The sun., 1918-07-14
MOOSE TO ASSEMBLE
AT G. 0. P. MEETING
Reunion Call Is Issued to Pro-
gressive "Old Guard"
in State.
ANTI-LEWIS MOVE SEEN
HOtchkiss Denies Political Ac-
ton, but T. r. and 1920
May Be Mentioned.

There Is to be a reunion of the Pro-
gressive "old Guard" at Saratoga dur
ing the Republican unofficial convention
July is and 10. 1t Is expected that be-
tween seventy-hve and one hundred Of
the men who carried the banner OF Col.
Roosevelt and Oscar S. Straus In this
State in 1912 will gather at the head
quarters In the United States Hotel.
Although II seems inevitable that some
will attribute to this movement a po-
litical Significance, William II. Hotch-
kiss declared yesterday there would be
no foundation for such belief In view
Of the fact that William Grant Brown.
a former Progressive. has been making
some bitter attacks on Attorney General
Merton Il. Lewis and William Barnes
because the former declared the Albany
man might we'll be consulted on matters
connected with the State government II
might be thought that the meeting was
an anti-Lewis gathering. Mr.. Brown did
write to a number OF Progressives sug-
| costing a meeting to protest against the
Barnes influence. 1t is said. however.
| that Mr.. Browns idea did not meet with
approval and that the Saratoga reunion
| Ia to be q reunion and nothing more.
Roosevelt stilI Refuses.
Some politicians who heard of II yes
| terday suggested the thought that the
| Progressives might be staging a demon
stration In favor OF the nomination Of
| Col Roosevelt for Governor as COM
| promise candidate. II Is known. how
ever. that he has steadfastly refused to
| consider such move. and In that de-
cision many of his close friends concur.
a
meeting OF the former Progressives.
while Il may emphas size their return to
the Republican party, will at the same
HJime indicate that they still exist as a
potential. II not organized. influence.
Such demonstration might make It
possible for them to get consideration
when the question Of urging the nomina-
ton Of Col Roosevelt for the Presi-
Dental nomination in 1920 comes up, as
many believe is inevitable.
The meeting has been arranged in
| formally by Mr. Hotchkiss and a num-
Der OF the old leaders by writing per-
sonal letters to such delegates to the
Progressive conventions in Chicago and
at Syracuse In 1912 as they could reach
| The idea as expressed in n letter to one
| Of these men Is follows:
"As one of the 1912 progressive Old
Guard. whose affiliation or tendencies
are probably now Republican. can't you
! join lot OF US who are going to attend
| the Republican convention at Saratoga
on July IS and 10, and thus make pos
| sible a reunion OF that Old Guard there
and then? Col. Roosevelt will speak to
the convention. and IT will necessarily
| take on a win the war now, rather
than a political aspect.
| I'VE haven't seen each other face to
face for long while lot of the
fighters Of 1912 have already said they
would go. What say you?
And will you not write some OF our
Old Guard in your vicinity. telling them
what is up and asking them to be there %
Mr. Hotchkiss wants 1t plain that
while II was Impossible to reach all Of
| old progressves. any member Of the
former party whose tendencies are now
toga.
Chairmen Are Invited.
Letters have been written to Chairman
Hays of the Republican National Com
mittee. Chairman Glynn OF the State
Committee. explaining the gathering and
inviting them to drop in" at the Pro-
gressive headquarters. Theodore Doug
las Robinson. at one time chairman OF
the Progressive State Committee and
now campaign manager for Attorney
General Lewis has been asked II he will
not find time to fraternize with his old
comrades.
Among the men prominent in the
progressive councils in 1912 who have
promised to attend the reunion are ::
| Virgil X. Kellogg of WATERFOWL. F. E
Draper OF Troy. Judge William L. RAN
som OF New York tdelegate), Jacob L.
HOFFMAN OF Kings, former chairman Of
the State Committee Charles J. STABLES
OF Erie. Leonard NJ. Wallstein of New
York. Representative Walter NJ. Chand-
Ter of New York. tdelegate), Frederick
NJ. Davenport OF Oneida, Edward f. Hale
/ OF Schenectady. Edward Schmidt Of
Nassau (delegate). Westervelt Prentice
Of Kings (delegate), Silas L. Strivings OF
| Wyoming, Charles s. Aronstam OF
Kings, Mayor S. A. Carlson of James
town and w. w. Capron OF Steuben
(delegate),
The word delegate above means that
the man after-whose name it appears Is
a delegate to the Republican convention.
Many Of those who led the progress
sive movement in this State in 1912 are
now In the military or naval service
Among those now in France are Capt.
ChauINey ]. Hamlin of Buffalo, Lieut..
William NJ. Chadbourne OF New York.
Major David NJ, Goodrich OF Westches-
ter, Capt. Mervin X. Hart OF Oneida.
Major Munson Morris OF New York and
'Capt. Hamilton Fish OF Putnam.