Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
TO ABIDE
!. CONVENTIONS DECISION
Will Not Lead Third Party
Movement if He Fails to
Get Nomination. 80

In a statement issued last evening by
the Roosevelt headquarters in this city
denial Is made OF the published reports
that Col. Roosevelt win lead third
party II defeated for the nomination at
Chicago. Much Of the statement Is argu-
ment rather than recital Of facts. The
authenticity Of the statement does not ap-
pear In the text, but. as issued. 1t had
this caption: prom national Roosevelt
committee" The document follows:
'Col. Roosevelt has no intention what
soeyer of forming third or people S
party in the event the Chicago conven-
ton fails to name him as the candidate
of the republican party. Statements re-
Gently made that the former President
would take such action are declared to be
without foundation.
''That such a proposition has been made
to. Col. Roosevelt Is not denied. 1t is
stated that the activity OF the admins
tratton nomination campaign managers.
in making use of the steam roller caused
several admirers OF Col Roosevelt to fear
the Chicago convention would be packed,
and that the popular will of the people
would find no expression there. In this
event, 1t was asserted, 1t would be well to
give the people a chance to express their
sentiments at the polls. an Independent
party being formed to place Col. Roose-
velt's name before them.
Not Favored by Colonel.
'From an authoritative source it was
learned today that Col. Roosevelt did not
look upon the proposition with favor,
and in effect stated that such proceeding
was out of the question.
cit is a known fact that. acting on the
advice Of Uncle joe Cannon and Sena-
tors Crane. Penrose and Smoot, Repre-
sentative Mckinley, chairman of the Taft
campaign committee, has caused orders
In the states that they must rally to
.he support OF the President or look for
other jobs. The recent holding up of ten
nominations in the Carolinas by the
Presidents orders has made evident the
purpose of the administration to make
the utmost use of the steam roller.
I'm summarizing the chances of Presi-
dent Taft for getting the nomination his
managers have counted upon the south
for solid delegations from practically
cropping of Roosevelt sentiment In North
Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama caused
CONSERVATION in the administration
camp. and no time was lost In getting
the federal machine into operation.
Position of Federal Ofaceholders.
1.-THE result, it is stated in dispatches
from these states, is that all holders OF
federal positions are between the fire
Of public sentiment and administration
displeasure.
THAT the same tactics are being pur-
sued in all parts of the country Is made
plain by reports OF the recent meeting
Of the Colorado republican state central
committee, where. under the leadership OF
Senator Guggenheim. the committee one
third Of whom were federal off1ceholders,
indorsed the. Taft. administration. From
West Virginia have come reports OF the
same kind.
growth OF Roosevelt sentiment in Yer
mont, counted the most conservative of
states, has caused much uneasiness in
the minds of the administration leaders,
with the result that expert engineers
have been dispatched there to run the
steam roller"