New-York tribune., 1912-03-24


ing more than the walls of disgruntled
SHS never hof'tfSh in the history q this county.or
ganization has the sentiment on any ques-
ton been so noted as it is against the revO-
lutionary doctrines advocated by Mr.
Roosevelt The resolutions Of the Union
League Club and the Republican Club are
fair examples Of the attitude Of Republicans
generally toward these un-AmerCan ideas.
AS 10 the cOlDnels prospective attempt to-
morrow night TO stampede the East Side
by a whirlwind speaking tour. we know
that Colonel Roosevelt will get as en-.
thusiastic a reception as he would get any
where in this country where he went TO
speak, but the temper OF the East Side
constitutional safeguards, the enjoyment Of
which Is his chief aim in coming to Amer
lea, will not be stampedcd by any dema-
gCgic appeal.
Campaign Of Vi.uperation.
From the Roosevelt headquarters II has
been largely a campaign Of vtuperaton.
IL has not been constructive campaign for
the colonel and practically speaking the
CClOHcl's own part in it, which means his
Carnegie Hall speech, was nothing but an
undignihed attack on. the man who was
good enough for him The county organi-
ZatiOn has conducted a dignified campaign,
free from personality and with no attempt
TO hamper the Roosevelt committee.
I am confident that the Roosevelt petit
tions could have been thrown out because
any possibility OF Roosevelt delegates from
this county. The county organization could
not do otherwise than conduct its cam
paign on dignihed lines, because IL had a
responsibility which will not end with pri-
mary day.
At the Roosevelt headquarters. on the
contrary, the managers of the colonel 3
boom I'm this county. realizing that their
activities will cease with primary day, that
they Will have no responsibility Tor the
campaign which is TO follow and that they
vi hlH nhSe1IritV
the regret even of those whom they msled.
have felt free TO make II campaign Of
Misrepresentation
In reply to the ioud cries of the ROose e.
welt forces that election officials who had
signed the Roosevelt petitions were being
removed by orders Of the organization,
Mr. koeng explained that there are
some eighty or ninety fewer election dis
tricts in the county this year than last,
which in itself would mean a decrease Of
between three hundred and four hun
dred officials. Then 1t always is the
privilege Of the election district captain
through his district leader and the regu-
lar organization to change the election
officials for his district for various rea
sons.
The full list OF the candidates for dele
gates put up by petition in this county
has already been printed. In Kings
County there is only one Roosevelt petit
tion-in the 9th District-where the
Roosevelt people took one Of the regu-
larly designated candidates and hooked
him up with Philip Berg, a Roosevelt
man.
Elmer E. Bergen and James w. Fris-
bic are running for national delegates
under the Roosevelt emblem In the I'd
District, which is in Queens. The or
ganization candidates are Theron II.
Burden and Frank f. Losee.
There will be one exception to a solid
Taft delegation from this city. That will
be Controller William A. Prendergast. in
the 4th District, in Kings. The organ
ization was so sure that Taft would
have all the delegates he needed and
many more at Chicago that 1t decided
not TO thwart the ambitions Of the Con-
troller in spite Of the fact that he had
come out for Roosevelt. so they placed
him on the regular ticket.