The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
SEEKS BALANCE OF POWER.
Roosevelt Believes In Tint Way he
Can Force AmaIgn nation.

OvsTtr BAY. y. y, July Theodore
Roosevelt participation in the forthcoming
campaign will be for the double purpose of
rersuading the people 20 repudiate the
wilson administration bv overturning the
present Democratic Congress, and at the
same time 10 prevent the rehabilitation of
me Republican party.
although the Colonel is remaining in
seclnsion AT Sycamore Hin in obedience 10
his DOCTORS orders, his correspondence is
larger than it has been AZ any time since
The Pres idental campaign. His political
secretary. Joseph McGrath. brings large
batch Of letters from New York every
evening and the Colonel IL kept In close
Personal touch with the Progressive leaders
IN every State where he believes there Is a
Sighting chance.
Those who enjoy the confidence OF Mr..
Roosevelt assert that his object is 10 create
apoll'ical situation which will give the Pro-
rrcssive party the balance Of power in the
nett Congress and thus enable him to force
me Republicans TO accept the Roosevelt
legislative programme and TO enact my
lNicies" into law.
George ". Perkins and other Bull Moose
leaders are said to believe that tho success
OF this plan will be to force the Republicans
INTO position where they will he compelled
TO accept Roosevelt and the Progressive
PLATFORM in 1918
foosevelt's friends point ont that the
election Of Charles y Whitman as Governor
m New York and tho control of the next
congress by the Republicans would place
me colonel AZ serious disadvantage in
forcing the Republican party to terms in
les They figure, however. that If the
! frogressives can assure the defeat of Whit
man and elect sufficient number of Sena-
Tors and Representa- tives TO give the party
Ut" baianc" Of power in Congress the rank
ana Me Of Republicans. fearing the reelec-
Uon Of President Wilson. will force the lead
ef' of the party 10 agree to Roosevelts
',cfms Tor the anal gamation of the Repub-
h'an aud Progressive forces
The Colonel will motor into New York to-
morrow to confer with Progressive leaders
a'hl> Office IN the Forty-second Street Build
ing In addition 10 Clarence - Dodge.
dorado state chairman Roosevelt will see
leaders from other States and go over the
t"l'cal situation with them. Some dcci
son may bee reached during the day as to
"" part the Progressives are to play in
we New York State campaign.
No visitors were received AT Sycamore
MI to-day and the Colonel devoted his time
70 revising the proofs for his now book on
S'afl and the famous River of Doubt.
I'm the afternoon tho Colonel will dis
1l's state politics win Frederick NJ.
davenport Of Oneida county. Chauncey NJ.
E"hlln of Buffalo and Horace s VIII
F.hspn of Syracuse. These three up
S'9'e leaders have been urging the Colo
~ 10 become the Progressiv candidate
'T Governor, and IL Is understood that
Ue new plan Tor fusion with the indie
~ Heht Democrats and Independent Re
Suu.'ins on an anti-boss platform will
b. d'scnsscd.
Wilkinson IL said TO he slated to sue
&C." the Coloncl's nephew, Theodore
"'s'as Robinson as progressive State
..Nrndn Francis w. Bird, New York
SNu'r' VIII participate in the conference,
oIe decision probably viii be reached
% whether the l'rogressives will nom-
"'e straight ticket or enter into the
Eoposed fusion arrangemen'.