The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
Tumulty. Too, Asks Why
Colonel Was Guest and
Its POrtent.
MOOSE NAY PICK
SANE DATE AS &. o. p.
.Anything to Beat Wilson
Taken as Motive of
the Gathering.

the Udt1eT1uS.
Jpdge Gdry's dinner Of last Friday
Wight at which col. Roosevelt was the
russt Of honor continued to be the chief
,opc Of political comment here yester-
DAY DESPITE the assertion OF the Colonel
md others that It had no political sig
n,acance. Those who attended continued
% keep their counsel concerning what
actually took place and Col. Roosevelt,
vho n tho rsllying point OF all the
gossip regarding what might be the
.igniticsncs OF II. let II be known that
ne would make 20 further comment until
after New Years.
While the diners persisted In shun.ing
a Inquiries, there were indications In
other quarters that the political possi-
1iues ~ that gathering Of men OF largo
lHairs was making a strong appeal. In
Wall street II kindled the ardor of men
rhn have been engr)ssed In war
stocks l. wasn't long before the word
20, abroad that Secretary McAdoo was
sing the long distance telephone to ask
As friends In the financial district as to
xhst It all meant.
Tumuity Seeks News Too.
JosA1h u. Tumulty. secretary to the
President also made nqulri as to how
he news ~ the dinner was being taken.
Especially was he anxious to know what
me coming together Of captains of in
aus,ry on both sides OF the big political
.ence Indicated to thcs who do business
.elow Fulton street.
paul NJ ,. ~ no E.yaral pa-
Srve Board. who used to be member
u Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co. came to town yes
4rday Report had II that he had made
hurried trip 10 ftnd ont for himself
rhy Jacob n. Schiff, always stanch
Democrat. Was among the guests.
:yeryhody admitted that the explana-
ion that IL was just a social gathering
Tas good one. hut the idea persisted
hat the Colonel had been invited for
some other purpose -~----.--s's-
Thr first Interpretation put upon the
Inner VAS that Judge Gary and his
:.!ends wanted. to consult Col. Roosevelt
as 10 what he thought the Republican
party ought 10 do in the coming cam
'aigD Others thought that the diners
ad a very clear Idea of what the Re-
publican party ought to do and merely
wanted to find out what the Colonel
vas guins TO do. Again there was the
opinion that the proposition that Presi-
dent Wilson must bc beaten at all
hazards had been put to the Colonel and
Ne had been asked not to do anything
hat would tend To disturb that pro-
sranme.
Richard V. Lndahury. counsel for the
~hitei states Steel Corporation. who
was one of Judge Gary's guests. declined
Ii.
AZ a shot at President Wilson. When
/ was mentioned that he was one Of the
zen 7ho urged Pres ident Wilson to
'tfr Princeton and run for Governor
q" New JERSEY and had thereby helped
% 'oost him into the Presidency Mr..
Lrdahlry said:
Yes, ] suppose it's true, but I'll never
10 +, again. I'll never do IL again"
Moose May Meet June 2.
Comment on tho dinner was in.yi.
'ao.y coupled with the well authenticate
.'f''t that Progressive leaders have
zee considering the advisabili,y Of
Hu.ug their national convention In Chi
,a'p on June I. the date OF the Repub-
.'eAA gathering. George W. Perkins
ass said that II would not be held u,ul
Ihe lWo elder parties got through, but
from chicago there came yesterday the
repor' hat Harold Ickes. chairman of
|e Progressive party, had made a res
.t'ati'n for the Colonel at the Congress
iot'! FOR the period OF the Republican
convention. The Progressive National
Cohm.ue" viii meet In Chicago on Jan
ar! II - fix the date FOR the party's
convention and IL June 7 Is fixed many
ffosreNelSes here will not be surprised.
.|sN .u.NN H.
ak politics. but not about the Gary
1'n0er Hr appears to be convinced that
NE co'erIe OF feactionary leaders In
ihe kepuhlcan party who were respon-
sh'' f1r ~" split In the party In 1919
~" gong 10 attempt the same thing
'h-y l.I then.
-, Ani I; they DO" said Mr.. Perkins.
Ns sam" vote will come out against
'he'n a., d.i In 1912"
'blt II they should nominate Justice
1lr9es wouldn't the Progressive party
'ndorse him."
."rba' is not 10 be considered" he said
II" lclRreSsiyes can't follow because
VI som" ~ the States there are lawr
gan !Ndorslng"
az f"rkins said further that In his
plDn 1o'hing Is or has been wrong
1',h tar Republican party. but with the
80 WIN nave IDlsttu themselves upon
"e p""nle as the leaders of IL.
Ana II these leaders ignore the
NsNes OF the people an tEey did In 1912"
as aad'a, I'm afraid that Col. Roosevelt
VIII have 10 he drafted
hdi" you heard OF any movement to
M'a"' "' lDl Roosevelt the candidate of the
fFpuh. can party?"
nave not. and I'm not bothering
tooA' the Republican party. have
.p1eh 70 do running the Progressive
no YOU think Col. Ro ojsevelt intends
" D" candidates"
Rh"" nothing OF Col. ROosevelt's in
"WHus, have talked u nobody who
o1es
Mr lrrkins added that while In Chi
.asp '"'"nt'y he rad made arrangements
l'r ~" national gathering OF his party
"h1 'na' the frogressives would 20
stat1' ahead with their own conven.