New Britain herald., 1914-07-30
10 HEAD
 COP. TICKET IN 1916
Rooscvel's Former "Cum Shoc''
 Aid Makes Prediction.

New York, July 3O.-OrmSDy Mc- Harg, who did the "gumshoe" work for Colonel Roosevelt in the south in the preconvention contests in 1912. had a long talk with the colonel yes terday in this city. Afterward he took a rap at William Barnes, Jr., and said that nothing could prevent Colonel Roosevelt from capturing the republican presidential nomination in 1916
 "There is nationwide sentiment" said MT. McHarg, flor the amalgama- tion of the republican and progres- sive forces. The indorsement of Him. man for governor by Colonel Roose- welt was a master stroke of politics and meets the approval of republicans and progressives.
 Hinman's Nomination Certain.
 "Hinman's nomination by the re- publicans and progressives seems certain. This will pave the way for reunion of the forces opposed to the Wilson administration and will assure Colonel Roosevelt's nomina- tion in 1916. I have been keeping in close touch with the situation throughout the country and there is no question about the sentiment be- ing for reunion with the progressives.
 "Old line leaders are anxious for the party to be reorganized, but the fight must be carried on without Barnes and the men of his type. Men like Beveridge of Indiana, who want the progressives to go it alone, will have to come into line.'
 Jubilant Over Prospects.
 Progressive State Chairman Jack son of Vermont and delegation vis- ited national progressive headquarters in the Forty-second street building. They conferred with the colonel and, like McHarg, left Roosevelt's private office jubilant over the prospects of a union of the nti-democratic forces for the 1916 contest. The colonel, it was said, promised to speak in the Vermont campaign. Charles A. Prouty, formerly chairman of the In- terstate Commerce Commission, who is republican with progressive lean ings, will be supported by the two parties, Chairman Jackson said, for the senatorship in Vermont.
 Colonel Roosevelt refused to com ment on his conference with MT. Me- Harg. It is safe to assume, however, that MT. McHarg, whose chief politi- cal motto usually is to " saw wood and say nothing had reasons to be- lieve that his "get together" inter- view would not be displeasing to the colonel
 PrOtege of Mckenzie.
 Mr., McHarg was a protege of Alex ander Mckenzie, the North Dakota repub blican boss of the Mark Hanna days, and made his advent into na- tional politics in 1904, when he acted in confidential capacity for Ma tional Chairman Cortelyou. Four years later he joined Frank H. Hitch cock in getting the southern delega- tion in line for the nomination of MT. Cortelyou, then Roosevelt's secretary of the treasury, for the presidency. The colonel finally called the two men in on the White House carpet and served notice on them that he had picked MT. Taft, his war secretary, for the republican nomination, and that MT. Cortelyou would not be per- mitted to get into the fight.
 MT. Hitchcock, then postma ster general, and MT. McHarg, bowed to the presidential will and promptly climbed on board the Taft band wagon. Mr. Hitchcock's reward was the postmaster-g -generalship in Taft's cabinet, while MT. McHarg was named as assistant secretary of commerce and labor. Within year Mr. Me- Harg quit his job and in Decemb Der, 1911, he joined George w. Perkins and William l.. Ward of Westchester, in an effort to nominate Colonel Roosevelt to succeed Mr. Taft in the White House. MT. McHarg refused to leave the party, however when