Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
IDEA FINDS FAVOR
Southern Democrat Suggested
as RooseveIt's Running Mate.
APPROVED By COLONEL
Condemns Action Of the Taft Regu-
lars in Kansas.
CALLS THE APPEAL WICKED
Claims Effort Is Being Made to Use
Supreme Court to Deny to the
People Their Rights.
CALLS THE APPEAL WICKED

| OYSTER BAY. y. Y. July IA move
| rnent IS on foot within the national pro-
| gressive party to name a democrat from
| the south as Col. Roosevelts running
| mate. Col. Roosevelt said today, if an
available man can be agreed upon. The
| colonel said that number OF the leaders
| of the new party had made this sugges-
ton to him and that he favored the plan.
He added that such a selection would en-
phasiZe the on-sectional character of the
| movement.
| Il have received a letter from William
Allen White said Col Roosevelt today.
making a strong statement in regard To
| the effort or the regulars in Kansas IN
| making appeal TO the federal court
| to reverse the action of the Kansas state
| judges as to the decision allowing Roose-
| welt electors TO be on the republican bal
| lot"
THE Taft men" Mr.. White writes,
headed by Mulvane. who was rear
| brakeman on the Chicago steam roller.
| are now taking the case before JUS
tice Fitney of the federal Supreme
Court on the constitutional question
involved In the fourteenth amendment.
which guarantees to every man his
political rights.
Alleged Effort to Deny Rights.
The Kansas people feel that the ap-
peal cannot be successful and that it is
2 fresh illustration Of the wicked way
| in which the effort is made to twist
the Constitution SO as to cause 1t to
protect privilege against the people in
stead Of to protect the people against
privilege.
This is an effort by Mr.. Tafts man.
ayers in Kansas TO use the Supreme
Court IN order to deny 70 the people OF
Kansas the right 10 a referendum under
the Kansas laws as to what was done
in the Chicago convention, Kansas being
the only state In the Union where such
referendum. may be had at a legally
conducted primary
The Kansas people feel Col. Roose-
velt continued, lin accordance with the
formal protest made by Gov. Stubs.
that II the case is not decided by Thurs
day the whole primary may be invali-
dated. as the printers may be unable
to print or the clerks legally to deliver
the ballots for the primary August If
the decision is later.
THE action is simply fresh illustra-
ton of the attitude of the republican
bosses as shown in the republican ma
tionaI convention and in every action
since taken by the boss-ridden and
priyilege-ridden machine which mas
querades as the republican party. Mr.
Hilles. on behalf of Mr.. Taft. practically
takes the position in his just published
defense of the national committee that
the people of Washington. California
and Arizona have no right to express
their will at primaries contrary to the
wish of the ffty-three irresponsible
politicians on the national committee.
Mr.. Mulyane and the Taft managers
of Kansas are now endeavoring to use
the supreme court to prevent the pes
pie of Kansas from themselves say
ing whom they wish to vote for IS
candidates.
There could be no better proof OF the
urgent need for the foundation Of a new
party which shall in good faith and in
reality, and not sham, accept and
act upon the doctrine that in this coun-
try the people themselves shall rule
themselves
Parker Not to Be Chairman.
The statements made by Col. Roosevelt
and Senator Dixon yesterday that John
NJ. Parker of New Orleans probably
would be permanent chairman of the ma
tional progressive convention We're err
roneous, the colonel said today. In dis
cussing the matter he said they over