New Britain herald., 1915-09-21
T.R. WILL RUN AGAIN
 DECLARES MURDOCH
Provided Colonel Thinks He Has
 Chance to Win

Roosevelt will run again as the pro- gressive candidate for president if he thinks he has a chance to win. That is the opinion expressed by Victor Murdock. chairman of the progressive national committee, yesterday.
 Division among democrats, the pos sible renomination of William Howard Taft by the republicans as a result and following both of these happen ings an excellent chance for another presidential fight on the part of the progressives, this is the vision of Mr. Murdock, who attended a meeting Of the county chairman of New York state at the Hotel Manhattan yester- day.
 Dinner for MurdOck.
 There will be conference of some of the leading progress1ves Tn the east tomorrow at the same hotel, to be fol- lowed by a dinner in honor or MT. Murdock in the evening. Plans for the future of the party and for build- ing up it's strength for 1916 will be discussed.
 In addition to the principal New
  liam Finn and E. A. Van Valkenberg, of Pennsylvania; Everett Colby, Irving Taylor and J. A. Hopkins, of New Jersey; Herbert Knox Smith, of Connecticut; Matthew Hale and Francis w. Bird, of Massachusetts; H. P. Gardner, of Maine, and William Sabacool, of New Hampshire.
 Moose to Work Hard.
 At the meeting of the county chair men yesterday it was decided that a tremendous effort be made to get big progressive enrolment this fall. What slight talk there was about the proposed new constitution was faVor- able special committee, consisting of Michael Schaap, of New. 1ork' Robert E. Elder, of Kings, and LIT. L. B. Hamlin, who succeeded Cnauncey J. Hamlin as county chairman In Erie, was appointed to gather the sentiment of the various communities as it will be reported to them by the county chairmen. This committee will report to another meeting of the chairmen to be held here on Septem- Der 30.
 In addition to the national chair man and fifty-fve of the slxty-three county chairmen those present yes- terday were George w. Perkins, MT. Schaap, William H. Hotchkiss, Will liam Hamlin Childs, Justice William L. Ransom, of the city court; William Falpin and Professor Samuel McCune Lindsay. Walter A. Johnson, state chairman, presided.
 Predict Great Future.
 Former Representative Murdock addressed the meeting, but after it was over, he laid more stress on some Of his ideas about the future of the progressive party.
 "It is impossible for the progress sives to get together with the repub- licans," he declared. 'The republi- cans cannot throw off the influence of former Senator Root and William Barnes. hear that MT. Root has recanted, but he has not yet joined the church.
 1T tell you there is going to be 8 great fight in the democratic party as a result of the next session Of con- gress. The young men will fight the old mossback ideas of the fossils from Civil war times. They will find they arc putting their heads against stone wall, just as the young men in the republican party did.
 Democrats Will Split.
 ITO my mind there is bound to be an. explosion in the democratic party in the next six months. The chances are then that the republicans will William Howard Tart. | This will give us an excellent chance if we show that we mean puslness' This will call for a vigorous cand1- date and a vigorous platform" Who that candidate might be MT. Murdock would not prophecy, but he | thought if Colonel Roosevelt would l not run and if California would not spare Governor Johnson that man with the reputation of George w. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, ought to be nominated.
 "I recognize that Colonel Roosevelt s not inclined to run,' said MT. Mur- lock.
 Do you think he might run if he thought there was good chance to win?'
 Natural Preparedness.
 "Well. I guess that about expresses the situation," was the reply.
 AS to the 1916 platform of his 5arty MT. Murdock thought the head line would be national preparedness. The 1912 platform would be re- affirmed, he declared.
 "How about yourself?'
 "Oh, I am only an atom floating on .he pillows of the rest of the sea-" said the national chairman with wave of his hand.
 "The democratic tariff reduction has not reduced the cost of living to he ultimate consumer" the speaker said. but if they put the republican party back they would get another avne-Aldrich bill. I don't believe Inc naonla want to iump from the |