Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-10
NO SPECIAL
ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK. June 10.-Theodore
Roosevelt denied today the report
that he intended going TO Chicago by
special train at moments notice.
81 know of no such plan," he said.
'1 have no present intention of going
to Chicago this week, and | won't go
unless it IS necessary. Mr. Perkins
! telephoned me today. and ! am very
sure that if such a trip had been con-
templated he would have told me
about it,"
CHICAGO, June 10.--Possibility Of
the arrival in Chicago Of Colonel
Roosevelt within the next few days
furnished the chief topic of discus
sion at both Roosevelt and Taft head
quarters with the beginning today of
the final week of preliminaries for the
Republican national convention. This
and the question of what effect such
action by Colonel Roosevelt would
have upon the pre-conVention situa-
ton held the foreground to the ex-
clusion of many other matters of i'm
portance Roosevelt leaders did not
agree in their opinions as to what the
former President will do. Several
maintained that Colonel Roosevelt
will not be in Chicago at any time
prior to the convention. while others
stoutly asserted they had received
positive information that he will be
here by Wednesday or Thursday at
the latest. None, however, would
talk for publication on this debated
point.
Discussion of planSs for the party
platform is becoming more general
in the various headquarters. One of
the missionaries is James 4. Will
isms. jr., formerly a federal civil serv-
ice commissioner, and named as
delega te- t-large from Arizona.
One of the planks would extend the
civil service to include all postmas.
tors, collectors of customs and inter-
nal revenue and practically all other
Federal appointees not already IN
the classified lists. Another plank
would commit the party to a liberal
irrigation policy
Among the early arrivals today
were two parties of opposite political
tendencies from neighboring States.
From Michigan came c. a. Palmer,
w. r.. Oakes and G. M. Bane, all state
officials and all Roosevelt men. They
were accompanied by Judge w. D.
Gordon, who is to represent the
Roosevelt delegates in the contests
from that State
The Indiana political colony was
increased by the arrival OF r II.
Schmidt. United States Marshal Vol
ney r. Mallett, Harry o. Wallace,
w. f. Davis and John l.. Hogue
Public duties and private enterprise
were both represented in this group
but all were boosting" for President
Taft
The political colony was largely
augmented today by the arrival Of
scores of leaders and numerous dele
gates to the convention. With the ar
rival of these men activities at the
several headquarters increased and
the preliminary battle lines between
the Roosevelt and Taft camp we're
drawn tighter.
Roosevelt Forces Organize.
William Finn, of Pittsburgh, and
Frank Knox, of Michigan, officers Of
the Roosevelt committee OF twenty
which was organized Saturday, today
began their work OF rounding up the
Roosevelt strength on the ground
From this time until the convention
is called to order June IS Finn,
Knox and their assistants will be
busy ccmenting the Roosevelt forces
and completing the plan of action for
convention week.
Congressman William p. Mckinley,
of Illinois, manager of the Taft cam
paign, returned to Chicago from his
home at Champaign, where he spent
Sunday. He plunged into his fnal
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