The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
ROOSEVELT LOOMS
Big IN MOOSE PLANS
Colonel and Governorship Bur-
den Of Leaders Talk
at Dinner.
PERKINS AND BIRD THERE
Wanderer Expected Here on
May 10, on Return From
Tropic Jungles.

A dozen leaders Of the Progressive party
sat around the dinner table In the homo
OF State Chairman Theodore Robinson on
Monday night and chatted so long about
Col. Roosevelt and the Governorship and
other pressing political matters that you
might call the AFFAIR a conference. II you
wished. As to who was there and what
was said the participants were serenely
reticent yesterday.
The guests pleaded that any report Of
the proceedings from them would be dis
courteous to their host. Mr.. Robinson
said that as It was a private dinner party
Just a gathering OF a few friends. a
sort Of reunion--he was not at liberty to
talk about IT,
"Did We discuss the Colonel and the
Governorship7" said MIR. Robinson. OF
course.
II had several friends at my home"
he added "and we talked politics. That's
all that can be said"
The Importance Of the reunion Ia sug-
gested by the fact that Chauncey j. Ham
lin. the Erie county leader. came down
from Buffalo. and Prof. Frederick NJ.
Davenport. who was on the Straus ticket
for Lieutenant Governor In 1912. from
Clinton.
Perkins and Bird There.
George W. Perkins was there with a
report OF last weeks meeting of the ma
tional executive committee In Chicago.
Others were County Chairman Francis
| w. Bird Just back from Florida and re-
covered from u long illness, and ex-
| State Chairman William II. Hotchkiss
| According to a hint dropped here and
there IL appears that Col Roosevelt and
the advisability OF his making State
/ campaign this fall were the burden OF
| most OF the discussion. one of the sug-
gestions OF which more will be heard
later was that the Colonel he placed at
| the head OF a combination ticket OF Pro-
gressives. Independent Republicans and
| independent Democrats. with an appor-
| tionment OF Offices among the three
parties.
Those who favor such n combination
OF liberals have in mind the nomination
OF such men as John A. Hennessy and
George Foster Peabody. Independent
Democrats: Stephen Clark OF Coopers-
| town. sewing machine manufacturer.
owner OF the knickerbocker Press OF
Albany and independent Republican. and
Oscar Straus. Progressive Eventually
such a movement might result In the
formation OF n Liberal party, an idea in
which Prof Davenport In interested. AS
TO It's merits tho Progressives differ. Al
present few OF them have been converted
| from the go-it-alons programme.
| Discussed Nnmlin'a Plan.
| Mr.. Robinson and his guests also dis
cussed Chauncey lIamlins plan FOR c
operation Of Progressvcs. Democrats and
Republicans In nominating delegates this
fall for next years constitutional conven-
ton. Mr.. Hamln would have a committee
|
three parties, agree on the delegates that
are to be chosen from each Senate district.
The district committees. acting together.
would select the fifteen delegates at large
| In speaking OF the Hamln suggestion
yesterday Mr.. Perkins said: "Of course
the Progressive idea from the start has
been that the constitutional convention
should be non-part!san." He wouldn';
quote any OF the remarks made At Mr..
| Rubinsons home but he sad There
seems 10 be u surprising amount OF up
state sentiment in favor OF Col Roosevelt,
running for Governor"
"Have you changed your opinion that
he should not be asked 10 run this Year,"
Mr. Perkins was asked.
We'll. he said ruefully. II did express
some such opinion "A while ago and halt
n dozen Progressives throughout the
state bobbed up and said. What have
you got to do with Il" You're connected
with the national organization. What
are you trying 10 run state affairs for ?
So I'm not saying anything now, though
suppose I'm IA member of the State or.
ganzation too"
Mr.. Perkins Ii opposed to Progressive
amalgamation with any other party. II
H. understood that all OF the party n,
Mr.. Robnsons home were against the
suggestion made by Charles II, Duell. Jr.
that the Progressives nominate Charles 8
| Whitman for Governor.
Col. Roosevelt will land in New Yort
about MAY IS and members OF his famil,
believe that few days thereafter ht
will sail for Spain to attend Kermit
Roosevelts wedding In Madrid. Tn,
Colonel and Kermit arrived yesterday al
Para from Manaos.