New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-07
Believes Colonel Will Be
Nominated by Moose
and Republicans.
NATION AWAKENED
TO WAR MENACE
Roosevelt Called Master Pacifist
Hughes Silence Pleases
Supporters.

Victor Murdoch. % Kansas. chairman
OF the Progressive National Committee,
conferred with George ". Perkins here
yesterday and brough, an enthusiastic
report Of Colonel Roosevelt's strength
for the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation as he found it on a recent trip
through practically all the states east
Of the Rocky Mountains.
81 believe that Colonel Roosevelt will
he nominated at both the Republican
and Progressive conventions said ex-
Representative Murdoch. The senti-
ment OF the people will bring about
that result
"Wiu the Progressive convention
nominate Roosevelt II the Republican
convention fails to DO So" Mr.. Muir
dock was asked.
u can't conceive Of the Froeressives
doing anything else" he replied with
laugh.
"The change in the sentiment for
Colonel Roosevelt s most surprising
continued the Progressive chairman
When came East from California
nine months ago. where It was then a.
the peak, found IT diminished the
further East you came until N TINS
state. for variety OF causes, 1t was
very weak. The question Of prepared
ness has converted the East and IS rap
I idlv converting the Middle West. Inc
Roosevelt sentiment now Is s'lonses'
on the Atlantic seaboard.
Calls Colonel a Stanch Post.
Colonel Roosevelt is the one man
in 4 hundred million who had the tore
| sight. fearlessness. wisdom and cour-
age TO see the national danger ana
sound the alarm so that all men might
hear He is like a stanch post IN the
midst Of a swirling stream 20 which
everybody can cling. lie IL not pa
cifst but a pacificator. At the END o.
the war this country will be rich ana
defenceless, d mark for the lmpoVe'-
ished and predatory nations OF Europe.
The country is like a big fat mamma
boy who goes 10 school the hrst morn
ing and Z he does not announce ne
will fight he ia licked before night.
Mr.. Murdoch said the Middle "est
was Just as patriotic as any otner part
OF the country and that Just as soon
as the people Of that section could De-
shown the clear necessity OF nationa'
preparedness, they would be Tor IL
strong. 1T
He declared that he had talked with
great many old line Republicans OF
his recent trip and that they were all
anxious 70 get together" and were
disposed 20 feel that Roosevelt was
the man 20 lead the fight against " IL
son.
The Ford vote in Michigan merely
showed an expression Of the people that
thew preferred peace, the chairman SAID
which could be accomplished pest
through the leadership Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Perkins. who is chairman o. the
executive committee Of the Progressive
National Committee. said YESTERDAY
that Colonel Roosevelt's declaration OF
nrinciples" from Oyster Bay was mere
" an adjudication Of his Trinidad
statement He said that no one could
ind any fault with II. Mr.. PerKin :
asserted that Colonel Roosevelt would
Lsv. number Of delegates, in the
New York State delegation 20 the ma
tionsl convention. VINO would support
him for the nomination.
The executive committe. Will hold a
meeting in this city some day next
week. Mr.. Perkins announced. az wnich
the national situation will be thorough
ly discussed.
Leaders in the Republican State Com