ormsby McHarg Of New
York; William Halpin, OF New York;
Lucius w. Littauer, OF Gloversvile; Amos
Pinchot, Controller William A. Prender-
CAST ex-senator Albert J. Beverage, Of
Indiana: Frank A. Munsey, George b. Cor
teyou, Lawrence r. Abbott. president Of
the Outlook" and George w. Perkins.
Several times during the day. the wires
between Room No. s06 where the secret
conference was held, and Colonel Roose-
velts home, at Sycamore Hill, were kept
busy, for 1t was thought advisable to sub
nit all questions under debate to the
Big Boss at Oyster Bay for final determine
| ton.
Every possible effort was made to pre-
vent the news that a secret meeting was
in progress from reaching the reporters
When several newspspermen knocked on
the door OF Room No. sos it was opened
by Senator Dixon, who flushed redder than
the stripes in his shirt and stammered that
he had nothing to say.
~ InWr Nvnrn haT n
the secret conference informed the news
papermen what had taken place at the
secret meeting while they were there. AT
that time these men did not know that
Senator Dixon and his associates had de-
termined on Withholding from the public
the dolngs of the bosses gathered there.
THE main object of the meeting" said
one Of these men, was to determine upon
the best way of beating Taft. After much
discussion II was agreed not to nominate
any Presidential electors in such states as
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Nebraska. Ore
gon California, North Carolina, Illinois,
Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio. West Virginia
and the two Dakotas, where we know the
electors chosen by Republican conventions
will cast their votes in the Electoral Col
lege for Mr.. Roosevelt"
The next proposition taken up was Boss
Films suggestion not to put up any state
tickets ~ such states as those named
above, as the main object OF the Roose-
welt men was to beat President Taft, and
TO put UP state tickets everywhere would
involve a considerable outlay OF money.
While we have a fairly large promise OF
money" he went on. and while our imam
cial reliance is placed largely upon sucn
men as Charles B. Crane. Amos and Clifford
Pinchot, Alexander H. Revell and Frank A.
Munsey, We do not think IL advisable to
put up state tickets everywhere. as II Will
cost considerable sum 70 build up the new
party in itself. let alone the countrywide
fight we will make against Taft.
We will only put up tickets in the states
controlled by the reactionaries You can
imagine what this fight is going 10 cost US
when YOU know that the primaries cost US
almost 80. 600 200 "
Controller Prendergast. who has been ap-
pointed leader Of the New York Roosevelt
party. because the placing Of Little Tim
Woodruff would SAVIOR too much of bossism,
will issue a call next week for state con-
yention. which will be held probably in this
| CITY. Controller Prendergast may be named
| for Governor.
Presidential delegates will also be chosen
A full state ticket will also be named.
Tho secret conference adjourned at S
o'clock last night TO meet again to-day, 1t
is not probable that to-day's conference
will be held at the Manhattan Hotel