The sun., 1916-10-29
DEPEND ON COLONEL
TO TURN OHIO SCALE
Hughes Managers Induce
Roosevelt to Tour Doubt
full state.
SPEAKS HERE FRIDAY
Cooper Union Address to Be
Appeal to Whole Nation
Against Wilson.
SPEAKS HERE FRIDAY

~ W Nv btfBbtN u vi ttEN
Hughes campaign managers and his per-
sonal friends Col. Roosevelt on his re-
turn here from hts Western trip yester-
day agreed to take 4 vigorous hand In
the final round Of the battle in the doubt
ful States OF New York. Ohio and Con-
nectIcut and will make nve more
speeches at least.
Ohio. just now the most doubtful Of all
the so-called pivotal States and the
scene Of one OF the greatest political
battles ever fought in this country. Is
10 get two more speeches from the Colo
mel In the hope that they will turn the
scale and land the State safely in the Re-
publican column.
Ts Leave Wednesday.
Col. Roosevelt Is TO work the first
three days Of this week on these con-
Guiding speeches Of the campaign. On
Wednesday ne will leave here for Ohio.
speaking in Toledo Thursday at noon and
at Cleveland at night. These are two OF
h Ohio b>d spots from the Republican
viewpoint.
From the Ohio fighting ground the
Colonel will Jump back to New York
city. Two big meetings we're arranged
for him yesterday. Both are for next
Friday night, n at Cooper Union and
h other In the National Theatre. East
Houston street. The latter will be aimed
at the East Side vote. the Jews showing
a leaning toward Wilson. ON Saturday
the Colonel will go to Connecticut. wind
ing up his part in the campaign at a
meeting In Bridgeport, at which he will
talk to the munition workers.
Col. Roosevelt's Cooper Union speech
next Friday evening Is to be his greatest
enort of the campaign. In 1t he will
ask all those who followed him In 1912
TO vote for Mr.. Hughes. The speech.
made from a historic rostrum. will really
he addressed to the nation. 1t will be in
response to a telegram, sent to him
while he was In the West. which says:
National Honor at stake.
1T Is our conviction that no other
Presidential campaign In the history Of
the United States has presented graver
Issues or more far reaching problems
h does this. Not only Is the domes-
tic welfare OF the nation profoundly TO
be affected by the result. but the honor
and the very safety Of the republic are
at stake.
Upon the character and the policies
OF the next Administration will depend
the course Of the United states during
it, most critical years AS business men
and as loyal citizens We are deeply con
cerned In aiding to bring about a de-
cision hat will restore sound principles
and true Amcricanlsm to the conduct
% our national affairs.
,"In this momen:ous hour the vital
need is for such "A presentation of the
issues as will arrest the widest attention
and carry the ~Clearest message to the
public mind. And this task we COM
mend to your hands.
y living American has n greater
audience. Already you have dom men,
orahle service to your country in
awakening 1t to a sense OF its perils and
obligations, and you nave revealed an
urHelfish patriotism that makes your
voice ~singularly potent in counsel and
inspiration. VIII you not lend II to the
cause once more, by addressing the peo-
pie of the nation from the vantage
ground OF a great mass meeting in the
metropolis?
Ask Message to Country.
"Cnder these circumstances n message
from Theodore Roosevelt on Americas
Crisis would ring from coast to coast
n might be the Anal means Of avoid
ing a calamitous decision at the polls.
The undersigned sugges Cooper
Union as the place. and an evening dur
ing the week Of October 23-2s as the
time. Severally and unitedly we urge
upon you acceptance OF this great oppor-
tunity for public service"
The telegram was signed by John q.
Shedd. Chicago. H.; r. Livingston
B~eeckGan. Providence. r. l.; Charles
Curtis Harrison. Philadelphia. Pa. Will
lam Barbour. New York Andrew D,
White. Ithaca. n. Y: Joseph $. FREEING
huysen. Somerv!lle. y. j.; Darwin =,
Kingsley. New York Myron T.. Herrick.
Cleveland. Ohio: Horatio v. King.
Brooklyn, N. Y; David Jayne Hill.
Rochester. ". Y; John p. Farwcll. Chi
cago, III. Frederick Talcott, New York
John wanamaker. New York Hamilton
ner Bird. East Walpole. Mass. Julius
1Rosenwaid, Chicago. Ill, George e,
Riggs, New York II. ]. Heinz. Pits
burg, Pa Isaac y. Selismtr. Ne"
York Warner Miller. Herklmer, y. Y.
Nathan T. Folwell. Philadelphia. Pa,
Thomas r. Proctor. Utica. y. Y; Tru-
man Newberry. Detroit. Mich. Lloyd
Grlscom. New York Sylvester S. Mar
vim, Bryn Mawr. Pa.
Tho Colonel was In fine spirits on his
return from his Western trip. Reach
ing the Grand Central station yesterday
morning he went Immediately to the
Hotel Langdon and there In tho course
Of the day conferred with Chairman
Wilcox, George W. Perkins and other
leaders. Col. Roosevelt expressed him
self as confident that the situation In the
West had improved n thinks that the
women In Illinois have been swung
around to vote for Hughes.
Bakers "Pipe Drea
Asked TO comment on Secretary
Bakers Mexican statement Col. Roose-
welt said
Secretary Baker IL an amiable gen
tleman who has pipe dreams. ] believe
that President Wilson, Secretary Daniels
and Secretary Baker should be wearing
spiritual pigtails."
II was apparent yesterday from the
change In Mr., Roosevelts plans Gnd
from remarks made by some OF the Re
publican managers that New York ant
Ohio are the two States upon which th'
Republicans are to expend their creates
efforts this week. Ohio Is admitted,
atil, very doubtful The New York cam
paign is to he pressed more for its effec,
outside the State.
As an indication Of how New Yorl
State would go. +, ]. II. Kracke, tn,
Brooklyn leader and manager OF Gov
Whitman's campaign, announced tina.
preliminary figures just turned in b.,
the Brooklyn leaders showed that King.
county would give a plurality fol