New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-24
Perkins and Robinson Will
Meet Roosevelt at Quar-
antine on Yacht.
LEADERS BEG T. R. TO
RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Two ENJOYS Will Carry Mes
sages-Barnes Publicly Attacks
Motives of EX-PreSident.

progressive ledueIh anu wv
ton OF an editorial attacking him from
the pen Of William Barnes, Jr., marhed
the approach Of Colonel Roosevelt 10
these shores yesterday.
Reports from the lmperator, upon
which the Colonel is returning from
Spain, showed her to be Cos miles from
the Ambrose Channel late yesterday
afternoon. If the fog does not smut
down. the Colonel should be gong
over the side of the big vesse! AT Quar-
antine before sunset to-day
As was the case when he returned
from South America. there Will be no
great gathering of Progressive leaders
no hands and no red fire to greet the
homecoming leader of the party To- To-
day, however. two leaders-Geor$e W.
Perkins and Theodore Douglas ROBIN
son. chairman Of the Progressive State
Committee and the ColoneIs nephew.
will 90 down the bay in the yaehI OIL
William II. Childs, prominent fTo-
gressive of Kings County. The Colo
mel will be taken from Quarantine 10
OYSTER Bay in the yacht by Mr. CniIos'
who is also a passenger on the I'M
rerator. Mrs. Roosevelt VIII De on the
yacht, and possibly some other mem
hers Of the family.
Progressive leaders were IN CONFER
cnce in the AID st. Building headquar
ters yesterday, framing the appear
tbey will make to the Colonel to run
for Governor. Mr.. Perkins and Mr..
Robinson. who listened to the reports
of Horace $. Wilkinson. o. b. Phillips
and Chauncev 7. Hamlin on their up
state Investigations, will take the IN
formation to the Colonel. They have
icen travelling extensively since he
went away. and are bent on proving to
hir, that there is an overwhelming
sentiment for his candidacy, and that
he can be elected.
Sentiment for Colonel.
When the Colonel left he told both
Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Robinson that ms
mind was open and what he did would
depend upon the sort OF reports inc!
we're able to give him when ne re-
turned. IL.
The leaders said yesterday that the
continent among the Progressives for
the Colonel's candidacy is overwhelm-
inc They expressed the opinion that
If he ran he would poll 20 per cent OF
the Hedges vote Of 1912 and about 81
nor cent Of the Sulzer vote. This opin-
ION is based on conversations and on
straw votes taken in many places
among various classes OF people.
Mr.. Hamlin brought with him the
natitions for placing the Colonel on the
urinary ballot Tint have been prepared
IN Erie Niagara and other western
countios lie would not say how many
names he had. but intimated that the
headquarters safe had been hlled py
~ have no doubt that the Colonel
will RIM" said Mr. Hamlin. That IS,
unless he is sicker than ! think he is:
think il would not be a bad idea II
be should head an independent ticket
hat would appeal to all parties. Sug-
C,ostions of tl>l~ kind have been made
/ IN editorials in the papers of Louis NJ
Antisdale, in Rochester, and Ihomas
/ Mott Osborne in Auburn. Both men
are prominent independent Demo-
/ Gratis" .,. oo.,;rst
| Whitman on the part OF the lndepend-
ents in Erie County was strong De
cause he took the Tammany nomlna,,
t;on last fall and because he insisted
ON sneaking in Buffalo for the regular
Renublican candidate for Mayor last
fail. although urged not TO do so by
the independents, who were support
ing an independent Republican candl-
date. =, ~.
mort and Mr.. Wilkinson viii see the
Colonel at Oyster Bay before the enc
of the week. -.
night said the Colonel had been oceu-
pying most Of his time with speech
that he is to deliver in Pittsburgh on
June 80. 1t added that he seems 10
be cured of attacks OF fever altei
being treated by the ships surgeon
In the editorial printed in THE Al
bsrv Evening Journal" owned by
Chairman Barnes of the Republican
State Committee, last night he as
sertg. and backs the assertion with
fioures. that Colonel Roosevelt could
accomplish nothing more than insure
the election of the Democratic ticket
if he should run for Governor this
fall.
Barnes Makes Reverse Attack.
II states that every we'll informed
citizen Of the country knows 1t Is the
desire of the Colonel to be the Re
publican candidate for President II
1916.
"Some Republicans in this state,
declares the editorial, may thought
lessly. in the hope Of a victory, be
willing to let bygones be bygones anC
to deliver the Republican party into
the hands Of Mr.. Roosevelt in order t
secure the votes of those who have
no faith in either the Republican party
or the things for which II stands
There is a natural desire of the poll
tician to love success at the polls, bu
no political party was ever worthy o.
its salt which gave up a principle il
order TO win an election. The entire
record Of the Republican party hai
been one of courage and devotion q
its beliefs. When il becomes purely
an Office seeking organization and i
q willing TO lick the man that struck IL
, il may remain an organization o
|, pusillanimous towards, but as a grea
, organization OF thought and intelli
gent purpose it will disappear"
IL is argued that the Colonel vii
probably not be a candidate for Gov
e,nOr because his ambition for 1915
was guiding his movements, and IL ht
should be responsible for the. election
of the Democratic ticket this fall hi
could not expect to get any votes il
the Republican primaries in 1916.
CHILDREN WITHOUT FOOD
Father Drives Mother of -Four
Away from Home.
Weak from starvation, twelve-yesr
old Annie McGowan. holding in hei
arms a baby brother twenty-onC
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