New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-09
Justice Regarded as
Candidate of German
Americans.
THIRD TICKET
MORE MENACING
Roosevelt Silent on Topic,
But Oyster Bay Expects
Finish Fight.

tFrom stan Correspondent Of The Tribunal
Oyster Bay, n. Y. June S.-Colonel
Roosevelt is standing pat tonight on
the message he sent to Chicago to-day
in answer to the invitation of William
p. Jackson, national committeeman
from Maryland, to go to the convention
city. He is not yet ready to go to
Chicago, and up TO this time feels he
will not have to go. While he has de-
clined consistently to indicate his stti-
tude toward Hughes, should the latter
be nominated by the Republicans, it is
believed here that he would head a
third ticket against the justice.
The statement to Mr.. Jackson is re-
garded here as Colonel Roosevelt's
ultimatum to the Republican conven-
tion in two important particulars:
First, that he has served notice
that the German-Americans. so called,
are endeavoring to dominate the con-
vention and that body must free itself
from this influence and stand squarely
for straight Americanism or lose the
chance for party harmony.
Secondly, that Justice Hughes is
the candidate Of the German-Ameri-
can Alliance, openly made so by that
organizations declarations, and there
fore the Colonel and his party could
not support him if he were nominated
Third Ticket More Menacing.
In other words, the danger of third
ticket looms more menacing at this
stage of the proceedings in Chicago
than it has at any previous time. Inc
impression is strong that the only rea-
son Colonel Roosevelt has not yet eX-
pressed himself emphatically on the
Hughes question is that he feels that
that point in the situation has not yet
been reached.
In all events, it would appear that
the quickest solution of the situation,
as far as Justice Hughes is concerned
to bring about united front against
Wilson lies only in the possibility OF
frank declaration from Hughes de-
nouncing the effort of the German
American Alliance to make him its can
didate and comprehensive statement
as TO where he stands on the big issues
Of Americanism and preparedness as
enunciated by Colonel Roosevelt. Such
a statement would have to be MADE
prior TO Hughes's nomination.
II must be understood that Colonel
Roosevelt is not yet ready TO commit
himself, in so man. words, as Tor or
against any candidate of the KepuDn-
cans. The only Interpretation, how
ever, that can be drawn from all other
indications here is that the night VIII
be TO a finish. ,,.,,
The atmosphere at Sycamore Hill to-
night was far from gloomy. The Colo
mel was in a contented frame OF mind,
though his mood showed answering
determination. Whatever reports ne
had received from his workers in CHI
cago he appeared to have taken phlIo-
sophically, with the same tranquil nope
of ultimately. in some way, accomplish
ing the results for the country's sake
for which he has been working so ar
IDENTIFY.
Silent on Chicago Stories.
Colonel Roosevelt had nothing to
say about the reports from Chicago
that the Progressives seemed bound to
20 ahead and nominate him at once.
What he would do il that came about
he did not indicate. Nor did he say
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