The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-15
LOEB PICKED To RUN
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN
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IL such that his ser!ou. candidacy is inn
possible" When pressed to declare him
solf as III enthusiastic Roosevelt for
1911! boomer Mr. Pinclot remarked:
"tun u duck swim" lni dived out Of the
interview.
Ii was q little before 3 o'clock when
the Colonel and the luncheon guests who
were to look over the speech returned from
the National Arts Club, and it was nearly
O'Clock when the conference broke
up. During the afternoon Mr.. Straus
called again. lie went away early and
would not talk politics.
On his return 10 the outlook Office Col
Roosevelt found the reporters waiting
for him. He spoke rapidly and seemed
even more than usually interested in the
matter in hand.
These gentlemen have lunched with
me, he said, naming the group. but
pleas" don't question them until ] have
finished with them. Then III turn them
over TO YOU, he said.
| Gov. johnson was the first TO quit the
conference. He avoided interviewera
! by going out through an adjoining build
ing. IL was said for him later that he would
make statement concerning his position
| IN r"lat ion TO Col. Roosnvelt's candidacy
befor" j." returned To California, but chat
/ II would not be made until he was about
! 10 start for home. Gov. johnson has been
IN town for over two weeks and has broken
his stay with at least one trip to Washing
ton. "" has consistently refused TO dis
cuSs his several conferences with Col
! Roosevelt and il has been said that he was
! reluctant To rrhnquish his support of La
! Toilette
Nr. Nelson was the next to leave. He
SAID that so far a. lir was concerned Col.
! Roosevelt! would have 70 do his own talk
| ing for the present Some one expressed
the hope that the Colonel had been per
suaded. bur M. Nelson's reply was an
ejaculation wordless but emphatic which
only, Mr.. Nelson could interpret, and he
wouldn't.
When Mr. Van Vakenburg and Senator
! Finn came ont Mr. Van Nalkenburg broke
the news to the reporters that Gov. John
son had slipped away. He was asked how
the Governor stood and replied:
! We'll, don't think that the Governor
will go back to California and do any
| thing 70 stop the Roosevelt movement.
| As TO the Colonels strength in Penn
sylvania Mr.. Van Nalkenburg said, Well
! get some delegates. and when asked If
| he believed with some enthusiasts that
! iPennsvl|ania' a's convention delegation will
be made up of at least one-third Roosevelt
men he replied that PENNSYLVANIA has
a pretty good ballot law and that the
Roosevelt sentiment is very strong, al
though tho machine has control.
As "a whether he felt after his talk
would accept the nomination Mr.. Van
| l\alkcuburg said
81 think that his attitude is the same
IA IT has been. believe that il nominated
h"'Il ACCEPT. he added that he under
stood that Mr. Roosevelt will answer the
message from the Chicago conference
ui Governors within two weeks and that
h" didn't -" how the Colonel could hold
oil mucn longer.
Senator Finn said that il was business
sk..s Il
him % New York since he had biz CON
tracing job un the new aqurduct to|
look after. He said that he lad first
called on tine Colonel several days ago
10 Tin out where he stood and that his
iarSwer To questions about the Colonel
Willingness TO run was to be found in the
tact that he had gone back to Pittshurg
Ia open Roosevelt headquarters in that
city. The headquarters are still open
and they'll remain open" said Mr. Finn
He said 'hut IN his opinion Col. Roosa-
! Welt Will have tO be nominated. and when
! !~ked ii he meant that The situation was
now "up to tho Colonel" SAID dat il
might ~ put that way.
! Il believe. that We cun'' elect Taft and
that We can eject Roosevelt, and thai :
Ian there is To- 'hr sitnntlUi.' wds the
WAY Mr. Finn pat il
| One of tn. callers vino didn'; want his
lnunr used said That hl> tt'k with the
tploncI had cunN need him that Nlr
! Roosevelt wouldn't accept the nomination
unless Ire thought rmt his chances of
| election wrr. extremely good. The
tp!ouel wouldn't want 10 spot his record
| was the way 'hi. imam put il i!e added
that he Inferred that II the Colonel WASH
Of the opinion that his election chances
We're pretty good h" uldn I have ~
many politicians around "ho,h"ring
B,lt roncern,ng all ,ni- Col Roosevelt
hi'u-elf had not 4 word tn say Word