New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
Evident Justices Remarks
Will Not Change Pro-
gressive Attitude.
T. R. AWAITS WORD
FROM CORTELYOU
Lunches with General Wood
Arizona Democrat Joins
Non.Partisan League.
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Roosevelt mad no comment to make
tonight on the speech delivered lss'
night By Justice Hughes at the Ma
tioual Cathedral School. In Washing
ton. Il was quite apparent he had not
,.ksn IL as a declaration Of any value
&C N where Justice Hughes stood on
tho vital issues OF preparedness and
Americanism.
The opinion of Progressive leaders
IN tho convention centre that there Is
no punch" in the address is refiec'eo
here It would appear that Justice
Vushes's remarks about the flag woulu
not change the Progressive stu'uoe
toward his candidacy one way or an
other.
While the Colonel was sitting hgh'
to-day and saying nothing about "ha'
might happen in Chicago Developments
here seemed TO indicate that the dan
GER Of third ticket, with Roosevelt at
its head. was increasing hourly. Ihe
Colonel. however, has not only refused
70 commit himself on that possioility'
but nm to the present has received no
,oopest from Progressive leaders at
the convention TO take any action TO
make il possible.
No Stand Yet.
!, ia not considered unlikely that
me situation may change SO as 10
eliminate such q possibility. but up
70 now there Is every reason TO De
l,cve that the Progressives are in the
tight 10 a finish. without having in
sight a compromise on any candidate
no has been suggested so far with
the possible exception Of Justice
Hughes. IL is evident that the time
Aos not yet come when Colonel Roose-
volt intends to take a definite stand
ne 70 whether he would support
Epghes. or any other candidate, or
run Independently Of them all
II is understood that the Colonel re-
ceived favorable reports to-day from
the Progressive leaders at Chicago
favorable from the Progressive point
Of view and quite satisfactory to the
Colonel at this stage Of the proceed
ings. The present unsettled status OF
things as reported from the conferences
between Progressive and Republican
leaders is expected to clear somewhat
after George B. Cortelyou has arrived
on the scene and taken hand. Cor
telyou left here yesterday for Chi
cago after he and the Colonel had
thoroughly discussed the situation
without considering the nomination
Of Justice Hughes and the possibility
OF Progre ssive support for him, 1t can
be safely said that any attempt to
nominate q man like Senator Harding,
Of Ohio, temporary chairman Of the
convention, or practically any one Of
the "favorite sons" group, would result
in splitting the convention wide open
and creating a duplicate Of the 1912
situation. This would eliminate Hard
ing. Burton, Fairbanks, Weeks, prob
ably Root, and others.
Crux Not Yet Reached.
The crux Of the cituation at Chicago,
from the Roosevelt point OF view, is
hardly expected 10 be reached until the
convention is in full swing and the line
up is more certain. If brosdside
from Sycamore Hill is then needed.
some expect that it will be shot with
accurate range finders. Or, II might be
that the Colonel will move his base TO
Chicago. and set up his own tent among
the warning factions. Meanwhile Colo
mel Roosevelt is mot for or against any
candidate"
Colonel Roosevelt returned TO Saga
more Hill tonight after having spent
the day in New York attending TO some
business with the publishers, visiting
throat specialist and the barber and
calling upon some Of his relatives.
General Wood was the only person Of
political importance whom he saw.
The Colonel Is suffering from cold,
accompanied by bad cough, but no
serious developments are anticipated.
He received the following telegram to-
day from Fred II. Thornburg, of New
York. a German-American delegate TO
the Progressive convention:
Your evident conclusion that am Of
German extraction is correct. | will
make il my business TO get you a public
list Of the most prominent Americans
of German extraction who are your
supporters, and they will be just as
numerous and patriotic as Americans of
any other foreign eXtaction."
"While ! am delegate to the Pro-
cressive convention, I will devote my
energies at Chicago TO convincing Re
publican delegates that you must be
the candidate o. both PARTIES, because
you created the issu-s of the cam
paign Of 1916, and because you aroused
the spirit of Americanism and created
the propaganda for preparedness OF
H.. ! will also
the Republican delegates that the So
called German-Americans will give you
their overwhelming support as Ameri-
cans. and repudiate the insults Of a
few self-appointed leaders who have
been un-American in their hands"
A letter was given out late tonight
at Sycamore Hill from DR.. Francis T.
Shine. of Bisbee, Ariz., 10 the Roose-
welt Non-Partissn League. Dr. Shine
is said 10 be one Of the most eminent
physicians in Arizona. He is Vir-
einian. a lifelong Democrat and was
delegate to the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore in 1912 that
nominated Woodrow Wilson. DR.. Shine
is great-great-grandson OF Thomas
jefferson.
Letter Thought Significant.
Mr.. Roosevelt's advisers regard this
letter as Of equal importance TO the
one written by Thomas A. Edison to
the league.
The letter follows:
"Bisbee, Ariz., May %, 1916.
"Guy Emerson, secretary, Roosevelt
Non partisan League, ~ Vanderbilt
Avenye. New York, y. \.
Dear Sir: After mature delibera-
ton have decided, although lie.