New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-07
Senator Expected d
Soon to Come Out
for Colonel.
STATE POLITICS
FORCES ACTION
Republicans in Capital
Find No Fault with
ROOSevelt's Platform.
fFrom Tie Tribune Buresu-l

From Tie Tribune Buresu.l
Washington, April 6.-Reports in
Washington that Senator Boies PEN
rose, Of Pennsylvania, would come out
fatty for Roosevelt within a day or
two spread to-day with renewed vital
ity. were generally credited here, and
we're partly confirmed by men under
stood TO be close to him. The Senator
already has let it be known through
friends in Pennsylvania that he would
not oppose the nomination of Roose-
welt, and his new announcement is ex-
pected to be fat declaration Of sup
port.
This is not taken here as any tribute
to the Colonel's powers Of influencing
the Pennsylvania Senator, nor as evil
dence Of a conversion Of the latter.
The Senator, it is understood, stands
where he always has-in opposition to
Roosevelt and the Roosevelt policies,
as they stood in 1912, and in the same
agreement with Roosevelt on policies
which have arisen since then as Is
shown by the majority of the old
liners. But The Senator needs Roose-
velt's name in his business.
For some weeks Senator Penrose has
been fighting a revolt in the Republican
ranks in Pennsylvania. and word comes
that he is on the verge of rout. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh left the reservation,
started a private boom for favorite
son Endorsement for the Presidency,
and has been going after delegates.
Neither he nor his friends have con-
ceale the fact that the delegates he is
asking are to be used in the Roosevelt
interest-and he has been sweeping the
state. The primaries are not until May
l6. but indications already are reported
to be that the Governor will have a
large majority of the states seventy
six delegates. If he does so, he also
will have the Senator's scal1 hanging
at his belt when he lands in Chicago.
Senator Penrose has been in Penn
sylvania fighting for his political die
tatorship for some weeks. and is re-
norted 10 have exhausted every means
hut that Of stealing the Brumbaugh
thunder and climbing on the T. r.
bandwagon. Much as he would dislike
lining up behind the man he has fought
so hard. he would dislike losing his
mower and prestige still more, and it
"a for this reason that his announce
ment Of support Of the Colonel is e1-
pected.
Satisfied with Coloners Platform.
Colonel Roosevelts platform, As out
lined in last nights dispatches from
OYSTER Bay, is quite satisfactory to the
majority of Republican leaders here
whether the Colonel as a candidate is
or is not. 1t follows very closely the
lines on which Republicans are expect
ing TO make the campaign, whoever may
be the candidate, and accords with the
views known or believed to be held by
the two men most discussed-Rooscvelt
and Hughes and with the man who is
the real choice Of the majority OF the
old line leaders Root.
The statement of position has not
materially changed the ColonePs status
among politicians here, all agree, since
it differs not at all from the under
standing Of his views held here. The
fact that, as one man expressed IL, "he
is trying to dictate the platform, the
nominee, and run the whole party even
before he is back in it," added, II any
thing, to the dislike OF the ex-President
already felt among the old liners. They
are willing to disregard that phase,
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