The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
OLD LINE LEADERS
ARE LEANING ON 7. R.
Arrival Of Colonel's Vanguard
at Chicago Marked by
Good Feeling.
PLANS To STOP HUGHES

CHICAGO. May 27.-Col. Roosevelt wa
Put In the running us on active candi.
date for nomination for President by
IRE Republican national convention to-
day with tho arrival Of Herbert l. sat
ter!eo and Lawrence Graham, who cams
20 open Headquarters for the Roosevelt
Republican committee In the Congress
Hotel.
Mr.. satterlee. who Is a brother-in-law
~ J.. p. Morgan. was Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy during the Roosevelt a d
vninistratlon, and Mr.. Graham was Sec.
rotary Of the Interior for Porto Rico un.
der the same administration. Both ars
AFFILIATED with George von l.. Meyer
Secretary Of the Navy In the Taft Cabi.
net. and others who led a pilgrimage &c
Roosevelt be nominated hy the Rcpub.
leans on a larger army and navy and
preparedness programme.
It is expected that the Roosevelt Re.
publican headquarters will be formal,
opened on Monday. when the Colonel vii
arrive for IA four hour stop on his way
to Kansas City. The Roosevelt enthusi.
asts plan a big demonstration when the
Colonel travels from the La Sale street
station to Hotel La Sale and later when
he passes Presidential i;ow and the Con.
gress Hotel in Michigan avenue.
Old Line Men Interested.
When the Roosevelt headquarters ars
5000 49,. ,.g,n ~ ,,,l ,t en- H.
the least among the many busy camps
1t IS definitely known hat many OF til,
old line Republicans who UP to the pres
ent hour have maintained their hos.
tility TO the cause Of Roosevelt are
showing exceeding interest. some Of II
apparently sympathetic viii the efforts
Of other old line Republican leaders Il
follow In the Roosevelt movement. |,
10 moro than limited that what Georg,
Won l.. Meyer is doing does not meet
with the entire disapproval Of othel
Massachusetts gentlemen. as for instanc.
Henry Cabot Lodge.
A second big" development of the day
VIA the emerging from his hiding place
o: Chairman Charles d. lliles Of Tn,
Republican National Committee. Mr.
Hilles~ appeared for the first time at his
offices il the Coliseum early in the af'
ternoon and after an inspection VIII
Sergeant at arms Stone told Interview.
oSs that his two days seclusion had
solely to do with the convention tickets
Mr.. Hilles said he had been going over
them to make sure that no mistake had
been made. He expressed himself ds beins
well pleased with the progress Of tn,
work At the Coliseum and assetNed that
everything would be ready by June Z.
Mr.. Hilles announced that cvcpy pre-
caution would be taken to safeguard tn.
tickets and prevent couut.rfeiting. Wher
they are delivered to him a special police
detail will bc assigned to watch ovei
them. The plates from which the tickets
are being made will be destroyed AS sooi
as the work of printing has been ON
pleted and verified. The DIES from which
the badges are being made will also b'
destroyed.
Mr.. Hilles also announced that AZ
ivory gav.l had been presented FOR tn
use OF the presiding officer of the con
vention By W. y. Gilmore. a deleSat,
from Nome, Alaska
Chairman l1tllcs said That the resolu
ions committee of the national couvcn
ton vii, undoubtedly grant a full hca"
ing to both sides of tho suffrag,
Issue.
W Will consider the suffrage ques.io,
deeply" M. Hilles said.
Regarding the ffty-four contests tha
will go before the national committed 70
settlement Thursday Mr.. Iiilles re-
marked:
80 IA as | know the contests now
pending before the committee do no
involve Col. Roosevelt. They are. a.
understand II, personal fights in IN
States