New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
ROOSEVELT MEN BUSY
Literature Sent Out to Papers
All Over the Country.
GOV. JOHNSON A CALLER
Thinks California Delegates VIII
Be for Colonel-Taft Office
Here Soon.

There was an air OF secrecy thrown
| around the Roosevelt headquarters, on the
twenty-fourth floor of the Metropolitan
tower. yesterday. The doorkeeper said that
everybody was so busy working inside that
they could not take time to see newspaper
men. Finally oliver C. Carpenter. the man
ager consented to come out and say that ne
had nothing 10 say.
At length however the information was
produced that Governor Hiram w. Johnson
of California, who has been in tfe city for
the last six weeks or more. had been a
caller and had expressed confidence that
Theodore Roosevelt would have the twenty
six delegates from California to the Chi
cago convention. II was also stated that
Regis II. Post. former Governor of Porto
Rico had visited the headquarters and stat
ed that he confidently Expected the nomina-
tion and election of Mr.. Roosevelt
Just one more bit Of information was per-
mitted to leak out i 1t was that Samuel
Aronowitz. corresponding secretary OF the
regular organization club in the 9Th AS
semby District, had Joined the Roosevelt
forces They seemed quite elsted over this.
because the 9Th is the district OF which
Samuel s. Koeng. president Of tho county
committee, is leader. Mr.. Arono"itz Is
young man, and Mr.. Koenig said he was
not at all disturbed by this deserton from
the regular ranks.
In spite of all the secrecy. however, II
was learned that large force Of workers
was busy sending out cards for postcard
canvass Of the enrolled Republicans in the
CITY as 10 their choice for President
Another thing that received the atten-
ton of Mr.. Carpenter and George Manches-
ter his chief assistant yesterday was the
preparation of petitions for the nomination
Of delegates to the national convention 10
run I'm opposition 10 the nominees TO be
placed on the primary ballot by designation
of the regular organization. This was fore
shadowed in Tho Tribune week or more
ago. when il was learned that petitions
were being circulated for the nomination OF
Amos Plnchot and George Murray for dele
ga tes from the 18th Congress District.
independent nominations may be flied
with the Board of Elections, under the law
up to midnight on March TO- That day
happens to be Sunday this year. and II mas
not been determined whether the Board OF
Elections will require that nominations be
filed not later than the 9th or whether the
board will remain open to receive them on
Sunday.
Another evidence that the Roosevelt
campaisn IS literally financed was revealed
yesterday. when it was learned that
Roosevelt plate matter was being widely
distributed to small country papers
throughout the United States. One Of the
first things seut out in that way was the
former Presidents Columbus speech
Mr.. Carpenter said yesterday that the
great mystery as 10 who the three hun
dred members Of the Roosevelt committee
were would he settled to-day. lie hopes to
be able to announce the names, and init
mated that there would he many surprises
when the list was scrutinized carefully
Stories printed Yesterday that Controller
Prcndergast would use the patronage in
tho Finance Department as a club 10 aid
the Roosevelt movement were not generally
credited and were quickly denied It o.
understood. however, that the Controller
has promised To spend much time in or
ganzing the movement in Kings County
Plans were being formulated Yesterday
for the opening Of a TAFT headquarters in
the CITY. which. whilo working In harmony
with the county headquarters, would he
entirely independent of them II had not
teen decided just where they would no 10
Gated One Of the objects of the head
quarters would he for tho dissemination Of
TAFT literature.