New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-08
All Over but the Shouting,
News Republican Brings
from Coast.
ROOSEVELT SPENDS
BUSY 7-HOUR DAY
Visits Flower Show, an Art Gal
lery. Sees John Burroughs, One
Indian and Suffragists.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came to
New York yesterday for quiet day.
Ia the seven hours he was in New York
he
Saw political leaders. from California
&c West Virginia.
Visited an art gallery to see por-
trait of John Burroughs and talked
with the veteran naturalist.
Visited the Flower Show.
Conferred with women leaders OF the
Progressive party.
Heard from various sources that
nothing could beat him for the Repub-
lcan nomination.
Prominent among the early callers
at THE metropolitan" Offices was
Alexander p. Moore. the Pittsburgh
publisher, who is once more back IN
the Republican ranks, but remains as
ardent Roosevelt man as he was in
the busy days Of 1912. lie told the
Colonel there was not doubt but that
Pennsylvania was substantially solid
for him. and that a majority of the
delegates from that state would be for
him on the nrst ballot.
Leaving the Colonel, Mr. Moore told
the reporters that there was not the
slightes. doubt in his mind that Colonel
Roosevelt would be nominated.
Il believe" said he, that in our
state Governor Brumbaugh will with
draw. leaving the field clear. In our
state the leader. Senator Penrose, l.
a much wiser man than Barnes, who, /
believe. is the present New York lead
er. Penrose has his ear 20 the ground
| believe he has heard enough not to
oppose the nomination Of Mr.. Roose-
welt. If Pennsylvania has any favor
tie son in the convention It Will be
Philander c. Knox"
nir Moore was followed into the
Colonel's sanctum by Colonel ID. G..
Collier, of San Diego, who is can
didate for delegate to the convention
on a united Republican ticket. He
informed Mr.. Roosevelt that it is all
over but the shouting.
"Why, boys" he said to the report
ers, there is only one man in this
race. Il is so all the way across from
the west coast. Everybody really wants
T. r He's as good as nominated now.
All hell can't stop him. What Is more
than that, we a-e going 10 elect him"
Just after noon Colonel Roosevelt
cut his reception 10 go to the studio Of
the Princess Lwofi -Parlaghy. 109 East
Thirty-ninth Street, TO inspect the por-
trait Of John Burroughs, who this week
is celebrating mis- eightieth birthday.
The veteran naturalist was awaiting
the arrival Of his friend, with whom he
chatted briefly on the Colonel's recent
experiences in the West Indies, after
which Mr.. Roosevelt lunched with mem
bers Of his family.
Miss Katharine b. Davis, Miss Fran
ces A. Kellor, Miss Alice Carpenter,
Miss Mary II. ingram and Mrs. Winston
Churchill, of the Women's Progressive
Committee. saw the Colonel for a few
and then Alexander p. Moore
returned, escorting I. J. Sherrard,
chairman Of the Republican State Com
Inittee of West Virginia, where, be-
cause Of the requirement Of the cleo
ton law, some doubt exists as 10 the
state being represented at Chicago.
An interesting visitor, not in poll
tics. but possessed of world of infiu-
ence in Oklahoma, was Victor NJ. Locke,
principal chief of the Choctaw Indians.
lie was accompanied by Patrick J. Hur-
ley, counsel for the tribe.
By this time it was after o'clock,
the hour set for Mr. Roosevelt TO visi,
the Flower Show with mis- daughter,
Mrs. Richard Derby After brief
visit to the show he motored to his
home in Oyster Bay. where he will re-
main until Sunday, when he leaves for
Boston.