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Show ROOSEVELT FAVORS THE PROGRESSIVES NKW YORK, July 10 Theodore Roosevelt hopes the Republicans In Ohio will adopt a progrf-eslvo platform, plat-form, but taking an attitude In line with that of President Tail, he declines de-clines to exert Influence for any candidate can-didate In tho antl-conventlon slma Hon. lie made this plain In New-York New-York today after a conference with Judge Reynolds Kinkaide, of Toledo, who is regarded as the second choice or those Ohio Republicans who are supporting James K. Garfield, ex-soc-rotary of the interior for the gubernatorial guber-natorial nomination Neither Roosevelt nor Judge Kin kalde would discuss their conference nor would either of them reveal the contents of the letter Judgo Kin-kalde Kin-kalde boro from President Taft with whom he talked on Sunday. "I cannot support any candidal for a nomination. I can only say thai I hope a progressive plaform will be adoped in Ohio" Tho ex-president took luncheon with C. A. Wilson, assistant as-sistant president of the Brotherhood of IOcomotlve Firemon, and Albert Fox, general' secretary of the Associated Asso-ciated Society of locomotive Engineers Engin-eers and Firemen of England. They talkod over labor conditions In this country and Europe. Booker T. Washington, called on Roosevelt today to ask him to speak before tho National Negro Business Men's league, which Is to hold a convention con-vention in this city on August 17, IS and 19 Dr. Washington la president of the league. Roosevelt promised to mako an address on August 19. Roosevelt left late this afternoon by automobile for Oyster Bay. |