The sun., 1916-08-16
BACON Is READY
TO TELL POSITION
Personally or Through Friends
Will Say II lie will Hun
for Senate.
TALKS WITH ROOSEVELT
Parsons Attempts to Dissuadc
Him From Entering
Primary Fight.
TALKS WITH ROOSEVELT

As a result Of conferences which he
had with col. Roosevelt and with other
friends yesterday, Robert Bacon In all
probability will noun his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
United States mate to-day. either
personally or through his friends.
Mr.. Bacon was debating the question
last evening. but. according 10 his
friends, virtually had made up his mine
TO enter the race. even ut the risk OF get
ting only a respectable vote. To enter the
primary fight Mr.. Bacon must have his
petition, signed by 5000 enrolled voters,
In by next Tuesday. Ills friends eN-
pressed no doubt Of their ability 10 get
the required number Of names In that
time.
Mr.. Bacon. so his friends let 1t be
known yesterday, ~ not counting nor
does he want to be the stalking horse
for any faction in the Republican Organ-
NATION In his ambition to become United
States senator. lie Is merely heart and
soul for the principle OF universal mill
.ary training and preparedness and
WANT TO offer himself on this issue
without regard TO any fractional diTer-
encts that may exist among Republi-
cans.
The suggestion that he become = can-
didate came originally, II was said,
from some Of those who have been ac-
lively Interested with him in the work
OF some Of the defence societies.
Consers with Roosevelt.
Mr.. Bacon. who arrived here yester-
day from his ummer home at Woods
Hole, hurried at once tO Oyster Bay
and had n three hours talk with Col.
Roosevelt. While Col. Roosevelt would
like to see his friend get the nomination
on this issue. II Is said he informed AIR.
Bacon he openly could not support him
beca use. should he do So. candidates all
over the country would ask his help
In primary fights. Nevertheless, he is
believed to have given Mr. Bacon great
encouragement.
Following his talk with Col. Roose.
welt Mr. Bacon returned TO tow and
talked with his friend Herbert Parsons.
While neither would discuss the mat
ter. according to friend OF Mr.. Bacon
Mr.. Parsons earnestly tried to d'ssuade
MIR. Bacon on the ground that he, Ba-
con could not expect 10 get n support
and would be badly beaten. Parsons Is
for Calder. But Mr.. Bacon Is said TO
have Insisted that II was the issue that
hT WoS mimi Va tah Nv
and that he saw no reason why he should
stay out OF the primary because Calder
seemed to he assured Of the votes to
elect him. There was every indication
last evening that Parsons had failed to
call his friend of and that ne was more
or less worried over his e.. ends ambi-
ton to take himself n ais favorits
theme before the Republican primary
voters with thetacit. II rot open. sup
port OF the Colonel.
Indeed. the contemplated candidacy Of
Mr.. Bacon. Innocent as some OF the lat
ter's friends would have II appear. al
ready has Injected doubt and uncer-
tainty into a situation which. up 10 a
few days ago. seemed to be as mild as
milk. The reason for this IL that will
lam Barnes and his friends have been
wishing for something Just like this TO
happen to get back at the Governor and
his allies. N II possible rehabilitate
themselves by helping to stnash the
Whitman ticket In the primaries.
1t was significant yesterday hat no
sooner had Dir. BacOn's projected candi-
dacy become known than there u talk
Of q complete Whitman ticket taxi
ing the field. This seemed to be based
chiefly on the known desire OF various
clements to bring discontinue to the
Whitman forces IN the State u they
could.
baraes Watches Situation.
Mr.. Barnes has been in town for sew.
eral days. While he would say nothiRt
about the Bacon movement. Mr.. barnes
gave every evidence Of keen satisfaction
yesterday with the way things were
shaping up. He told some callers he be-
lieved Mr. Bacon could beat Calder In
spite OF the latter's start.
Although Mr.. Bacon, il he decides IN
make the race. will satisfy the wants OF
the Whitman folk 80 fur as the
SenatOrship fight goes, the situation
seems to be different with respect TO the
~Govcrnorship. Harvey ]. Hinmar, who
was In town yesterday, refused TO take
the mention Of himself AZ the anti.
Whitman candidate for the G~overnorshii
seriously. 1t VAS said that Human had
failed To see where there would be
enough support to make fight agains,
Whitman at this time worth while. and