New-York tribune., 1916-06-23
Emerson MAKES All
nouncement After Talk
with Roosevelt.
COLONEL. IN TOWN,
FEELING BULLY"
, rtter Declining Nomination and
Backing Ex-Justice To Be
Made Public Monday.

. corformancc with the wishes Of
Colonel Roosevelt. tho Roosevelt Non
Partisan League. formed 70 assist in
ST, campaign for the nomination, will
row use the organization it has built
pp 10 further the candidacy OF Justice
Hughes
Announcement OF this purpose was
made yesterday afternoon By Guy
Emerson. executive secretary. and
Thomas g. Desmond, treasurer of the
league. following q conference with
colonel Roosevelt at the Hotel Lang
dor.
"Thc 10000 members OF the Roose-
sci, Partisan League joined the
league" say Emerson and Desmond IN
q .iqrcd card. because they believed
In The principles OF Americanism as
rcrsonifed by Theodore Roosevelt and,
,osswuch as Colonel Roosevelt was not
nominated by the Republican National
Convention. the members Of the league
arc. OF course. under no obligations and
,fev are free to follow their own in
C...dual preferences in regard TO the
present candidates for the Presidency.
officers to Support Hughes.
"As the two national officers Of the
league. however. VIC would state that
We intend 20 support Charles l..
Hughes. We believe Mr.. Hughes stands
+or the same great principles Of non
rsr-i~cu Americanism which inspired
,he formation Of the Roosevelt Nom
Psrt-an League. and we intend 10 use
our influence 20 enlist all the members
Of Che league 20 work for the election
o. Nr Hughes as President
The Roosevelt league had lis main
headquarters a. - Vanderbilt Avenue,
With branches in Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Newark. Chicago, FL Paso
and Los Angeles.
Whether these headquarters will be
continued rests with those IN charge
o. M Hughes's campaign. To them
VII be given the membership lists and
other data accumulated in the life OF
the league
Feeling bully" and looking the pict-
ure O. health, the Colonel motorcd in
from Oyster Bay yesterday morning,
arriving .n the city before noon. After
brief visit 10 his physician, who de-
carcd himself satisfied with the
progress his patient was making. he
lurchcd st the Lan.don with members
Of his family. In the afternoon he saw
Trsns b. Kellogg. the trust buster
vho has Just been named as the Re
publican nominee for Senator in Min
rosetta: Matthew Hale, Progressive ne
'.onal committeeman from Massachu-
sets; James r. Garfield, jr.. Assembly
man Hamilton Fish and George w.
Perkins
Hughes Letter Monday.
Kellogg. who had previously seen
Justice Hughes az the Astor. is under
stood 10 have invited Colonel Roosevelt
to assist i'm the Minnesota campaign
with az least one speech. Leaving the
hotel. he SAID he did not know whether
tte colonel would speak in his state.
Colonel Roosevelt left the hotel with
Nr. Perkins for the home OF his dsugh-
'o Mrs. Richard Derby, 20 see his
grandchildren. returning 70 Oyster Bay
;n tuc Cor dinner lie had nothing 10
s.r to the reporters except that he was
feeling better.
D. uas announced yesterday that the
Roosevelt letter declining the nomlna-
''or and urging the election Of Mr.
Hughes would be made public in Chi
cago on Monday In time for the early
afternoon papers.