New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Omen of United Party
Seen in Prepared
ness Luncheon.
LODGE ALSO EATS
WITH ROOSEVELT
Friendly Chat at Bacon's
Home Not About Pol
itics, Grins Colonel.

!, IN. nsme Of preparedness" Colo
-, Theodore Roosevelt met ex-senator
ylIhu Root yesterday for the first time
IA FIVE years. The meeting took place
=. The home Of Robert Bacon, former
AMBASSADOR TO France. at l Park Ave
,ue at luncheon attended by the
colonel. Mr.. Root. Senator Henry Cabot
Iodgs. Of Massachusetts,, and Major
General Leonard Wood.
While Colonel Roosevelt and others
present at the luncheon insisted that
y. ".ntire conversation" related TO the
natter of national preparedness. the
pol,icsl significance of conference on
any subject between the Bull Moose
l,adsr and two such stalwart members
o, the Republican national organiza-
zion as Mr.. Root and Senator Lodge
pro,Oundly stirred local political cir
cles.
The burying Of the Ratchet by foose-
90. and Root at this particular time
,.,a mean but one thing from the
Y,orressiye standpoint-nsmely' 'na'
Il. Colonel had broken through the
,.,sncs Of the Old Guard Republicans
., wa. out to win the Presidential
,ou;ns,ion at Chicago from united
psriy.
Root and T. r. Bury Hatchet.
l, was pointed out that ever since
Colonel Roosevelt began his active cam
,,,rn against the nomination OF eN-
President taft, prior TO the spii' con-
,,u,ion Of 1912, he and Mr.. Root had
v.ls.d in different paths. Yesterday
va the first time they had met since
er eventful period. The political
.,der, however. have noted with IN
.,r,,, a change in ex-senator Root 5
r.i,ude toward the Colonel within 'ne
Is: few months.
Th,v pointed yesterday. in expiana-
r.s 4 the extension Of the oliVe
.nneh ct the Bacon luncheon, 10 MI
Roots keynote speech at the recent ne
,.bNean state Convention in Carnegie
Hall, in which he made national pre-
;ar.dnsss" the big feature, the subject
vkleh will furnish the slogan for the
Roosevelt, campaign, both pror to the
selection Of candidate st the Chicago
.ssnyen.ion and afterward, If the Colo
t,l gets IT,
|, A conference OF prominent Progress
iiys leaders from various parts OF the
'ssrtry. which followed the Bacon
:ntheon, a, the homo Of George W.
iGsins, Of 7s Park Avenue, emphasized
as Political importance OF Colonel
Rsossyelts activities yesterday along
iir particular thoroughfare. There
's'. also Two or three Republicans
i's'en, az the Perkins conference.
",puDHfdnh NJ WOOsc Io"N""'
Sesides the Colonel and Mr. Perkins
- others were Walter Brown, Pro-
Ns'siye national committeeman from
sA'; ]. o. Disney, a delegate from
= Republican National Convention,
isa Oklahoma, Henry Allen, the Pro
reNye editor from Kansas; William
1sa.in Childs. the Brooklyn Progress
,'s leader; Medill Mccormick, Of Chi
SO formerly Progressive national
!, "anitieenan but nov prodigal IN
\ republican pnrty; Horace s. Will
non, Of Syracuse, Progressiye dele
''H-si~lsrge % the Chicago cOnven-
p, AID Henry l.. Stoddard.
ne discussed the entire situation
fylghout the country" Mr. Perkins
~ siterwsrd, and found the Roose-
~ teniiment strong in every state.
| are q 'rg r.ght ahead with our or
.Ia'lon and the convention AZ Chi
| ~ a. which We expect 20 have n
&sa IN 1912"
nlseo about the Bacon luncheon. Mr..
,lhs said all he knew about - was
sii'Sy' 81 re had not been present.
-. ssNppote hey discussed prepared =
~ said Mr Perkins with 70 broad
Is y heard the Colonel say they
.,.orsl Rooseyel, Rad invited the
..Psper men % meet him 20 the
o. Hr. Perkins a. $3.50 p. m. for
-. important announcement He
,'e away from the Progressive con
hhef tsf an hour later and an
| $50 the Bacon luncheon 90 the
~. Robert Bacon, who lives down
rHst'," said the Colonel, "told me
.sd persuaded Senator Lodge 10
on from Warrington, and wished
70 meet him, together with ex-
..sf Root. and talk 20 both Of them
4, 10 question Of full preparedness
- '-fffsnce ~, means u Secur-
,a' feaes and honor Of this cOun-
~. 'he ~ consider how best 20 pro
y " sNskeH all our citizens 10 the
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