New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Moose Pilgrim from Bay
State Has a 90-Minute
Talk at Oyster Bay.
7. r. BARS FRACTIONAL
FIGHTS IN HIS NAME
Senator Lodge, an Unpledged
Candidate, May Soon Be
Visitor at Sycamore Hill.
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Oyster Bay, n. T., March 27.-Charles
Sumner Bird. first of the Progressive
pilgrims TO Sycamore Hill. left Oyster
Bay for Boston this afternoon pre-
pared 20 report that Colonel Roosevelt
meant what he said in Trinidad when
he declared that he would not be a
party 10 any factional fights for dele
gates or, so far as was in his power,
permit factional fights to be made in
his name lie came here in response
to a telegram from Colonel Roosevelt
after he had asked for a hearing on
the Massachusetts situation.
Mr. Bird was with Mr.. Roosevelt an
hour and half. and after he had left
Colonel Roosevelt gave out this state
ment:
AS soon as arrived home ! received
a letter from Mr.. Bird asking me 10
make no statement about the Nassa-
chUsotts situation until he saw me.
telcGraphcd 10 him and he came on to-
day. At the close of our conversation
! told him had nothing TO add 10 or
subtract from my Trinidad statement.
He told me he could saw nothing until
he had seen his colleagues"
At least one Of Mr.. Birds colleagues
was in New York City to-day. That
one was Representative Augustus 7.
Gardner. of Massachusetts Whether
or not Mr.. Bird saw Captain Gardner
before returning 10 his home. in Wal
pole. is not known here, but from the
wording Of Colonel Roosevelt's state
ment it is inferred that a conference is
soon 10 be held and that Nj. Bird may
later return here with a report on the
result.
Bird Takes Home Message.
Il is not known that Mr.. Bird insisted
on the Massachusetts, ticket remaining
IN the field, for. according TO reports
from Mas sachusetts, the only gain that
might be made by a fight would be pos
sibly a larger number of district dele
gates than would be the case if the
fight we're carried TO finish AS mat
tiers stand two of the delegates-st-large
on the unpledged ticket are counted as
friendly 10 Colonel Roosevelt. These
two are Senator Lodge, his lifelong
friend and Il candidate for reelection
20 the Senate, and Governor Mccall.
who. while not averse 20 being men
toned for the Presidency, is not chas
ing will-o't he-wisps to the neglect of a
reasonable certainty and wants TO be
reelected Governor. These two, IL is
figured. would be for Roosevelt up TO
the point where further adherence TO
him would spell disaster TO themselves.
There is also the chance that Lodge
may be made chairman of the Chicago
convention.
On the other hand. in the event of
fight, it is figured that Mccall is GER
tain 10 be elected, with Lodge or Bird
in second place, leaving Weeks, Cush-
ing and Crane to fight 1t out for last
place.
Whether or not Mr.. Bird and his as
sociates will see matters in this light,
or attempt TO make Colonel Roosevelt
change his mind, is a question no one
here can answer. Those who profess
20 know where Colonel Roosevelt
stands declare. however. that whoever
succeeds in forcing him TO change his
mind in the matter of factional fights
will be a man of mighty persuasive
power.
Lodge TO See Colonel, Too.
Though reports from Massachusetts
have il that Senator Lodge was 10 be
here to-day. the man from Nahant has
not yet arrived, and there is nothing TO
indicate his coming right away. but no
one would be surprised, knowing the
intimate friendship Of the past, and
Lodges desire to promote party har-
mony, If he should quietly motor out
to the hill top TO talk things over.
Should he come, however he will In
all probability learn that in the sense
that he will not enter into any contest