New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
No Diminishing of
Roosevelt Strength
Meeting Shows.
THIRD TICKET
HINT TO G. o. P.
Put Patriotism Above Par
tisanship-Keep Faith to
People, Says T. R.

There will be no precipitate action
by the Progressive National Conveh-
ton. George ". Perkins, following a
meeting of the Progressive Executive
Committee. yesterday declared that the
Progressives were willing to be rea-
sonable for the sake of harmony, but
were not for peace at any price. Mr.
Perkins. in amplifying statement IS
sued by the committee, said that Pres
idential candidates had been discussed
at the meeting, but he declined to say
whether or not any possible nominee,
aside from Colonel Roosevelt, would
he acceptaple to the Progressives, on
the ground that it would complicate
the situation.
1--WE arc goingto Chicago thousand
strong" Mr.. Perkins said. $50 are
the Republicans. We, Of course, are
for the nomination of Colonel Roose-
welt, and shall present his name to the
Republicans. If they refuse to accept
him. we shall ask them to name their
man, who ought TO be as nearly their
unanimous choice as Mr.. Roosevelt Is
ours. If their man does not suit US
then they can ask us to name a second
choice. We are willing to be reason
able for the sake of harmony"
Colonel's Power Remains.
There was a disposition among those
who heard Mr.. Ferkins's statement to
construe il as an indication that the
Progressives were willing TO take a
candidate other than Mr.. Roosevelt.
It was pointed out, however, that the
Colonel will also be the second choice
of the Progressives.
Before the conferrees met Mr. PerHins
Rad issued a statement deprecating the
attempt to count all the uninstructed
delegates against Mr.. Rooseyelts nomi-
nation.
"If 'uninstructed' means anything,
he said. "it means that the delegate Is
not pledged for or against any candl-
date. and. of course, this is what the
voters who elected him intended when
they refrained from instructing him.
To take any other position means to re-
feet on the sincerity and good inten-
ton Of the delegate. Many of these
uninstructed delegates arc just as like
Iy TO express their preference for Colo
mel Roosevelt as for any other man.
The executive committee meeting yes
+erdav was an all-day affair, broken only
bv a luncheon at the Manhattan Hotel,
at which Colonel Roosevelt sat at the
head of the table. A wag remarked
that the Root headquarters were
located at the Manhattan, but no one
seemed to mind this much. There were
no speeches at the luncheon, but the
Colonel availed himself of the occa-
sion to emphasize the necessity OF
keeping faith with the people who
looked to the Progressive leaders four
wears ago, and Of standing by the
statement of last January that no peace
was possible except with honr.
Hint of Third Ticket.
There was a hint of third ticket
in the statement issued by the execu-
tive committee at the close OF ITS
meeting. 1t said that there was an
element in the Republican party leader
ship which seemed TO be giving more
thought and attention to what tnat
party is against and whom It IS against
than to what it is for and whom II Is
for. and attention is called to the IN
evitable outcome OF failure 10 reaeh
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