The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25
ROBINS TO OPEN
CONVENTION OF MOOSE
Chosen Temporary Chairman-O. X. Davis Selected as
Secretary-Executive Committee for Roose-
welt Whatever Republicans May Do.

can turn down the Colonel and then get
the support Of the Progressives for JUS
tice Hughes or Mr.. Root or any other
candidate.
What was regarded as further evil
dence Of the intention Of the Progress
sives to play every card In hand for the
nomination Of the Colonel by the Re-
publicans was tho appointment Of a com
mittee by The executive committee OF
the Progressive State committee to con-
slider the State situation In detail and
report its recommendations as to policy
and candidates with all convenient
speed" Why there should be any neces-
sity for even convenient speed" In
recommending state candidates when
everybody In sun lcientiy busy with ma
tionai tickets is not known unless. as
was suggested by State Chairman Wal
ter Johnson on Tuesday, the Progress.
sivcs desire to warn Gov. Whitman that
he will be opposed by the Progressives
next fall IL he sticks to the Hughes band
wagon.
Favorable 20 seabury.
~ a meeting Of the committee last
week II was reported that many Pro-
gressfve leaders IN the State believe
that Justice Seabury should be nomi-
mated for the Governorshir. The Demo-
Gratis arc also thinking of nominating
him and a coalition of Tammany Hail
and the Bull Moose might cause Mr..
whitman some worry. according to Pro-
s~ressive dope and hope. The committee
named yesterday Is said to be fsvorably
disposed toward Justice Seabury.
This committee Is composed OF Walter
A. johnson. Michael Schaap, Hamilton
Fish. Jr.. DR.. l.. Bradley Dorr, A.. r.
S~chwartzler. Joseph McQuide, Robert
II Elder. Virgil II. Kellogg. w. W. Bah
cock. Giles II. Stilwel, and John y
o'Conneil.
The executive committee OF the Pro-
gressive national committee will CON
tinue its session to-day. chiefly for the
consideration OF seating ARRANGEMENTS
~ the convention. The call for the rom
v~ention provided for 62s delegates and
their a~lternates, a total OF 1855. but
because OF what IL described as the
o~verpowering desire OF every Progress
sive In the land who has the price Of
= railroad ticket TO get TO Chicago the
figures In hand show that 1900 or more
delegates and a~ltcrnates will attend.
seating Arrangement . Probe m.
There are 1886 seats In the Auditorium
Arrangements have been made for $50
press seats on the stage. The Mt,
members OF the national committee will
have a seat each and two extra once
each for their guests 400 seats have
been reserved for special guests and
1000 seats have been placed on sale to
help out convention expenses
II Will be seen from these figures
that If 1900 DELEGATES and altern4tes
attend a considerable number Of them
viii have 10 stand up in the aisles. To
give everybody a seat and proyid. ounr.
tiers for che band Is the problem foi
the committee to handle to-day.
The work o: the National Roosevelt
, Republican Committee went Oh apac,
yesterday. with expressions OF good chez
coming INTO headquarters at the Biltmor,
from al SECTIONS ~ the county. No
! the leaS; eucoura ging message was from
n q. Pertins OF Galveston, Tex. VIII,
wired that the Republican state con
%yen'ion at Fort Worth had indorsed Col
Roosevelt for the Presidency.