New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-08
Wadsworth, Stimson
and Sheffield Act
as Sponsors.
CHOICE CALLED
ABLEST IN u. S.
Wicks to Get Tanners
Place as Chairman
To-day, Is Report.

A. o-csnized movement IN support
Ex-senator Elihu Root for the Re
,rhl,can Presidential nomination was
launched here last night through
.,.,.nent issued by United States
senator James ". Wadsworth, jr'
u.rrv =. stimson and James r. Shelf
1La nresident OF the Republican Club,
.rd signed by seventy-hve prominent
p.rrblicans. The list, however, in
,lrde. many Of the old line Repubh-
,,,s who have consistently opposed
poo,evel, and Hughes and been aligned
with the Barnes forces.
The complexion Of the luncheon las'
r,issv at the home Robert Bacon 10Y
~, Ambassador 10 France when
colorsl Roosevelt met ex-senator hoo'
~ senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
-. changed somewhat last night wheh
" Bacon issued statement. distinct
t,,,, the one issued By the old guard
!, which he said his first choice lot
n.:s,r+ was ex-senator Root, and
,,.o,5 choice Colonel Roosevelt.
Statement of the "75."
Statement Of the "75" follows:
aylibu Root is the ablest living
American. :,
~rbe next four years will be critical
n ,hs life and influence Of the people
Of the United States. New and vitality
important problems confront the Amer
iean psople. Not only the domestic
eue,tions OF national prosperity OF
economic and industrial readjustmen''
of the social welfare and Of the best
u.s Of our natural resources are press
;,y Cor solution, but the international
poliev Of the nation IS TOW TO be de-
fined in terms Of present-day needs and
relations.
AT this time the nation requires It's
bes, trained. most experienced and most
thoroughly tested leader in the highest
syseu.ive Office. After sixteen years
Of devoted public service as Secretary
Of War. Secretary Of State and Senator
.oi ,he United States, Elihu Root STANDS
prominent among contemporary amer
leans as constructive, far-signteo
and forward-facing statesman. while
he has declined 20 become candidate
tor even the highest political Office, yet
Il nominated for the Presidency by the
coming national convention at Chicago
III. sense Of public duty must compei
bis acceptance.
SAY Root Is Needed.
As Americans, believing in an Amer
lean policy A. home and abroad and IN
proper preparation 20 express and to
defend such a policy, we favor the
nomination OF Elihu Root Tor inc
Presidency OF the United States.
Seventeen Delegates Present.
There are seventeen out Of the eighty
seven delegate from this state 70 uhe
Republican National Convention on the
lst. The names Of State Senator henry
y. Sage, Of Albany, and Ellis q. Staley'
two starch Barnes men, appear pIOml-
neutiv ar,oro the "15" Senator Wads-
vorth said iast night that the Root
statement was not given out At TINS
tine % Try 20 affect the situation IN
the State Committee. Three or tour OF
The strongly anti Roosevelt Republicans
formulated tho statement, and the rest
agreed 70 7ign II, 70 was said
Dir. Bscon's statement came as sur-
Prise 20 The Progressive leaders. lhey
had assumed that Mr. Bacon brought
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Root togeth-
e % win favor for the Bull Moose cad
,r They are still satisfied that Coionci
lootevelt got most Of the political bene-
2, from the meeting, and do not con
siter the Bacon statement or the ROOT
boom, will dctract from his growing
strength.
The Bacon statement was - follows:
Having been asked by my iriencs
. tts,e publicly which Presidehtial
tShdlcste ! favor for nomination ny the
Republican party, I desire 70 say tha'
~ frat choice is Elihu Root, my sec
ttd choice. Theodore KOOseyelt.
4 have the greatest admiration ana
rrlorSl esteem for them both, born OF
many years Of close Intimacy, ana
et.isye that the election Of either one oi
iasrn BY The Republican party upon
declaration II American principles ana
cssls Flch as has been recently mace
" them both will bring home 70 tne
hshonsl conrciOusness a true apprecia-
,ii'n u tne country international oD-
.Ss'iors and sponsibiiities IN the per
i,''nance " which We nav. slgnaiiT
iz.isd of late"