New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
COLONEL PRAISES BRYAN
But He Has Not Asked Him 10
Run with Him.
RIDICULES THE REPORT
Bull Moose Party waiting
on the Baltimore
Result.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

oyster Bay. Long Island, June 29.-Some
one had the temcrity this evening to ask
Colonel Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill II II
were true that he had offered the second
place on the Bull Moose" ticket to Will
lam Jennings Bryan. The third party can
didate threw up his hands.
Are YOU sure that Il wasn't Emperor
William I offered it to-" he falsettoed.
II think that is the most absurd thing
I ever heard Of" he said, after the laugh
ter that followed the alluson to the Kaiser
had subsidized. why, my dear sir. in the
first place the report Is untrue but, worse
than that, it's impossible; utterly so. I'm
sure that It would be the last thing l
should think Of doing, II / could; but IN
the first place couldn't offer place on
any ticket to any man when 1t is not my
place to do So
The question grew out of a published
statement, attributed to a Roosevelt dele
gate from Texas, that Roosevelt had Of
fered Bryan the Vice Presidency. Colonel
Roosevelt, after his half facetious denial,
went out of his way. however, TO pay the
Neoraskan some handsome compliments on
his many excellent qualities" as the eX-
President styled them. Honesty and in
tegrlty Of purpose were included among
Bryans virtues, the colonel thought.
Colonel Roosevelt showed more amused
interest in the proceedings at Baltimore
tonight than he has at any time since the
Democrats convened. When told that
Bryan had switched part Of the Nebraska
delegation TO Wilson, with the threat that
IL Murphy threw the New York delegates
from Champ Clark to Wilson he'd switch
the Nebraskans over 10 Clark. he ex-
claimed, az ne threw both hands IN the
air:
We'll never heard Of such thing in
all nv hfei Isn't that the funniest thing?
By George, It's the finest game of puss-ln-
the-corner ! ever saw" and he screwed up
his face into comcal contortions.
Talks Of Democratic Outcome.
After that the ex-PresIdent appeared more
willing than ever to speak about the out
come. Some one asked him Il he would
be at all surprised II the Democrats wound
up their convention "a la Chicago" and
the colonel vowed that he wouldn't in the
least
Two Democratic parties wouldn't dis
please you much, would they?' some one
yentured.
"Oh, Lord. ! even think that four would
do no harm" the Bull Moose candidate re-
piled. shaking with laughter. "Oh, dear.
Oh, dear How funny, Why, gentlemen
said the colonel solemny 20 the reporters,
"a convention with Ryan and Bryan recog-
nlzed on the floor is preposterous.
Sergeant Edgar Knapp, Of Elizabeth n.
j.. one OF Roosevelts old Rough Rider
comrades, who was a deiegate-at-large 10
The colonel said Knapp assured him that
for every Republican he lost when he broke
away from the Chicago convention he would
gain ten votes from the people"
The colonel alluded TO the report that
Ormsby McHarg had deserted the new
party movement, saying he had no reason
to know that 1t was true
MANY who wanted me TO have the NOM
inaton have written me that they cannot
follow me out OF the party" he said. Mr.
Ward. OF Westchester was one Of these
and Sheriff Law OF Brooklyn. suppose, is
another. But. as I said for one OF these
men whom lose III get ten more from the
people.
mo one can blame politicians for taxi
ing the action that they have. Take the
case Of Westminster where they said that
the only thing that could save the Republl-
can ticket would be for Roosevelt to run
I'm told now that with these leaders going
away from me nothing can save the regu-
lar RcDuhliCan ticket"