The Washington times., 1916-04-08
New York Organization Split
Over Support Of Three
"Favorite Sons"
LOOK TO WADsWoRTH TO AID
Hoped Senator Will Bring About
Order From Badly Muddled
Situation.

sons" came to head today when the
Republican State committee met TO
elect chairman.
An effort 10 put through rcsolu- :
tlon indorsing former Senator noot
for the Republican nomination VIII We
made II a count OF noses shows enough
Root strength, II was reported. Lieu
tenants of National Committeeman
William 9o B%rns ir w STATE at!smPS
Frederick c. Tanner, who has de-
clared for Hughes.
Publication of a statement signed
by seventy-fve Republicans, headed
by Nicholas Murray Butler, declaring
for Elihu Root for the Presidency was
a sensation today only second 10
Colonel Roosevelt's virtual announce
both Roosevelt and Hughes pointed to
the Barnes men and old guard menu
bers on the list as evidence that tle
statement was published to head OF
sentiment for Hughes and Roosevelt
The Root men countered with the as
sertion that Issuance OF the statemnet
had nothing to do with, the announce
men from Roosevelt and was aimed at
neither Roosevelt nor Hughes.
Called "Ablest American"
The stotement lauded Root as the
"ablest living American" and declared
that IL nominated by the Chicago con-
vention his sense Of public duty must
compel him to accept. Among the
serenty-five siEners were seventeen of
the New York delegates to the Chicago
convention. Chauncey NJ Depey, Sem
ator Wadsworth. Cornelius N. Bliss.
Joseph IL. Choate. and Henry l.. Stim-
son.
A SURPRISE was offered Republicans
gathering for the State committee by
the statement issued by Robert l..
Bacon. former ambassador to France.
who declared Root to be his first
choicc. and Roosevelt his second. II
was at Bacon's house that Colonel
Roosevelt and former senator Root met
at luncheon last week and shook hands
for the first time since the Chicago
convention OF 1912.
Their presence led to the report that
Bacon had obtained Roots promise to
Withdraw In favor of Roosevelt
There were high spots" galore in the
terday.
The political field marshaIs were all
on the job. Things hummed. Colonel
Roosevelt motored in from oyster Bay.
Senator James w. Wadsworth, Jr, was
on from Washington. There was in
teresting news from Chicago.
Senator Wadsworths presence in the
city was explained by the meeting OF
the Republican State committee today
which he will attend. But Republicans
said there was another and more i'm
nortant reason, Senator Wadsworth, It
was asserted. had come to town to try
to evolve order out of the old guard
chaos.
Call for Wadsworth.
Old Guard Republicans, believing
the situation had got out of hand
with William Barnes, are said to have
sent an urgent appeal to Senator
take the direction of affairs into his
own hands. They felt he, IL any one
could iron out the party kinks.
Senator Wadsworth held series of
conferences with party leaders OF all
sizes in his rooms in the Manhattan
Hotel yesterday. The question upper
most, II was learned. was how TO get
the Old Guard out of the Presidential
nomination muddle into which it had
been cast by Elihu Roots detection to
Roosevelt
The Old Guard must save its face,
ana at the same time II must show to
the colonel that its opposition to his
nomination was undiminished. 1t fin
ally was decided to issue a statement
setting forth that Roots nomination
is demanded by the best interests of
the Republican party and OF the coun-
try.
Theodore Rooseveb's day in the city
Yesterday was taken up with seeing
many persons and hearing many things
but despite the thick mist Of political
rumor and speculation which hung about
him until he got into his motor car to
return to Oyster Bay, he steadfastly de-
N''~N Nt'S' a. "plu on
any subject.
Has Many Visitors.
His offices in the Metropolitan Maga-
zine were thronged all day with visitors
eager to get even a hurried handshake
or word. He snatched few minutes
TO visit the flower show, where his
daughter. Mrs. Richard Derby, has a
booth for war relief, and also to chat
with John Burroughs, the naturalist
xsFhn hn axHgta Int tiVN0v ,P III.
as he calls Burroughs, by Princess
Lwoff- -Parlaghy.
Alexander p Moore, Of Pittsburgh
brought good news from Pennsylvania
He is a delegate to the Republican Ma
tional convention T. J. Sherrard, chair
man Of the West Virginia Republican
State committee, was another caller He
Wanted information on the sentiment
for Roosevelt In the East.
Roberi Bacon, Victor Murdoch. George
w Perkins. Frederick NJ. Davenport.
James X. Garfield. former Secretary OF
the Interior: Colonel Dan c. Collier and
a delegation of Progressive women. in
Guiding Katharine b. Davis, Frances A,
Kellor. Alice CARPENTER. Mary II. Ing
ham, of PHILADELPHIA. and Mrs. win
ston Churchill were others who saw the
Colonel
Calls PenrOse Wise.
OF the PennsvlvanIa situation, Moore
had this to saw:
"Penrcsc Ia n wiser man than Barnes.
He haS his car to the ground and he
hears the rumblinR of the old band
wagon. lie will not oppose the nomi-
natoE of Colonel Roosevelt, II Penn
sylvani1 Is to have favorite son he
VIII be Thilander g. Knox. Knox hasn't
told me so. but am sure he will be
for tho Colonel There is no Hughes
sentiment In PENNSYLVANIA. As things
look now Colonel Roosevelt will get at
least fortV votes from Pennsylvania on
the first ballot In the convention"
Garfield said Roosevelt sentiment on
the Pacific Coast Is strong, He has
lust returned from trim to California,
Sherrard said West Virginia wants
Theodore Burton. bat they had been
hearing of the trend to Roosevelt and
he wanted TO go back with n report
from tho East After his talk with
the colonel the West Virginia Repub-
lican appeared to have received some
advice which he didn't expect. only
sherrard knows what the colonel told
him. and he didn't care to say what 1t