New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07
COLONEL SENDS AN ENVOY
Finn, His Pennsylvania "SWords-
man." Rushes to Chicago.
ANXIETY PERVAOES CAMP
Roosevelt Worried by Tactics OF
Barnes-Now Says He May
Go West Next Week.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribun" !

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
OYSTER Bay, n. Y, June 6-Ex-Presldent
Roosevelt announced tonight that state
Senator William Finn. Of Pittsburgh, was
going to Chicago While he was telling the
news TO the reporters at Sycamore Hill
Senator Finn was calling up the Holland
Mouse in New York over the coloneps pri-
yate telephone. giving hurried orders 10
have his grip packed for late tram To-
night.
| "Wil the Senator act as your moor man
aser?" some one asked. Colonel Roosevelt
| hesitated a bit.
"WeII, he'll he there in my interest ne
replied. Senator Dixon Will be III clare''
Mr.. Finn will assist him
The ex-President had LONG conference
this afternoon and evening with senator
! Finn; Richard Quay, son OF the ia'e
Matthew Quay Il. A. Van Nalkenburg' Oh
'erhe Philadelphia North American ana
Alexander IT, Moore, publisher OF Inc
| Pittsburgh Leader" The colonel sent OUT
word to the newspaper men at O'Clock 'h''
he was too busy to see them. TWO houIs
later he was deeply engaged In conference
with Senator Finn. About $3.50 he came
out on the porch and said briefly that sen
ator Finn was going 10 Chicago at once
The Senator caught the last New iorS
! train by narrow margin
The sudden determination on eN-Pres'-
dent Roossvelt's part TO send his Penns!I-
yania ''two-edge swordsman' 10 the con-
vention is looked upon as significant OF the
anxiety which the Roosevelt forces are teel'
ing after the first days session OF the ma
tlonal committee II is obvious that the
situation 4. serious enough 10 warrant send
ing out the Roosevelt strong arm squad
10 match the strategy OF William Barnes
who is conducting the convention campaign
for President Taft.
II is now regarded as almost certain tha'
Colonel Roosevelt will avoid going 10 CHI
cago until the machinery Of nominating the
candidates for President II actually In op'
Grafton The management ~ the Roosevelt
contest campaign will be left to the expert
snced hand and mind OF Senator Finn.
! HIVE YOU anything definite 10 say to-
might. colonel. about the probability OF
your going To the convention he was
asked
II don't know" ne replied slowly, and re-
heating the expression. II may 20 out next
week. you know but as I've said 50 many
times before. there's nothing certain about
lii"
viii YOU give ample warning TO the
| uewSpap.r men II you decide 10 go?' he
was asked
81 shall do my best II Is my desire 70
L., YOU know as soon as possible, and
think can do so.
! The first ihins shall do when ! md
out myself whether I'm going will be TO let
the army know about H." he added Colo
mel Roosevelt has accustomed himself n
refer to the seven or eight reporters who
call on him two or three times day as
the army"
What is your comment or the report that
| Director Mckinley has decided 10 invite
YOU 10 attend all the contest proceedings
In person?" some one inquired. Colonel
Roosevelt appeared perplcNed.
WHY. hadn't heard anything of the
kind" he said When he was told that the
afternoon newspapers had published the re-
port the colonel smiled.
II have nothing to say. do not intend
10 reply to hypothetical questions. When
get such an invitation | may have some
| thing to say
| The colonel appeared to he much exer-
| cised over tho decision IN admit only two
! representatives OF each press association
at tho hearings on contested election cases.
81 regret" he said that all the news
papers are not 10 no admitted | am glad
that the press associations were admitted,
| but this IL not enough In many parts OF
the country notably m New York, one OF
| our most serious difficulties has been the
constant suppression Of news, so that the
| great MASSES of tho people have been kept
iu Ignorance OF what has happened.
very earnestly hope that the rolcall in
the national committee in every important
| point he made public.
The South Dakota results seemed 10
| please the colonel great deal
i've just got telegram from South
| Dakota assuring me that my vote there
was larger than the Taft and La Toilette
votes combined and that these two were
running very close" he said
| Colonel Roosevelt said he had heard that
| Republicans In Colorado had organized a
| protesting delegation" TO be sent to Chi
cago In his behalf.
Looks like revolt In Colorado" OBJ
| served one reporter
| by George. II does" the colonel ex-
| claimed. Here take this as a quote from
me-" he added. THE action Of the Taft
people In accepting for Mr. Taft the six
delegates-at-large In Ohio after the voters
had repudiated Mr. Taft by 5000 shows a
deliberate desire TO nominate him against
the will OF the people"