The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-23

Republican leaders who were asked
yesterday for their opinion of the state.
'nent iestied by George Won l.. Meyer
ton TO crystalline the demands among
Republican voters for the nomination Of
Theodore Roosevelt by u reunited Re
publican party for tho Presidency" said
they regarded II rs an acknowledgment
OF the defeat OF all the EFFORTS the Pro-
sresslves have been making for months
to get tho Republican party TO accept
Col. Roosevelt Az a candidate.
This effort Of a COMMITTEE of RE
publicans" was interpreted as inspired
by Col. Roosevelt himself to pave the
way for his acceptance of whatever AN
didate the Republicans nominate and
for his refusal to let the Progress. yes
nominate him as their candidate In the
event. now regarded as certain by these
leaders. that some one else gets the
Republican nomination.
According to this view. the crystal
NZation or all the continent IN the Re-
publican party for the nomination OF
Col. Roosevelt will result In about s.xty
votes In the convention. less than many
OF the "favorite sons" now ha ,e. and the
passing over Of the Colonel just as others
even stronger than he In their command
Of votes will be passed over. The Colonel.
according to this View. having had mis-
day IN court. having had fair trial Of his
strength with the party's accredited rep
resentat'ves n finding that he IA not
The maj wanted. will accept the verdict
as a brave man should and declare him
self for the successful contestant.
See Colonel A. bigger Figure.
such an attitude on his part. " was
said, viii mean certain victory for the
Republican ticket and will make the
Colonel "A bigger figure ia the i,epub-
llctn party -Four Years hence than he
- to-day or can hope to be up To the
tinie the convention adjourns. ~ Tor
the possibility that the Progressive
might nominate a candidate other tlian
Mr.. Roosevelt on a third ticket anyway.
,hat eventually IS reg with not the
slightest concern. 1n the opinion ~ or
ganizltion Republicans ro candidate
sther than col Roosevelt running or a
third Ticket could poll enough votes 90
make any difference IN the result as be-
tween Wilson and the Republican
nominee.
Analysis of the list Of committeeman
WHp " tutur 10 cry StllllLG ROOSEVELT
sentiment In the Republican party does
not convince IN" Organization Republi-
cans here nat he new movement IL
iraught with great possibilities. As near
AZ could Ice figured yesterday there
We're three delegates to the Republican
national convention in the list Of sign
crs. Winfield Cosart, the negro delegate
from atlantic city. y. j.. is one of them.
and w. A. Lord OF East orange, y. j.,
is another. II. T. Stanton OF Grand
Rapids. Mich. is the third. II was as
serted that not one of the other signers
commands a single vote.
Looking over tho list. Republicans
here found several names ON which they
were willing 10 comment They pointed
out that the N.publicanis'n Of Chauncey
j. Hamlin Of Buffalo and his ability TO
express the real sentiment In the party
might be questioned because OF the fact
thai h. was i Progressive leader In this
state IN 70 within a comparatively short
time. although he enrolled as 4 Rcpub-
licau amer the election OF 1914.
1t vas said also that II Victor Met
calf OF Oakland, Cal, and Truman y.
Newberry OF Detroit supported Mr.. Taft
In 1912-the test OF tried and true Re-
pu~biicanism they didn't make much
noise about II. Thea there is Henry j.
Allen Of Wichita, Kan, whose writings
during the l%et veal would indicate hat
he had no objection 10 being knOwn as
a PROGRESSIVE. eHf