The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-09
COLONEL'S MESSAGE
SEEN AS ULTIMATUM
Republicans and Hughes Must
Rcpndiate German Amcri-
can Alliance.
SILENT ON NOMINATION

OYSTER BAY, l. T.. June s-The fol,
lowing are the only developments that
can be stated as facts in the poli,lcal
situation as II affects Col Roosevelt or
is affected by him:
Col Roosevelt is still OF the opInion
mat he will not go TO Chicago That
was his intention as late as 10 o'clock
tonight.
lie Is making no comment, on the DOS
sible nomination OF Justice Hughes by
the Republicans or the probable nomina-
Ton OF himself by the Progressives.
He is keeping silent regarding what
MS attitude would be In such events
Hut there is a view taken here OF the
situation which IL more pregnant with
trouble than the facts mentioned would
indicate. This view is that Col Roose-
velts reply TO the invitation OF Republi-
can National Committeeman jackson
asking him to address the Republican
convention Is an ultimatum that the
Republicans must repudiate once and for
al. the German American Alliance and
The professional German American
TIL" tolonel's friends say that there
is where Justice Hughes is Inv olved. for
the German American Alliance has made
him its avowed candidate and has told
this 10 the Republicans In no uncertaiS
terms
Therefore. is the reasoning here. unle IS
the Republicans take firm stand and
| come out strongly against the German
American Alliance and unless Justice
Hughes does his share Of the repudating
too. then Col. Roosevelt cannot fail 10
consider Hughes as the candidate OF the
sinister. professional German Amer
| leans" as a candidate who is cognizant
of this support and who accepts II
knowing IL to he such And if the Re-
publcans nominate Hughes without re-
moving the taint OF such an at'iliatioh
the view here is that the danger of a
third ticket looms greater and greater.
+ Col. Roosevelt was glad OF the oppor-
. tunity he got 10 make the statement To
I Mr.. Jackson to-day, and he Jumped al
/ it with alertness and care. He is plea sed
/ IL Is believed, over the statement, and Is
| satisfied that II had "A good effect. His
/ lieutenants at the other end OF the direct
| telephone wire at the Blackstone Hotel
I IN chicago have PROBABLY told him all
/ about that.
| Although the statement WAS an APP
/ eal for harmony Vet its tone was SO '-
/ sistant IN the matter Of wiping out the
/ German American influences at work
| that the Republicans must respond "a
the tolouels demands or the frugr"s.
I s,ves viii put a third ticket in the Held
| Tn" progresSives may name ticket
| anyway. and col Roosevelt realizes only
| TOO well that there are many in the
| Rull Moose convention who hiN" got
| h, yOud the stage where he could control
! them. his friends assert
! II the conservatives in the Progress ivo
| camp expected the Colonel to go io
! Chicago merely to hold IN" Moose in
| check they are doomed to disappoint-
n'rut. il is believed. for there were in
! G.catious late Tonight that 81! i.ooSc-
Welt. having put off going to Chicago
, thus far, will see the fight through
! without leaving Sycamore llil
For those who sought indications OF
AN opposite nature there were plenty %,
them all day long This village has
been as full Of rumors to-day as the bay
is Of CLAIMS Early in the day the re-
port was repeatedly heard that col
Roosevelt was packing up for Chicago
ana his secretary. Walter Hayes. ohligct
| the. correspondents by making ont ls
| Of the newspaper men who wanted aC
! ,ummodations on the same train that the
Colonel would take.
Ru, night fell ana midnight ap
! rroa chcd and Col. Roosevelt was stis
AT home Secretary Hayes. with "A co
! alongside the telephone, was still watch
IN. over this end Of the wire exccp
, when the Colonel was talking to Gcorg,
" Perkins or some other